Everything Opposite

Chapter Thirty

Trigger warning: graphic scene ahead read at your own risk

Ryleigh
Zack stood by the door watching me brush my teeth after getting sick again. It was the second month of morning sickness. I knew exactly what was wrong. I was pregnant again. "Babe, maybe you should see a doctor,"Zack urged. I glared at him and placed my toothbrush down. "I know exactly what's wrong!"I exclaimed. He narrowed his eyes. I dug around in my bathroom drawer before producing three positive pregnancy tests from a few days ago.

His eyes widened in shock. What I didn't expect, however, was for Zack to hug me and swing me around in his arms. He sat me down and I crossed my arms, looking at him. "What? Aren't you excited?"he asked. "Zack, this is serious. Clarity is only five months old. It's kind of soon, don't you think? Hell, we aren't even married yet,"I said in frustration. "We could be,"he said. "I'm not ready!"I snapped.

I left the bathroom and pulled my phone out to make an appointment with my OBGYN. She was going to squeeze me in right away. I told Zack that he needed to watch Clarity for the afternoon and texted Alex and Rian to come over. After all, Rian was a parent figure to the band. I grabbed my keys and went to my car before driving in town for my doctors appointment.

My doctor told me all looked well and gave me prenatal vitamins. I scheduled my next appointment before walking out to my car. A feeling of unease passed through me at the man across the road watching me intently. I shouldered my purse and continued walking. A dark blue van screeched to a stop in front of me, blocking my path. I tried to turn around to run back inside the building. I was afraid to turn my back but I didn't want to die.

A door slammed open and I was tackled to the ground. My head slammed into the concrete and I saw spots, feeling woozy. I tried to fight off my attackers, scratching them with my nails until a hard punch to my jaw rendered me unconscious.

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I woke up hours later on a cold cement floor. Light came from a single bulb over my head. My hands were tied together with a large zip tie. I lifted my arms up feeling dried blood on my forehead. I tried not to panic as I tried thinking back to what happened, how I got here, and where the hell here was. The door was locked from the outside.

I came up blank. I heard the dead bolt on the door turn. I gasped and went to the corner as the door opened. Two silhouettes appeared in my vision. They came into the light. I tried not to cry as I caught sight of the man I had to call father for years. Behind him was the man I recognized as the man who Logan escaped from.

"Ryleigh, you've been very bad,"my 'father' said giving me a creepy smile and coming close enough. He gripped my arm tightly and flipped me over, smacking my ass. The other man came up with a whip. "Please, no! I'll do anything, I did nothing to deserve this!"I screeched, trying to squirm but my 'father's' foot held me in place. "You did everything to deserve this. You know what you did and it's too late to try to make up for it,"my 'father' said and he and the other man laughed.

I tried to protect my stomach as best as I could as the whip came down, stinging my back again and again. I fought back against the tears, not wanting to give them the joy of seeing me cry. After getting no reaction, I was flipped over onto my back. "You bitch!"my 'father' screamed in my face and he slapped me.

The other man came up with a rope. It was then I noticed the bed in the corner. I was wrenched to my feet and tried to squirm away, only causing my wrists to cut and bleed. I had no shoes. They tugged me to the bed and I fought against them, screaming at the top of my lungs. I was no match for the pair as they grabbed my ziptied wrists and tied them to the top of the bed.

Next, they grabbed each of my feet despite my kicks and tied them to the bedposts, leaving me in spread eagle position. I couldn't help but cry then. "We'll be right back, bitch!"the other man finally spoke. My 'father' slid a blindfold over my eyes. They never shut the door. I whimpered and, against my will, began to cry. One of them came back in then and climbed on top of me. His breath smelled of cigarettes and booze. I squeezed my eyes shut under the blindfold wishing this torture was over.

When he was done, my 'father' replaced him and I couldn't help but cry out with every thrust of his hips on mine. He would slap me and punch me for every noise I made. When he finished, a sharp punch to my jaw knocked me into unconsciousness once more.

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Zack
I was growing worried. Rian was currently entertaining my daughter as I received Ryleigh's voicemail once more. Alex looked at me with worry in his eyes. It was dark outside and Ryleigh never returned from her doctor's appointment. "What if something's wrong or she ran away?"I asked Alex with tears in my eyes. "You know Ryleigh. She wouldn't have run away like this, not without Clarity and if something was wrong she would have called one of us. No one has heard from her,"Alex said, squeezing my shoulder.

"I'm going to call Lisa, we'll stay here tonight. If she isn't back by morning we're calling the police!"Alex said, pulling his phone from his pocket and dialing Lisa's number as he walked away. I just put my head in my hands. I missed my fiancé. I hoped everything was okay. My stomach twisted in anxiety and I wanted to cry but I couldn't. I had to be strong for Clarity.

A/N: Hey y'all! I'm gonna apologize in advance for all the emotions you've felt and are going to feel. I've had this book planned out for a long time. I'm sorry if my updates are sporadic I have a lot of shit going on with work and I'm getting over being sick so bear with me. Let me know your thoughts. How was your holidays? Much love!

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