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Jack’s POV

I 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 not trust him first. Now she had no choice but to let us help her, I was not going to let her just walk back into his arms. A nurse came out and showed us to Charlotts room. We both stood by the door waiting for her to return.

“I cannot believe he was in reach this whole time. Do you think that Charlotte will give us all the information that we need?” I asked.

“Yep, I think that she will happily tell us anything we need. We just need to make sure she is safe from him”.

“Oh, I am not letting that son of a bitch anywhere near her ever again. By the time I am finished with him he will no longer be breathing”

“Make it painful boss”.

“Oh, trust me I plan on it” I thought back to the scars and bruises and felt my bloody boil. How could a man do that to a woman who he had vowed to love and protect? It made me sick.

After what felt like hours Charlotte was finally brough to the room she gave us both a wave as she was wheeled past. I guess they had given her some good pain meds. The same doctor that blocked us from following was with her. He gave us dirty looks as the nurse got her bed placed and plugged in. I was getting really pissed off at the doctor “Are you happy for me to talk with these two present?” he asked while waving his hand in our direction. I felt myself growl and Ryan had to put his hand on my arm to calm me down.

“Hey boss man is paying the bill, he can stay as long as he likes” She giggled. Shit what drugs had they given the poor girl? She had worked for me for two years and not once had I heard her giggle.

Thankfully she managed to stay quiet as the doctor started to explain her injuries. “You have a slight concussion, so we need to keep an eye on that. You also have a lot of swelling around your spine. We cannot see any break, but we would like to keep you in and give you another x-ray in a few days” He turned me with the same scowl on his face “I understand that you are going to be paying the bill”.

“That is correct” I grinned at him.

“She will be in here for at least a week, we will know more after her next x-ray. We will also need to know where she will be staying after discharge as she will need a rehabilitation program in place and will most likely be in a wheelchair for a while”.

“That is fine, I am happy to pay the bill. When she is discharged, she will be coming home with us”.

.“If you do not want to stay with them, let me know and I can find a safe place for you”. The doctor looked at her with a soft smile that I wanted to wipe off his face permanently.

“Why would she not want to live with us?” I glared at the doctor. I lived in a fucking mansion with a pool, what was not to like?

“She looked panicked when you advised that she would be staying with you” The doctor shot back.

Ryan walked over and sat in the chair next to Charlotte’s bed “We want you to stay with us so that we can keep you safe hun. You won’t be alone with Jack, I will be there too”.

“You live with Jack?”

“All of the guards live with him” He smiled at her “So what do you say? Want to come live with a whole heap of guys? Two of us already like you and want to keep you safe”.

“Two of you? I only ever speak to you”.

“Grant, you have not met him. He has a special role, he has seen you though”.

“Oh ok” She yawned “I guess all the excitement tired me out” She blushed.

“We will let you sleep, try to relax. We will have a guard always positioned outside your door to keep you safe” I told her. I hated that the reason she did not want to stay with me was because she though that she would be alone with me. Was I honestly that bad?

“Why?”

“Why what?” I was confused.

“Why are you helping me?”

“Let’s just say that we have a mutual enemy” I smirked.

“You’re after my husband?”

“I am and I am hoping that once you are out of here you will be able to help me get him”.

She smiled at me, and I could not help but give her a genuine smile back. She was completely stunning when she smiled “I will help you in any way I can. I want him to suffer the same way he made me suffer”.

“Don’t worry about that babe, he is going to suffer greatly by my hands”.