The children were screaming, Diana hadn’t moved from where she landed and from where I was standing I couldn’t see her, my hands were tied and Jake was pressed up so closely against me and I couldn’t push him off. He was going to rape me in front of these children and there was nothing I could do about it.
“Please Jake,” I begged, “Not in front of the children.”
“Don’t tell me what to do,” he growled.
“You can do whatever you want,” I begged, “Just not in front of them please,” I continued, “They shouldn’t see this.”
“Shut up,” he growled as he clamped his hand over my mouth. “You’re the one who enjoys working here; I’m going to taint every memory you have here with this one.”
I let the tears finally drop from my eyes and they blurred my vision. “Don’t cry sweetheart. I’ll make it as pleasurable as possible.”
His hands moved to my pants and I felt him get ripped off me violently. My tears still blurred my vision and I tried to wipe them while also keeping my hands over my parts.
“It’s okay,” I heard a voice whisper to me and begin to work on the ropes. As soon as the ropes were off I was pulled into a warm embrace.
I managed to clear my vision and looked up at Samantha who gave me an encouraging smile and I let out a loud sob.
“It’s okay,” she said softly, “You’re safe now.”
“I thought,” I began, “I thought was going to-”
“You don’t have to say anything,” she said as she stroked my head softly, “Everything is fine and you’re safe now.”
I looked up and glanced over my shoulder where a fuming Logan was standing over an unconscious Jake. As if he felt my eyes on him he turned to me and I flushed pink when I realized I was still half naked and the only thing hiding my body from him was the fact that I was in Samantha’s arms.
He seemed to recognize where my thoughts were going because he took off his shirt and held it out to me. I took it without leaving Samantha’s arms and he turned around while I put it on.
“Thank you for coming,” I said softly and he just gave me a nod so I turned to Samantha, “How did you know anything was happening?”
“The girls didn’t know the way to Logan’s office,” she said, “I saw them running around the pack house and I stopped them but they wouldn’t say anything to anyone other than Logan.”
“Thank you for coming,” I said, “And I’m sorry that the children had to see this.”
“It’s okay, I promise,” she started but was interrupted by three men walking in; two guards and a doctor.
The guards picked Jake up and left with him while the doctor made his way over to where Diana lay and I realized what a horrible friend I was for not checking on her so I hurried over to her.
“Is she okay?” I asked the doctor and he nodded.
“She’s alive,” he said, “Just knocked and she must have hit her head when she landed, that would explain the blood.” I winced as he touched the side of her temple where blood was already crusting. “We should take her somewhere more comfortable so I can check on her properly.”
“Where is she?” I heard a voice growl and I turned to see Greg storm into the day care.
His eyes came to mine and then dropped to Diana’s body in front of me and I quickly moved out of the way so he could get to her. He froze as he saw the blood by her head.
“I will kill that bastard,” he swore and he made to go out but Logan stepped in front of him and he growled, “Get out of my way.”
My eyes widened at the scene in front of me. Logan looked pissed but relatively calmer than Greg who looked like a raging inferno.
“I know you want to kill him,” he said and Greg scoffed.
“No shit.”
“But she needs you more,” Logan said and I saw the anger leave his body slowly, “She needs you next to her right now. Jake will be in the dungeons and he can wait but she can’t.”
Greg seemed to think about his words before he cursed and picked Diana up and walked out of the day care. Logan turned to me and made his way over to me slowly.
“Are you okay?” he asked softly and I nodded making his eyes narrow, “Don’t lie to me Charlotte.”
At his words the floodgates opened and I broke down into sobs. He didn’t say anything, only sighed and pulled me close to him.
“I’m so sorry,” I said softly but he shushed me, “This is all my fault.”
“Nothing is your fault Charlotte.”
“Diana is hurt and the children are probably traumatized and it is all my fault,” I sobbed, “I should just do everyone a favor and-”
“Don’t finish that sentence,” he growled and I froze from the angry vibrations emitting from him.
He let out a sigh and pulled me away from his chest so I would look at him but I kept my eyes on his chest.
“Look at me,” he said but I shook my head, “Please baby,” I forced my eyes up to his and there were so many emotions swirling in his eyes but one of the most prominent ones were sympathy and anger.
“You have nothing to apologize for,” he said softly, “None of this is your fault; you didn’t ask Jake to come over here to hurt Diana, and you did not ask him to do-”
He trailed off and took a deep breath to steady himself, “You didn’t ask him to do what he tried to do to you,” he ran a hand through my curls, “None of this is your fault, do you understand me?”
I nodded softly and he pressed a soft but long kiss to my forehead.
“Come, let’s get you home.”
“What about the children?” I asked noting Samantha who sat among the kids who had already calmed down.
“Their parents are coming to get them,” he said, “Everyone here is dismissed for the day.”
I said a quick bye to Samantha who just gave me a smile and followed Logan to the car. He had barely driven away from the pack house when I spoke.
“You had Jake taken to the dungeons right?” I said and I saw his jaw clench for a second before he nodded, “What’s going to happen to him.”
He gripped the steering wheel hard for a second and I thought he wasn’t going to reply and I figured I must have crossed a line.
“I’m sorry,” I began, “I should never have asked.”
“You have every right to ask,” He said softly, “I’m just thinking of how to answer that.”
“You don’t know what to do with him, do you?” I asked and he let out a humorless laugh.
“Believe me, I do,” he said, “I just don’t know if it is something you should hear.”
“I think I deserve to know,” I said softly and his eyes briefly flickered to me before going back to the road, “I’m the one he tried to hurt.”
“All that matters is that he is going to die a very slow and painful death,” he said, “No one hurts you and gets away with it.”