What the hell just happened?!

I snap out of it as Bella rushes over to me.

Grayson had just dragged his father out of the room with his teeth after his dad had choked me.

"What just happened?" I mind-link her, very confused.

She frowns, looking in the direction of where Grayson and William had just left.

"I honestly don't know. It all happened so quickly. One minute my dad was choking you, the next you're on the ground and Grayson is dragging him out of the room by his collar."

We stare at each other for a moment trying to process what just happened.

"I'm sorry, Acacia. I really don't know why he did that. I promise you he would never do anything like that normally. It's like he was possessed or something?" she signs, still frowning.

Possessed?

The same vision of my cell appears in my head at her words.

I sniff the air and I am hit with the same dark wet woodsy smell.

Goddamit! I know that smell. I just can't remember what it is.

I shiver as Beckett skids into the room, Rosaleen following close behind.

"What happened?! Grayson said we need to take you to the hospital?" Beckett asks aloud, concerned.

"What? Why?" I sign nervously, looking at all of them.

"Because of what happened, silly. I mean, you have big purple bruises forming around your neck as we speak" Bella replies in a worried tone.

"What happened, Acacia?" Rosaleen signs, concern on her face.

I frown and look down at my hands. I feel bad for telling her, after all, it is her husband.

"I was choked" I reply, biting my lip.

"Who did it? Who choked you?"

I look at Bella and she nods frowning

"William" I sign, my bottom lip trembling.

"Oh, I'm sorry love. I really don't know what's gotten into him. Hopefully, Grayson can sort him out" Rosaleen says softly, now crouching in front of me.

She stares at the bruises forming on my neck for a moment before looking back at me.

"It's so strange, the entire day he's been acting funny. Doesn't seem like himself and then he goes and does this."

"I know, I was saying to Acacia it's like he's possessed" Bella adds, glancing at both her mother and Beckett.

I frown, trying to rake my brain.

It all seems so familiar. It must have something to do with Zane. I know that smell.

"What's wrong, Acacia?" Rosaleen asks gently.

"I don't know. The whole thing seems so familiar. As you said, possessed. And the smell..." I sign, trailing off.

"The smell?"

"Yeah. Can you not smell it?"

I watch as all three of them stop and sniff the air for a moment.

"No, honey. I can't smell anything"

"Oh," I sign back, frowning.

"Well, what can you smell Acacia?" Beckett asks aloud.

"It's faint, but a sort of wet woodsy kind of smell. Reminds me of when I was held captive..."

"Oh. Well, that can't be good" he replies looking at his mother and then back to me.

"No, and I can't remember what it was from either which is frustrating."

I sniff the air again, shuddering at the scent.

Goddammit! What the hell is it?!

Suddenly, a dull throbbing pain makes itself apparent and I gently hold my neck in pain.

"Come on, let's get you to the hospital," Beckett says, before picking me up in his arms. I lean against his chest weakly and notice that their grandad is standing in the doorway.

He raises an eyebrow at me before walking over to Rosaleen. I watch as he says something to her before smiling at me. I give him a small smile back as the twins, Rosaleen and I head out the door to the hospital.

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