Aurelia

25 - What happened...

Aurelia

Fear spikes up inside me and I open my mouth to scream but a hand clamps over my mouth, muffling any noise.

"You're a pathetic little girl."

I struggle and writhe in my fathers deadly grip, my heart banging against my chest at super sonic speed as I try to dig my heels into the carpeted floor.
He's too strong, and he yanks my arm so hard for one second I think maybe I've dislocated my shoulder.

"You know very well that Aaron deserves much better than you."

His words hit hard.

"Aurelia there's no point being difficult. Just agree to what father is saying." Lionel comes and yanks my hair.

I let out a muffled scream.
Pain overtakes my and my body cries in defeat.

"Honey, you will forever be an embarrassment. Aaron wouldn't have married you if it wasn't for his father anyways."

I try to tell him he's wrong but one of his hands is still around my mouth.

I suck in a wheezy breath, trying to scream out as he pulls me towards the velvet curtain.

"If you don't leave him. He'll probably just leave you."

My tears are now uncontrollable falling down my face.

Lionel walk closer to be and grabs my arm in a tight hold. "You're such a disgrace."

I look through my blurry vision and see Ashton standing there with his head down. Looking at him makes my heart clench and my tears don't stop flowing.

Just as suddenly, I fall to the floor, the grip on my arm lost and the hand around my mouth disappears.
I suck in lungfuls of air and cradle my arm in my hand, a throbbing pain forming around my wrist.
Thadn't realised the tears that had escaped from my eyes, but they keep falling, blurring my visions as I hear grunts and shouts around me.

I try to blink against the salty onslaught of tears but nothing is helping.

Two shots ring out.
A thump.

Everything goes silent.

Footsteps walking towards me.

I shuffle back away from the looming figure, my eyesight still blurry, and my back hits the wall.
A sob leaves my mouth as the person bends down and reaches towards me. I flinch away, closing my eyes against any impact but it never comes.

My breathing is harsh and heavy, my chest rising and falling at a face pace, the fear inside my body stops me from opening my eyes to see who's in front of me.

There's only a single thought running through my mind right now.

Why me?

The familiar calming scent engulfed my senses, and I tentatively opened my eyes, coming face to face with AARON.

A very angry Aaron.

His eyes the darkest shade of hazel l've ever seen on him and his eyebrows furrowed intensely on his face.
He still looks perfect despite it all, and an immense relief fills me at the sight of him.

Seeing him makes stop my body from fighting.
My body relaxes slightly.

His hands grip my upper arms softly, and he pulls me towards his chest. For the first time ever I feel safe with someone. Someone who I though I would have never felt safe with.

I let myself be engulfed in his body, my quiet sobs wetting his dress shirt, my right hand still clutching my left wrist.

His arms move around my back and he stands us up and pulls me into him properly, his chest hard against my cheek.
Threathe him in, my tears slowing but my breathing still hard.

My vision starts to become blurry and my head starts spinning.

"Hang on." Aaron's voice has a hint of worry but also anger laced within it.

We stand there as I calm myself, and he moves back to take my wrist in his hand, staring down at the raw skin with an unrestrained anger in his eyes.

I want to know what he's thinking but l'm afraid of what he will say if I speak, so I stay quiet, standing there silently as he looks at my arm, then looks at me.

His face visibly softens as his eyes meet mine, but I can still see the negative emotions swirling in his eyes before he closes them off.

"Are you okay?" His voice is quiet, but still holds the same firm, strong tone, and I let the deepness of it fill my veins and slow my heart back to a normal pace.

I can't seem to form any words right now so I nod my head and wipe my eyes with the palm of my hand.

He's still looking at me, and he slowly pulls me close to him, wrapping an arm around my waist as he guides us out through the curtain and to the back.

I look straight and I can see an exit door. Aaron walks closer.

I can hear some talking in the distance.
My heart beat is beating so fast that I think it will explode any second now.

The exit leads right outside the building into an alleyway, and as soon as we're outside, the cool rush of air hits my face. I close my eyes and allow the wind to whip against my hair as we walk towards a car parked at the curb, just at the entrance of the wide alley.

I don't have to ask where we're going as I sit in the back of the car, Aaron sliding in beside me and immediately surrounding me with his warmth.
My mind still reeling with the events of tonight, those two shots that rang out and the betrayal of my only family, I rest my head on Aaron's shoulder as we drive down the wide streets towards the only place I feel happy right now.

I placed my head on his chest and I looked down to see dry blood on my hand.

My mind goes blurry and my eyes fill with tears.

In this moment of time I would have loved it if my father just killed me. I would much rather prefer that because I know when we get home, Aaron will want to know what happened and I would have to tell him.

Maybe Aaron does deserve better.

Maybe it would be better if I left him.

Maybe.

My vision blurs out and I feel my body go numb.

"Aurelia."...

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Sorry for the short chapter 🥲 but everyone wanted another update.

What do you think will happen next?
Will Aurelia tell Aaron or will she keep it a secret?

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