{Trigger warning: Themes of Sexual Assault and self-harm}
[Third person POV]
She can feel the pain all over her body, she cannot help but feel disgusted at herself, for letting a man that is not her husband inside her, what could she have done, she had no power to defend herself.
She wakes up to see the sun heating at the small barricaded window, it seems to be another day, day three since she was kidnapped.
Though there was no reflection she can locate every wound in her body, the insanely sore busted lip wound, the back eye she attained when Ellen punched her for biting his lips when he tried to kiss her
And many other wounds all over her body, she stands up still feeling the pain, he seems to not be in the room today.
She moves to a small bucket with water before washing all the blood off her body, why? Why is she going through this? To what extent did she anger the Gods that they punish her like this?
"Ouch…." She hissed, she had never felt so worthless in her life, even when her father abandoned her, this is worse, worse than anything she has ever experienced.
'Maybe I should just end it,' she thought, he cannot hurt her if she is dead right, her thought is halted by a gut-wrenching cry of a child.
'Oh… yeah, I can't leave Zoey alone in this situation, she deserves more,' she thought, Zoey was the reason she kept going, she was the reason she found the family she wanted, she was the reason she married the man she loved.
She slowly covers her body with a towel she found in the room, before moving to pick Zoey up.
"I am so sorry, this is all my fault, I will get us out okay," she says gently rocking Zoey such that she doesn't open the wounds.
She can feel the tears flow out heavily, how will she even survive this, how does she rescue Zoey out of this. And most importantly how does she explain to Clayton how she betrayed him?
[Meanwhile]
Three days almost three days since his wife and daughter went missing and Clayton and feel his sanity slip away.
"What do you have for me detective?" he asked Alexander Ross, who in these three days hasn't done anything.
"The arrest warrant for Mrs. Mule is out," Alex replied.
"So? Is that going to rescue my wife? I have given millions into this investigation, and you do not have a single lead."
"But Mrs. Mule might know where he is hiding, we also have started using the documents to visit all the places Ellen Mule owns to see if that is where he is hiding."
Alex says, but he didn't get the reaction he needed out of Clayton, he was trying hard, very hard to find Mrs. Beckett and her daughter, but Clayton was too impatient.
"Sir, I think you are a bit too impatient, these things take time," one of the men that were with Alex says.
"Takes time, do you know the hell my wife is going through when you are taking your time finding her?"
"That is not what he meant Mr. Beckett," Alex defended.
"To hell with what he meant, I want my wife and daughter home, alive, okay," Clayton broke down crying, "I don't care if they are missing an eye or have broken ribs or anything, it seems they are bound to be hurt at this extent so won't it be better if they are alive at least."
The detective was holding back his tears, he has taken cases like this, and most cases always end in a bad note, he can now feel the frustration and anger that Clayton was feeling at the time.
"We will do everything in our power to bring your family home safe Mr. Beckett," Alex says before leaving the Beckett mansion.
"Clay, can you eat?" Melisa says she had been very worried about her grandson's mental health for the past few days, it seems he might lose his mind if Kaleah and Zoey are not found.
"I am fine, I am going to talk to Cain," Clayton ignores his grandmother before rushing to the garden where Cain was situated.
He gets there finding Cain and Cyan kissing, Cain is clearly fearful of this, since in his brain Clayton was to approve of his relationship with his sister.
"Ummm…. Clayton," Cain stutters, even Cyan who was now standing in front of Cain to protect him was nervous. "Let us explains first." Cyan says.
Clayton walks to the two still look drowsy from the lack of sleep, "Joshua will be arriving sooner than expected after these unforeseen circumstances. Please go to the office to help out."
"I will do so sir," Cain says, Clayton turned to leave when Cyan asked, "are you okay with this… I mean us dating?"
"Why should I disapprove of a man that makes my sister happy? I just want to find my wife; I don't really care about the other things." He says sadly making the two sad.
"I didn't think he would be okay with us," Cain says, "he has too much on his plate Cain, our relationship is not that big of a deal."
"Hey… don't worry, they will find her," Cain says hugging his girlfriend.
"It is not what I am afraid of, it is the state in which they will find them in, that man is sick Cain, what if he hurts them?"
Cain continues to hug his girl, the Becketts have been going through a lot these past few days and he hopes it gets better soon.
[Meanwhile]
After a long search around the shops while keeping his identity anonymous, he finally got what he wanted.
"Honey I am home," he chimes, as he enters the small room that has become his home for the past three days.
His future unrefined wife seats on the bed holding onto the brat, she is still unwilling, but it is all going to change soon.
"Kaleah my love looks what I got for us," he says reaching into the big shopping bag, he takes out a huge Sjambok, "this is when you defy me."
He walks to put it next to the bed where she is seating, he takes another dip into the bag taking out a huge camera.
"You see this, this is going to help us go live tonight where we will show that stupid Clayton how much we love each other," he said with a creepy smile.
"No… please… don't" Kaleah says turning Ellen's smile into a frown before picking the Sjambok and hitting her with it, and though she tried to protect Zoey, its tip touch Zoey's exposed thigh making her cry loudly.
"Ugh… I should have gotten something to shut that brat up," he says, "anyway forget about her, that is not the only thing I have to discipline you, I also have this, he says showing her a rope, I can tie you up real nice and you will be an obedient wife."
He continues to take out the things he bought setting up for his sick show as Kaleah tries to console Zoey from crying and rubbing the swollen thigh.
"I am so sorry Zoe, this is all my fault," she continues to say, Ellen rolls his eyes, before taking out a paper bag with food.
"Eat up, we don't want you starved when we give the world the most entertaining show of lovers," he says.
Kaleah hesitantly picks the bag up, if she doesn't eat, she will get beaten and Zoey might be caught in the crossfire. With her weak and painful body, she eats the food, consoling Zoey.
She hopes they find her sooner; she knows her husband is looking for her, she just hopes he finds her before worse happens.