Sitting on the steps with Sophia, she's rubbing my arms. I look down and see that I'm still wearing the dress that's covered in blood and ripped right down the center. I wrap my arms around my chest, trying to cover the big rip.

I feel a blanket being draped over me. I look up to see Aiden's saddened eyes. I quickly look away and an EMT lady walks up to me. "Ma'am, let's step inside a room, so that I can check you." The lady says. I nod and Sophia helps me stand up.

We walk towards the apartment and I brush past Aiden, not even looking at him. I hated him after what he said to me.

We walk into the apartment and I see Caleb talking to a police officer while others are down the hall picking up my fathers body. I watch, but I'm instantly pulled into the spare bathroom. The EMT lady and Sophia look at me. "I'm going to need you to undress to your bra and underwear. I need to check you." The EMT lady says.

My eyes widen, "no....I don't have a bra on." I start crying.

"Honey, I know you just went through a traumatic event. Your cousin is staying in here with you. I promise the only thing I need to do, is inspect you for broken ribs and clean your wound." She says.

I nod. Sophia takes the blanket from me and I start to take my dress off. Sophia gasps and starts balling, "oh my god!"

I look down and notice my entire chest and abdomen is covered with black and purple bruises and a long, deep cut between my breasts.

The door bursts open and I see Aiden looking around confused. Almost like he thought someone broke into the bathroom. "Get the fuck out!" I scream.

He stops and I can see guilt wash over him as he examines my body. Tears start to well up in his eyes. Sophia pushes him out.

The lady resumes examining me. "All cuts and bruises seem to be superficial. Your wrist is fractured, but you're pretty lucky Ms. Thompson. Let me just clean up this cut and bandage your wrist and you should be good to go." She says.

She turns and looks at Sophia, "why don't you get some clothes for her, so she doesn't have to walk out of here with a blood covered dress."

Sophia nods and steps out of the bathroom.

Oh my god. Mia's body looks so bad. I start crying thinking about all of the bruising on her.

I walk past Caleb and Aiden talking to the Police. I go to walk into her bedroom and notice they had taken all of the bodies, but there was still a ton of blood. A police officer stops me, "miss, it's a crime scene, I can't let you in there."

A detective walks up. I turn and look at her, "my friend needs clothing. Can I please pack a bag for her?" The detective nods and hands me gloves. She walks into the bedroom with me.

"Put the gloves on and don't touch anything besides her clothes in the closet. You may go into the bathroom and grab what is needed. It doesn't look like the struggle happened in there." She says.

I nod putting the gloves on and walk into Mia's closet, packing clothing in a bag. She can figure it out later. I grab her pajamas and sweats to wear now.

I walk out with the detective following me. I hand the suitcase to Caleb. Aiden looks at me, "what did the EMT say?"

I look at Aiden, he's going crazy with worry. "She said that Mia's bruises and cuts are all superficial. She will be fine."

He nods, "where is she staying?"

I put my hand on his shoulder, "she's staying with me for awhile, but I think you need to give her some space." Aiden's eyes start to well up with tears and he turns to walk outside.

I walk into the bathroom, noticing the EMT bandaging Mia's wrist. "She's done. Mia, I suggest you get lots of rest." She looks at me, "here, I wrote a script for the pain. She's not feeling it now, but she will tomorrow. Make sure she takes it and gets plenty of rest." She says.

Mia starts putting on sweats and a hoodie I gave her.

I nod my head and we both walk out of the bathroom, I notice Aiden walking back in. The detective comes up to Mia and I.

"Mrs. Gregory, my name is Detective Kale. I need to ask you some questions. Would that be alright?"

I nod my head. Sophia looks at me confused by my last name.

I answer detective Kales questions about my relationship with my abusive father. I told her that he forced me to marry Nick because Nick offered to fund his company for my hand in marriage. My father agreed and Nick took me as his wife when I turned 18. He beat me for two years before I ran away. As I explained my past, giving the detective knowledge of why I ran, I can see Aiden listening and breathing deeply with anger.

He then looks into my eyes and I notice a tear rolls down his face. He turns and talks to Caleb.

"Mrs. Gregory? Or you still with me?" Kale asks.

I nod, "yes, I'm sorry."

"Who gave you a new identity?"

She asks.

I take a deep breath. I don't know if should tell her, because I don't know if what I did or if what Tyler did was legal. "I don't know his name." I say.

She gives me a cold look, "Are you obstructing justice, Mrs. Gregory? You could go to jail."

I furrowed my eyebrows. I can't believe this bitch just asked me that. Before I could say anything, Aiden interrupted.

"Alright, that enough. She's been through a traumatic experience. I think she needs to rest. You can finish questioning her, with a lawyer present." He says.

Aiden ushers Sophia and I to Caleb. I don't even look at him. I hear him talking to Sophia. "Make sure she has a lawyer before she talks with that detective again." I see Sophia nod.

We reach Caleb and he helps me into the SUV. I see Aiden watching me, wanting to come to me and touch me. But, I look away from him. I lean my head against the window and drift into a deep sleep.

I feel the vehicle stop and my seatbelt is unfastened. Strong hands grip me and carry me bridal style. I wake up, frightened. I look up to see Caleb, "shhh...it's okay Mia. It's just me, Caleb. I'm not going to hurt you." I take a deep breath and lean my head against him. "I know. Thanks Caleb...for being like a big brother to me."

He smirks, "Brother huh? That's good because you remind me of my annoying little sister, back home." I chuckle and fall back asleep.

We get into Sophia's apartment and I feel Caleb lay me into Sophia's bed and pull the covers over me. Soon I'm consumed into the darkness and drift asleep.

"I can't wait to break you." I can see the venom running in his eyes as he takes a step towards me. BANG! I watch him fall to the ground, as blood pours out of Nicks head.

I jolt out of bed, having a horrible dream. I grab my side and wince in pain. That EMT lady wasn't lying. This pain is no fucking joke. Sophia sits up and rubs my back. "Hey...it's okay Mia. It was a bad dream. You're safe now. No one is going to hurt you." I pull my knees to my chin and start to sob.

Sophia pulls me back to the bed and starts rubbing my back and her hands through my hair. It reminds me so much of how my mom would try to soothe me.

The crying starts to subside and I fall back to sleep.

The next morning I wake up to an empty bed. I get up and walk into the bathroom to go pee. I notice my face in the mirror. I have a huge bruise on my forehead and black bruises on my throat. I look like a fucking mess. At least this time he didn't really damage my face.

I walk down the hall, smelling the coffee aroma. I walk into the kitchen, seeing Sophia and Bob sitting at the table. As I walk in, Bob starts crying and rushes towards me, hugging me. I wince in pain. He stops.

"Oh....honey I'm so sorry. How are you feeling this morning?" He asks.

I hold my ribs, "I feel like a fucking truck hit me. But I guess I can't complain because nothings broken."

He pulls my arms to sit next to him at the kitchen table. He puts his hand on mine, as I tell him everything that has transpired in my life.

I cry and he rubs my back, "honey, I know everything seems really bleak right now. But, you're safe. They are gone and never coming back to hurt you. The only place to go, is up from here. I also think that you should see a therapist. I will take you if you want."

I nod and smile at him, "I would like that's very much....Dad." He smiles and kisses my cheek.

"You have no idea, how happy that makes me to hear you call me Dad. I love you Mia."

I pat his hand and go to stand up, getting a cup of coffee. I hear the door knock. I place the cup on the counter and go to open the door.

My eyes widen - it's Aiden. He's just as shocked as I am, answering the door.

"Uh...Mia. Shouldn't you be resting?" He asks.

I just stood there, frozen, not knowing what to do or say.

He puts his hands on the door frame, "how are you feeling?"

At that moment I know what I'm feeling. I'm feeling fucking angry. I reach up and smack him across the face.

I see his chest rising up and down. "I deserved that." He says.

Just as I was about to yell, my Dad reaches around and puts himself between me and Aiden. He pushes Aiden out of the door, pulling the door shut with him.

The look of anger in her eyes, killed me. I caused that. I hurt her. She got hurt because of me. I should have trusted her. I should have listened to her. I should have never left her alone. All of these thoughts consume me, until I notice a very angry Bob standing infront of me.

"Look Aiden, I know you love her. I also know that she loves you. You both don't have to say it, I can see it. But, right now the best thing you can do is give her space." He says to me.

I sigh, running my hands through my scalp. "Bob, I love her so much it hurts. I need her. I've never needed someone like this in my life. I had to know she was okay." I plead.

Bob puts his hand on my shoulder, "if you love Mia the way you say, give her space. She needs to focus on herself. She needs to get herself better, both physically and mentally before you two think about pursuing anything. I'm asking you, as her Dad, give her time. She will eventually come around."

I nod and head back to my truck to leave.