Sam's p.o.v
I was sobbing into Elle's shoulder for at least 20 minutes before she reacted at all. I had almost run out of emotions when I felt a hand soothingly rub my shoulder. I turned around slightly but no one was there. It was Elle's hand. She had managed to undo her wrist bonds. I looked up at her face and I saw no tears or emotion. Her once shiny brown eyes were now lifeless, almost black.
"Elle I'm so sorry. If it wasn't me it would have been one of the men or even worse, Reece. They would have hurt you and I couldn't let them!"
She didn't respond and I didn't really expect her to. She just carried on hugging me, despite both of us being partly naked. I carefully took the tape off of her mouth so she could speak, but she didn't. I got up and looked around for her clothes and I found her bra and trousers but her top and underwear was ripped to shreds. I quickly put on my boxers and trousers and faced Elle.
Her legs were tied too tightly, so I couldn't put (what was left of) her trousers on but her bra was easy because her hands were untied, so I put it on to preserve some of her dignity if there was any left.
I layed her trousers on top of her lower area and returned to my previous position on top of her, to protect her in case somebody came in. Reece especially.
I felt safe with Elle. She should feel safe with me too but I doubt it after the events from less than half an hour ago.
Suddenly the cellar door swung open. Before I could look around, I was yanked away from Elle and pushed against the wall. Harry grabbed my collar and swung a punch, which I dodged, causing Harry's fist to smash against the wall. He grabbed it in agony and I took the chance to run to Elle, dodging Liam. Louis, Niall and Zayn were trying to get Elle to respond to them, unsuccessfully. She was staring at me blankly with tears in her eyes, not spilling over.
Liam stood in front of me, looking furious.
"Sam I have no words for you. We trusted you. Elle trusted you!"
He stormed away over to Elle but she ignored him. I ran to her but Harry a.k.a the angry rage monster got in my way. He swung a punch and this time he was lucky, hitting me square in the nose.
"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!? I THOUGHT YOU WERE PROTECTING ELLE, NOT HURTING HER IN THIS WAY!"
I pushed past him holding my nose feeling extremely guilty. He held me back.
"Don't you dare go anywhere near her. I swear, if you touch her again, I will make you regret it." Harry threatened.
I held my hands up in surrender and Harry turned his back and faced Elle. I began to walk out of the room when Elle who had been ignoring the boys said,
"Wait, Sam. Don't go."
The boys stared at her in shock and she reached out for me. I cautiously walked towards her, avoiding the angry glares I was receiving.
She whispered in my ear, "If we tell them you did it they won’t understand. I'll just tell them it wasn't you."
I looked at her in disbelief. She nodded.
Liam said, "Elle why don't you hate him after what he did to you?"
"He didn't do anything to me. It was one of Reece's men."
