Caught In Her Vengeance - Book 2

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CHAPTER 3
Catalina

It was cold. So fucking cold. I tried to move, but I couldn't even wiggle my fingers or toes. My body was stuck, frozen in place and time, while my mind was running wild, actively begging the earth to open up and swallow me whole into the darkness of the abyss.

I prayed I would fade away. I didn't want to liv-

"Oh Jesus, Anna, stay with me!"

I was barely able to open my eyes when I heard Jose's frantic voice before letting out a pained groan. My body trembled as I struggled to get up on achy muscles. Wobbling on my legs, I attempted to stand from the bed, but they quickly gave out.

Jose caught me in his arms, and I gasped when I saw the dried flaky blood between my thighs.

Making work of quickly placing me back down on the mattress where I had just been violated a few hours ago, he then covered my exposed body with a blanket that was sitting on the end of the bed.

"I think it's better if you stay lying down. I'm going to call the police."

"No," I croaked out through my cracked, chapped lips, reaching for one of his shaky hands. "No police."

If he called them, there would be questions, things would have to go on record, and an investigation would occur before they'd come back and tell me that they couldn't do anything. While I didn't know much, I did, however, conclude that I was going to kill the man who did this to me.

"You can't be serious. You're- You're Anna, there's so much blood," he shook his head while still reaching for the phone.

"Please, Jose, no cops, no hospitals."

"Fine," he sighed, taking a step back. "But at least let me call my friend Croix's wife. She isn't a certified doctor, but she does specialize in things like this."

"Okay."

While Jose was on the phone with his friend, I managed to get myself to the bathroom. Crawling into the tub, I centered myself directly under the showerhead, letting the hot water beat down on me while it washed what was left of me away. I pulled my legs to my chest, crying out from my rib pain as I wrapped my bruised arms around them. As I stared at the maroon blood as it swirled down the drain, I almost had the desire to cry—almost.

I wanted to cry for the girl who died on that bed, but I couldn't find the tears. She was gone, and I was left here a shell of who I once was. That loving, trusting part of Catalina had perished.

Now the only thing I had to cling on to was anger. I was angry at the man who raped me—at the men who put me in this position in the first place.

There was a knock at the door, jerking me from my thoughts, and my body stiffened. Jose's voice soon came from the other side, and I instantly relaxed.

Well, as much as I could.

"Anna, my friend is here."

"Okay."

I pulled myself from the shower and dried off, hissing as I ran the towel over my sore limbs. Then I tugged the robe for the back of the door, and I draped it around my battered body.

Still tired, I hobbled back into the room, struggling to manage the sharp stinging between my legs. That's when I noticed the sheets had been changed, and there was a beautiful brown woman with long braids sitting in a chair across from the bed, a doctor's bag at her feet.

"I'll just leave you two to it, " Jose said, and she nodded at him before he left the room.

"Hi, Anna. My name is Noelle McKenna, and Jose told me you needed my services because you didn't want to go to the hospital."

"Yes," I told her.

"Do you mind telling me what happened, Anna?"

"Yes, " I said again, not wanting to divulge the information to a stranger. Plus, with the way Reaper had his hand around my throat, it hurt to speak.

"Okay, that's fine, " her full lips formed into a straight line before gesturing to the bed. "If you'll just lie down so I can assess you, that would be great. I nodded and did as she asked.

Closing my eyes while holding my breath, I waited for her to begin.

My eyes shot open, and I sucked in a sharp breath when I felt her brush against my neck. "Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you," she pulled back, looking down at me with a sympathetic smile.

"It's fine. You can continue," I rasped and tried to control my breathing. The doctor nodded before resuming her examination of me.

After a full assessment, I began putting my robe back on. The doctor told me that I had a few bruised ribs, ruptured blood vessels in my left eye, a broken finger, and tearing in my vaginal canal. She also made sure to tell me to get ample rest and drink plenty of fluids though I had to stop her when she suggested I go to the hospital again. That wasn't an option.

"Well, if you insist on not going, then I need you to take these, " Noelle held up two large pill containers. "Don't worry; there is enough here to get you by until you're healed."

"What are they, " I asked, taking them from her.

"The first is Antibiotics that you will take once a day until they run out so that you don't get an infection from the tearing. The second is a pain killer, which you'll take twice a day as needed."

"Thank you."

"No problem," Dr. McKenna began packing up her things.

"You know Anna. You aren't the first woman. I had to treat, who refused to go to the hospital. So I know what happened."

"Excuse me?"

"I didn't mean anything by it. I'm just saying if you don't report him, he could do this to someone else, " her lips formed into a thin line. "Could you live with that?"

"Look, I-I have it handled. I know what I'm doing, " I narrowed my eyes at her irritation coursing through my veins. Who the hell does she think she is putting that on me.

"Okay, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to-"

"No, you didn't, " I cut her off, turning my back to her. "You can leave now."

"Understood. Take care of yourself, Anna."

Once the door shut, I grabbed a bottle of water and slammed a few of the pills she gave me. Annoyed, I pulled out my phone, looking for flights to Miami. I knew I should've probably waited to heal before jumping on a plane, but this couldn't wait.

I had a taste for fucking revenge, and I needed to prepare myself to serve it with the only men I knew could help me. This was their fault, and they owe me this.

They were going to teach me how to kill.

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