War's Love

Scarred

Hours maybe only moments passed when Ares was gone. I was restless without him and nothing made this harder than not being next to him. He filled my mind and every curiosity that crossed it.

I decided to get cleaned up and bathe.

I searched for the bath in this living space and found across the hall from the room I was in with Ares. I walked in and the bath was already drawn. There was steam rolling off the surface of the water. It smelt like lilies and lavender.

I dipped my toes in first and undid my dress. I stepped into the water and my mind was wandering back into the past.

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Two Years Ago

The front door was shot. The bandits were looking at us with bad intent. My sisters were frightened and I was the only one getting irritated by the bandits. "Get out," I commanded, but they ignored me and I had a bad feeling about all of this.

One of them noticed I had said something and walked over leering at me and my sisters.

"Leave us alone," May said it and one of them were eyeing as if undressing her. the bandit stroked her cheek and she cringed at his touch.

"You're a lovely one, aren't ya," He said it and began to slowly inch toward her with his own body.

I finally blew a fuse and ran at him. I punched him and he stumbled on his feet. "Touch my sisters again and I'll do more than that," When he looked up at me, his eyes widened with surprise.

Someone had grabbed my arm and then pressed me against the wall. I hit my head against the stone wall and I felt disoriented. My vision turned to double of everything and my focus was shot.

Whoever it was, had me pinned and unable to fight back. I felt someone caressing my cheek. "I like it when they fight back," It was husky sounding and wasn't the guy I punched. I felt him touching my hair. This bandit was somehow causing me to tremble a little in the inside and it made me scared to think I was afraid at all.

My vision started to focus in again. I could see the bandit more clearly.

He was older than me, maybe late twenties. His brown hair was long and pulled up on one side. His eyes murky green and a small piercing in his right ear made with silver. He very short bristly beard and his eyes were glittering like he found gold.

I tried hit him and he caught my wrist. He wrapped one arm around my waist while the the other held onto my wrist. "Aren't you full of energy," He said and I already felt sick of him. His body pinned me to the wall and I felt my ribs being crushed by him. His looked into mine as if seeing the defiance in them. "Why don't you behave like a good little princess and maybe I'll make this less painful,"

I was going to be raped and I knew it. I felt repulsed by this bandit and I felt dagger at my left side above my rib cage. It was cutting into me and I felt it stinging me.

I started to feel like every part of me was getting numb. I felt his grip loosen its hold on my wrist and his body keeping me secured in place. He began to kiss my neck and looked unsatisfied with leaving my neck and went up to my lips. He hovered over them and paused there. One of his hands was slowly undoing my dress, while his other had a firm hold on my waist. My cleavage and upper body were exposed to nature. He had left the dagger stuck in the wall next to the wound he had made to my left side. He began to reach his hands near my right breast.

"Leave her alone," Oriana cried trying to get him to stop, but he didn't.

I thought of one thing at that moment as he was feeling my breasts and the rest of my body. I thought of the boy who saved me and wished I could scream his name and he would save me from this. I only wanted one man to call out to and he wasn't here.

"Crying doesn't suit that face of yours," said the bandit as he wiped a runaway tear from my face and was about to kiss me. May the Gods spare me, please.

"Get away from her!" I heard Rickard's voice and he was angered. He had his sword out and started to sleigh the bandits one by one.

The bandit looked disappointed he didn't get to second base. "We'll finish this some other day princess until then Don't forgot me," He ran off and burst out of one of the windows.

I felt a heavy release of breath that I hadn't noticed I was holding. I started to cry and cover breasts.

Damn Bandit, how dare you touch m. You'll regret it next time.

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I heard a door open and I crawled out of the water. I quickly dried off and dressed. I didn't want Ares to see the scar yet. I wanted to tell him about it, but it was hard to tell him I was nearly raped by a bandit.

I walked back into the bed chamber and Ares instantly looked at me. He looked a little irritated again. I crossed over to him and his expression softened. I smiled at him. "It was that bad, huh," I was being sarcastic.

He took my hand pulled me to him and he was being possessive. I guess 4 years was rough for both of us. "I don't want anyone to touch you or even make a move on you," His eyes went serious.

I wanted to say something to him to reassure him that won't happen, but it had. I dropped my smile and he noticed it. "It's about the scar, isn't it?" I asked him and he looked worried.

He kissed my forehead and tried to me me smile again, but it wouldn't come. "You can tell me when your ready," He said with a hint of desperation in its tone.

I felt like I was going to cry like I did 2 years ago after that bandit molested me. Ares wrapped his arms around me, but I don't deserve his kindness when I failed to defend myself. "Two years ago, Acrin was being raided by bandits and they took anything worth a heavy sum. Money was not the only thing they took. Unfortunately, they took some of the young girls from our village and I was pretty sure it was going to happen to me too." Ares was listening to my voice as it was beginning to grow softer. "My father was away on business and my sisters and I were alone in the house until some of the bandits barged in. They were trying to hurt my sisters and I fought back, then one of them were doing what they would have done to my sisters. He was going to rape me, but before he had the chance Rickard stormed in and saved me."

I barely had the strength to look in Ares's blue eyes and they were filled with fury. "Who is he?"

"I don't know, all I know is if it hadn't of been for my childhood friend rushing in to save me, it could have been worse," I couldn't bring myself to kiss Ares right now though I wanted him to know. "I thought about one thing when he was touching me," I gazed up at his eyes and laid my head against his chest. "It was you, Ares. I wanted you to be the one to take my virginity from me, not some perverted bandit,"

He calmed a little, but his muscle were tense. He held me tighter and I lightly smiled. "I will protect you, Elezana. I won't let anyone hurt you again," His voice was serious and a little soft. He made me safe and though I had been scarred my another man, Ares will always be the one I love most.

There it is, the reason she hesitated in the cathedral and the story behind her scar. I hope you enjoyed this chapter because next chapter will be more revealing about Elezana's mother. What will Elezana discover about her mother and how will that affect her? Ares is the protective and possessive kind of person and he didn't like the fact another guy had hurt her and forced her to make love. Until next chapter, thank you for reading this. Check out any of my other stories, if you want. Don't forget to comment, suggest, or vote. I appreciate it. Again, Thank you.