"Policeβ¦ Freezeβ¦" The command entered my brain as Ethan was dragged away from me. I struggled to understand what was happening, my body still humming from Ethan's possession. I staggered and fell, bereft of Ethan's support, my legs unable to hold me. A stranger caught my arms and I whimpered snatching myself away from him. My body did not want any touch but my mates.
"Ma'am are you alright?" the police officer asked. I hugged myself cringing away from him still not understanding who these people were and what they were doing. Slowly sanity returned. I nodded at him but my eyes were dazed and my body was bruised and bleeding "It's okay!" he said soothingly " We wont let him hurt you again" He reached out to pat my shoulder and I flinched away from him.
"What?" I asked in confusion glancing around my apartment.
"A neighbour called to say she had seen someone breaking into your apartment. I'm sorry we didn't get here sooner." The officer standing in front of me explained
"Alyssa!" Ethan's voice was full of restrained violence. I looked over at him to see two uniformed police officers leading him through my ruined door in cuffs. His shoulders were tense and I could see him fighting his instincts to fight the officers.
"No!" I cried lunging to my feet. I staggered and almost fell but the police officer caught me steadying me, despite my attempts to lunge away from his touch.
" It's Ok ma'am, I'm not going to hurt you, I just need to ask you some questions!" the police officer began in a gentle voice. I pulled myself out of his arms hugging my own arms to try and get rid of the sensation of his hands on my skin
"Where are you taking him?" I demanded, my mind beginning to function again as Ethan was led away. I could see him struggling with his nature to resist the officers and return to me.
"It's okay!" the police office repeated trying to soothe my agitation "We won't let him hurt you again, you don't have to be scared."
"No you don't understand!" I implored. "It's not what it looks like!" my mind was working furiously trying to come up with a plausible excuse. I went to the door to stall the policemen who were taking Ethan away. I pulled the ruins of my dress around me trying to hide my nudity. One of the policemen thoughtfully fetched my silk robe from my bedroom and I slipped it on gratefully over the torn dress.
"Ma'am, I'm sorry, but this man broke into your apartment and hurt you we have to take him down to the station for booking!"
" No, It wasn't like that." I said mentally crossing my fingers. Preparing to lie to the police officers. The policeman just looked and me his eyebrows raised in disbelief. "He's my boyfriend!" The officer didn't look impressed "I wasn't ready for our date when he knocked and when I ran to answer the door I tripped and fell. I think I must have cried out and knocked myself silly." I raised my hand to the bump on my head. " The next thing I knew Ethan had broken the door down, and one thing kinda led to another." I looked down at my hands