Knight Terrors

chapter twelve. (the big day)

It was the finally the day Siobhan had been dreading for the last month, the Knight families annual halloween ball. The day of her wedding. The monster had become so much worse recently, wedding stress was how he would defend himself. Siobhan was empty, she felt nothing anymore. Roger had worn her down entirely and today she would be legally bound to the man, she felt as though she had lost all her chances of escaping.

The day went by faster than she could've imagined there was now only half an hour left before she was to walk down the aisle. She stood in the mirror staring at herself blankly, she didn't recognise herself, she didn't feel beautiful like a bride should and there was nothing but panic and dread filling her body. The woman looking back at her wasn't her at all, it was a new person moulded by the constant abuse she was subjected to on a daily basis.

The clock was ticking and it was nearly time, she couldn't move she was just stood paralysed in fear. Siobhan knew she had to make her way down to the ceremony or the consequences would be deadly yet she couldn't bring herself to do it, she was looking in the mirror when she felt a presence beside her.

"Bon Bon?" the blonde woman dropped the small mirror she was holding, her body turned in an instant as her face met with Vivs. She couldn't speak she just stood there and broke, it had all become too much and she couldn't take it anymore. Vivian held her close before telling her she loved her over and over, saying that she was safe now, that as long as she was alive she would never be alone again.

Viv began to cry as she spoke softly to Siobhan, kissing her head and rubbing her back. The blonde placed her head against Vivian's and told her she loved her, that it was her, it will always be her. The brunette stood up taking Siobhan's hands into hers squeezing them gently. Siobhan took her ring off and placed it onto the door handle before closing the door quietly behind the both of them, they began to run as silently as possible through the manor bumping into Mia on their way.

Siobhan panicked, her face went white seeing Mia holding her ring in her hand. The blonde expected Mia to cause commotion and alert Roger but she just smiled, placing keys into her hand, telling her where to find the car they belonged to. Siobhan thanked her profusely before making a dash to the exit, Viv took the keys and got into the drivers seat before starting the engine and getting the two of them out of there as soon as humanly possible. Siobhan had done what she assumed impossible, escaped the monsters cold grasp.

Siobhan looked at Vivian, tears still streaming from her eyes. The brunette woman placed a hand onto her thigh rubbing it gently, the touch felt unlike anything Siobhan had felt before, it wasn't harsh, it wasn't done lustfully it had come entirely from a place of love and care. The blonde placed her hand on top of Vivian's, interlocking their fingers. She didn't know where they were going and truthfully she didn't care, she trusted Vivian with her life and loved her with her whole heart. This was what she had been searching for her entire life.

Siobhan had fallen asleep in the passenger seat only waking when she was tapped lightly, her eyes opened meeting with Vivian's. She couldn't help it, she placed her hands on either side of the brunettes face placing a gentle kiss on her lips while smiling at the contact. The pair were in the Cotswolds, Viv had booked them a hotel for the next few days knowing that Siobhan wouldn't have wanted to stay close to where the abuse had taken place. When Vivian got the courage and managed to leave her husband, she left the area as soon as she could, you can't heal in the place you got hurt, you can't always heal alone.

The two of them went to the room so Siobhan could have a shower and try to relax for a bit, Vivian had grabbed a few pieces of Siobhan's clothing on her way out, the black top she wore constantly, it made Vivian laugh when she saw she had multiple, a few pairs of trousers and she also gave the blonde her shirt to wear over top in hopes that a bit of her would give her a sense of comfort.

Siobhan smiled when she saw what the brunette had done for her, she got dressed while fighting back tears. How could someone be so thoughtful and gentle, what had she done to deserve such an amazing person. She asked Viv who would look after Jamie worrying that she had caused the beautiful woman stood in-front of her some form of inconvenience. "He's fine, you don't need to worry. I promise" was all Viv said in return before sitting on the bed patting the space next to her.

Siobhan sat and placed her head onto Vivian's shoulder, wrapping her arms round her saviours body. The blonde felt safe for the first time in a very long while. It filled her with warmth that Roger was wrong, she could be loved by someone other than him, she could be loved full stop. That monster had never loved her, Siobhan was sure of that now. All he wanted was power and control, he didn't have that now. The power was hers, she was back in control of her own life, happy and in love.