Rising From the Ashes

Charlotte’s POVI woke up and noticed that the house was quiet, I smiled to myself as I climbed out of bed and started to get ready for work. I looked at my body in the mirror before getting in the shower and noticed that my bruises were all starting to fade. It must have been almost a week since he last came home. I knew that meant he was probably with another women, but that was the least of my worries. I quickly showered and got dressed grabbing my bag before locking up and walking to work. I used to drive until he sold my car on me, now my only way to get to work was on foot. I was not allowed any cash or a bank card of my own. I suppose that I should be lucky that I was allowed my phone, not that anyone ever contacts me apart from him. My family and friends all stopped messaging and calling me a while ago. I arrived at work just as my boss pulled up outside. I did not want it to look like I arrived with him, even though I didn’t. The women in the office were obsessed with him, th

Jack’s POVI was pissed, where was that wanka hiding? My rival had a new 2IC who was trying to steal away my business. I did not like anyone going against me, I knocked Gavin my rival back years ago. Now he was suddenly back and had a guy who was too bloody good and was getting in my way. As we pulled up to the office, I saw the girl that Ryan likes to talk to move against the wall. She was the only girl in the office who did not throw herself at me, she did not even give me a second look and I hated how much that bothered me. I was good-looking guy and stinking rich, I could not understand why she did not check me out like the other girls. The only one she seemed to talk to was Ryan, she would always make him a coffee every morning. I arrived at my desk and started to look though surveillance footage. I had the guy’s face, but I could not find anything else out about the guy. It was like he was a ghost. He was trying to get all my contacts on his side and turn them against me. I stil

Jack’s POVI watched the medic asking Charlotte questions, while he was doing that, I was looking her over while she was distracted. Since she was only in nickers and a bra, I could see the small scars and bruises that littered her body. I felt sick thinking that she had been suffering and I didn’t notice. I was her boss, and she was one of my best workers. As soon as we arrived at the hospital she was whisked away, and a doctor stopped us from following.“I am sorry, but you are unable to come with her, if you wait here a nurse will show you to her room where you are more than welcome to wait” He did not wait for a reply and instead ran off in the direction that they had taken Charlotte.“How long have you known her husband was beating her?”“A while, I was wanting her to trust me a bit more”.“Then what?”“I still have my old flat, I was going to let her stay there till she was back on her feet”.I could not be mad at him as I know that she would not have let him help her if she did

Charlotte’s POVAs soon as Ryan and Jack left, I fell into a deep sleep. I was vaguely aware of the nurses checking on me, but I did not wake up fully. By the time I finally woke up it was morning again. I looked towards the door and saw Ryan stood there.“What are you doing here? You should be at work”.He grinned at me as he walked into the room and adjusted the bed for me so that I was sitting up. He then handed me the remote “I asked Jack if I could be your guard instead and he agreed”.“I am not sure why I need a guard, I don’t think Philip is stupid enough to try hurt me in a hospital and even if he was, he would be looking for me in a public hospital, not a private one”.“That’s his name Phillip?”.“Yeah Phillip Lord”“Do you know what he does for a job?”.“He told me he was a plumber”.“You don’t believe him?”.“We had a broken tap and he got someone in, if he was a plumber why did he not fix it?”.“Did you ask him that?”.“I preferred not to provoke him” I laughed “Why do I ha

Jack’s POVAs we got back to the house I went to my office and tried to get some work done. I looked over the surveillance footage again of him stood right outside my office. I tried doing image searching on his face, but nothing came up. I held my head in my hands feeling like a failure. I had no idea that she was being abused. I saw her everyday and she worked closely with me working on all my meeting and advertising needs. I did not even notice Ryan walk in until he spoke.“You ok boss?”I looked up at him shocked that I did not hear him come in “just stressed that he will try get to her in the hospital. I think I might talk to them about her coming home sooner”.“I am happy to be there tomorrow and make sure she is safe if you like. She knows and trusts me”.As much as I wished it could be me to stay with her. I knew I had to go to the office and act normal. Also, she seemed to like and trust Ryan, I knew that she would feel safe and comfortable with him “That would ease my mind,