Chapter 19: FEAR

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TW: RAPE, TORTURE

XANDER'S POV

Today morning with Thea was an out of body experience. I could still taste her in my mouth. Chocolate and strawberries. Her moans and her scream when she came in my mouth, Christ I could spend all day between her thighs. I had never eaten out a woman before. It normally was them with my cock in their mouth but last night when I tasted her, I wanted to put my mouth on her. Pleasure her in every possible way.

I knew I shouldn't have called her a bitch but I wasn't going to lie to her. She needs to know I don't do relationships. I am too messed up to be loved. And in my world people ruin innocent people like Thea. Angels like her are meant to have fairy tales and happy endings. She shouldn't be stuck with a man who can't even pronounce love without feeling disgust.

Its for the weak is what I was told ever since I understood the word love. When I went into my office I knew I had a lot to deal with. Last night I shot a man. Not in the head but I still shot someone. Word was already out last night about me with a woman and by the morning everyone knew who Thea was. That meant her life was in danger. No matter what happens, enemies in the mafia were bound to be made and I had a good set of them.

After Damien dropped Thea off to her apartment, I put three men to take care of her. Sure she didn't mean anything more than a fuck but she didn't deserve what my enemies would do if they found her.

My men found Pedrova's main guy, which means we were close to finding Pedrova. The guy was in my basement and I can't wait to get my hands dirty. Somehow over the years, I found peace in the screams of the people. Yes initially they tormented me but now I feel at peace knowing we are one step closer to our goal. Once we come to power Damien and I will cleanse the land from all that we hate. Drugs, abusers, rapist's.

I was no saint but with my past and Damien's past these things had to go. Walking down to the basement I felt my blood rushing in my veins. This man was my golden key and I was going to enjoy my time breaking him.

( Xander tortured him. Badly. I don't think I could right that kind of torture but you guys get the picture right)

The man was this close to breaking. All the information that he had was enough to bring down Pedrova but what I needed to know was where he was. I have been down here for hours taking my sweet time. I was covered in blood and so was Damien. One last tool and I would finally get what I wanted. Picking up the tool from the table I slowly walked towards the half passed out man. This was fun but time to get serious.

I placed the sharp edge of the tool near his throat and right before I could make a cut, Damien's phone started to ring. I growled in annoyance and heard a soft "sorry boss" before he moved to the corner of the room.

Shifting my attention back to the almost dead man in front of him I very lightly dug the edge of the tool into his skin. He wouldn't feel anything now but a few minutes and he would talk like never before. Making a longer cut on his neck I was just about to dive deep when I heard Damien growl

"DON'T TOUCH THAT WOMAN. YOU ARE ALL ALREADY DEAD SO DON'T MAKE YOUR DEATH ANY MORE PAINFUL. WE WILL BE THERE IN TEN"

I turned around to look at Damien only to find fear in his eyes. What was wrong. I raised my brows telling him to speak but the only word that came out of his mouth was Thea. The one emotion that I hadn't felt surged through me, Fear.

THEA'S POV (THE SAME MORNING)

The ride back home was awkward. Scar, or Damien I am assuming his name is, drove me back home. I was still very shocked about what happened with Xander yesterday and today morning. The thoughts of him had my body jumping in excitement and rush but I knew there was nothing. He was he and his world was different from mine. I had never been this close to a man before so Xander was my first for a lot of things.

Entering my apartment I changed into my work clothes. My phone was still switched off but I knew that the only person who would call me would be Lila who is very busy these days so...

I walked to the bakery and half expected Alex to be there but who was I kidding. That guy was a party animal. There is no way he was gonna be here. The rest of the day went by pretty normal except for the three men who stayed in front of the bakery all day long. I knew that they were Xander's men because one of the guys was the same man who I gave the cupcakes too.

The day faded and soon it was time to shut the bakery. I was hoping to see Xander today because some sick part of me thought that Xander liked me but apparently I was nothing but his 'bitch'. When I shut the shop I looked around and surprisingly no one was there. Not the three men and the street was completely empty. This was normal. I was used to leaving the bakery at odd hours. Because not like I had someone waiting for me at home. But tonight the air felt chilly and odd.

Pulling my coat closer to my body I started to walk towards my apartment. It wasn't a long walk but tonight it felt far and distant. Something didn't feel right. I started walking faster, almost running but guess what, clumsiness never leaves a girl alone. Not even when she isn't feeling safe because I tripped. OVER NOTHING.

Great Thea. I am pretty sure I scratched my knees. I was so lost in the pain caused by the scratches that I wouldn't even have noticed that someone was behind me if they hadn't stepped on some rocks making a sound.

I froze and so did my breathing.

"Helloooooo la...dy..." the man slurred. A drunk man was never good. "You ne...ed some hel...p?"

I pushed myself off the ground and tried to walk away from the man. I made it three steps away before I felt his nails digging into my arm and pulling me into him. The strong scent of alcohol bombarded my senses and I felt sick. I tried to get out of the man's hold but his hand only got tighter.

"It's okayyyyy. I ca... h... elp" He slurred out again and grabbed my face with his other hand. I was scared and probably had tears running down my face

"Plea...se let go" I tried to sound as strong as I could but who am I kidding. I had not one bone of courage in my body.

"Let me just lo...ok" he said again and put his hand which was on my face down to my thighs. All the air from my body seemed to have been knocked out of me. He wasn't going to right? He wasn't. He won't.

This time I struggled. Thrashed and even tried punching the man but his hands continued to move. I didn't stop struggling and that seems to have pissed him off because the next thing I know is an intense pain shooting near my stomach. Like I had just been punched.

I screamed from pain. I screamed again but the man's hands continued to touch me. It hurt. His hands burnt my skin. I felt his mouth on my neck and I knew this was it. No one was coming to save me and my heart shattered just thinking about everything. His hands went to unbutton my blouse and when he got to the third button I gave up. I stopped breathing wanting to stop living before this man could hurt me more than he was already hurting me.

I felt my lungs burn for air but I didn't ease it with air. I could feel blackness surrounding me but right before I could succumb to it something happened. A miracle, I would call it if I didn't feel like I was dying. The man's hands weren't on me anymore. I then heard grunts and screams of pain. Three painful long screams was what I heard before I passed out.

TIME SKIP

I woke up screaming. It all had to be a nightmare. I scremed and waited for pain to take over but I felt myself being pulled and crushed into someone's embrace. I waited for pain but I felt myself feeling safe.

"It's me. It's me. Calm down baby. Shhh. I got you. You are safe. I am here baby"

Xander. It was him. He was holding me. He was here. I was safe.

"I got you baby. Daddy is here". I felt him move me back down into the bed. He softly rubbed my back, and kissed my forehead. He was trying to put me back to sleep and it was working. His soft whispers that promised to keep me safe acted like a lullaby because I felt myself slipping into a dark embrace again but not before whispering a soft,

"Stay please"

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