******** This chapter has attempt of S/A please read at your own risk.**********

Kendall Pov

The next time I wake up, I try to sit up and wince in pain. When I wake up again, I see that it is dark. I look at the time on my phone and see that it's 11 pm. I go to Arlo's contact and try giving him a call, but it goes straight to voicemail. "Where is he?" I ask aloud. I get out of bed and descend the stairs; all the lights are out, and the room is dark. I head to the kitchen to get a glass of water. I enter the kitchen and see that the refrigerator is open and someone is standing there. "Ah!" I let out a terrified scream. The individual shuts the refrigerator and then turns to face me. "You scared the living daylights out of me, Jesus Reed." I say as I put my hand on my chest. "What are you doing up? When Arlo sees you out and about, he will be furious." As he turns to turn on the light, he says, He looks at me, and I fold my arms across my chest. The way he is staring at me is making me uncomfortable; he is looking at me like I'm something to eat. "Well, he would be here if he was concerned. Plus, I'm thirsty and hungry." Say and walk around him to make me a sandwich.

Whether he left or is simply not speaking, Reed does not respond. After I make my food, I start to put it away. When I turn, I run straight into Reed. "Sorry, I didn't mean to or know you were still in here." I say nervously and try to walk around him, but he stops me.

He places his hand around my waist and moves it slowly down to my leg. I struggle and make an effort to get away from him, but he refuses to move. "Why do you have to be such a little tease all the time, walking around in clothes like this? In front of me. Don't you know what you do to me and others around you?" As he puts his mouth to my neck, he says, I gag because I can smell the strong stench of alcohol on his breath.

My blood turns to ice, and my heart begins to race with fear, so I take a small step back. "No, Reed, please let me go. This isn't you, and this isn't right for you to be doing this." When I scream, he ignores me and pushes me away. My cup drops and breaks as I collide with the counter. He approaches me, tugs my nightshirt until it tears, and begins applying sloppy kisses to my neck and breast. He becomes enraged and backhands me when I start crying and hitting him. My ears are ringing from the force of his blow to me, which caused me to fall to the ground. "You know I've always liked you, but you never gave me the time of day. You were too stuck on Arlo." He says, unbuckling his belt and approaching me. I slide back, trying to get away, but it was of no use because I backed into the cupboard.

"This is not you, Reed. Please let me go, and I promise not to tell anyone," I sob as he walks closer to me; he hits me again. "Shut up! He yells at me and drags my legs towards him. I kick him and fight back. I refuse to allow him to do this to me. But after five minutes of fighting, I start to give up. However, he is pulled away from me just as he is about to pull down my shorts. I look and see Arlo beating the shit out of Reed, and Jax is running over to me.

He halts in his tracks as I fearfully back away. "Kendall, I won't hurt you." With his hands raised, he indicates that he has no intention of hurting me. I am trembling and crying as I sit there with my knees to my chest.

"Oh my god, Kendall." I hear a Missy and Ashley yell; they come running over to me. "Please, Jax, give me your jacket." Ashley says, and he shrugs it off and hands it to her. Ashley puts it around my shoulders and assists me in getting to my feet. "We are going upstairs with her." Missy says, and I follow them out of the kitchen.

As I pass Jax, I look over and see Arlo on top of Reed throwing one hit after another as Reed blocks them and throws his own punches. "I warned all of you not to fucking touch her." He yells. His dad walks over and tries to pull him off of Reed, and Elise tries to pull Reed away also. "You do not have to see this, Kendall, please." Ashley beckons me out of the kitchen in a whisper.

I arrive at Arlo's room and take a seat on his bed. I cry as I glance down at my hands. I just sob while putting my unsteady hands in my hair and running them through it. Ashley and Missy sit next to me and put their arms around me as I glance at them. They cry with me. "Why me? What did I do to deserve to be attacked like that? Why?" I cry harder.

"Hey, you did nothing wrong. Reed is merely a sick person. Come on, let's get you cleaned up." Ashley says, trying to get me to get up.

"Can you guys go, please? I want to be alone." I say to them with the tears still coming down my face. After exchanging glances, they shake their heads and walk out of the room. I slowly rise and make my way to the restroom. I head to the shower, switch it on, and undress. When I look in the mirror, I see the bite marks and horrible cuts on my face from him attacking me. This causes more tears. I grab the body wash and find a washcloth as soon as I am in the shower. Scrubbing my body until it bleeds does not eliminate the unpleasant, filthy, and unclean feeling I get from it. When I am finished, I just cry and drop to my knees. Even after my body becomes numb and the water becomes cold, I remain in this state. I don't notice Arlo walking in until the water is shut off. I look up at him, and he looks broken. His hands are cut up, and he has a couple of bruises on his face. He reaches for the towel on the door and bends down to me. He covers me up and picks me up gently. As he does this, I am shivering, and I did not even realize how cold I was until I stepped outside.

"I got you, Amore." He whispers to me as he helps me dry off and get dressed. After I'm finished, he helps me to his bed and climbs in after me. He covers me up and then pulls me to him and wraps his arms around me. This causes me to break down again. All he does is hold me in his arms, kiss the top of my head, and whisper sweet nothings. This continues until I eventually give in to the gloomy night and go to sleep.

Arlo Pov

I hear a scream coming from the kitchen as my father, Jax Elise, and I enter the house. As I dash around the house, I notice that the kitchen light is on. As I walk in, what I see makes my blood boil, and all I see is red. I quickly run to Reed and Kendall and remove him from her. I flung him to the ground and began punching him in the face. He is able to land a couple of his own blows. "I'm going to kill you. I fucking told you and everyone else not to touch her at all. I scream at him while continuing to strike him. Jax and my father both interrupt and split us up. "I want this traitorous bastard locked up in the cells now." I am seething looking at Reed. Even though I got him pretty good-his nose and lip are bleeding, and his eyes were swollen-I am not entirely satisfied. I turn to see that Kendall is no longer down here, and I look at Jax.

"The girls took her upstairs to get her cleaned up." He says. "Son, you need to calm down before you go to her. Come on. Elsie, please take Reed to the warehouse and guard him. We will deal with him in the morning." My father says.

Ashley and Missy enter the kitchen as they are pulling him from the house. "Kendall is in the shower. We arrive here in time, I believe. But she is still really broken over this. But please, Arlo, do not leave her alone. I worry that she will make a mistake and injure herself once more. She had a history of self-harm when we first met her." Ashley says to me. I shake my head and go upstairs to my room.

As I enter the room and hear the shower still running, I say, "Kendall." As soon as I enter, I see my broken angel sobbing while sitting on the floor with her knees pressed to her chest. I shut the water off and grab a towel. I drape it over her and help her up. After she gets dressed, I carry her to bed, get in with her, give her a head kiss, and hold her while she sobs.

We stay this way all night until she falls asleep. "My love, do not worry; I will hold him accountable for what he did to you." I say to her and kiss her head as she sleeps.