Coming back to the end [COMPLETED]

Part 13

 "He what?" I didn't turn around and just stood frozen on a spot.

 I heard shuffling behind me and then silent sniffing. I couldn't move. I couldn't believe that Daniel would do such a thing.

 No. I refused to believe.

 "He couldn't. He loves you. You just understood something-" I was cut off by an angry yell.

 "No Tony! He doesn't! Don't you fucking dare to say he loves me! And don't you dare to protect him!"

 I turned around to see watery eyes and shaking body on a sofa. My heart broke into million pieces. I sat near her and scooped her in my arms hugging her trembling body.

 "If you want me to understand then you have to tell me everything," I said rubbing her back.

 "I can't. I can't even begin to start thinking about all that happened for the past two years, Tony. He broke me. He made me his toy. His belonging. He doesn't love me. He is obsessed, yes. But that's not love," her voice broke into loud cries.

 We were sitting like that, Emily in my hands for half an hour while she cried her soul out to me.

 I didn't ask her anything. I just sat there holding her close to me and cooed her. After some more time, her breathing became more even and she stopped crying. Her small hands were clutching my shirt all the time like it was her lifejacket.

 "So, why Ella?" I finally found the courage to ask and tried to lighten the mood with a distracting question.

 She tilted her head to me and gave me the most beautiful sad smile.

 "You always call me Princess and you don't know who Ella is?" she asked pouting her lips at me.

 "Wait. Like...Cinderella?" I was a bit shocked and happy at the same time.

 "After you left I missed you so much. And when I ran off the only person I wished to find me was you," she snuggled closer to me circling her hands around my torso.

 "Princess, why didn't you contact me. I could have tried to fix everything," I sighed knowing how hard it was for her all that time.

 "I didn't want it to be fixed. I just wanted to forget the past couple of years. The only person I always wanted to remember from that time was you." her words warmed me and killed me at the same time.

 I left her with Daniel. If only I knew. I would have never left her. Even if it meant to rot in hell seeing her happy state with another man. But I chose to be selfish and now look where it took us all. I didn't want to even start to think what could happen to her to make her run from Daniel. She always said he was the one. And now hearing her saying that he ruined her... My anger was filling me to the top of my head.

 "Princess, if I knew..." I trailed off.

 "Tony, how could you know? You left to live your own life. There's nothing wrong with it and I don't want you to blame yourself. I've been through hell earlier in my life. It's just another stage. I am used to it." her sad voice made me cringe my nose.

 "No. You shouldn't go through hell. You should be happy. I left you knowing that you're with the most loving and reliable man in the whole world. This is also my fault."

 Emily straightened herself from me and looked into my eyes. Cupping my face in her hands she smiled sweetly and kissed my cheek.

 "You have no idea how happy I am to see you," she beamed.

 "I hope so because you're coming with me and you will see me a lot from now on," I said confidently.

 Like with a speed of light Emily stood up and started pacing the room.