The Angel who chose me [book2] vegaspete

0.17 {Letting go and healing}

Pete
It's moments like this that I'm glad he's in my life, when I'm at my lowest and he's still here, holding me and telling me it's okay to cry.
It's moments like this when I remember times when I was at my lowest, without Vegas, before Vegas.
But after him is all I'm thinking about.
How this man has changed me and my life.

"I know you said before you weren't ready to talk about him" Vegas said handing me my cup of tea, I bite the inside of my cheek knowing what he meant.
"I need to know Pete, I'll go crazy if I don't " he says going to touch my face.
I flinch slightly, not in fear of Vegas but since the night he rescued me I've been suffering with ptsd.
"It started of wonderful " I said taking a sip of my tea and ignoring his gaze.
"I was so in love and genuinely thought he was too, he took me out on dates, understood my need to wait for sex, he was the perfect dream" I said looking at him.
He looked uncomfortable at the thought of me with someone else.
"Then he started little by little controlling me, first it was side comments on my friends, scoffing at our conversations, then it was brainwashing me against them.
Then the controlling came to the point where I was at his beck and call.
Then he would start to hit me, when I'd fight against he'd hit me again and again until there was a point in the relationship where I was scared to be alone with him" Vegas had his hands curled into fists.
He looked livid.
"One night he locked me inside of my own room for two weeks.
The last day was the day he tried to rape me, he had me on the ground, telling me he was going to fuck me and I'd enjoy it" his fists banged on the table making my eyes tear up.
"Please Vegas" i begged reaching over to hold in hand tightly in mine.
His eyes softened.

"It wasn't until the moment he was ready to rape me that I fought back, I don't know what happened, where the sudden bravery came from but my bodyguard instincts kicked in and I fought him off" he looks relieved at this and looks like he wants to say something.
"I've always been protective of my virginity, it wasn't until you bursted into my life that I relisesd what love really was" I admit sitting on his lap and leaning my head on his shoulder.
His arms wrap around me.
"Thank you for telling me" he says kissing my lips gently.
"You still love me"?
"Always"

Unknown POV
It was midnight when the head of the minor family walked down into the basement while his lover slept upstairs.
He had his case full of weapons and locked eyes with the one who caused Pete pain.
His lips lifted up into a perfect innocent smile, but there was nothing innocent about this man.
He was the devil reincarnated.
His name brought fear to peoples hearths.
"You miss me"?