Her Rock

Chapter 25

**Trigger warning** (Rape) (scroll until you see the next set of stars if needed)

Chapter 25

Declan's POV:

I know I need to do something. I need to figure something out to keep my dad and Hayes away from Ella's family. I have no idea what my dads planning but whatever it is it's not good.

He was pissed when I told him I was done. Well, I told Hayes and he related the message to Julian. Hayes does all his dirty work for him, they make me sick. Every atom in my body hates them.

Wes drives while I sit in the passenger seat, he didn't trust me to drive not with all my pent up anger. I can't help it, Julian gets to me he gets in my head and I want to punch him for it. Since I can't punch him I start punching the dashboard pretending it's him.

I left and moved out of his house as soon as I could. Living with my father was like living in my own personal hell. Day after day he physically beat on me to make me 'stronger'. When I was six and afraid of the dark he locked me in a closet with no light, he said that 'A man has no fear and I'll be damned if you do.'

When I was eleven he made me watch as he raped my mother. I remember screaming and yelling for him to stop. He handcuffed me and threw me in his closet. I watched through the shutters as my mom thrashed and fought but he was stronger than her.

I watched as she cried and told me she was sorry and she loved me. When my father was done he came over to me and said, 'When a woman disrespects you, you put them in their place.' He unlocked the handcuffs and walked out of the room without a care in the world.

I remember that day like it was yesterday. That was the day when I learned what true hatred was, for the first time I wanted to kill my father for what he did. I remember running over to my mother and crawling up beside her. She pulled me into her and sobbed. She kept repeating 'I'm so sorry.' over and over again.

I cried with her. She told me I was nothing like him, that I could never be like him. I was so scared I would be like him but she told me I was too good. But now I know that I would never ever be like him, for the longest time that was my worst fear.

**Its safe from here down**

Wes slams the breaks and I fly back into the seat jerking my head hard. "What the hell dude."

"You're going to break my fucking dashboard if you hit any harder, now get a grip." He hisses. I run a hand through my hair, he's right.

I take a deep breath, I just want Ella to be safe. "Did you talk to your dad?" I asked still trying to calm myself down.

He begins to drive again and then speaks, "Yeah he'll help, you're like a son to him."

I sigh in somewhat relief. Wes's dad is hella scary, he's a gang leader and a total badass. I tilt my head back on the seat and close my eyes.

"We need a plan," I mutter.

He glances at me and I see his lips pull into a grin. "We already got one."

I snap my head to him with a raised eyebrow. "Since when?"

"Since you told me you needed help." He shrugs like it's no big deal.

I cross my arms. I honestly don't know what I would do without Wes, we've been through thick and thin together and he's never left me to fend for myself. Blood or not he was my brother, no matter how much he pissed me off he was always there for me.

"So what's this plan?"

He pays attention to rode as he talks. "My dad said we need to start from the inside, some of his top guys are going undercover to become one of your dad's lapdogs." He pauses letting me take what he said in. "They're going to deal drugs for your father and earn his trust, the ultimate goal is for them is to get into your dads' inner circle."