Everything hurts. I groan as I wake up, curling into myself to try and stay warm.

So far I've managed to skip all my injections which is good but Zane still continues to beat and rape me which is hurting me but is also hurting Grayson. I can feel him hurting and I hate making him upset.

I sigh and sit up, unsuccessful in staying warm and asleep. God, I hate this place. It doesn't help that for the last day I've felt nauseous but I guess I can't help that either.

"Grayson" I whisper, mind linking him.

"Yeah, Princess?" he replies, quietly.

"What time is it?"

"Ummm, about 7:30."

"Okay. Did you make the serum yesterday?"

"Yeah, I did. We made heaps," he replies, stress present in his voice. I nod, thinking as more nauseous kicks in.

"God, I hope this works Grayson" I reply quietly as the vibration of footsteps approach my cell from down the hall.

"It will, I promise" he reassures.

"Shit. I have to go again. I love you, Grayson" I reply quietly before stabbing the needle into my neck once again and hiding it. It's become almost a routine now.

Wake up, fake injection, rape or torture and then food. At least nothing worse than that has happened yet, although I hate being raped. Especially now that I have Grayson.

Suddenly, a guard different to yesterday bursts through the door with my wolfsbane injection. I watch as he unlocks my cell and goes to give me the injection but stops short. Yet again, another dumb guard has fallen for my fake injection wound.

He shrugs and locks my cell once more before walking out. I grin and mentally high-five myself. I got to lay down again when a sudden wave of nauseous hits me and I quickly move over to the disgusting little toilet and gage up stomach acid.

Am I getting sick? What the hell is wrong with me? I've never had nausea this bad before.

Confused, I move to my corner and lean against the cold wall and close my eyes. I'm almost asleep again when Zane comes bounding into the room with a wicked grin on his face.

I sigh and watch dazed as he opens my cell, lifts me up and handcuffs me to the wall. I really have no energy right now and I honestly don't care what he does at this point, I just want it to be over already.

He smirks and slaps my face before punching me in the stomach, causing me to gag up more stomach acid. He continues to beat me up for what seems like forever before he removes his pants, puts a condom on and proceeds to rape me.

God, please hurry Grayson.

I stir from my sleep to a horrible cramping pain. I groan and gag up more stomach acid as I clutch my lower abdomen. I look down at myself and what I see is alarming.

Blood is pouring out of me between my legs and pooling on the floor. Panicked, I scream and a guard comes rushing in. He takes one look at me before calling for someone but I'm not sure what because at this point the pain is unbearable.

It comes in surges as more blood and a few clots pour out of me. Suddenly Zane is in the room and staring at me. He glares at me and I scream out in pain again.

I feel tears roll down my cheeks and I feel him lift me up and walk me out of the room in his arms. The last thing I see is a dark corridor with a light at the end before I black out.

Pain washes over me as I am woken by the very distant vibration of people moving around me. A little confused, I open my heavy eyes and see that I'm in Zane's hospital wing.

Crinkling my nose at the disgusting nature of the place, I look down at my body and notice I am hooked up to a few machines and I have a drip in my left hand and a dirty hospital gown on.

Suddenly, the doctor is in front of me, a neutral expression painted on his face. From what I know, the doctor here is the only rogue that knows any sign language and even his understanding is not that good.

I watch him carefully as he thinks for a moment before making eye contact with me.

"You. Baby. Lost" he manages to sign slowly, the concentration written all over his face.

"What?" I sign back confused. He rolls his eyes and tried again, this time speaking as he tried to sign.

"You had a miscarriage. You - lost - a baby - an e-m-b-r-y-o. It would have only been a few weeks old" 

He then proceeds to walk away to tend to someone else. I stare at the spot he was standing in shock.

I had a miscarriage? I was pregnant? How? I don't understand. It can't have been Zane's because I've only been here for a couple of days and the last time I had sex was - oh god.

Grayson. It was Grayson's.

How? We used condoms? One must've broken. Oh god. I lost our baby. Tears begin to roll down my cheeks as the realisation hits me. I lost our baby. Grayson's going to hate me.

As if on cue, Grayson's voice floats into my head. I begin to sob, not knowing what to say.

"Princess, what's wrong? What happened? All I felt was a pain in my stomach but not like the usual pain and then it stopped and then I felt you crying" he says softly. I sob harder, my heart breaking a little. Not knowing what to say is killing me.

"Please talk to me, Acacia. What's wrong?"

"I feel empty. You'll hate me" I manage to choke out between sobs.

"No sweetheart, I won't hate you. Just tell me what's wrong" Grayson continues gently. I suck in a sharp breath but that doesn't do much as I continue to sob, the pain of having to tell him ripping through me.

"I lost it, Grayson" I whisper, tears streaming down my face.

"Lost what, Princess?"

"A baby... Our baby... I lost our baby. I didn't even know I was pregnant" I blurt out all in one go as a fresh wave of tears start. Grayson is silent for a moment. 

Oh god, he's mad.

"Shit," Grayson says quietly, his tone darkening. "This isn't your fault Princess. You had no way of knowing you were pregnant. Hell, we used a condom but then again, they aren't one hundred percent effective. Fuck!" 

I whimper slightly as he yells and he notices.

"Sorry Acacia, I'm not mad at you, not at all. It's a lot to take in and I'm sad we lost the baby but it's not your fault. It's Zane's."

"He beat me in the stomach and raped me this morning and then later I woke up bleeding badly. The only reason I know it was a miscarriage is because the doctor just came and told me," I reply quietly, sniffling.

"Jesus" Grayson whispers. "Fucking hell... I can't stand you being in there, Acacia and now that you've just lost our baby, it proves that I've already left it way too long. I'm coming to find this place right now and we are getting you out of there, I promise you that on my life. Just hang in there a little longer for me." he says sternly. 

"Okay, just please be careful. I've already lost our baby today and I'm not ready to lose you too" I say softly, tears welling in my eyes.

"I know, Princess. I'll be extra careful, I promise. I love you, don't forget that."

"I won't. I love you too. Grayson?"

"Yeah, Acacia?"

"Please don't stop talking. I don't want to be alone right now" I whisper, my bottom lip trembling.

"I'm not going anywhere, I promise" Grayson replies softly. A sense of calm washes over me and I lay back in the bed and close my eyes, listening to Grayson's voice mumble his every move.

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