Mr. Knight

19| Promises

The air around them stilled, the time stopped. Scarlett took in a shaky breath. 

A normal sunny day had turned into one of the most difficult ones for her. Accepting what had happened to her and telling someone about it was harder than she thought. 

She slowly lifted her hands, discarding her beige top.

Alexander gulped, looking at her.

Scarlett was pressed against him and he could not help but notice her black bra.

She took one of his rough and large hands in her smaller ones. 

Not knowing what was happening Alexander whispered, "What are you doing Carina?"

Scarlett stayed silent, placing his hand on the side of her waist. 

Alexander looked at her waist and gasped seeing a big scar adorning her waist. 

"I was abused in my senior year of high school. This is a daily reminder that I-I'm worthless.", she said.

"This isn't the only one but this is the one that I can show. I-I want to forget this constant reminder of being worthless. ", she continued

Alexander clenched his jaw and cupped her face making her look at him.

"Who did this to you Carina?", he all but growled angered that Scarlett went through something like that.

He wanted to protect her from her demons and even though they had not met when this happened he felt angered that someone had hurt his wife.

She blinked back a few tears and spoke, "Dad, he uh he -"

"Your father?", Alexander said in a venomous tone.

"No- no he would never. His friend's son did this to me.", she said.

One look at Alexander's furious face and Scarlett was reminded of all the bad times. Reminded her of him.
Of memories, she wanted to forget.

Scarlett now more scared tried to move out of Alexanders grip and distanced herself from him.

Alexander realized that he had scared her  and quickly went over to her. "Carina, I never meant to scare you. I am angry at that bastard who did this to you, not you. Never you, Carina.", he said.

" I-I want to forget this pain, Alex. I never want to be reminded of this. Make it go away pleased", she said.

 The cry of help in her voice didn't go unnoticed by Alexander and his heart twitched with pain for her.

His heart wasn't the only thing twitching though, with the way she had spoken his name.

"I want to get rid of this scar. Huh, ironic ain't it? That's my name and that's all that I am- a fucking ugly scar!", she screamed.

" No carina, never. Never in a million years would your existence be just a scar baby.", Alexander said in a soft tone.

 A tone so soft and filled with worry and care that he himself wasn't aware of being capable to be so soft.
But for Scarlett, he was everything he never imagined he could be.

"I can help you with one thing though carina. You want to get rid of the painful memory of the scar?" he asked.

Scarlett slowly nodded her head in a yes and looked at him through her lashes wondering what he wanted to say.

As her doe-like innocent eyes started up at him all innocent thoughts left his brain.

 For a second his rational thinking stopped.