Chapter Eleven

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I woke to the sound of a door closing, I slowly blinked my eyes open and rolled over to find James was already up. I noticed a piece of paper on his pillow and read,  'Good morning beautiful, gone out to get us some breakfast and yes.. coffee will be included. I love you'  I smiled at his messy handwriting and traced the small love heart he had drawn. I placed the note back on the pillow and hopped up to have a shower. I quickly dried off and walked into the bedroom to get dressed, I decided to wear a thicker strapped, red tank top and I opted to go bra less because I knew James wouldn't be able to stop starring as my breasts bounced around. I put on a pair of lacy red panties so he could rip them off my skin and a denim high wasted skirt that buttoned up at the front.  I was about to walk out of the room when I remembered it was my turn to take the bins out, I rolled my eyes as I turned back and put on my black converse, I hated bin day. It was then I heard the front door open  "Daddy, your home" I called out running over to the bedroom door way and froze.  "Not your daddy sweet pea, but you can call me whatever you like. Although I usually answer to Geoffrey" standing in front of me was a tall, older man, maybe mid 40s? He was dressed in a black suit, identical to the men I ran into back in Australia. Terror ran through my body, they had found us, again! And I was trapped inside our tiny home.  "What are you doing here? Get out!" I tried to sound tough but was anything but.  He smiled at me "Now now sweetheart, I'm not here to hurt you. The boss wants to meet you and I'm here to pick you up. Now, make it easy on yourself and come with me" he gestured his hand out for me to grab.  "I'm not going anywhere with you" I said as I made a run for the bathroom.  I was closer to it then he was and made it to the door just before him. I ran in and slammed the door shut  "Open the f*****g door! I've been nice but you don't want to test me" he yelled.  I held my back against the door, scouting the room for some sort of weapon. "f**k" I muttered under my breath. He started banging loudly, my small body barely holding it closed. I breathed in a deep breath, I had to fight back. It had been weeks since my last self defence class and i tried desperately to remember some of my training. Just then the man behind the door through his body weight into it, almost knocking me over and I came up with a plan. I moved to stand next to the door and as I hoped, the man again through himself at the door but this time it flung open, slamming into the wall and the man fell through and to his knees. I quickly jumped over him  "f*****g b***h" I heard him shout.  I threw pieces of furniture behind me as I made a run for the door and as I opened it I seen another man standing there, but I was already in survival mode. I threw the palm of my hand up and at his face, landing it right on the tip of his nose. Instantly blood sprayed everywhere as I felt his nose crunch. "f**k!" The man yelled out and I kept on running, I ran out and towards the exit that would lead me to the main street and hopefully back to James but it was blocked by a black SUV.  "s**t" I kept running forward, not knowing where it would take me and I heard the men chasing after me. I ran as fast as I could, pushing myself beyond my limits, I made a left turn and regretted it instantly. In front of me was a stone wall, and I heard the men stop behind me. I turned to face them, backing up as far as I could.  "No where left to run now b***h" Geoffrey said and I noticed a gash above his left eye, it was bleeding down his face, I felt a bit smug about that. He started walking towards me and my hands went out instinctively looking for something to defend myself with and I found a loose rock that was sticking from the wall. I grabbed it in my hands, trying not to make it obvious. As he reached me he grabbed me by my upper arm way to tight, I hissed at the pain. As he turned to walk back I used my free hand, the one holding the rock and smashed it against his head. He fell to the ground and I ran with all the power in my legs towards the other guy.  He was younger, maybe around James' age, but he was about my height. As I reached him I used the power I had built up and shoulder barged him to the ground and started sprinting as fast as I could back the way I had came. I got to the SUV and opened the driver's side door praying they had left the keys in the ignition. Suddenly I felt a jolt of pain radiating through my scalp, everything went black and I felt myself falling.  +++++++ I was in a meadow, surrounded by beautiful flowers and mountains. I was wearing a white sun dress and my feet bare. I felt so happy and carefree. I looked around and noticed a figure standing in the distance under a tall tree. I didn't feel scared or afraid but I was intrigued.  "Hello?" I called out and the figure started to move towards me and out of the shadows the tree had cast.  "Do you think he will like me?" I heard James ask as he wrapped his arms around my shoulders. I nuzzled into him  "Of course he will" I said reassuring him. It was then I noticed my dad walking towards us "Dadda?" I said in disbelief "is..is that you?"  "What are you doing here Rosemary?" He asked me.  "Dadda" I yelled as I ran into his arms. He hugged me for only a second before saying "Rose, what are you doing? You shouldn't be here"  "What do you mean?" I asked confused.  "Rosa, come back to me Rosa" I looked over to see James holding his hand out to me  "Go to him rose" my dad said.  "But I miss you, can't I stay here, with you, just a little longer" I asked my dad.  "You've grown so big, my beautiful girl. I've missed you" he said holding my hands "but you don't belong here. You need to fight rose, and I promise you it will be the last time. But right now, fight baby girl, both your lives depend on it"  I was so confused, I didn't want to fight, I wanted to stay here with both the men I loved. My dad let go of my hands and started walking away from me. I felt I tear run down my cheek as I turned to look at James. He was still holding his hand out to me  "I need you baby, I can't do this without you" he said and my chest started to ache for him. "You need to be strong Rosa, promise me" he said  "I..I promise" i stuttered, what was going on? "Good girl, now take my hand. It will all be over soon"  I slowly held out my hands and placed them in his. He smiled at me and said "Now wake up angel. Close your eyes and wake up" I was so confused, but I did as he said and closed my eyes. When I opened them it was dark, I tried to move but pain ricocheted thought my entire body. Where was I? Flashes of me running from those men entered my mind, f**k, they had caught me. I tried to move but I was tied up, I remembered the pain I felt before everything went dark. I tried to move but pain was all I could feel, my head ached from being knocked out, my legs were burning from running and my bare arms felt like they were on fire from being bound up so tight. Every time I tried to move pain radiated through every bone, every muscle and every fibre in my body.  Right now, I welcomed death. I knew my love would never forgive me for being so weak, but how much pain could one 18 year old girl withstand in one lifetime?. Soon they would kill me and I would be reunited with my father once again. I thought about James and tears prickled my eyes, soaking into the blindfold. I let out a small sob and froze when I heard a voice.  "It's time, the little sluts awake"  This was it, this was my death. I shut my eyes and squeezed them tight, pushing my tears away. Someone ripped off my blind fold and I blinked rapidly trying to adjust to the light. I looked around and noticed an empty, run down wear house. They had me tied to a chair in the middle of the room and i instantly thought of the story James had told me, the one with the girl tied up, the girl he couldn't save. I felt terror run through my body and I tried to push it away. I thought about my dream, James told me to be strong and my dad told me to fight, I couldn't let my fear get the best of me, I had to be strong.  I noticed a man walk around from my left and seen Geoffrey, he had wiped the blood from his face but his silver hair glowed red in the lights, I smirked at him and he walked towards me, slapping me hard across my face. I felt the burn spread and the ache in my head magnify  "Now now Geoffrey, leave the poor girl alone" I vaguely registered another man's voice. As the pain clouding my vision dissipated I watched as the man, one I recognised from seeing back home, walk around to stand in front of me.  "Poor girl?" Geoffrey said angrily "The b***h f*****g hit me over the head with a rock! She's lucky I didn't f*****g kill her in that ally way and leave her for her precious little daddy Dimitri to find"  "Piss off, Go stand guard or something" the second man said.  Once Geoffrey was out of sight the second man started talking again "Dimitri trained you well, almost taking down one of our best"  "Two of them actually" I corrected.  He laughed "What Sebastian? Nah his only new, between you and me I don't think he will last very long" he said. It was then I realised who he was, when I first ran into him he reminded me of James and now I knew why  "Your Nikolai" I said.  He smiled at me "The one and only" he said "I'm sure my brother has told you all sorts of horrible stories about me"  "Actually no, I've only heard one terrible story" He raised an eyebrow at me "Oh really?" He asked  "Yeah, his favourite story to tell is the one we're you used to love collecting rocks and when the box you kept them all in got to full your dad built you a huge display cabinet in the main room of your house so that you could show everybody who visited. So it's super hard for me to picture you as the villein right now. For some unknown reason J-Dimitri loves you so much"  I noticed him visibility tense when I mentioned his dad and his jaw harden when I mentioned his brothers love for him "Well rest assured, I am the villein. Now enough family talk" he spat out.  "Whatever you say" I replied.  He was quite for a few moments, eyeing me and I shifted uncomfortably, as much as I could. I instantly regretted my choice of skirt and not wearing a bra. My shins were tied to the legs of the chair, leaving my thighs opened and exposed as my skirt was pushed up, just hiding my panties. My arms were tied behind my back causing my chest to push out, my hard n*****s completely visible through my tank top.  "I like you" Nikolai said "You've got guts and those t**s, whoa, I bet your a real fireball in bed" he said looking at my breasts  "Well I don't like you very much right now and you'll never find out" I said angrily and he laughed.  He walked over to kneel in front of me, grabbing my cheeks in one hand "That smart mouth of yours is going to get you in trouble little girl" he said before smacking a kiss to my puckered lips, I whimpered trying to pull away but I had no where to go.  He removed his lips from mine "mmm and so sweet" he said wickedly  "I'm not scared of you" I tried to say  "Oh but baby you should be" he said as he let go of my cheeks "I've got you right were I want you" he started gliding his finger down my throat and to my breasts, cupping one in his hand and massaging. I felt sick, his touch shaking my confidence. "Why do you call him daddy?" he asked playing with my n*****s "Is it because your father died when you were young?" I was shaken, how did he know about my dad?  "What? Nothing to say now?" he said smugly. I couldn't let him shake me, I needed to be strong i needed to fight. "You know, not only are you less attractive then your brother, but you also suck at turning a girl on" I said, trying to regain my confidence.  Again he laughed "There she is" he said pinching my n****e. He removed his hand from my breast and started tracing his fingers up and down my thigh, I tried struggling but it was futile.  "Tell me about how your step daddy used to touch you" he said looking between my legs "That's the reason you left your home isn't it?" He asked. I felt my blood boil at the mention of Steve.  "f**k you" I spat out  "So I was right? Geoffrey and i had a bet going about your daddy issues" he said with a smile.  He slid his hand further up, rubbing the knuckle of his finger over my most sensitive part. I turned my head away, feeling tears coming but I pushed them down, they weren't going to help right now. Be strong I kept hearing James say to me.  "Tell me little girl, did he take your virginity too?" He asked licking his lips. "No, I kicked his ass before he got the chance. Just like I'm going to kick yours" I said smugly.  He pushed his knuckle harder into me and I jumped, pain shooting through my arms. He looked up into my eyes and I held his gaze.  "How Dimitri sees anything redeemable in you I'll never know. Your worse then the scum I grew up with" I said, venom lacing my words.  His jaw tensed and he slowly pulled his finger away from me, he grabbed hold of my inner thigh digging in his nails, his eyes never leaving mine as he clawed his why down my thigh. I tensed my lips together, trying not to let him see my pain.  "Is that anyway to treat our guest Nikolai?" I heard a man's voice call out behind him.  He smiled at me "We were just having some fun boss" he called out still looking into my eyes. I heard the man get closer and stop. Nikolai stood and walked over to him. I looked down and noticed blood dripping from my thigh. Son of a b***h! I looked back up to the man Nikolai called boss  "I'm assuming your Christopher" I said starring at the older man  "Indeed I am. And your the girl who damaged my men" he said.  To his right was the young man I had punched in the nose, he had butterfly stitches lining his swollen nose and is eyes were black and bruised  "Nice face" I said smiling at him, he scowled at me and I heard Christopher laugh  "She's definitely got balls" he said. "So you know my name? I'm guessing Dimitri told you all about us"  "He did" I replied. "Did he tell you about how he killed my brother with his bare fists?" He said and I could see the pain in his face  "Yes, he did, because you killed that innocent girl" I said looking at Nikolai.  "We did. it would be a good idea for you to remember that" Christopher threatened.  It was silent for a few minutes before he spoke again "Are you comfortable?" Christopher asked.  I scoffed "Yeah, super comfy" I said.  He smirked at me before saying "If you ask me nicely we will loosen the restraints on your arms"  The idea was appealing, but I couldn't bring myself to say anything.  "Suit yourself then" he said and turned to walk away  "Wait" I called out. f**k, I took in a deep breath, dropped my eyes to the ground and said "Please, could you loosen the restraints on my arms"  "Well that wasn't so hard now was it?" Christopher said smugly "Nikolai, go help the poor girl"  "But I like her this way. That view is f*****g spectacular" he said  "Your not wrong, but I'm a man of my word, so loosen her restraints"  Nikolai started walking towards me and stopped in front. He brought his hand down and squeezed my n****e incredibly hard "If you say so boss" he said before walking behind me and removing the rope that held my elbows together, but leaving my wrists firmly tied to the chair.  "Thank you" I mumbled as I stretched out my back, the pain slowly fading.  "Your welcome my dear" Christopher said "Anyway, it's been nice meeting you but I have some business to attend to. Nikolai, watch her for me and be nice" he said before walking off.  I heard Nikolai moving around behind me before walking into my vision carrying a chair. He placed it down not to far away from me and sat, his arms resting on the back rest and legs on either side. He kept looking me up and down with a sick grin on his face.  "Stop it" I said trying hard to close my thighs  "I'm not doing anything" he said, his gaze landing between my legs. "You didn't seem phased at me drawing blood" he said.  "No, you don't phase me one bit" I said.  He smiled "Or is it because Dimitri is in to that sort of thing as well?" He looked up into my eyes "you know, when I knew him he would always have countless woman come in and out of his bedroom. Sometimes two or three at a time"  My heart started to ache at the thought of James with another woman. I knew by the way he touched me that he was experienced, he could get me to c*m with just a flick of his finger. I just didn't want to think about it. I stayed silent as he eyed me  "Did I hit a nerve?"  Yeah, he did. But I wasn't going to let him know that "Sorry what were you saying? I got board and stopped listening" I said.  He smirked "Oh the things I'd do to shut that pretty little mouth of yours up"  "To bad you won't get the f*****g chance" I said angrily and he stood up throwing his chair away  "I'm getting real sick of that attitude" he said "I'm done talking"  "Good" I said.  He walked behind me and stared banging around. When he walked back into view I noticed him holding a roll of duct tape "This should do it" he said as he ripped a large piece off. He grabbed my chin and tilted my head up, he quickly brought his face down and planted a wet kiss on my lips and I tensed, knowing if I tried to move I would fail. He licked my closed lips before smiling and slapping the tape over my mouth. "Much better" he said admiring his work.  He walked back over to his chair and sat down, pulling out his phone. The hours seamed to tick by and I couldn't help but wonder what they were holding me for? Surly if they were going to kill me they would have done so by now right? What was going on. A few more hours had passed by when Nikolai received a phone call  "What's up boss?" He answered, his lips turned up into a smile as he listened. He looked over to me and said "This is going to be fun" and he hung up. "You ready baby?" He asked and I squinted my eyes at him. He caressed my cheek "I'm definitely going to miss you. I'd love to tame you" he said.  I started hearing other voices entering the room but before I could look to see who it was Nikolai ripped the duct tape from my lips. I screamed out in pain  "You f*****g son of a b***h. What the f**k was that for"  He gripped my throat with his hand "You'll see" he said before kissing me again, but I was quicker this time and bit down on his top lip. He grunted as he gripped my throat tighter, cutting off my oxygen until I let go "Don't tease me like that beautiful" he said smiling at me  "Get the f**k away from her Nikolai" I heard James voice yell out. No, what was he doing here, he shouldn't be here.  "Nice of you to join us brother, your girl and I have become very well acquainted these past few hours" Nikolai said as he moved from in front of me and to my back. I seen James standing there with two armed men holding him back.  "No" I yelled "You shouldn't be here! They will hurt you" I called to James as tears pooled in my eyes  "Rosa are you okay?" He asked worry filling his voice.  "I'm fine. Your brother over here is a real douche bag though"  I heard Nikolai laugh as he rest both his hands on my shoulders "I like her Dimitri, I might keep her once your dead" he said, slowly moving his hands down my chest and to my breasts. James tried to break free of the men but they had to strong a grip on him  "Get your hands off her Nik" he said with so much hatred it scared me. It was then that he looked down and noticed my thigh. The blood had stopped flowing by now but had dried all over my thigh, James's jaw clenched tight and his eyes darkened beyond belief  "Hey, look at me" I said softly, trying harder to close my legs "I'm okay, truly. I'm okay" he brought his eyes up to meet mine, I could see so much anger and hatred in them. "I'm okay, I love you so much" I said trying to reassure him.  "Awww, that's so sweet" I heard Nikolai say behind me. He pulled the hair away from my face and knelt down and rested his chin on my shoulder "She's okay daddy. I promise" he said as he brought his other hand around to rest on my breast. He squeezed both my n*****s hard and I flinched away from him, I didn't break eye contact with James, my eyes pleading with him not to react, I knew that's what Nikolai wanted. He moved his hand down from my n****e and to the entrance of my skirt  "She seamed to like the pain I inflicted on this beautiful leg of hers. Tell me daddy, how often do you hurt her?" He said while grabbing my thigh. I winced at the pain, trying desperately to move away from him. James broke eye contact with me and shot daggers at his brother.  "Let her go Nikolai! Your issue isn't with her, it's with me" he said, his voice sounded so foreign, so desperate.  "That's enough for now Nikolai" I heard Christopher's voice boom over the empty room. Nikolai didn't move, he stay glaring at his brother, he slowly let go of my thigh but only to start rubbing his finger up and down my panties. I was squirming uncontrollably trying somehow to get loose. Christopher walked over to us standing next to the men who held James  "Ahh Dimitri, finally I get to see my nephew again. I only wish it wasn't under such circumstances" he said but James didn't acknowledge him, his eyes still locked on his brother who continued to touch me.  Christopher looked up at us "Nikolai, stop, now!" He commanded.  He didn't move for a second but reluctantly stopped and stood up behind me, breaking eye contact with his brother. James looked over to me 'i love you' I mouthed to him.  "Dimitri" Christopher said trying to get his attention. I gave him a small smile before he turned to look at Christopher.  "Uncle" he said, finally acknowledging him.  "You've got quite a girl here" he said "she drew blood from two of my men" James smiled as he looked over to me and Christopher continued to speak "You know, originally I wanted to drain the life from someone you loved, just like you had done to me. But then I had to promise someone close to my heart that I wouldn't hurt the girl, so I was placed in a little bit of a dilemma" I furrowed my eyebrows, what did he mean by that? Who would care about my safety that associated with these kinds of people. "So, here's what we are going to do. We will trade your life, for the girls"  "NO" I yelled "Deal" James said, agreeing to Christopher's terms.  "No, you can't do that. I don't accept" I said as tears escaped my eyes  "Rosa, please" James said trying to come to me but the men held him back. "There is no life for me without you in it"  "And what about me huh?" I said as my voice broke and tears cascaded down my face "What kind of life will I have without you. I can't do this without you. I need you"  He started to tear up as he spoke "You'll have the life you were supposed to live, before I came along and f****d that all up for you"  "No" I cried "I don't want that life. Not without you"  "Aww this is touching" I heard Nikolai say behind me.  I knew my efforts were futile but I tried once again to break free and once again I failed.  "Please Chris, let me hold her. One last time. I promise you, I just want to hold her, I've accepted my fate" James pleaded.  Christopher thought about it for a second before agreeing and nodded at the men to let him free. He ran up to me and wrapped himself around me. I nuzzled my head into his neck as I sobbed.  "I love you Rosa, so so much" he whispered into my ear "I've parked the car two blocks over, once your free go and find it. All your clothes and belongings are in the duffel and I've saved Natasha's number in your phone. Call her as soon as your safe"  This isn't how it was supposed to end, we were supposed to get our happily ever after. "I'm not doing this without you" I whispered into his ear. "Fight for me, we can do this" I begged.  "No baby, there's no way we are getting out of here alive together and I'm not having you die because of me" he whispered "let the last good thing I do be this"  "Then we will both die trying"   "Alright that's enough" Christopher called as the two men grabbed James and pulled him away from me. He looked into my eyes and I gave him a look of determination, I was fighting back, no matter what happened. We either walked out of here together or not at all.  "Alright Nikolai, cut the girl loose and escort her out. Dimitri and I have some unfinished business to attend to" Christopher said.  I felt Nikolai untie my wrists and I instantly brought them around to rub them. He walked in front of me and bent down, his coat jacket falling up his body exposing the gun he had holstered and I came up with a plan. He untied one of my legs and I shook it, he moved onto my other leg and once I felt the ropes fall I grabbed the back of his head and kneed him in the face, he yelled out in pain as I grabbed the gun from his hip. He fell back into the floor and I kicked him, hard, between his legs, he screamed out and crippled into a ball.  I held the gun on Christopher as I seen James wrestling with the two men and winning. "Let us leave Christopher" I yelled and he held both hands up.  I felt my legs rip from underneath me and on my way down I pulled the trigger to the gun, hearing a foreign cry of pain. My head hit the cement ground but I rolled just in time to face Nikolai jumping on top of me. He straddled me as I fought with his arms that were trying to pin me down. I've been in this situation before and remembered my training from James. I tucked my hips to the side and brought my legs up to kick him off, but he stopped my attack  "Guess he didn't teach you everything" Nikolai spat.  "He taught me enough" I replied. I tucked my head forward and wrapped my arms around his waist, pushing with my legs and waist I rolled him over and elbowed him in the gut. He grunted out before trying to buck me off him, but I held on tight.  "Your getting me hard baby" he said before a shadow appeared to my right, I flinched as I seen something coming down at us and watched as James hit Nikolai over the head with the but of a gun, knocking him out cold  "Quick" he said before grabbing my forearm and pulling me up. We ran past Christopher who was clutching his thigh, blood pouring out of him at wear my bullet must have hit. On the other side of us were the two men who held James, laying unconscious on the floor. We were almost at the door when I heard gunshots firing, I tried to run faster and as we rounded the corner to the door I felt a white hot pain shoot through my arm. I screamed out in pain and fell to the floor  "f**k" I groaned as I clutched my upper arm. James pulled me into him  "Show me" he said pulling my hand away and looking at my wound. "It's just a graze. Are you okay?"  "I'm fine. Let's keep going" I said as I stood up, he followed my lead and we ran towards the exit "There should be two more guys somewhere" I said, I hadn't seen Geoffrey or Sebastian in a while and knew they had to be here somewhere.  "They are probably standing guard. There were two men out there when I walked in" we stopped just on the other side of the exit doors. "Ready?" He asked  "As I'll ever be" I replied with a smile.  We threw the doors open, to my left was Geoffrey who's eyes widened when he saw us and he moved to grab his gun but James lunged at him, throwing a hard punch he fell to the ground. To my left was Sebastian  "Not you again" he said reaching for his gun. I reacted out of instinct and kicked him "Ahhh" he cried out as I hit him again in the nose. He fell to the ground screaming out in pain as James hit him over the head with the gun.  "Come on" he said and we made a run for the car. We did it,  I thought as we made it to the car and jumped in, James turned it on and quickly drove off. I couldn't control the smile on my face, is was reaching ear to ear and I felt myself crying happy tears. My body was filled with adrenaline and I was breathing heavy.  "We did it" I yelled out "I can't believe we did it. Oh my god and I shot someone! Shouldn't I be like upset or something? Oh my god, but he was the bad guy right, and I shot him! Right in the leg and did you see me? I almost had Nikolai pinned. I told him I was going to kick his ass and I did! And I got shot! Holy crap I got f*****g shot. And you daddy, fuck.. and you" I said looking over to him. I don't know what it was, maybe the adrenaline pumping through my system or the fact that we both escaped death, but I needed him. Right now. I pulled my panties off and reached over to undo his fly  "Baby we can't, I'm driving" he said  "Then pull over, I need you daddy" I said breathlessly. Once his member was free I moved my body over to straddle him, sinking him deep inside of me. I moaned out, the pleasure unbelievable  "f**k" I heard him groan. He was still driving but I didn't care, I started grinding my hips into him, kissing his neck. I vaguely registered him pulling over somewhere and he grabbed my hips. He moved his face into mine and i kissed him, my love and passion for him going into every move I made.  "I'm so f*****g proud of you baby girl" he groaned through our kiss. I gyrated my hips faster as he held onto me. He moved one of his hands up to pinch my n*****s but I stopped him  "No pain, not right now" I breathed and he wrapped his arms around my waist. I thrust onto him over and over until my release hit me. The pure euphoria mixed with the adrenaline and my body had never experienced such pleasure. I exploded like never before, moaning into his mouth. I felt him filling me with his arousal, I pushed myself down until he was completely inside of me and I rocked my hips back and forth.  "I love you" I said over and over again between kisses.  "I love you too baby" he said as he came down. I slowly pulled myself off him and moved to sit back in my seat. He turned the car back on and kept driving.  "We're do we go from here?" I asked.  "Well for now we need to get as far away from here as possible. Natasha is waiting for a call from one of us, so when we stop we will call her. After that, I'm not sure" he said.  We drove for a few hours before stopping at a cheap motel. We booked a room for the night and brought up our luggage James had packed.  "I'm going to run you a bath" James said as he walked into the bathroom. I heard him turn the water on and I collapsed on to the bed. I was starring at the ceiling, my breathing still heavy. Images of the day started to fill my mind and I couldn't stop the tears, I held them back so much today that they now flowed freely.  "Baby?" I heard James worried voice as he came over and picked me up and sat me on his lap. He held me against his chest, his hand running through my hair. "I'm so sorry baby girl" he said.  We stayed like that, just holding each other for a few minutes before he said "Come on, your baths getting cold" he kissed the top of my head and pulled my top up over my head. I lent back on his lap and he undid the buttons to my skirt.  He picked me up and carried me over to the bath. It was only small but the warm water felt nice against my aching body. I winced as the water hit my thigh and i looked down to see the a pool of red as the warm bath washed away the dry blood. James' eyes filled with pain as he found a clean washer and knelt down to wash me.  "Rosa I'm.." "It's not your fault" I interrupted.  "What did he do?" He asked  "Nothing I couldn't handle" I said trying to sound brave.  "Baby I.." he began to say but bowed his head in silence. I needed to reassure him so I spoke. I told him everything, from the men this morning up until he walked into the empty wear house. He grabbed the back of my neck and smashed his lips to mine, he rest his forehead on mine and said  "Your the strongest person I know. I had given up, all day I thought they had hurt you, that I would never see you again. Then I walked into that wear house and heard your screams and I knew I would give my life to save you"  Fresh tears began to flow. Just the thought of doing this without him, it hurt more then anything I had ever experienced.  "No, you can't think like that! We are in this together. No matter what, it's either both of us or nothing at all. Understand?" I asked and he nodded.  He washed the wound on my arm and when I hopped out he used his first aid kit to disinfect and dress it. I got dressed in clean clothes and we cuddled up in bed, just holding each other. Sleep took me fast and before I knew I was pushed into a nightmare.  I was back in the empty wear house with Nikolai, only he didn't have that smart ass look on his face. He looked younger and afraid, to my left I seen another man with the same physical features but he was laughing uncontrollably. Next to him was my James, but he had on the same black suit as the other men. I tried calling out to him, but his gaze didn't shift from his brother, he looked like he was in so much pain I just wanted to run to him and hold him but I was tied down to the chair  "You don't have to do this" he said.  I was confused "What do you mean daddy?" I asked  "Nikolai stop" he called out. I looked over to Nikolai who now had a gun pointed at my head. Terror hit me, my entire body went numb and all I could feel was the accelerated beating of my heart.  "Don't do it Nik" I vaguely heard James calling out then a loud bang.  I shot up out of bed panting desperately for breath "Rosa what's wrong?" James asked worried.  I grabbed my chest, unable to find air  "Rosa?" He said sitting up to look at me,  "I'm fine" i breathed out, trying desperately to breath. He moved to sit in front of me, I looked into his eyes  "Your okay" he said "Your safe" he cupped my cheek in his palm and my breathing slowed, I took in a few deep breaths as he gazed into my eyes. Once my breathing steadied I jumped into his arms, I straddled him as he held me tight.  He would forever be my safe place.   
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