Until There Was You

Liam

Chapter 5

*Liam*

I lost it, I completely lost it. Never in my life did i expect her to say that. I expected, I have never had a one night stand or I have never had sex for money, not that we would have been but still. Oh shit, what sort of sick bastard sells a virgin for sex! What kind of sick fucking monster would do that?!

My mind is reeling. That sick bastard was selling her virginity, he had to have known hes her Step-Father for fucks sake! Who would leave there child with him? Where the hell is her mother? Is she in on this with him? I can't let her go back there to him, shit! What am i going to do? Hell if i send her back there i am letting it happen and some scumbag is going to come along and for the 'right' price destroy her trust in men, hell even her life. Oh god i feel sick at the thought of what that would do to her.

The throbbing in my hand brings me back to the now. Where is she? Its occurs to me how empty the room feels without her, I quickly check the hallway and notice the front door ajar. She is gone, i scared her away.

I grab my shoes and run down the driveway frantic, searching for any sign of the beautiful blonde i have probably terrified out of her mind. Where the hell is she? She couldn't have gotten far. I search for about half an hour, its freezing and she is barely dressed but this is pointless. Where the hell is Dem does he not understand the meaning of Stand By anymore.

Just after i arrive back at the house so does my trusty driver.

'She arrived safely, sir' he nods in respect.

'You took her home?' i accuse, shaking with anger.

'Yes sir, I didn't think you would want her to walk as its late and cold.'

 I check my watch 3.14am, shit i have a early morning meeting but i can't leave her there. God only knows whats happening to her, my stomach churns at the thought and my minds made up.

'Dem take me there as fast as you can' i order rushing to the Bentley.

'Sir' he responds looking confused but doesn't comment.

We have been driving for what feels like hours but in actual fact its been about 20 minutes and i am a mess by the time we stop. I can barely hold it together as i take in the house before me.

I am standing in front of a run down house with discoloured newspapers on the window and a over grown garden with rubbish littered everywhere. She live here in this shit hole, i look at Dem and he grimaces thinking the same as me no doubt.

I dart up the path, bang on the front door and notice Dem is stood behind me. I give him a grateful smile although the way i am feeling i won't need back up. I go to speak to him when the front door swings open and that prick stands before me. His eyes widen in shock when he sees me but he quickly recovers smirking and leaning against the door frame for support, he is wasted. Its good to see he spent my money on important things.

'Where is she?' I say through gritted teeth, its taking all my self control not to just kill him with my bare hands.

'She's busy right now, the gentleman from before needs his turn too, ya know.' he slurs looking pleased with himself.

Is he shitting me, I see red and smash my fist to his nose and feel satisfied, if only a little when it crunches under my fist. He stumbles backwards and falls on his arse.

'Keep your eye on him' I say to Dem as i take off up the uncarpeted stairs.

I hear soft crying and kick the door open to find my sweet little Lexi crying, huddled in the corner of a dingy, disgusting room with that arsehole stood over her. When i notice the handcuffs in his hand i can't control myself and launch myself at him knocking us both to the ground with me on top of him. I hit him in the face over and over again, there is blood all over his face and he is no longer struggling against me but i can't stop. I want to kill him.

Soft cries distract me from my blood lust and i stop, i cuff him to the bed and leave him there see how he fucking likes it. He is lucky Lexi needs me or else i wouldn't have stopped. I look at Lexi and bile rises in my throat at her shaking form, her dress all ripped and her body forming new bruises already. God if i was five minutes later....

'Lexi baby are you okay?'

'Lexi its me, Liam i am going to get you out of here, take you away baby.'

She doesn't answer so i wrap her in the dirty bed sheet and carry her close to my chest down the stairs as she shakes uncontrollably. I whisper calming words into her ears as sobs rack her tiny body. My heart is breaking to see her like this, this broken.

Her Step-Father looks worse now than when i left him, hes out for the count and Dem just shrugs apologetically as i raise my eye brow. He closes the door behind us following me down the path, glancing at the broken girl in my arms sympathetically.

In the car i still don't put her down, I can't my arms don't want to let her go yet. Man i am in trouble with this girl, i frown internally.

She is in a deep sleep when we arrive back at my house, so i take her to the guest bedroom and place her gently on the bed. I wish more than anything i could put her in my bed with me but somehow after everything it feels wrong.  I remove the dirty sheet and look down at her torn dress that covers nothing, not that it did much before. I decide she would be more comfortable in a t shirt so i go and fetch one from my bedroom not wanting her to wake up in that thing and see herself, its hard enough for me. I try not to look as i change her but hell i am only a man, and at this moment in time i have never been more aware of that fact.

Cold shower for me i think.