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James POV

To hear these words come out of his mouth I'm not sure whether or not to believe him.

"I thought once I got rid of you, the only one I had left was Elizabeth," Townsend sneers at me and that sets me off. I lunge at him and just start punching him.

"James," I think I hear Adele scream but no one tries to pull me away from Townsend.

After my fists are completely covered in Townsend's blood, it takes both Christian and Mr. Harper to pull me off of him.

My blood is still boiling and I feel like I could kill him. It's one thing to go after me but Adele and then my little sister I lost it.

"Thank you," I say to Christian as he walks into the bathroom to check out my hands.

"I think you owed him a few good punches," Christian says as Adele joins us with a first aid kit.

I wince when she starts to clean me up.

"Are you okay?" She asks and I look at her but I don't know the right expression to give her.

"I wanted to kill him, if your brother and dad didn't step in I just might have," I fully admit and I can't bear to look Adele in the eyes. I am so ashamed.

"You're safe now, as is Elizabeth, nobody is going to touch her," she says and then tips my chin up so that my eyes meet hers. "I love you and I'm glad that you are safe. I don't know what I would have done if something happened to you."

Adele POV

As Townsend is taken away, we are questioned by the police and I still can't believe everything that has gone on. My dad insists that James and I go to the hospital to be checked out and to be honest I am worried about the gash on James' forehead and his hands. I tried to clean it up as much as I could but I'm afraid he's going to need stitches.

My dad rides with James and me to the hospital and this is the first chance I have to talk to my mom and let her know that I'm okay. The moment I hear her voice I lose it. I don't know what it is but whenever I talk to my mom when I was sick or in trouble I would immediately start to cry.

She tells me that she's on her way to the hospital and she will see me soon.

Erika the paramedic asks me a few questions and then looks over to my father and James and then back to me.

"Were you sexually assaulted?" She asks quietly so that only I can hear her.

"I don't think so but when I woke up I was only in my bra and underwear," I say and then my father's head whipped back to me and James.

"Adele?"

"Daddy, I'm fine, he didn't touch me," I say although he knows that's not the entire truth.

My father's whole demeanor changes and he tenses up.

"I will kill him if he hurt you," he says and I look down and see his hands shaking.

When we arrive at the hospital, James and I are separated and a doctor comes in.

"Now Miss Harper, I know what you told the paramedic, but I still need to perform a rape exam just to make sure you weren't assaulted when you were unconscious.

I try to think back to when I woke up and I didn't feel like I had been touched in any way. I don't think Walker, with everything else he did tonight, would hurt me in that way.

I change into the hospital gown, lie back down on the table and place my feet in the stirrups. Instantly my legs start to shake unsure if I was correct in my vague recollection.

"Miss Harper, now if you can please relax this won't take long," Doctor Emmerts says as she turns on a very bright light. I hold my breath and close my eyes.

I hear sounds around me but I try to block everything out.

"Miss Harper, did you hear me?" I finally hear the doctor ask.

"I'm sorry, what?"

"I have found no evidence that you were assaulted and I am going to discharge you."

"Thank you," I finally breathe out and I feel the tears flowing down my cheeks. I don't know why I'm crying right now, I should be happy that my instincts were right.

There is a knock on the door and I give my permission to come in and it's my dad. He sees me crying and immediately thinks the worst.

"It's not what you think dad, I'm fine, I promise. I'm just relieved that I am."

He hugs me so tightly that I can barely breathe.

"I don't know what I would have done if he had touched you or…" He stops mid-sentence as I know what he was about to say.

"Adele," I hear my mom say as she enters the room and the moment we look at each other the waterworks explode. "Sweetheart, are you okay?"

"She's fine Charlie, the doctor just examined her," My dad tells her and he holds onto my mother.

After we hug, I start to get up.

"I need to go and see James," I say struggling against my father who tries to get my to lie back down. "I have to go see him, I have to make sure that he's okay plus the doctor said I was cleared to go."

Seeing that I wasn't going to take no for an answer, my father let me up and my mom hands me a pair of sweats that she brought with her.

My mom holds my hand as we walk down the hall until we are shown James' room that is being heavily guarded to protect him from I don't know what, the danger is already gone I thought.

The guards at first were resistant to let me in until I heard James' voice behind the door.

"Let her in at once," He bellows and I push past them and through the door to find him in on a bed with a large bandage on his forehead and his hands are already wrapped up.

"Are you all right?" I ask running to his bed and he holds his arms open for me.

"I'm fine. What about you?" He asks without really asking.

"Yes," I say confidentially.

"Thank God," He says and kisses my lips.

"Now, what did he do to you?" I ask barely touching the area around his forehead.

"I'm all stitched up and my hands are fine."

There's something I know that he's not telling me and I will get to the bottom of it.

I cross my arms and start to tap my foot on the ground.

"Fine, I have a slight concussion," He says and I give him that look.

"Slight? Either you have a concussion or you don't."

He holds his arms out for me and I crawl into the bed and snuggle tight against his chest.

"I already feel so much better," He says and kisses my hair. "Please stay with me; I don't think I could bear to be without you."

Like he even had to ask me. I fall asleep very peacefully in the arms of the man I love, knowing that I never want to be parted with him ever again.

I'm awoken by a terrible nightmare and then I feel arms tighten around me

"Shh..I've got you darling," James breathes. I look up and I'm relieved when I see his beautiful face.

"I thought you were dead."

"I'm right here."

"It was just a dream."

"Want to talk about it?" He asks and I just shake my head and wipe the tears from my eyes.

That's when I make my decision.

I sit up on the bed and turn to face James.

"Marry me."

"Excuse me?"

"After what happened to us, I know I can't be away from you ever again."

"Don't you think this is all because you're scared?"

"No, this just woke me up. I can't lose you James and I want to be your wife."

"You're sure about this aren't you?"

"I've never been more sure of anything."

"But what about school Adele? As much as I want you to finish school, there is no way once we get married that would be possible."

I have to think about that reality but I've already made up my mind. My grandfather dropped out of Harvard after one year and look where that got him.

"Do you want to marry me or not?" I practically demand of him.

"Of course I want to marry you Adele Harper," He says then takes my face and kisses me with a new passion.