Falling for the Fallen Angel

Chapter 2

Jacob’s POV

As I watched Noelle get ready to tell her story to those of us in the room, I thought back to the moment I got the call from her mom. “Jacob! You have to come right away. My daughter was beaten pretty badly. They are taking her to Suffolk Memorial Hospital. They detained that low-life trash she is dating. She is unconscious and unresponsive.”

 “I’ll meet you there!” 

On the way here, all I could think about was the woman who I knew I had feelings for and my need to find out what happened. Now, here I am about to find out. Then I would have to start planning. I would get revenge for her! 

“....... the last thing I remember was his foot stomping my head and then waking up here. I must have blacked out.” 

Noelle had just finished telling the police what happened to her and I was shaking with all the anger I was feeling. How could anyone do this to a woman? Why this woman? Why didn’t I have the balls to steal her away from him when I was given the chance? I was starting to feel partly responsible for what she went through today. He found our texts, which because of him she always kept polite and friendly, as did I, nothing more, nothing less. Had I taken her from him when I was given the chance, we wouldn’t be here right now. But, I also know what’s done is done. She is free and safe. I will personally make sure she is safe. 

“Okay Miss Morgan, I am going to bring the doctor in to bring all of us up to speed on injuries and then we will need to get a few pictures for evidence if you are okay with that?” The lead detective spoke up. “Do you want anyone to leave the room?”

 “No Detective Murphy, they are all welcome to stay.” Noelle answered as she gripped my hand tighter, letting me know she needed my support. 

“I’m not going anywhere, baby. Not ever again!” I leaned down and whispered so only she would hear. 

A few minutes later, a female doctor enters the room, her parents requesting a female, thinking it would be easier for Noelle. “Noelle, honey, how are you feeling? How is your pain level?” The doctor asked in a very soothing voice, placing her hand on Noelle’s other hand. 

“I feel like I lived through a nightmare but I survived. The pain is there but manageable. Thank you. Before we go any further, Mom?”

 “Yes?”

 “Where are my boys?” Noelle is referring to her 3 children, all boys, all adorable.

 “Bryson and Chase are with Becca and Aiden is with his father. All of them are safe, I promise.” Becca is Noelle’s best friend, they have been inseparable since 5th grade. Bryson and Chase’s father is Jordan and Aiden’s dad is Michael. 

“Okay, I do not want them to see me like this, they don’t deserve to have that image of their father.” 

“The floor is yours doctor, you should proceed.” Noelle told her. 

“Thank you dear. Noelle, you came in with several lacerations, bruises, a ton of swelling and bleeding. Our first concern was the laceration to your head. It is 8 inches long and roughly 1.2 cm deep. We were able to put stitches in and stop the bleeding. You do not appear to have any swelling in your brain from the hit, which is a miracle all its own. You do have 4 broken ribs. 1 on the right side and 3 on the left side. Luckily, no internal organs were damaged, but we did have to do surgery to reset those broken ribs. Those should heal with proper care in 8 weeks. Moving on to your face, you came in with severe swelling of both eyes, both lips had lacerations and were swollen as well. Luckily, there are no broken bones nor did it affect your eyes, thank goodness. However, I do have a question about your back. Noelle, what happened?” She goes quiet, allowing Noelle to give her a response. 

Noelle looks at me, squeezing my hand, begging me with her eyes not to leave after she says this. “ That happened 3 days ago…..”

 “That’s when you were at the shop Noelle, you seemed fine.” I interrupted her.

Tears start to well in her eyes as she squeezes my hand harder. “When I got home after you changed my brakes and….and… whatever else all that car stuff is, Jordan was pissed and waiting for me. He said he was tired of living with a w***e and I needed to be taught a lesson about allowing men around me. He said he rode by the garage and saw me standing outside talking to your friend who was there with you…ummm…. Jackson?”

 “Yes,” I responded.

 “So, he…….he….. He made me take off my clothes and whipped me with a vine from a rose bush. The thorns must have cut me and I bled onto the bed when I laid down that night, so he made me get up and change the sheets and sleep on the floor with the sheet I had already laid on.” Noelle lowered her eyes. She wouldn’t even look at us. She was so humiliated. 

I will kill that piece of s**t if it’s the very last thing I do! 

“Noelle, I know this is difficult but all the information you can give me will be helpful in knowing how best to treat you. You are severely underweight. I can see your bones dear. How much and how often did you eat?” The doctor continued questioning Noelle so we could gather all the information we needed. 

“Umm.. Well, that depended on Jordan’s mood.. And mine. Sometimes, if he was too upset with something I did, he would tell me I didn’t deserve to eat. I would be allowed to cook and feed my children but I was not to touch anything. Other times I was so unhappy that I felt no need to eat.” Noelle told us all of this with tears in her eyes. How long has she endured this silently? 

“Okay everyone, I believe that’s enough for today. Miss Morgan needs to rest. Everyone can come back tomorrow and we can continue this. Noelle, honey, I’m going to send in some pain meds and a sedative. You will be out the rest of the night and by the time you wake up everyone will be back.” The doctor walked out of the room and the officers and detectives said their goodbyes, stating they would be back in the morning to talk further. Noelle spent the next half hour saying goodbye to her parents and grandparents. Just as they left, the nurse came in with her meds and put them in her IV. 

“Noelle, I’m going to go handle some business and I’ll be back in the morning. I am leaving one of my guys outside your door, the nurses and staff are aware. He won’t bother you, but he won’t allow anyone in who shouldn’t be in. You are MINE now and I will protect what’s mine.” 

“Thank you Jacob. I’ll see you in the morning. Seems like we have a lot to discuss, so make sure you are HERE, okay?”