Emilia’s head was pounding... and she could still hear Grace crying in the distance. Yet when Emilia opened her eyes the poor woman was in an unfamiliar place and her head was killing her. Squinting she could make out a figure in front of her, followed by bright lights...but her conscious state didn’t last very long considering the circumstances.
It had started out like their normal mornings, Emilia had taken Ryan to school and brought Grace home. She was supposed to see a doctor later on in the day at Luke’s work..portal..place, thing, simply because it had been two months now and Emilia was still throwing up now and again. They assumed it was just her body accommodating Grace and intertwining things with her mind, but Luke and Cassie both seemed to agree it was time to see a doctor to make sure it wasn’t something else. After all, Emilia was human and they didn’t have everything figured out with hybrid babies being adopted and taken in with humans. God knows Emilia was taken with Grace the moment she held that tiny baby, it was just a wonder why she was still...well, acting like she was post-partum at times. Even though Luke assured her it was probably normal, it was just to ease everyone's mind that she see a doctor.
So after a morning bath, Emilia had just laid Grace down for her morning nap, and she and Hunter were tidying up downstairs. Ryan and Grace’s toys were everywhere and she was loving it. However, Hunter took off running upstairs to her and Luke’s bedroom, and she heard him barking like crazy. Emilia simply assumed her was being a crazier version of himself. After all, Hunter was a dog, dogs barked at things. But the way he was barking made Emilia go up after a couple of minutes...and something wasn’t quite right. Their balcony doors? They were wide open. Yeah, okay, it was windy out... but they had been locked? Luke always locked them at night and Emilia hadn’t gone out, at all.. “What..” She mumbled softly and moved to close the doors, examining the lock, and it seemed fine. Maybe Luke forgot? But... Luke never forgot things like that. Emilia’s mommy senses were tingling and she immediately ran downstairs, Hunter with her everystep and Emilia ran into the kitchen to grab a knife, and she went running to Grace’s bassinet. Only to see her baby was gone.. “Grace?!” Emilia shrieked and she looked around, panic setting in and she felt her heart thundering. She looked down at Hunter who seemed to be sniffing and she followed the dog...and that was when she saw her. The woman who had been causing all of their problems. Holding her daughter.
“Rachel..” Emilia glared at the pathetic woman and her fingers tightened on the knife, Hunter growling by her side. “Put her down.” She demanded instantly and the woman simply looked at Emilia with nothing but evil in her eyes... and Emilia knew in her gut if she had the chance, she would kill her. There wasn’t a choice now. “She’s just a baby, she hasn’t done anything...put her down.” Emilia pleaded, but Rachel was shaking her head no.
‘How is it possible...that you two have been married for a little over a year, and you have two children? That look exactly like you?’ Rachel questioned as she looked between Emilia and Grace, and Emilia could feel her blood boiling as she answered.
“I don’t particularly see how this is any of your business, put my daughter down, now.” She couldn’t do anything, but Grace was sound asleep in this moment, and god forbid if Rachel hurt her, Emilia would kill her, she swore it. “You’re only making this worse for yourself... put her down, and leave...and I won’t call the cops.” Oh but she’d tell Luke and Luke would kill her, Emilia knew it.
Rachel began laughing, and Emilia could tell that she had some type of mental breakdown... and then without even an indication, poor Grace was tossed to Emilia like a football, and Emilia had no choice but to drop the knife and catch grace, falling back onto the floor as Rachel tried to run away, and Emilia screamed for Hunter to get her. Grace was screaming at the top of her lungs, the poor infant startled awake, but Emilia had caught her safely, and she cradled her baby for a moment before quickly scrambling to put her back in her crib. She could hear Rachel’s screams as Hunter bit her.. But she heard Hunters pain whines and immediately Emilia put Grace back in her bassinet, her anger overthrowing her maternal instincts, and she picked up the knife she dropped and she went to confront Rachel. She wasn’t leaving this apartment alive. No way in hell.
When Emilia ran to see Hunter curled up on the floor and breathing heavily, Emilia’s heart broke because the bitch apparently stabbed their dog.. “Where are you?!” She screamed, knowing damn well she didn’t leave.. and Emilia turned just in time for Rachel’s boot clad foot to kick her right in the face. Emilia gasped and she rolled on the floor to cup herself.. but she looked at Rachel and she kicked the womans feet out from under her. Emilia crawled over and began punching and slamming the womans head down on the floor. She managed to claw and scratch at Rachel’s face, and the other woman screeched like a cat.
The two of them were rolling around on the floor, knocking things over as they went. Emilia finally broke free to try and search for her weapon, during their scuffle they knocked over a table with their picture frames on it..and Emilia grabbed a big piece of glass and she stabbed Rachel’s calf with it. Emilia’s own blood mixing in because of how hard she was gripping the sharp edges. Rachel kicked Emilia in the ribs, successfully knocking the air out of the young woman. Emilia gasped and she curled up in a ball because she was crippled in pain for a moment. Emilia could hear Grace’s wailing, and she wanted to be able to get up and keep fighting, but she wasn’t trained like Luke, and honestly? She was in so much pain right now. Emilia screamed when Rachel retaliated and sliced Emilia’s arm with the knife she’d been looking for. Hunter growling as he could only lay there helpless.
Emilia began crawling away from Rachel at this point, trying to find one of the panic buttons hidden in their apartment, but Rachel had other plans. Just before she could reach it and call for help. Rachel had picked up one of their lamps...and she hit Emilia right in the temple, forcing the poor woman unconscious.
When Emilia finally came to later... she felt her battle wounds all over, cuts from both Rachel and form when they had been rolling around on the glass. Luke would find her...someone would know something happened when she wouldn’t go to pick Ryan up from school.. Oh god, Hunter... poor Hunter. Emilia’s eyes moved to Rachel’s face, and she smirked at the sight of the bruises on that pathetic woman. Yet Rachel didn’t like that and Emilia was immediately back handed, and she let out a small cry. She was tied to a chair..and from what she could tell, there were three cameras set up at different angles.
‘Now, Emilia, you’re going to tell everyone the truth about you and Luke’s arranged marriage... or I’m going to kill you, and your precious little girl.’
Emilia could hear the sound of a baby crying somewhere...and she was so disoriented and confused from her injuries she began struggling against her restraints. “Rachel! I swear to god if you hurt her I will fucking end you..I swear it..” Emilia’s words were cut short as her eyes met the barrel end of a pistol..and Rachel smirked.
‘Again, last warning, you’re going to sit here and explain to the people how he paid you to be his wife, that fucking pathetic hybrid, and how he made me have an abortion...and how you came into the picture to make him seem like an amazing guy...but he’s not. He’s just a fucking monster, he’s not even human.’
If looks could kill, well, Rachel would’ve exploded right then and there...