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SAME DAY - (Sat, 28 January 2023)
Aurora's POV
I was on the floor where Dre had just shoved me on a few minutes ago, in a bedroom that was just as beautiful as the inside of the cabin I've seen so far. But I knew the things his planning on doing to me in this room, won't be as beautiful, if the throbbing and burning on the side of my face is any indication of what's to come. Without saying a word, Dre slammed the door shut behind him and strided fast towards me. He grabbed a fistful of my hair and lifted me to my feet, the pain was excruciating which caused me to scream and cry, internally of course.
I refused to scream out loud as I didn't want my screams of pain to fuel him with satisfaction because you see, Dre is the type that feeds off of your fear and pain, and I refuse to give him that which he clearly seek! He still didn't say a word, he just pulled me flash against him, still holding onto my hair with his one hand and wrapped his other around my waist and slammed his lips on mine, roughly. I didn't kiss him back or opened my mouth for him, which made him bite down on my bottom lip and without hesitation I lifted my knee and slammed it as hard as I could against his dick!
"YOU FUCKING BITCH!" He screamed falling to his knees while at the same time letting me go and I didn't hesitate in reaching for the door and as soon as I opened it, I came face to face with the other psychopath!
"Going somewhere?" He asks with a smirk and before I could say or do something, I was spun around so fast that I nearly lost my footing and seconds later Dre's fist came flying.
"Now you gonna get it!" Dre gritted out as I fell to the floor and he leaned over and grabbed a fistful of my hair again and I started kicking, but he had a grip on me as I tried kicking and punching him back. Seeing as my effects were in vein as he slammed his fist on the side of my face, I reached up and scratched his face, from his eye right down to his lips, I made sure to bury my nails in his skin, slicing it.
"FUCKING BITCH!" He growled in anger slamming my head against the floor, instantly pain shot through my head and I felt the room spinning. "Take her downstairs, I need a fucking drink and get cleaned up" Dre gritted out to I'm assuming Darnell whom I had completely forgotten was in the room too. "It's time to pay the price for your betrayal and because of your little act, you'll be paying DEARLY!" Dre gritted out, grabbing me by my hair again, lifting me as if I weighed nothing and then practically threw me into Darnell's arms.
"Get her downstairs, tie her ass up. I plan on fucking her before I torture the bitch!" Dre says and Darnell nodded his head and walked out the door with me in his arms, in a tight grip.
"You really did it now" Darnell said with a chuckle as we were making our way down a hallway towards the kitchen. "He wasn't planning on killing you, he was planning on taking you back and locking you up in a room, we already prepared and we would have fucked you everyday but I guess the sooner the better" he says huskily in my ear, causing me to shudder in disgust.
"I'd rather die than have your disgusting hands on me, you fucking psycho!" I said as he pushed me down a set of narrow stairs, I'm assuming leads to a basement.
"Really?" He asks menacingly, shoving me down to the ground as soon as we reached the bottom of the stairs.
The room was empty and dark, only a dim light in the far end corner of the room and there was a chair in the other corner, close to where he threw me down. On the chair was what looked like tape, rope, a black cloth of some sort, and a needle, I'm not sure if its filled with anything or not. Darnell didn't say anything as he moved to the chair, grabbing my hair and shoved me against the wall, hard. He then put tape on my mouth and started tying my wrist tightly together with the rope, using a knife to cut it as there was a lot of rope. The he brought the knife to my throat, while covering my eyes with his other hand.
"Now I want to feel you and if you move, or try and make any sound or fight me, I won't hesitate in slicing your throat! Am I clear?!" He gritted out loudly close to my ear and when I didn't respond, which I couldn't even if I wanted to, he pressed the knife deeper, slicing my skin. "Nod if you understand" He gritted out and I nodded slightly, as much as I could.
He dropped the hand that was covering my eyes and used that same hand to shove my head in between his parted leg, holding me in place from behind, that way I couldn't move my head. He reached forward with the same free hand and slid his hand down my top and in my bra and grabbed a hold of my breast and squeezed it and pulled on my nipple.
"Just like I remembered..." He whispered and then he removed his hand from the inside of my bra and stepped away from me, releasing my head and shoving it against the wall, hard again and brought the knife right back to my throat.
"Now let's see if that pussy is as tight as I remembered" he says crouching on my side and my eyes widen, no no no no no..... And he did just that, Darnell unbuttoned my jeans and zipped it down, all with one hand as the other still had the knife to my throat. He then forced his hand down my panties, without removing my jeans or pulling it down, he was rough as he forced his hand down my panties and I closed my eyes as tears started rolling.
"Fuck..." He groaned as he cupped my private area and without wasting a second he shoved two fingers in me, roughly and painfully. "Not as tight as I remembered but it'll do" he said huskily and started moving his fingers inside of me as I sobbed, while he groaned as he started pumping as much as my jeans would allow him too.
"WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!" I heard Dre growled as the door slammed open. I have never been relieved to see Dre in my life, more than what I was in that second.
"Nothing" Darnell said slipping his hand out fast and removing the knife from my neck and Dre looked at Darnell with anger, gritting his teeth and then he turned his head to look at me and he frowned and looked back at Darnell, cocked his head to the side and gritted his teeth again.
"So all them years ago when she told me you assulted her the night before, was true?! You almost raped her! And now you're trying the same!" Dre growled, removing his gun from his back so fast and lifted it to Darnell.
"YOU KNOW SHE'S OFF LIMITS!" He growled one last time and pulled the trigger. I shut my eyes not wanting to see that as I heard Darnell's body falling limp on the floor, next to me. Seconds later the tape was ripped from my mouth, fast and hard.
"Are you okay?" He asked gruffly and I stared at him with wide eyes without saying a word as the tears kept streaming down my face. "I'll be right back and we'll continue" he says when he noticed I wasn't going to answer him, and then he picked up the knife Darnell had and shoved it in his back, and then dragged Darnell's lifeless body by the arms out the room and up the stairs as I could hear his head hitting each step.
I don't know how long I layed with my head against the cold wall behind me, just trying to block out not only what Darnell just did but also what he did years ago as the images came flashing back to that dreadful night. He once again touched me in a way I didn't want to be touched by him. I know I should probably be grateful that it wasn't as bad as the last time but how can I be grateful when I've been violated yet again, and will probably be again as soon as Dre comes back.
Just because he saved me from that asshole, doesn't make him a better man, or any less of an asshole than Darnell, because I know him and I know his going to make me pay for his friends death, even though I wasn't the one to pull the trigger, he did it before, blamed me for killing a whore he was fucking and he beat me unconscious that night. His even worse when his drinking and by the smell I got, I'd say he had a few. So my fate is sealed, but still apart of me isn't willing to go down without a fight!
"This is all your fault" I heard Dre whisper and my head snapped his way as he startled me out of my thoughts. "If you didn't betray me then none of this would have happened! You fucking started all this bullshit and Now... DARNELL IS DEAD! ALL BECAUSE OF YOU" He growled, paced up and down.
Then he stopped abruptly and faced me as he unbuckled his belt, removed it and threw it to the ground and I immediately scooted closer to the wall, trying to get as far away from him as I could, which wasn't much. My eyes grew wider as he unbuttoned his jeans buttons and flipped his pants open and lowered the front of his boxers, and his erected cock sprung free and he immediately grabbed it and started pumping it up and down in slow movements with a groan as he took predatory steps towards me and I shut my eyes as the tears started to sting my eyes as I didn't want to show him my fear.
"You're going to suck my cock the way you use to" he grunted out, I could hear the lust in his voice and I pulled both my lips inward and kept my mouth and eyes tightly shut.
"Open your mouth!" He said and I heard his voice much closer to me, just above me. "I said OPEN YOUR FUCKING MOUTH!" He growled, grabbing my hair again and shoving my face in his crouch and rubbing my face against it and I couldn't help but let the tears flow as he groaned while rubbing my face against his cock and balls.
"Aurora I'm going to tell you one last time open your mouth or I will open it for you!" He practically moaned out, then he pulled my head back so I could look up at him and I showed him that I am not going to open it, fuck him!
In a second he slammed my head hard against the wall. "Always have to make everything difficult, you fucking slut!" He growled as he slammed the side of my head back against wall and I gasped and groaned in pain, my head throbbed, I could feel the wetness of the blood that was trickling down, I felt dizzy and nauseous. That's when he took advantage of my disoriented state and grabbed my face in his one hand and squeezed hard, painfully and affectively opening my mouth just enough for him.
He brought his cock down to my lips and rubbed it over both my parted lips, and groaned and I closed my eyes as he shoved his cock in my mouth, hitting the back of my throat and I gagged and he groaned even louder and grabbed my hair with his now free hand, while still holding my face in the painful grip and started thrusting hard and deep as I gagged louder and tears started rolling down my eyes. The only thing in my mind is Dante, screaming for him to COME FIND ME... I need you Dante!
All the while Dre grunted and groaned as he enjoyed assaulting my mouth with his digusting cock and then he started picking up his pace, fucking my mouth even harder, choking me while his at it, as he kept shoving his cock deeper and deeper and then he exploded with loud grunts, shooting his shit down my throat. The second he pulled out, I vomited all over him. "YOU BITCH!" He growled again slamming his fist through my face and I fell to the floor and stayed there sobbing.
"We're not done yet, I plan on fucking you in every hole my fucking dick can fit in! Get your pussy ready, I'll be back!" And with that he left the room with his dick still hanging out and I burst out even louder and harder, why did she have to send him to kill me? Why couldn't she just get some asshole to slit my throat, instead of punishing me in this way... All this just so she could have Dante! I'm done!!!
"A are you okay?" I hear someone whisper behind me and I turned my wet teary face in the direction of the door, only to come face to face with Danny and I sobbed again. "Fuck, don't cry please, I'm so sorry for bringing you here. I never should have trusted him, he promised not to hurt you, I'm so sorry A" he says grabbing my hands and undoing the ropes and as soon as he got them off, Danny was pulled away from me as he tried to put me in a sitting position, which of course made me fall back on my side.
"And just WHAT do you think you're doing?!" Dre growled as he slammed Danny into the wall.
When Danny didn't answer him, he punched Danny and I decided to take this as my opportunity to make a run for it, so as quietly as I could while Danny yelled back at Dre about breaking his word as he is hurting me. I took off my ankle boots as the heals would have made a noise,with shaky legs I should up and bolted for the door as quietly and fast as I could but just as I reached the first step, I was yanked back by my hair.
"Where do you think you're going?!!!" He growled and shoved me to the floor, causing me to land on my back, hard and the pain shot threw me instantly. Then I heard groaning and when I looked I saw Dre punching Danny hard and he fell to the floor, then Dre turned sharply towards me.
"Now where were we?" He asked walking towards me and pulled on the bottom of my jeans, tugging at it as my jeans was still unbuttoned and open from Darnell and when Dre saw it wasn't working he frustratingly moved upper and locked me between his feet as he bend down, pulled out a knife and cut the jeans off of my body instead. Within minutes I was only in my panties, trashing around trying to get away from him, hitting his legs but it was like he was possessed and felt no pain as he ripped my panties off of me and then used his foot to kick my thighs apart, not gently at all as it burned.
"Now I'm going to remind you how I use to punish fuck you back in the day, you remember Aurora?" He grunted huskily, the lust was evident in his voice and eyes as he lowered himself to his knees, in between my parted, no doubt bruised thighs. Dre lowered the now sweatpants his wearing, this time with no boxers at all and his erected cock sprung free, hitting his abdomen.
"Dre please don't, don't do this....please...." I said breaking into a sob and he chuckled loudly.
"You know I love it when you beg baby" he grunted, lowering himself on top of me and I could feel his cock rub against my core.
"No please stop! No Dre don't!" I yelled trying to push him off of me, hitting his face and everywhere I could as the fear of what his about to do kicked some adrenaline in my veins but that didn't last long as he grabbed my wrists and pinned it above my head.
"You're starting to piss m-" he was busy saying when I felt Dre falling half on top of me and half next to me on the floor.
"GET UP!" Danny shouted and he pulled Dre off of me and hit him on his back with the chair and then helped me up. "I'm sorry for bringing you here, NOW RUN A" He shouted, pushing me towards the door and I stumbled but was quick to catch myself and bolted for the stairs. "I LOVE YOU A!" I heard Danny shout from behind me as I ran up the stairs with tears in my eyes, I love you too Danny...
As soon as I got to the top of the stairs, I heard a loud thud from downstairs and a groan and I knew that wasn't good, I just hope he doesn't kill poor Danny because this is the first time he actually stood up against Dre as he was always so scared of him because everyone knew in our town, that Dre is a psychopath. Just as I pulled the front door open, I heard a loud piecing gun shot, starling me as I nearly tripped off the front entrance staircase and I knew Dre just shot poor Danny.
When I reached the bottom of the stairs, I ran to the side, through the woods, instead of the pathway we came from. It was so dark and I had no idea where I was or what could possibly be in the woods but all I cared about was getting as far away from that cabin as I could. So I ran as fast as my legs would take me, running at this moment only on adrenaline, hoping it will last me long enough to get somewhere safe till the sun comes up, and I'll be able to get to a road or a house or something, anything!
"AURORA!!!" I heard Dre shouting and I nearly screamed but caught myself in time and instead I sped up. Running through the trees, the only light being the moon, that's luckily for me shinning through the trees and bushes.
I tried running in different directions but it was hard to do so since everywhere I looked was trees and bushes, making it difficult to run away from the narrow path I was running through, which I had only now noticed. It's like the trees are parted just enough for a person to walk through, but knowing if I stayed on this path I would be caught in no time so instead, I pushed myself through the bushes, ignoring the scrapes the branches is making all over my very naked bottom half.
A few seconds later my foot slipped and I rolled down something screaming as it startled me and I landed hard on the muddy graveled floor and when I looked up I saw I fell from a little cliff and landed in a ditch or something. Ignoring the pain, I pushed myself against the rock and stretched my neck so I could see if I could see anyone or anything above it, or if I could hear any footsteps or anything.
When I was sure no one was coming from above, I finally sagged down against the wall or rock whatever the fuck it is and took a few deep breaths and finally allowed myself to cry softly. I knew I was stupid, I should've grabbed Danny's phone or any phone for that matter, but instead I just ran not thinking about what I'd do in the middle of the fucken dark woods, not to mention the fact that I'm half naked, no panties and no pants, I don't even have a jacket to cover up!
For the first time since I was taken, I wish Dante wouldn't find me because if he did he'll either find my half naked dead body or he'll find my half naked assulted and bruised body, both that I do not want him to see. How can he love me after what they did to me? How can he still want me after seeing my body like this? I just hope and pray that if I die out here, my body is never found. But I do hope Dante finds out about Dre and comes after him and give him a merciless death!
"Did you really think you could get away" I heard from my side and I let out a scream as I was startled out of my thoughts by that sick fuck, who came up from my left side, and not the top where I had expected him too.
I watched as he slowly took steps towards me while I slowly tried to get a grip on the rock that's next to me, because I WILL NOT GIVE UP! Fuck him if he thinks he'll get it easy this time to break me because I knew if he gets his hands on me now, he'll give me a merciless death because Dre hates it when you do not do as you're told, he wants you to be submissive and I am done with those days of being his fucking puppet!
With that thought, I gripped the rock and waited for him to get just a little bit closer and then I threw the rock as hard as my sore body could and it hit his head and he screamed, while I wasted no time and jumped up and ran, screaming for help as loud as I possibly could.
"SON OF BITCH!!!" He screamed and then I heard another piercing shot in the silence of the dark wood and felt a piercing pain in my shoulder, throwing me off balance but I stumbled until I got my footing balanced and continued Running, until he shot again, and I screamed in pain as the shot pierced through my upper thigh, causing my leg to give out from under me and I fell with another painful scream.
"I'm going to kill you, you fucking whore!" I heard Dre shout as his footsteps came closer, and I tried to crawl away but my left shoulder and thigh is making it close to impossible as it hurts like a bitch! I didn't even move a few inches from where I fell, when I felt him grab my feet and flipped me over so I'm laying on my back and I screamed again for the pain that shot through me.
"That's right, scream you fucking bitch! I'm going to fuck you and then slit your fucking throat you pathetic whore, YOU FUCKED UP EVERYTHING!!!" He screamed and then kicked me in the ribs and then threw another punch through my face and my head spin as it was harder then he ever hit me before.
In a flash Dre got on top of me, I didn't even see him get down or lower his pants again, I only felt his cock rub against my inner thigh as he got in-between my parted legs and then I started moving around again, not willing to let him enter me and he smirked, almost as if he expected me to do that because the second I moved, he wrapped both his hands around my neck and squeezed hard, cutting off my air supply, instantly!
"Now you'll die while I fuck you!" He grunted out squeezing my neck even harder, so much so that I started seeing black spots and I closed my eyes, trying to picture Dante's face and as soon as I got a picture of his laughing face, I relaxed my body. I'm leaving this world with the comforted fact that I now know what real love felt like, I love you Dante Romano, that was my last thought when I succumbed to the darkness and let it take me away...
HOURS EARLIER
Dante's POV
"Where are they?!" I asked a bit too harshly than I intended but at this moment I just didn't give a fuck and seeing as no one said anything, I took it as one of those times when you could get away with just about anything because that's how my brothers operate. When you're a mess and going through shit, you can get away with anything and they wouldn't stop you or try to reprimand you for your actions, instead they will flock around you in case you break down, just to make sure one of them are around to catch you.
"They're about 6 hours away in Stowe Vermont, in this cabin" he says typing and the screen showed a picture of a cabin in the middle of the woods, well hidden from sight.
"Gio get Mark to prep the Mil" Steph says to Gio, talking about the Mil Mi-6 helicopter we own, it's the biggest and fastest helicopter we own, infact it's one of the fastest helicopters in the world as it's as efficient as a military chopper, it can hold up to 65 troops but we mostly use it when we are traveling in bulk for a war or a hit that's out of the City, or when we ship weapons from the warehouse to our safehouses or to one of the other cities in the States. Last time I flew in this was when we flew to Miami, days before the explosion that nearly killed my brother.
"And find out where the fuck are the rest of the g-" Steph was busy saying when he was cut off by Jayden, snapping me out of my thoughts as I don't even know why it took me to that dreadful time of our lives.
"We're here!" Jayden says gruffly as he, Dimitri and Roberto walks in.
"What's going on? We got your emergency text" Roberto asks leaning against the door lighting a cigarette.
"Aurora has been taken and we just found the location, and put that fucking shit out!" Steph said gritting out the last part, he hates cigarettes which we always found weird since his probably the only Don that doesn't smoke anything, not cigarettes or cigars.
"I just lit it, I haven't had a cigarette in hours because we rushed over here!" Roberto says taking another drag from the cigarette and I knew Steph would lose his shit any moment.
"Can we just fucking move along, we're wasting time bitching about shit!" I yelled and everyone in the room got silent and turned the other way, not looking at me, well except for Steph and Gio.
"His right, Mark is fueling the chopper as we speak" Gio says and I nodded my head at him.
"Then I suggest we get strapped and move the fuck out" Steph says and they all moved out of the surveillance room , all except for me, which made Steph and Gio hang back too.
"We'll get there in time" Steph says grabbing my shoulder and I only nodded my head signing because I'm afraid of what we will find when we get there. "Everything will be fine, I promise you we will find her and bring her home safe" he says and I shook my head.
"How do you know everything will be fine?! She's with a fucking psychopath, you said it yourself and God only knows what we'll find" I gritted out and all he did was grab me by the shoulder in for a hug.
"You just have to have faith that we will make it in time and that she's fine and unharmed" he says shocking me as Steph isn't one to believe in faith and destiny and all that because he always says we create our own, he doesn't believe in that superficial bullshit, the way he puts it.
"But you got to get yourself out of this fearful State because it's going to affect your strength for what might lay ahead and what we'll find, she needs you Dante, so you gotta get your shit together because you have to be strong for her, now let's go and find your woman, alright" he says and I only nodded my head closing my eyes as the tears was trying to break free but I kept it at bay. I just pray to God that she's alive and well, and that I didn't fail her!
"There's the chopper, we should move" Gio says walking out, and Steph and I followed behind him. Steph's right, I need to get my shit inorder to be on top of my game for my wildcat.
As we made our way out of the front door, James handed both Steph and I a bulletproof vest and Steph instructed those at the mansion, or more like instructed Chris on what needs to be done and he put Chris in charge of making sure everything runs smoothly, and then he and James had a Private conversation about something, I'm guessing about Aurora and I but I didn't pay them any mind or even tried to listen in on their hushed conversation but by the way James is typing away, I'm guessing Steph is giving him a shit load of instructions as we make our way towards the awaiting Mil.
"Right men, we are on our way to Stowe Vermont. When we get there, I want ev-" Steph was saying as soon as we lifted off the ground but I cut him off.
"Aurora is the first priority and I want that psychotic ex of hers and his brother ALIVE!" I gritted out knowing already what he was going to say to them but I had to make sure that we were all clear on that.
"I was just about to say the same brother, but you all heard him, make sure those two gets out alive but everyone else, kill them, if there are any" Steph says and I was about to ask Elijah to show them their faces so they knew before hand who was off limits to kill, since they obviously won't have any idea who the brothers are but he beat me to it as he spoke first.
"I'm sending you all headshots of the brothers" Elijah says and I give him small smile, he always knows what to do and when to do without needing to be instructed at every turn.
As everyone looked over the pictures Elijah just send in the emergency chat we all are on, which we use to get a hold of everyone at once, I sat back trying to shake the dreaded feeling that came over me the second I saw the pictures pop up on Elijah's laptop, as his sat next to me. I have a this fucked up feeling that something bad has already happened, and the more I try to shake it off, the stronger it gets. I don't think I want to know or see what had already happened because if anything did happen, I don't know what I'm going to do, because as psychotic as those assholes are, I would be the only one to be blamed, because she reached out to me to save her and if I'm too late...
"We're almost at the dropzone" I heard Elijah say, snapping me out of my thoughts.
"How long?" Steph asked whose sitting on the opposite side of me.
"20 minutes give or take" Elijah answered and Steph nodded his head. "But we'll be dropped half an hour away from the cabin" Elijah says and we all simultaneously snapped our heads in his direction.
"What do you mean dropped half an hour away?" Gio was the first to speak up, asking the question we all had on our minds.
"Well the cabin is in the woods, even the pathways are narrow so there is nowhere we can land, and even if there were, would you want to be dropped near the cabin and alert them of our presence?" Elijah asks sarcasm dripping off of his smart as mouth causing the others to chuckle at his surprising Wit, but I didn't, not only because I'm far from being amused as I'm having an inward emotional Battle but also because yet again Elijah thought of everything without us having to instruct him.
"And that gentleman is why his a Romano" Steph said cockily and they chuckle again.
This is a norm for us, even when we are on a mission or a hit or in the middle of a war, we always tend to distract ourselves from what could possibly go down when we get to the location of the enemy, by lightly joking about, but at this moment I can't make myself even try to join in on the normal way of distraction from the situation or from what I could find when we get there because my nerves are shot!
"Hey!" I hear Steph say snapping me out of my thoughts yet again but this time his sitting next to me, on my left side as Elijah sat on my right.
"What?!" I snapped not intentionally but I just wanted to be left alone and as always Steph looked unaffected by my snap but yet he had a look of worry but tried to cover it up as he always does but I know him.
"Listen I was thinking that when we get to the cabin, you hang tight while we check things out on the inside" Steph said and I gritted my teeth, I should have seen this coming. He always having me wait outside while he risks his life instead of putting me in any danger, but I know this time it's for a different reason because just like I m afraid of what I'll find, his afraid for me.
"NO!" I yelled instantly, turning to face him fully so he can see how serious I am. "I'm not hanging back, not this time! I know what you're trying to do, I know you're trying to help me by trying to spare me from the heartache or sorrow you think I'll get by going in there because we both know she wouldn't be untouched" I said and he signed almost as if he knew I would fight him on this, damn straight I would!
"We don't know that Dante, she hasn't even been gone a full day. They might not have touched her, we don't know" Steph responded but sounded unconvincing probably to himself too, judging my the look his got, as if he cannot believe he just said that or lied.
"Who are you trying to kid here, huh? We both know that you found out everything about this guy and what he did to her, and I understand why you didn't go into detail and it wasn't just because it's not your place to tell me but it was to protect me. You were trying to protect me like you always do, just like your trying to now. But don't you see you can't spare me from anything this time Steph? Whether I go in there or not, I'll still have the heartache, I'll still carry the sorrow, and I'll STILL be to blame for being too late!" I said with unshed tears in my eyes but I blinked it away, not willing not break when I'm suppose to be strong for her, now wasn't the time for self-pity!
"Dan-" he tried saying but I shook my head, lifting my hand up to stop him from finishing whatever he was about to say.
"You can't save me this time Steph, just like I can't save her from whatever the fuck they already done to her! But if you really want to help me brother, then help me by having my back when I go in there to get my girl, no matter what I'll find!" I said and my voice broke at the end but I refused to shed a tear, I will not be weak not when she'll need me the most!
"That's without question brother, I'll always have your back, till the day I die" he said grabbing me in an awkward side hug as we were both still in our seats next to each other.
"We all got you man, we'll always have your back" Gio said after a few minutes or seconds of Steph and I hugging. I just couldn't let go because a part of me needed the comfort.
"We're in this together" Jayden said nodding his head in agreement.
"Always, no matter what" Dimitri said gruffly, shocking me because his never one to express any kind of emotion, well unless it's his anger or it's just the two of us, then he'll laugh, joke around or tell me what he thinks or feels. And before anyone could say anything more, Mark came to the back, obviously had the chopper on autopilot.
"We're at the drop off, sir" Mark said to Steph who nodded his head and then Mark opened the door but made sure to not lower the stairs as he got the cable out that will lower us all down one by one.
When we were all safely down, Mark left with the helicopter and was instructed to land somewhere close, well Elijah gave him the exact location where he were to land and wait for further instructions as he is to land in front of the cabin when they let him know that it's all clear for him to land, as that is the only place where there are enough space to land a chopper. Steph had split us into two groups, one for the outside and the reast of us are to head in, which included Steph, James, Roberto and myself. Then we all were given the ear pieces from James and then we got our guns out as Elijah lead the way for us threw a narrow path.
I don't know how long we walked threw the dark for, but we finally came into view of the lights of the cabin and as soon as we turned the corner, the cabin was in full view. And we Immediately split up, the other four running threw the trees, so they can clear the perimeter as the four of us made our way fast but quietly down the passage way or driveway towards the stairs that will lead us to the front door of the cabin. Even with it being so late, they still had the whole cabin brightly lit with lights as from what we could see, every light was on which could mean only one of two things, either they're afraid of the dark or they're wide awake busy doing God knows what to her...
We didn't waste any time and climbed the stairs as soon as we got there, when we were sure no one was outside. But when we got to the top of the stairs we saw the front door wide open and Steph and I immediately shared a look because this was unusual. Firstly, there were no men outside of the cabin or at least none we ran into on our way up, which is already alarming, then there's the fact that the front door was not only unguarded but also wide open.
But before Steph could instruct anyone, Roberto being the rebel of us all, he didn't wait for Steph's instructions, as he walked through the door, James right behind him and Steph only signed and we followed in behind them. As soon as we stepped in, Roberto shrugged his shoulders as it was quiet and no one still insight. Steph showed them with his hands to clear the back side of the cabin, which is a small hallway that obviously leads to bedrooms, how many I don't know. While Steph and I moved through the front, we cleared the sitting room and dinning room, bathroom and then we made our way to the kitchen.
When we got to the kitchen though, we both saw a door in there that's also wide open, obviously leads to a basement which I didn't even know cabins have. But without a second thought we both moved towards the door that had a stairs leading to another door that was also open. When we neared the last few steps we could hear groaning and my pulse quickened, finally there's a sign of life here, even though it clearly isn't Aurora.
When we got to the bottom of the stairs, Steph walked in first gun raised, ready to shoot but when we walked in the guy that took Aurora, was laying on the floor bleeding from the chest but he was holding some kind of black cloth against it, obviously trying to put pressure on the wound. His face had a few blows to it, judging by the swelling, cut and bruises on it. Without a second thought I moved forward past Steph and crouched next to him, he was still alive and awake as he took fast short breaths in and out, obviously due to the pain and loss of blood.
"Where's Aurora?!" I shouted at him, leaning over him so he could look at me.
"She...she...she ran... I told her ...to run...his chasing her!" He was trying to say through painful breaths, groaning in between but whispered yelled the last bit as if he had to force himself to get it.
"Elijah get the chopper here!" I heard Steph say through the earpiece just as I stood up not bothering to question him anymore because I want him to stay alive, he shouldn't speak.
"Steph we just heard a scream in the woods, you better get out here!" Gio yelled through the earpiece but I was already running up the stairs because I understood what that guy was saying, he said Aurora ran and her ex is chasing her, so I better make sure I get to her in time because if she was well enough to run, then that could mean they hadn't hurt her yet, right?
"Get down there and make sure that bastard do not die!" Steph gritted out as soon as we got to the front door, obviously talking to Roberto and James since we were still in the cabin.
As we made our way out the door we practically sprint towards the stairs and just as I took the first step, we heard a gun shot resonate through the dark, quiet woods and my heart instantly dropped, causing me to nearly lose my balance as I tried to continue to descend the stairs and I jumped the last few steps and with the landing, we heard another and I ran past the other four that already started running towards the direction the shots came from and seconds later, we all heard a piercing scream and my legs bucked because there was no denying that, that was Aurora screaming in pain!
"Come on, we're close bucker up bro" Steph said grabbing me on the one arm as Gio grabbed the other and the two practically dragged me. Well that's until the shock wore off and my fear took over, which pumped adrenaline in me and I broke free from their hold and ran!
As we got closer we could hear him yelling about how she's going to die while he fucks her! That shattered the fear, replacing it with rage as I got into view of them. He was on top of her, choking her so fucking hard that she was already passed out and without wasting a second I tackled him off of her, punched him once, knocking his fucking pussy ass out and in seconds I was back at her side noticing how her bottom half was completely naked and I shrugged off my jacket and closed her Private area not wanting anyone else to see as Gio, Steph and I were the first to get here.
"Baby! Come on baby, wake up, open your eyes for me baby!" I said smacking her lightly but when I saw it wasn't working, I removed my shirt, as she was wearing a thin white T-shirt with a bra only and due to the coldness of the night, the t-shirt was damp and sticking to her body. So I removed my shirt and lifted her unconscious body and wrapped my shirt around her shoulders, all the while she didn't wake up once but I knew she was alive, that's all that mattered to me at this moment.
Then I lifted her in my arms, carrying her bridal style and when I turned around all the guys were there looking at me with sadness written all over there faces, all were there except for Roberto and James of course. I just blocked out there looks because I know all of them must know by now what they did to her. She was bloody, beaten, shot and not to mention the nakedness and dark bruises on both her thighs, that was visible to all as Aurora is light skinned.
My heart ached at just the sight of her and I didn't even want to imagine what he did to her but luckily she still had a pulse, which I made sure of to check first and it was there, seems like she just past out, probably from exhaustion and the pain. Just as I turned to Steph, he was already standing behind me and as I was about to try an say something or ask his help just anything, when we all heard the helicopter fly over us and I immediately ran back the way we came, slower and more carefully this time as I didn't want to fall down with her in my arms.
As I ran, I kept looking down to see if she was okay, if she was showing any sign of waking up or her state worsening but there was nothing, it looked like she was sleeping, peacefully as weird as that might sound. And me being the movie buff amongst the guys, I knew I watched something that showed how people get at peace with themselves and others before they die.
I don't even know why the fuck my mind took me to that scene of the movie, as it was a gruesome movie and why the fuck would I even think of death when she's in my arms breathing, It's not like I'm giving up on her, never! I just think I'm slowly losing my fucking mind, which caused me to stop and take a few deep breaths as the tears stream down my face and all I did was try to catch my breath while holding Aurora closer to my body, needing to feel the heat of her body.
"Come on man, we need to get her to the hospital, Dr Jacobs is already waiting. Let me Carry her" I hear Gio say next to me, snapping me out of my fucked up thoughts.
"NO!" I gritted out and started running again slowly.
I'm much slower this time, not only just because I wanted to be careful but also because seeing her like this had knocked all the strength I had mustered up, right out of me which is making me move slower, mentally and physically because this right here is what I was afraid of, THIS woman in my arms has become my life and now I feel like, life is slipping away from me, slowly and painfully and there's nothing I can do about it because I FAILED HER! I WAS TOO LATE!!!
(SOMETIME AFTER 1PM) (Which makes it the next day. Sun, 29 January 2023)
Stephano's POV
When we got to where we heard that son of a bitch shouted, the scene we came face to face with caused my heart to twist in knots and if I felt that way, I could only imagine how Dante felt seeing that. I knew he didn't notice immediately what she actually looked like since he tackled that bitch away from her but Gio and I did, all we did was look away and shared a knowing look. It was clear what he or they did to her in the hours they had her here. She was practically naked, beaten and bruised, it was obvious that they had forced themselves on her.
My blood boiled seeing her like that and seeing my brother in such a mess that he found it difficult to even get her to the awaiting chopper. But before I could go to him, Gio did instead as he too saw the turmoil Dante was in but luckily he snapped out of it long enough to get them into the chopper where he sat himself down holding her close. Elijah had grabbed one of the stretches we've got underneath the seats on the chopper, we have never used it as this is a Russian military helicopter or use to be until I, well let's just say... purchased it.
When I got in after Dante refused to lay Aurora down, as he instead insisted on holding her in his arms after he wrapped her bullet wounds up with a pieces of his vest he had on underneath the shirt Aurora now has covering her but the one side is drenched in her blood from the hit in the shoulder. So when I got in, I grabbed a blanket and threw it over her, to make sure everything is covered up as Dante's jacket wasn't covering past her bruised thighs, making it obvious to everyone what had happened and impossible to ignore as everyone of us felt their pain and rage, and we wouldn't want to make her or Dante feel uncomfortable in this fucked up time they're facing.
I can guarantee you, the day Aurora gets a full bill of health from the doc, Dante will be storming to the mansion and I can bet on my life that his going to personally KILL Maddie and those two bastards for what they had done to her. I thought that he would end up releasing Maddie because at some point she meant a lot to him, she was always the sister he didn't have at the time and he loved her, but for her to have done this, his not going to hesitate in making her pay. I know this because we're brothers, I would do the same if it were my wife!
We had all sat back quietly, no one in the mood to speak, or even if we were, none of us would know what to say because we all knew nothing we say would make this situation any better for Dante as Aurora had still not woken up but she was breathing and her heart rate was stable, as I checked it myself as soon as I got her covered with the blanket so I can reassure Dante as well as myself because when we found her, she didn't look so good, she still doesn't though.
As soon as the chopper lifted and I felt we were moving, I pulled out my phone and texted Paul. I instructed him to go to Dante's room and pack a small bag with underwear and clothes for both Aurora and Dante, because I knew he would want her dressed in something, his to get Kiara up and they are to drive into the City, pick up Ziara and Melody, and get them to Presbyterian medical center where Dr Jacobs works because those three are Aurora's sisters and she would need them too. I texted him now already because it'll take us approximately two hours to get there and it'll take them two to three hours to get to the hospital. I didn't give Paul any details because I knew Kiara would drill him for answers, until she gets what she wants, she's stubborn that way.
The whole way to the hospital I kept a close watchful eye on my brother because I knew he would break down eventually. I couldn't blame him, I would too if it were the love of my life laying in my arms unconscious after the shit they did to her. I watched as he tried to keep his tears at bay, he kept swallowing and blinking rapidly. I watched as he checked her pulse every few minutes, then he would seem relieved as soon as he felt a pulse. He kept his eyes solely on her, no one and nothing else.
His so out of it, that he didn't even notice the two assholes laying unconscious in a stretcher each, as I had instructed James to put them to sleep. It broke my heart to see him so torn, I know his fighting hard to stay strong but I knew he would eventually break and I want to make sure that I am close enough to catch him when he falls, that's my duty as his brother and I just pray to anyone that's listening, that Aurora makes it out this alive and well, and that she has no permanent damage or any bad after affects because that would kill him even more.
I know his blaming himself for what happened to her and I guess I can't blame him for that because I would probably do the same thing but in reality it isn't his fault but I know he would continue to blame himself for this and that breaks my heart because I know what that guilt can do to a man, when he feels like he failed the people he loves, the people that is his life. I felt it, it's something you never forget and you can never forgive yourself for it either! Let's just hope that after this tragic event, they only grow stronger and stick together, and not fall apart or push each other away because they will need each other now more than ever before...
Hey guys so I hope the chapter was worth the wait and I feel like I need to explain the schedule yet again because I'm still getting messages from people asking for the next update, guys I can't give you a specific day because these long chapters takes a lot of time and energy, which I hardly have of either these days. But I still try to get at least two chapters out a week. The writing takes time, the pictures takes time and putting pages of notes together, takes up most of the time, so please I ask you to be patient because of the length of each of these few chapters I discussed in the previous chapter, it takes longer eg. This chapter is exactly 9515 words in total! So I ask again, bare with me and I'll try my very best to not disappoint you by trying my best to update a chapter that's Worth the wait!
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