Trigger Warning - graphic rape
LYRA
He had been holding me for a very long time. I may have even dozed off. He was lazily twirling my hair in his fingers, kissing my head. He was using his ice magic to soothe the multiple bite marks all over me, when his whole body stiffened. He only had time to say "I promise it will be ok," when another male burst through the door.
The male standing before us was violent fury personified. His body and sheer presence took up the whole room. He wore leathers and weapons and the most horrifying part was the way he looked at us. What was that look? Disgust and rage. When he finally collected himself enough to speak, he spat out to Caed "Nice bites. I heard you had taken a mate, Brother. Do you care to make an introduction before I claim my prize?"
Caed again whispered in my ear that it would be okay. Considering the rage rolling off the other male and the dread I sensed from Caed, my stomach started to churn. Something very, very bad was about to happen. Caed got up, electricity snapping, and pushed the other male, yelling at him to get the hell out. As Caed shoved him out the door, the male looked over his shoulder at me with a sickeningly twisted smile and blew me a kiss.
I could hear them arguing for what felt like hours. I was shaking and trying to maintain control. I determined that this had to be Caed's brother and his name was Gabriel, as that was the name I kept hearing Caed shout. After many, many words, the other male bellowed loud enough to make the mountain quake, "Enough! This is not up for discussion or negotiation. If you do not respect the Rite I am well within my rights to kill you, or her, or both. Right now I am inclined to kill you and take her for myself. This is happening. NOW!"
With that, both males crashed into the room. There was a full lightning storm between them as they shoved and hit each other. Caed jumped to my side and tried to grab my hand as Gabriel threw him off balance. I watched Caed slam into the wall, still reaching for me. He then looked up at his brother with horror and rage in his eyes. I looked at Caed questioningly. Just as his eyes met mine, I felt an enormous, rough hand grab my ankle and drag me across the bed.
I screamed as Gabriel picked me up and slammed me back down onto the bed on my stomach. Caed finally caught my hand and pulled it toward him. He sat on the floor next to me and repeated "I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry" over and over to me.
I was so confused and shocked that what was happening did not even begin to register until Gabriel shoved his arm under my stomach and yanked me up onto my knees. He slapped my ass hard and when I cried out, he roughly sank his fingers inside me from behind. The realization was finally sinking in and I looked at Caed and started screaming.
CAED
I wanted to puke. I wanted to pass out. I wanted to die, but all I could do was try to hold onto her and keep her with me. How could I have let this go on for so long? How could I have fooled myself into thinking it was going to be ok? How did I convince myself that, just because she was my mate, she could not be taken from me?
She was looking at me and all I could see in her face was her shock and horror. She started screaming and there was absolutely nothing I could do that would not get one or both of us killed, so I sat on the floor trying to hold onto her as my brother raped my mate right in front of my very eyes.
LYRA