Chapter 1

I woke up to banging on my bedroom door "Cara get the hell up now or I swear to god ill beat you again" my father screamed thought the door. I rolled out of my bed and shouted "I'm up" I walked over to my desk and sat down on my chair looking into the mirror at what my so called father had done to my face. I had black eyes and bruises all over my cheeks I was lucky to see the swelling had gone down since the night before. I pulled out my hair brush and began to brush through my waist length blonde hair pulling it into a messy pony tail. I then began to cover up my bruises and black eyes with make up until they were no longer visible. I then applied a dark purple smoky eye and black eye liner, I then applied a nude lipstick to my lips. I got up from my desk and walked over to my white wardrobe and pulled out a white crop top, black leather pants and my black leather jacket. I then pulled out a pair of matching white lace underwear and walked over to the bathroom pulling my bedroom door closed as I walked across the hall to the bathroom.

I walked into the bathroom closing the door as I walked into it. I placed my clean clothing onto the side and brushed my teeth. I then pulled my white pj shorts of my body as well as my underwear and my oversized top that came down to the tops of my thighs. I then pulled on my clean clothes being careful not to smudge my makeup. I put my dirty clothes in the hamper and walked back into my bedroom and grabbed my black 5 inch heels and strapping them to my feet. I walked over to my bedside table and grabbed my phone from on the top and grabbed my car keys placing my phone into my black shoulder bag. I then closed my bedroom door walking out of it again and down the hall to the stairs I walked own them and saw our maid who cleaned and coked for me and my father. I walked towards the front door and pulled it open with a tug. Aw I walked out onto are drive way I saw my baby. My 2012 for mustang in royal blue. That car was my baby I loved it with everything inside of me. I walked towards the car and got into it turning it on and enjoying the pur that the engine made. I pulled out of are drive way making my way into down town la. As I drove passed a diner called toretto's my car began to jutter and smocking I pulled over and turned it off. I walked around my car popped the bonnet and was cover n hot smoke.

As I stepped away from my car I saw a girl around my age walking towards me. She had long dark hair that came to the middle of her shoulders and was incredibly beautiful, she was wearing a pair of white shorts with convers and a red t-shirt that read I love cars on the front. "Do you need help?" she asked as she came to a stop next to me looking at the engine.

"You wouldn't happen to nowhere the nearest garage is would you my car is fucked up." I said turning to her with a small smile on my face trying to be nice to her. "yeah my brother owns a garage best in la about 5 miles down from here but your car is un driveable so ill ring him up and see if he can get down her to take a look, I'm mia by the way."

"Thank you, you are a life saver and I'm Cara by the way." She pointed me to follow her inside to the diner hat she must work at I sat down at the bar while she was on the phone. As she walked back inside she came and sat down next to me. "Dom's on his way. The garage was not bust today so he said he didn't mind. So what brings you to this part of town?"

"I was just driving and I didn't really look where I was going and I hate being stuck in the house so I just went for a drive and I heard the race seen is really good down here I thought I would check it out tonight." I said look at Mia's face to see what her reaction would be.

"you race so do my family have since we were younger I haven't seen you at any of the races though so where are you from? Sorry for the all of the questions I just like to no people and make friends."

"Its fine and I live in the posh part of la I hate it though. I haven't liked it since my mum died when I was 14" I said my small smile falling a little. Mia lead in to hug me and I couldn't help but let a single tear down my face it had been years since I had thought of my mum. It hurt too much to do so. As mia pulled back she saw I was crying and grabbed a tissue and slowly wiped my face. It was only then that I realised I hadn't worn waterproof make up. Mia looked at me curiously but didn't question me and for that I was glad as I wouldn't have known what to say.

I looked into the back of the tissue holder and realised only a little bit of my concealer had come of so you could just slightly tell that I had a black eye. As I put the tissue holder down I heard an engine coming down the road and saw a 1970's dodge charge pulling to a stop in behind my car. Me and mia both got up from our seats and waked over to my car as the guy climbed out of the charger. He was very well built. He had a shaved head and has a very toned body he had large muscles and was wearing a black vest with black jeans and a work shirt over the top of his vest. He came over to mia and kissed her cheek and the smiled at me. "Mia what do we have here then"

"Dom this is my new friend Cara and her 2012 ford mustang over there" pointing at my baby "had over heated and on the verge of blowing up it's literally un driveable." We all walked over towards my car and Dom leaned over it. "go start it and rev it a little. I did as I was requested and as soon as I put my foot on the clutch smoke over took and the engine rattled and no longer purred. "Stop" Dom shouted I turned off the car and got back out stand next to Dom.

"I was really hoping to race tonight as well" I said to mia as she came and stood next to me while Dom was looking over my car. "I'm sure nobody would mind you coming with us isn't that right Dom" mia said as Dom stood back up straight. "You race I mean you don't look like the type to race." Dom said looking at me up and down lingering on my legs and chest. "I race infect I'm one of the best I won my first race at 15 and haven't stopped since it's the only time I feel free so don't judge a book its cover its rude." I said glaring a little "sorry it's just you don't look the type and I haven't seen you around these parts and yeah its fine if you wanna come to the races with us you just can't race tonight your car is so fucked up I am thinking someone put something in your engine at the moment as everything else seems fine." He said as mia walked inside to grab the phone that was ringing.

"Its fine it's not the first time someone has said something like that" I said as he pushed the bonnet back down and I leaned on it. As the sun beamed down on me I pulled my leather jacket off and pulled t my top as I was getting so hot. I couldn't help but notice Dom watching me.

"Like what you see" I said smiling at him. He laughed and placed a hand on my car and the other on my hip.

"What if I did" he spoke pulling me closer to him so I was pressed up against his side. I couldn't help but laugh. I put my hand on his chest and pushed him playfully but as I did my foot slipped out from under me and I toppled backward nearly falling until his arm grasped me and pulled me back up and into his chest. I looked up at him and I couldn't help but notice his broad smile on his face. "That's why you don't wear shoes like that down here and plus they can be comfortable." He said as he released me and leaned back onto my car. I looked down at my shoes and undid the straps and pulled them off my feet and I held them in my hand. "I'm short so I wear them I'm 5ft 3 and I'm used to wearing them I have worn them since I was 15."I said leaning onto my car. "If you're going to hang around with my team I'm going to have to change that." He said smiling at me. He said laughing at me I saw mia walking back out of the diner and locking the door as she came out. "Dom its race day I'm closing early and me and Cara are going to hang out at the garage for a bit before we go home to get ready is that okay?" she said as she smiled at me "yeah mia its fine I'm going to get roman to pick up your car once we get back and mia are you too riding with me there." He said smiling at the both of us. " yeah we are brain dropped me off today and here cara" she said handing me a pair of red converse " these look like there your size you shoes are so not appropriate to be wearing around here." She said I pulled on the converse and couldn't help but hug her. "Come on get in" Dom said as we stood there laughing at each other. Mia climbed into the back of the car leaving me to sit In the he started the car the radio turned on and my favourite song blared through the speaks. I couldn't help but sing along to the radio as bubble gum bitch played. I couldn't help but start dancing to the song and I saw mia doing it as well. I sang really load and I hadn't felt this free for a while and I knew I was going to love these people. As we pulled into the garage as Dom came to a stop inside the garage I climbed out grabbing my bag and shoes and as mia came passed she grabbed the off me and placed them on the counter.

As I looked around I couldn't help but notice a bunch of people all staring at me. "Guys stop staring at her. This is Cara and she's my new friend so don't scare her away and she's coming to the raced tonight." Mia shouted as a guy came up behind her and pulled her close to him kissing her cheek. "Cara this is Brian my boyfriend of 3 years" she said "hey nice to meet you" I said as Dom came up behind me. "Do you know anything about cars at all" he said as mia and brain walked off to the car he was working on while mia pulled on a pair of overalls. "Yeah but I'm not the best I would love to learn some more" I said as he gave me a pair of overalls witch I pulled on and tied the arms around my waist. "Okay so just hang around brain while I have a conversation with mia and why me, her and roman go and get your car okay." He said as we walked over to brain and mia.

As I started to listen to what Brian was telling me mia and Dom and a guy I guessed was roman walked out of the garage.

Mia's pov

Before we left to get Cara's car I pulled Dom into the office. "Dom I think there's something wrong with Cara. She was crying earlier and her makeup had ran and you could see she had a black eye and her face looks a little swollen." I said as I saw cara listening to what brain was telling her "mia I know I saw past all of the makeup she has on and maybe you should invite her to stay with us for a few days say it will be a sleepover and you know we are going find out what's happening to her but let's wait until we see what state she's in properly before we rush into confronting her okay and with us she is going to be safe so as long as she is with us she's safe." He said pulling me into a quick hug "now let's go get her car and then you too can leave to get ready for the races okay" he said witch I nodded at and we walked out with roman to go get her car.

Caras pov

It was half an hour when mia Dom and roman came back into the garage with my car on the truck. I walked over to mia and hugged her as well as Dom saying thank you. "Were going to mine now to get ready for the races" mia said as I pulled my overalls off and grabbed my bag and shoes from earlier. As I walked with mia she got into the driving seat of an orange Subaru "its brains I hate imports" she said laughing as she put on the radio and we dance and sung all the way to her home. It was a three story house that looked very homely. We pulled into the drive was and walked into the house were mia pulled me into her bedroom and walked towards her wardrobe "is it okay if I dress you" she asked.

"Yeah its fine go for it" I said

"Okay so go and take a shower in the bathroom across the hall and when your don just come in here okay."

I nodded and walked across the hall forgetting about my bruises and black eyes as I stepped into the warm water washing of my entire makeup.

I walked out of the shower after washing my hair and body palling a towel around my body walking back into mia's room its only when I saw her face that I remembered about my bruises. "What happened to you who did this to you?" she asked coming over towards me "I fell it was nothing" I said trying not to look at her. "That is not nothing I've seen a lot of this to no you've been beaten up who did this we can protect you we promises Cara Dom will protect you" she said wrapping her arms around me as I cried. "It was ….. My dad my dad did this to me" I said as I cried onto her shoulder as I heard the front door slam shut and hearing a bunch of people down stairs. "Why did he do this to you" mia said as I pulled back from her holding the towel around my body tighter. "he has done it since my mum died he said It was my fault she saved me from getting hit by a car so he said it was my fault says I deserve it and he has done it every week since she died" I said not looking up from the floor. "It's okay you have us now we are your family now but we have to tell Dom I can't let you go back there and I won't let you get hurt again you can live with us. You will be safe here." She said.

"Okay but can we tell Dom about this after the races please i don't think I can do it now." She nodded at me and told me to sit down while she got me ready. She had curled my hair slightly so it sat just above my waist and put makeup on me so you couldn't see my bruises and she then told me to put on the clothes she had laid out for me. I put on a red dress with black lace detailing for sleeves. The dress was figure hugging and showed of my tiny waist, it dipped just enough to show a little bit of cleaving but not too much and hit the middle of my thighs and a pair of black heels were 6 inch high I couldn't help but smile at how I looked into the mirror and as mia stepped into the mirror I couldn't help but love her outfit. She had chosen to wear a white dress that wasn't tight but wasn't too lose it was just right and it synched in at her waist and she had on a pair of 6 inch heels ad well in a nude colour we looked hot if I had to say so myself. We walked out of her bedroom to see everyone waiting for us at the bottom of the stairs and as they noticed us they wolf whistled and I couldn't help but notice Dom's eyes glued to me.

As we reached the bottom of the stairs Dom held his hand out for me and I took it smiling at him as we all walked out of the house and into separate cars I got into Dom's car with him. I got into the carefully to make sure I dint flash anyone my underwear as I got in and Dom shut my door and walked around the car and started it up. We were the last to leave the drive way but as we started driving Dom placed his hand on my thigh and was running his hand up and down driving me crazy. "If you keep doing that I'm going to go crazy" I said. He laughed and ran his hand up a little higher so his little finger was just under my dress. "What like this" he said going even higher I couldn't help but let a little moan out of my mouth. Just as I was about to say something we reached the races and I couldn't help but notice everyone staring at me. As we pulled up and got out of the car Dom placed his arm around my waist and kissed my cheek.

As the races start I see loads of people still looking at me "why are a bunch of people staring at me" I said to Dom "there staring because you look beautiful" he said look at me with a smile "no seriously " I said giving him a smile. "it's because your with me round here I'm known as the king of the streets best street racer out there, there looking at you because it's been a long time I've had someone who wasn't family by my side" he said turning so I was leaning against his car and he was in front of me.

He leaned down and placed his hands on my waist pulling me so I was flush against him it started out as an innocent kiss but as soon as our lips connected we couldn't stop it was like a magnetic force pulling us closer. Just as I pulled away mia cleared her throat and started laughing as I blushed and tried to hide my face in his chest.

After that we all watched the races together and I hadn't felt this much part of a family since my mum died I was happy and in that moment nothing could bring in down. At 1 in the morning we all went home and I decide with mia we would tell everyone in the morning and that her and Dom would come and collect my stuff with me. I walked into Dom's bedroom to find him sitting on his bed with no shirt on and just boxers on. He looked so hot "hey do you mind if I sleep In here" I said walking closer to him as he pulled me onto the bed "no you can sleep in this bed whenever you want love" he said kissing my lips "I need to take of my make up off but I need you to not as questions until the morning okay I just want you to hold me and fall asleep okay" I said kissing him. "Okay baby whatever you want" he said smiling at me as I wiped of my makeup using makeup wipes. After I had took of all of my makeup I took of all of my clothes except my underwear and pulled on Dom's shirt that lay on the floor and climbed under the covers and into Dom's awaiting arms. "What are we?" I said as I rested my head on his chest. "I want you to be my girl if that's okay with you baby" he said kissing the top of my head. "I would love that" I said kissing him on the lips and resting my head back on his chest falling asleep feeling safe and loved.