Chapter Nine
Rhys
"Come to bed", Amarantha demands.
"No", I finally protest.
"Rhysand we both know I can ruin you in an instant, I have your money I own you"
"Why do you keep doing this"
"Because you are mine, and you love your inner circle to much to let me send them all to prison"
"We are innocent"
"I have everything I need to frame you, let's see what will the charges me financial fraud, legal fraud, tampering with evidence, injustice"
"You did that, you are the one who stole the only evidence we had linking Tamlin to that fire", I growl
"Now I have the evidence, which I can twist whatever way I wish, your money, your freedom and you"
I stared at her clenching my jaw and fists.
"Now do what I said and come to bed", she smiles.
I wake up in a cold sweat panting. I open my eyes and see those eyes staring into mine.
"Rhys", Feyre says "It's okay, it's okay"
I sigh and bury my face into her shoulder, realising I fell asleep in her bed but it doesn't matter, or it could mean a lot. I don't care right now. She's here and Amaranthas not.
"Feyre", I breathe unable to stop myself from pulling her closer.
Her hands run through my hair and I have trouble breathing.
I remember this old legend about mates, two people who are destined to be together, soulmates but from old poems and legends of fae. I've had my girlfriends through the years but god when I met Feyre something just clicked. I love her, more than I thought I was capable of loving.
"Rhys what is it", she asks quietly her breath on my cheek.
"Just nightmares", I say not feeling embarrassed as any other woman would make me feel. I trust her completely.
"Rhys, you can talk to me", she says with wide eyes.
"Remember when I said I was in an abusive relationship"
She nods, listening fully.
"She manipulated me into staying with her, blackmail, threats, she was the last person I shared a bed with"
She looks at the bed realising.
"I can go or", she begins stuttering.
"No, stay", I say fully raw.
"I won't leave Rhys", she promises.
"I won't leave either Feyre"
It feels like a part of myself has been found, a part I can't lose.
Tamlin also thought that he can't lose her and he almost ruined her.
All I see is how damn strong she is. How smart, beautiful...
"Rhys", she says snapping me out of my haze.
I look into those eyes and find myself lost in them. Fuck I've never felt this before.
Her lips are so close I could just kiss her but no. Not yet.
"Go back to sleep", I say touching her warm face with callused fingers.
"You aren't the only one who gets nightmares Rhys", she tells me.
I lie down and she lies her head on my chest.
"It will be okay, we have each other"
I kiss her forehead so gently as her eyes flutter closed.
Feyre
For the first night in weeks I had no nightmares. Instead a dream I don't want to wake up from. But as my mind wakes I realise it's reality. I feel his steady heartbeat under my head.
Part of me is saying what the hell Feyre but the rest...
"Good morning", he says softly, his morning voice making me feel a certain way.
"Good morning", I say.
"Are you ready?" He asks.
"I will be soon but not yet"
He runs his fingertips down my back, over my singlet.
"Would you like me to go in with you"
"Please"
I've never liked police, whenever I saw them it was threats of getting evicted. I had to work to pay the rent while Nesta went out and did whatever she wanted and Elain gardened constantly. Now Dads got some job with transporting goods overseas and they are living good again. Well mainly due to Tamlin offering to give them money. Fuck I forgot about that.
"Don't overthink it, we will go and report what he did, I'll give them a statement and Amren will give them yours"
"I need coffee", I say not wanting to get up. Wanting to stay in bed with Rhys.
"I have a show tonight if you think you'll be up for it"
"I want to show Tamlin he didn't break me, that I'm not an obedient little bitch, that he doesn't own me and that I'm not the person he tried to make me"
"Make him furious Feyre Darling", he smirks.
Amren leads me and Rhys to the police station.
We hang behind as Amren approaches the police desk.
"My client wishes to report a matter of domestic violence and assault, I have a statement prepared and witnesses", she says, she may be small but god she is terrifying.
"Yes ma'am we will file the report"
She hands him a file with all of our statements in as well as the photographs.
"It is already a high profile case and due to the significant evidence and ongoing threats via text message I highly suggest you do it quickly", she demands with a small smile.
The cop nods briskly and Amren turns to us.
"Now if we're lucky they'll put out a warrant for his arrest, but don't expect him to be arrested, he'll most likely be given a court date"
I nod finally feeling the weight off my shoulders but I'm not done.
I want him to suffer.
Rhys
I'm backstage getting ready for the show with Cassian and Azriel.
"We saw you leaving Feyres room", Cassian blurts our and Azriel smacks him on the back of the head.
"It's not what you think, she was worried about the cops and the tool"
"Yeah we know but you were in there, all night", Azriel points out, he always notices everything I swear.
"I will say I have a thing for her", I admit knowing they won't stop until they get an answer.
"You love her", Azriel says.
"Okay, I'm in love with her and I feel stupid I've only known her for a little while, two months, she's only just nineteen and I'm twenty five, and after what the fucker did to her"
"Look yeah circumstances ain't fairytale but you love her nothing else matters", Cassian says actually sounding wise for once.
"Where the fuck is Feyre", a girl with dark blonde hair, similar to Feyres walks in.
"Who are you", Azriel asks stepping up to the defence.
"I'm her sister, Nesta, I heard that she is pressing charges against that tool, now where is she?" she demands.
"So you're the infamous Nesta", Cassian comments and I just decide to stand back and watch, from what I've heard of Nesta god this will be interesting.
"And who are you?", she asks looking like she's ready for a fight.
"Cassian, it's a pleasure"
"God where is Feyre, is she alright"
"Nesta", Feyre gasps as she walks in and sees her sister.
Feyres hair is dyed her natural colour again, and her make up is dark and god she's dressed in a cut out dress with fishnet tights, with a leather jacket and boots. Fuck she's beautiful.
"What did he do to you!", Nesta demands.
"He hurt me", Feyre simply says.
"If he ever comes near me I will kill him myself"
"As great as that sounds it's illegal and we have the scariest lawyer in the state", Cassian says.
"Do you really want to do that", Nesta fires at him.
"Yes", he challenges.
Feyre and I raise our eyebrows at each other.
"Okay everyone move it", Amren yells "Five minutes"
Cassian manages to get Nesta away and everyone follows. Leaving me and Feyre.
"You look gorgeous", I say honestly speechless.
"So do you", she says colour appearing in her cheeks.
Could she feel the same way?
God of course she wouldn't, she might be attracted to me but how could she fall for someone after Tamlin. I would blame her if she didn't want to be with anyone for ages.
"Will you come on stage with me", I ask as I get an idea.
"What", she says going pale.
"You want to make him furious and I know you can sing, sing with me"
She turns her head to the side then smiles.
"Oh what you convince me to do", she says and walks towards the stage.
Tamlin
"Tamlin there's something you should see", Ianthe says then plays a live video.
I growl as I see Feyre with Rhysand on stage.
Singing a fucking love song of all things.
"Are they", I begin.
"I don't know but she's been living with him and his inner circle"
I throw the closest thing to my into the wall which is a plate.
"You should have killed him when you had the chance, if you did Feyre would still be yours", another female voice says.
"Amarantha", I say bitterly.
"I know we aren't best friends but I took care of the evidence and now we can help each other again, you will get Feyre, and I will get Rhys", the red head grins wickedly.
"Deal", I say immediately. I need her. She is mine.
Mine only.
I have a ring for her, I will propose and she will marry me, then she can never leave me.
"Now I have a concert to crash", she says, leaving as quickly as she came.
Feyre
Rhys and I stumble off the stage with the biggest smiles on our faces, feeling electric. I understand why he performs god it feels so amazing. I've never felt so alive.
When I look at him in that moment there is nothing on my mind, not Tamlin, not the cops, not Nesta. Nothing except Rhys.
It hits me in an instant, something so intense my breathing stops and my heart races.
My eyes are fixated on him, from his violet eyes and then to his lips.
I step closer to him and stumble into his arms not so accidentally.
My head rises and his lips are so close.
Then his head turns sharply and I see his gaze on a red headed woman. Beautiful but her gaze is cruel.
"Did you miss me?" She asks.
Trying to make up for literally half a year of not updating. I finally have a vision for this story.
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