Chapter 38: When bad things turn good
Asha cried with the gag still in her mouth and watched the man that just raped her again, walk around the room whistling. He cleared his throat then poured himself a drink, "You know if you would have just allowed yourself, you would have enjoyed that."
"Fuck you!" she growled through her gag.
"Didn't you learn the last time you said that, I did it?"
Asha let her head fall back onto the pillow and breathed hard in anger and fear. She looked at the binds she had. It was just cloth, but it was strong and she had nothing sharp. He tied her ankles to the other posts as well. Her Uncle at this point was her only hope. That he would just need to talk to her for whatever reason. She didn't care, she just wanted this nightmare to end.
/
Tavington, Bordon, Wilkins, Karissa, and Luca returned back to the fort safely. "Alright, so what's the plan?" asked Karissa as they started walking up the stairs.
"We go to Lord Cornwallis," said Bordon.
"And tell him what? That his second in command is raping his niece? Yes, I'm sure he'll believe that right away," said Karissa shaking her head. "That won't work, he won't believe any of you. He has to catch O'Hara in the act. That's the only way he's going to believe that it's real."
They all walked down the hallway and saw Krieger punch Cornwallis' door. "Great, something is already happening," said Karissa, then saw Ban. "Ban!"
Ban looked to everyone and had a look of relief on his face, "Thank goodness!"
"What the hell are you doing out here?!" exclaimed Luca.
Krieger swallowed his anger, "Fucking O'Hara kicked us out of the damned room, made up some bullshit about Cornwallis. The men literally dragged us out of there to Cornwallis' quarters. We tried to tell him what was going on with O'Hara, what he was doing to her. He didn't believe us. You know what was said?! O'Hara asked Cornwallis for permission to marry, Asha! He took the whole me talking about him raping her is him having sex with her before marriage. He's not getting that son of a bitch is raping her!"
"He's with her right now?" asked Tavington.
"Yes," said Ban.
"There's only one way that he's going to leave his quarters to run to Asha," said Tavington. He pulled out a piece of cloth, "This belongs to Asha. She said her mother gave it to her and she gave it to me for luck. It's just a blanket. I guess Asha was wrapped in it when she was a baby, given to her Mother from Lord Cornwalllis." He then pulled out a knife then he cut his hand and dabbed his blood with the cloth.
"So...what's this mean?" asked Karissa.
"You pound on his door and bust in and yell that Asha is in danger that this cloth was just found with her blood and she was last seen in her room. He won't come out otherwise. No one touches, O'Hara. He's mine. Go." He watched Karissa, Luca, Ban, and Krieger run back to Cornwallis' quarters.
"What do we do, sir?" asked Bordon.
He looked towards Cornwallis' door and watched them burst out of the door heading towards them.
"My lord?" questioned Tavington acting oblivious to what was happening.
"Colonel, Captains, with me," said Cornwallis as he hurried past them. Tavington and the others all followed Cornwallis to Asha's room. They got to her door and Cornwallis stopped for a minute as he heard cries coming from her room. He quickly unlocked the door and opened it swiftly and his heart sunk at the sight he saw. His second in command grinding into his niece. "General O'Hara!"
Asha cried louder at the sound of her Uncle.
"Seize him at once!" yelled Cornwallis.
"With pleasure," said Ban as him and Bordon went to go grab the man off of Asha.
"Oh come on, lads, I wasn't done," said O'Hara laughing.
"Are you drunk, General?! What the hell is wrong with you?"
"My lord, please."
"Please nothing! You were raping my niece!"
Tavington ran over to Asha and she looked at him with tears pouring out her eyes, not only from pain, but from embarrassment.
"I'm sorry," she sobbed through her gag which he quickly removed.
He cut her ties and wrapped his jacket around her as well as a sheet and pulled her close as she sobbed into his shoulder, "Shhh, I got you. I got you." He looked to Karissa who quickly came over and sat with them.
"Oh come, My Lord. She liked every minute of it. That's what she was tied up. She likes it rough, does she not, Colonel Tavington," he winked.
Tavington clenched his jaw then launched over and punched the man in the face, knocking him to the ground, then punched him again over and over. He was pulled off by Krieger and Luca. "I'll fucking kill you!" Tavington shouted.
O'Hara laughed and spit out blood as he stood up, "You hit like a weakling."
"Tavington, stop," said Luca pulling him back. "Be with Asha. She needs you," he whispered.
Tavington jerked out of Luca's grip then started back over to Asha who was shivering and crying into Karissa. Krieger joined him over and kissed Asha's forehead, "We're here, baby girl."
"Take him down to the cells," said Cornwallis.
"Enjoy her, Colonel. She'll never be the same as much as I was in her!" he laughed as the men dragged him off.
Tavington held Asha close to him and stroked her hair, "I am so sorry," he whispered. "I never would have left if I had known." She pressed into him more, so much, he had to sit down and pull her closer to him before he fell over. He looked up and saw Cornwallis staring at him with dark eyes. He knew that Cornwalls now knew about him and his niece. He didn't say anything then looked away and laid his forehead on top of Asha's hair.
Cornwallis' hard look softened a bit as he looked at his niece. He looked to everyone in the room, "See to it that my niece gets cleaned up and dressed and I want to see you," he pointed at Tavington, "and my niece to my quarters afterwards."
"My Lord, please," said Krieger walking up to him, "don't do this. She's been through enough. She needs to rest. She's your niece, but she's my daughter and my first priority is her as she should be yours."
"I want them both in my quarters, no exceptions," said Cornwallis as he walked passed Krieger then out the door.
Krieger sighed in frustration then looked to his daughter and Tavington who was still holding her. His heart broke for his daughter. "Damn you, Stephen. I'll kill you for everything you've done to her," he thought.
"I'm sorry," Asha sobbed. "I couldn't stop him. He just kept coming back and I couldn't stop him."
"Asha," Tavington sighed, "it's not your fault."
"It is my fault. He showed up that night at the house and threatened me. Told me I had to sleep with him in order for him to not tell my uncle about us, but I never agreed to his terms. He came in and raped me the first the night when the Ghost was here and made a fool out of my Uncle. It was shortly after you left."
Tavington shut his eyes then kissed her hair, "God, I am so sorry."
"Now he knows, William. He knows."
"Hey. Hey," he pulled away and touched Asha's cheek, "It's alright. I'm not going anywhere. I don't care what he says or tries to do to me, I'm not leaving you. There's no way in hell I'm doing that again."
"I'm damaged goods, William. I'm broken. You shouldn't be with me."
"Don't say that. You're not broken, Asha," said Karissa.
"Karissa, is right," said Tavington. "I wouldn't choose another woman and I don't want another woman. You're not damaged, nor are you broken. I fell in love with you because you're strong. You will get through this and we'll be there every step of the way." He kissed Asha's forehead again then looked to Karissa, "Why don't you help her get cleaned up? I need to talk with my men."
"No, William please," Asha gripped him.
"Asha, listen to me, listen to me. I told you I wouldn't leave you and I'm not, but I need to talk with my men. I will be there to help in a few minutes, I promise. Karissa can get you started." He nodded to Karissa who helped Asha up.
"It hurts to walk," Asha said quietly.
Luca came over and gently picked Asha up, "Never fear, the strong man is here," he said then took her into the bathroom with Karissa following.
"What do you think Cornwallis will say?" questioned Bordon.
"I don't care. I won't leave her again. Ever." He looked to Krieger, "Why in the hell would O'Hara do this? He's not the man to ever do this. He doesn't have the spine to do this. And even if he did, Cornwallis' niece? No, something isn't right and if you have any idea what that could be, you need to tell me, now."
"I have a theory, but it can wait. You need to help my daughter then go talk to Cornwallis." He looked over to the door and saw Luca coming out who gave a nod to them, "Luca and I are going to go see if we can track down someone. We should be back in the morning."
"No," said Tavington. "Whatever it is, it can wait until tomorrow. I want everyone to stay under this roof tonight. Understood?"
Krieger nodded, "Understood. Go see to my daughter."
/
O'Hara was lead past several people on the way down to the cells, he winked at a few of them who followed him with their eyes then looked at each other and nodded. They followed the men down to the cells and stayed out of sight until the guards that lead him down there, left.
"Come out of the shadows, boys."
One of the men sighed, "Took you long enough to get caught, Max. Or do I still need to call you O'Hara?"
Max laughed, "Bloody hell, no. No more of that O'Hara shit. The upside though was that at least I got to fuck that bastard, Cornwallis' niece. My god, boys. I better be careful, if I think too much about it, I'll get hard again and I can't fuck her. Bastards tore me away from her before I could finish. When does Stephen plan to make his move?"
"Soon. Do you think any of these stupid men know that there is underground cells just under this one?"
"I doubt it. Made things so simple though didn't? To be able to make it in and out of here without being detected. And the fact that the real O'Hara is just underneath us, makes it all the more satisfying. Bloody hell, I can't wait until Stephen brings the real O'Hara up here and he faces the noose. Wait a couple of days or so. I really have to play the role of how sorry I am," he smirked.
"Understood, sir. We'll see you soon," said one of the men.
Max nodded and watched the men ascend up the stairs then sighed as he laid on the bed and began to think about Asha. He reached down into his breeches and began to please himself.
/
An hour or so later, Asha was cleaned up and Tavington escorted her to Cornwallis' quarters. She started to walk, but was still in pain. Tavington gently picked her up, "Here, I'll carry you."
"This is so sad," she said as she laid her head against his shoulder. "I can't even walk."
"Oh I don't know, I rather like taking care of you," he said as he walked down the hallway with her in his arms. "I'll always take care of you," he whispered and kissed her forehead.
As they got to the doors, they were opened by Cornwallis' men outside the doors. Cornwallis was a bit stunned that Tavington was carrying his niece in the room. He walked over to the chair that was most comfortable in front of Cornwallis' desk and sat her down in it.
Cornwallis looked at his niece then to Tavington then back to his niece, "I'm sorry, Asha. I should have listened to your Father and left this alone for a bit."
"It's alright, Uncle," she said weakly.
Before Cornwallis could say anything, Tavington walked over with a blanket and wrapped it around Asha, which surprised Cornwallis.
"Thank you," Asha mouthed at Tavington. He gave a nod and smiled at her.
Cornwallis cleared his throat, "I need to know firstly, after I specifically told to stay away from my niece, you did not listen to me. Otherwise disobeying a direct order."
"Shouldn't your first question be why in the hell your second in command has been raping your niece?"
"Be careful, Tavington. For all I know, you've raped her too."
"He's never raped me, Uncle. Not once."
Cornwallis sat down in his chair, "So, the other night when you mentioned how I would feel about you being with one of the men here, you were referring to Tavington, weren't you?"
Asha nodded, "I was."
"I don't understand how all of this happened," said Cornwallis.
"William and I have been together for a year at least." Cornwallis looked at his niece shockingly, "What?!"
"Uncle, please. Please don't be angry."
Cornwallis stood up and looked at Tavington, "I should have you flogged!"
"Uncle! I love him! Alright? I love him. We've been through a lot together and he's been there for me, Uncle."
"She isn't just another...fuck...to me and she's right, we have been through a lot."
Cornwallis scoffed, "Oh really? Like what?"
"When I was taken and beaten to near death, they killed...my baby. Our baby."
Cornwallis looked at Tavington who was hanging his eyes as he recalls the memory then looked back to his niece as she continued.
"Then after Denise was killed, Colonel Tavington came back to be with me after he came to the Fort. When William was asleep...O'Hara stopped by the house and threatened me or rather William. That if I didn't sleep with him, then he would tell you everything. About us being together, everything." She shook her head, "I never agreed to his terms. It was the night that the ghost made a fool of you and O'Hara had brought those fake straw men. He came in my room after William left and...that was the first night he raped me. The second time he came into my room, he raped me four times. The third night, it was five times and tonight...it was three."
Tavington felt his anger start to boil over and he could tell that Cornwallis was feeling the same. "My Lord, I know I've made mistakes and some concerning her. Many in fact, but Asha isn't one of them. I'm in love with her."
"And why should I believe for one minute that you won't treat her like all of the other women you've been with, Colonel?"
"Asha's wrong. I've been with her for a year and a half. All those other women, I never loved any of them. I was not in love with any of them. I am in love with your niece."
"You still have not answered my question, Colonel."
Tavington held up his hand, "You see this? That blood on the cloth, wasn't from Asha. It was from me. I cut my hand so they could lie to you about it being her blood because I knew you wouldn't believe anyone that she was being raped or hurt by your second in command, so you had to see it for yourself. My Lord, I've done things that I thought was right at the time in order to protect Asha, or how I thought I was protecting her." He looked to Asha, "Just as I now know that she has done things and would do things to protect me, even when I don't want her to. And Asha, if things hadn't happened the way they did, I never...never would have wanted you to agree to his terms. Never. Not for me. I would rather be flogged, walk through fire, anything, rather than have you do anything like that for me."
Asha gave a slight nod, "I know, William."
Cornwallis looked from Tavington to Asha then back to Tavington and sighed, "Colonel, it is my decision that Asha's things be removed from her room."
Asha looked at her Uncle with fear in her eyes, "Uncle, please, don't-,"
"And I would like you to move her things to your room." This got both of them to look at Cornwallis in shock. "I don't like the fact of you two being together, but I can tell that...you love each other and I would feel better of her being looked after in your care. I am sorry for O'Hara. I don't understand why he would act in such a way, but I promise he will be fully punished."
Asha felt a tear of happiness fall down her cheek, "Thank you, Uncle."
Cornwallis sighed, walked over and hugged Asha, "I love you, Asha. I only want what's best for you and if that's Colonel Tavington...then very well. But if you ever hurt her, Colonel, I will personally tear your heart out. That's if Krieger doesn't get to you first."
"Understood, My Lord."
"Go get some sleep, the both of you. I'll have some men move your things to his room, Asha. Starting tomorrow."
"Thank you, Uncle, so much."
Cornwallis gave a nod then kissed his niece's forehead, "Get some sleep, my dear." He gave a nod to Tavington who gave a nod back then picked Asha up and headed out the doors.
Cornwallis sat down and sighed "Now, what to do about O'Hara?"
Tavington took Asha to his room and laid her down on the bed. He got undressed and got into bed with her.
"William,-"
"Shhh, just sleep. Just sleep," he kissed her forehead.
She snuggled next to him and laid her head on his chest. She felt safe again and quickly fell asleep. Tavington looked up at the ceiling, frustrated with himself for leaving Asha after fighting with her and acting like he was going to leave her. He loved her, but now Lord Cornwallis knew and that helped with the burden, but now he had another problem. He knew who the Ghost was and he had to deal with him before anything else could go wrong. He looked at Asha and kissed her face then whispered, "I love you, Asha." He laid his head against hers and fell asleep.
/
Max looked over to the cell door and smiled, "Well, hello."
Stephen shook his head, "I'll have you switched out in a couple of days. I'm going to have my men plant into Cornwallis' head to have General O'Hara executed, but you have to do this next part right. Seem concerned about how Asha is, tell them you've been drunk a lot, what may come to your head, but make it realistic and it should be no problem in having O'Hara hanged.
"Oh, that won't be a problem, Stephen."
"Good. In the meantime, I know how much you miss being inside my...stepdaughter," he laughed, then looked to the door as a woman walked through it, "I believe our friend here can take care of your needs because pleasuring yourself...just isn't the same. My men are currently at the door, so you won't be disturbed."
He opened the cell door and let the woman walk through. She walked to Max and smiled, "Do with me what you will, Sir."
Max smiled at Stephen, "Thanks mate." He turned back towards the woman, "Get on all fours on the bed."
Stephen smiled as he watched her undress, "Oh, Asha, you have no idea how much more pain you still have coming towards you," he chuckled then walked away as moans started to fill the cell.