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Aphmau woke up. The place she ws in felt all too familiar. She was in the basement of her old house, sitting against the wall. She was bound somehow but didn't know what exactly it was holding her back. The panic didn't set in until she looked up, only to be greeted by the piercing gaze of her past lover.
He was smiling maniacally as he slowly made his way towards her. She tried to get out of the chains, violently thrashing around violently, but to no avail. Nothing like this had happened to her in years. She came to the realization that this had to have been a sick, absolutely cruel dream.
Balto started laughing like a mad man, and that's when she noticed him holding a knife. Aphmau was greeted with a hard slap in the face. She yelped and tried to bring her hands to her face, but alas, I was locked tight. She watched, horrified as he brought the knife to her thigh, cutting into her skin. She froze up from the pain, nothing but shock and agony filling her body and mind.
"Wake up." He grunted, leaning away.
He repeated that and slowly his voice started to shift from his previously angered tone to a soft, and worried voice.
When Aphmau finally opened her eyes, she made eye contact with Aaron, who looked mortified. She looked around the room with relief, sure now that if was just a dream. Without a second to spare, the door flung open and Aphmau spaced out.
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The Falconclaw Pack, with Aaron:
"Why the HELL did you call us here in the middle of the damn night?!-" Nana was cut off by Zane's hand. He was pointing at Aphmau, who was shaking, tears rolling down her face. She didn't respond at all, she was completely zoned out.
"Aaron, what happened..?" Garroth questioned, sympathetically staring at the woman who they had grown to appreciate im the short time knowing her.
"She was still for most of the night but she started twisting and turning. I noticed she had started crying and that she must've been having a bad dream but it honestly looked more like a PTSD episode. I didn't...I didn't know what to do so I called for you guys." Aaron spoke, his voice softening as he continued to speak. He truely was worried.
He looked back towards Aphmau. She was still shaking, but there were no tears. She didn't seem fully conscious so he stayed still.
"We're gonna get Zoey, we'll be right back." Nana stated, running out of the room shortly after. Zane was following close behind.
Garroth stayed in the room, turning on the light and walking over to us. "How could he hurt her?"
"Aphmau...you're okay... I don't know what he did to you, but he can't hurt you anymore.." Aaron whispered, his voice cracked and his eyes began to fill with tears. He just wanted her to be happy and to feel safe.
Garroth put his hand on Aaron's shoulder as a sign of comfort, showing that he was there for them. They didn't try to snap Aphmau out of her trance in fear of anything bad so until Zoey came in, the two men waited in silence.
Right on time, Zoey rushed into the room, Nana and Zane behind her. "Nana told me what happened. Can I examine her for a moment?"
"Yes, of course." Aaron said, hopping off of the bed and seeing to it that Zoey had the full space she needed to work.
Aaron watched carefully as Zoey poked at his luna, making sure she wouldn't hurt her. The elf whispered something into Aphmau's ear. It twitched and she responded with a blink. Zoey asked her something quiet enough to the point that the rest of the people in the room cold only hear murmuring and couldn't make out the sentences. Aphmau nodded a bit and Zoey lifted up the shirt, only to reveal huge scars laced across her thighs.
"I'm gonna kill him..." Aaron hadn't even realized what came out of his mouth before he caught a glimpse of his eyes burning red in the reflection of the mirror across the room. The 4 other fully conscious people in the room shuddered at his sudden drop in tone. Aaron walked over to Aphmau and sat next to her, grabbing her hand. She was still trembling, but she calmed down a bit at his touch. He didn't know why she was calm with him. He didn't know why she cared to be near him yet but she did and he would offer his support every step of the way.
"He won't hurt you again. I promise he won't, not over my dead body." Aaron whispering that statement into he ear unlocked something in her.
Aphmau looked at him, her eyes full of sorrow.
"Aaron.." Her voice cracked. Aaron wrapped his arms around her and she sunk her head into his chest. She started sobbing uncontrollably. Everyone else in the room looked down or away.
"We'll leave you two alone. I'm going to have a talk with Aphmau later in the day." Zoey stated, standing up and walking out of the room, Nana, Zane, and Garroth following her out. Garroth being the last one shut the door behind him.
Aaron refocused my attention back to his luna. He pulled her into his chest, offering her a safe place to cry. He passed the time with occasional pats on her back. H kept repeating that Balto wasn't here and couldn't harm her again. Eventually she fell asleep, pressed against Aaron's chest.
Eventually Aaron fell asleep too.
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