A Toxic Relationship

Chapter 18

Scarlett's POV...

I woke up on the cold floor, I must have fallen off the couch and didn't notice which probably explains why I have this horrible headache. I laid on the ground due to the lack of motivation and energy. I didn't feel like being a functional person today knowing the situation I'm in. I miss Cole and being in his arms, he's home, Jason I don't know how he's doing without me. The noise of a shutting door upstairs made me jump but didn't quite convince me to get up. "Scarlett?" Dominik's footsteps came closer and then stopped at the top of my head. "What the hell are you doing on the floor?" I shuddered, I hadn't notice how cold this house was. A sound escaped my mouth, but it was barely there, I didn't know what to say, I didn't want to say a word. "Come here." Dominik lifted me from the ground and put me back on the couch then scanned my body. I've forgotten that I was completely naked after last night, he didn't even bother to throw a blanket my way. I wrapped my arms around my breasts and crossed my legs to try and cover myself up a little. "You don't have to be so insecure, come here." he pulled my legs dragging me closer to him and put his body in between my legs. "We had really good sex last night, but do you know what would have been better? If you would have at least pretended that you were enjoying it." he kissed the side of my jaw and laid his hand on the side of my neck. "You hungry?" he asked as he bit my shoulder and caressed my arm. I let out a slight hum and stared straight ahead not wanting to process anything that's going on this very moment. "I'll go make us some breakfast, go upstairs, take a bath and change, you can borrow one of my t-shirts in the meantime until I go out and buy you new clothes." he kissed my cheek and got off of me and I waited until he was out of sight to force myself to get up and walk upstairs. 

Dominik's POV...

I walked to the kitchen and waited for Scarlett to go upstairs and once I was sure that she was gone I headed to the basement where Cole was tied up and the baby was in a crib I bought a few days ago. 
"Well, well, looky here! The homewrecker of the century! It's okay though I have Scarlett back and she is in my bathtub soaking her sweet body as we speak." I smirked when Cole began to wiggle around trying to get out of the ropes. "Ah, ah, ah, not so fast, you think you're going to get out of here alive. I'd be dead before I let that happen." he started humming trying to say something, so I rip off the duct tape and as I did, he spit right in my face. "I swear I'll make you suffer." I swung my fist across his face, he adjusted his jaw and spit out blood, still having the audacity to look back at my face and make eye contact. It infuriated me how confident and cocky he was even when he's in deep shit. 

"Son of a bitch." He growled. I walked over to the metal table next to him and picked up a small knife. 

I ran it down his neck and said, "I will enjoy this." he started screaming as I pressed the knife down his skin and trailed it down to his abdomen. "Still want to be a little shit?"

"Fuck you!"

Scarlett's POV...

I got out of the tub and ran downstairs; I hear a screaming voice and for some reason I wanted to follow it. I ran down the hallway and followed the voices. It was coming from the basement; I took a deep breath and opened the door then slowly made my way down. I gasped and put a hand over my mouth, Dominik had Cole and Jason down here. He was torturing him.

"Dominik!" I yelled; he turned around with eyes nearly popping out of his face. Cole's head fell between his shoulders, exhausted of screaming and fighting. 

"Get the hell out now! I'm not finished." He turned around and pressed the sharp metal against Cole's skin again and I nearly lunged to Cole and pulled Dominik away. 

"Get away from him!" I grabbed Dominik's shoulders until he pushed me as hard as he could with his free arm knocking me back.

"Scarlett leave! He's going to hurt you if you aren't smart and take the baby with you!" Cole hissed. 

"But-"

"No buts get out of here!" he screamed so desperate I felt it in my bones. 

"The hell you won't!" Dominik growled, I picked the baby up and ran up the stairs as fast as I could, Dominik almost yanked me back but missed. As I made it upstairs, I locked myself in a random room with Jason, only though, it wasn't so random, it was a nursery. Dominik planned knew I would end up here sooner or later with the baby. "Well Jason, here's where I'm going to leave you for a moment, I will be back. I have to go save someone important." I kissed the top of his head and gently laid him in the crib. I breathed in through my nose and out through my mouth and opened the door then slowly shut it behind me.  

When I came back, Cole was struggling to keep consciousness.  He had blood all over his face and body almost making it impossible to identify him, he was barely breathing, I swear my soul wanted to crawl out of my body and never come back. "Cole? Cole, can you hear me? It's me Scarlett." I lifted his chin to see if he would look at me, his eyes were droopy and hardly open. Cole mumbled something that came off as inaudible, regardless I knew he was telling me to leave and forget about him. 

"Enough! I'm ending this!" Dominik pulled his gun out and cocked it, I stood in front of it shielding Cole. 

"What do you think you're doing?" Dominik said gritting his teeth. 

"If you're going to kill him, kill me first, I would rather die than to live without him." Dominik walked around me, grabbed a hand full of Cole's hair forcing his head up and asked, "Do you love him?!" He growled. 

"Yes! I love him with all my heart!" I sobbed. Dominik let go of Coles hair making his head fall back in between his shoulders.  

"Do you know what I say to that?" He sneered. I couldn't even blink before the sound of the gun echoed.