Shadows

16) Thanks

⚠️WARNING⚠️ there is talk of S/A in this chapter!! If you are not comfortable with reading this then please skip!

Alicia was on the ground in this hallway, her hands tied above her head. The bandanna had been placed in her mouth as a gag, and tears were streaming down her face.

All she could think of was the pain. All three of the men were being so rough with her and she was lying there helpless.

Jim knelt down beside her. He caressed her face as she jerked away from him. "You're putting up too much of a fight. Let it happen."

She struggled, finally turned her face away from him. As she looked down, she saw on of the men bringing out a knife. Her eyes widened as he lifted her shirt and placed the placed against her stomach.

She began to scream as he carved something into her lower abdomen. The sound was of course muffled against the gag, but the more she moved her head, the more it began to slip.

Finally it fell off and she managed to let out a gut wrenching cry. "Daryl!"

The men all looked up at her, a mixture of fear and anger on their faces. "You little bitch!" One of them slapped her.

He tried to put the gag back in but she bit his hand, causing him to recoil away. She could hear footsteps outside of the enclosed hallway.

"Daryl! Dad! Daryl! Please!" She began to scream wildly, her mind racing with how to get out of her.

Finally two people burst into the room. It took one look at her disheveled state and the three men surrounding her for them to attack.

She felt a pair of arm, pulling her towards them and looked up to see Negan, fury etched across his features.

She looked over and saw Daryl. She could tell he was seeing red. Two of the men were already dead, knives sticking out of their throats.

She could hear his voice, it was low and intimidating.

"What the fuck did you do to her?" He growled. He had Jim pinned against the wall.

"It was there idea." He said weekly.

Daryl slammed his head against the wall, tightening his grip on the man's neck. "Don't give me that bullshit. You're the one she hit."

Jim turned his face away, not daring to look at Daryl. "I swear I didn't mean for them to go that far."

Alicia saw Daryl eyes flash, somehow getting even angrier. "Did you touch her?" He asked. Jim didn't respond. "Did you touch her!?"

Jim flinched, the volume of Daryl's voice startling him. "No."

"Liar." He threw him onto the ground, giving him a good kick in the ribcage. "You piece of shit." He picked Jim back up, slamming him against the wall one last time.

"I'm sorry man." He cried.

Daryl shook his head. "Naw. You don't get to be sorry. I've dealt with rapist assholes like you before. Bastards who think they can mess with my wife." Alicia mind went to Randall back at the farm. "I don't fuck with people who hurt my family."

Jim coward away as Daryl raised his fist. "Please."

"Yeah Alicia said please to and you didn't listen to her." He shrugged. "So I'm not gonna listen to you."

Instead of punching him, he took out his gun and shot him before shooting the other two dead bodies in the head before they could turn.

"Are you alright?" Negan spoke for the first time, looking down at his daughter.

She nodded. "One of them... he cut me."

Daryl knelt down beside her, his eyes flashing to hers for permission to lift her shirt. She nodded, watching as he tenderly lifted it where the blood was soaking through. His eyes widened at what he saw.

The man had carved BITCH into her stomach, right above her hip. Alicia's eyes were blurred with tears but she still managed to make out to word.

"What the fuck?" She groaned, her head falling back onto her father's shoulder. She tensed at the feeling but decided it was better than those three men.

He kissed the top of her head, rubbing her shoulders and for a moment it was nice. This was the man she had loved before he changed. This was her dad.

Daryl didn't seem to notice that she was allowing this close contact. Instead he was ripping off a part of his shirt and wiping away the blood.

"We need to get you cleaned up." He said gently. She nodded, allowing him to pull her up as they walked. Negan following behind them.

"I'll take care of Jordan." He offered. Alicia hesitated but Daryl just nodded, deciding it would be ok.

"Thanks." She mumbled.