A/N This chapter does include some violence and some language so maybe younger readers don't read it xx Read and Review!

Tracy was sat on the sofa. She looked at her left hand. She noticed the wedding ring on her finger. Her engagement ring joined it. Both just a meaningless strip of metal wrapped around her finger. Seth stormed through the front door. Tracy bunched herself up on the sofa. She was now terrified of the man she once loved. She could tell he was in a bad mood. That was bad. She knew she would need the antiseptic cream the next day. Every opportunity he had he would hurt her. Whether that would be with a knife or a pole or just his balled up fist. He would do something to hurt her. He thought no one knew. He made her swear to secrecy.

He said, "You told."

She said, "No I didn't Seth."

He said, "How do I know you aren't lying?"

She said, "I don't know."

He said, "You're giving me reasons to hurt you. You have to stop doing that. That's why I hurt you."

She said, "Seth. I don't do anything wrong."

He said, "Are you disagreeing with me?"

She shook her head and said, "No. It's all my fault."

He said, "Thought so. When does Cam get back?"

She said, "I don't know."

He shouted, "Text her and find out!"

She fumbled around with her phone until Seth said, "STOP DICKING AROUND AND GIVE IT TO ME!"

She quickly handed her phone over. She knew he would check her messages. He always did. On a weekly basis. He called Cam.

"Hiya Cam."

"Hey Seth. Why are you calling me on Tracy's phone? Is something wrong? Has she been hurt?"

"No. I ran out of credit so Tracy said I could use hers."

"Oh okay then. What was it you wanted?"

"Oh. What time are you going to be back? We're planning on all three of us going out for tea and wondered what time we make the reservation for."

"Oh. I'll be back in like an hour. Is that okay?"

"Yeah. Mike is looking after the baby tonight. To give us a break."

"Okay then. Bye."

He cut her off.

Tracy whispered, "Why do you act nice to everyone but me?"

He gave her an evil stare. She bunched up more.

He said, "Well. Since we have an hour alone. I'm gonna finish what I started last night."

She said, "Do you have to?"

He said, "YOU DO AS I FUCKING SAY!"

She started to cry.

He shouted, "ARE YOU CRYING?"

She didn't answer.

He said, "ANSWER ME!"

She shook her head.

He said, "Good."

He grabbed her wrist.

She said, "Seth. You're hurting me."

He squeezed harder. She winced in pain. He pulled her to their room. When they got there he pushed her up against the wall. He had a firm grip on her shoulders. She started to struggle. Before he knew it, he had slapped her. She had a massive red hand mark on her left cheek. She struggled a little more. He picked her up by her arms and chucked her on the bed. He soon pounced on top of her and wrapped his hands around her neck.

He said, "You will be quiet and it will be a lot less painful."

She started to cry. She knew it wouldn't end well if she cried but she didn't want this to happen.

He slowly released his grip on her neck and said, "Okay. No struggling."

She nodded. He got up. She just lay there with tear filled hazel eyes. He seemed happy. Happy that she was suffering. He slapped her again. Her cheek stung. Soon, his fist found its way to her eye. She gave up on trying to stop him. He couldn't be stopped. He was going to keep going until she was dead.

He said, "Stop crying."

She nodded. There was a knock on the door.

He said, "I'll get it. You better stay there or else."

She nodded. He ran out the room and downstairs. She realised that he had left her phone on the bed. She quickly took it and sent a text to Mike. It said:

Hey Mike. Please help me! Don't reply or ring. Seth has my phone. He has gone down for a second. Just help! Don't call the police of anything though. He will know I got my phone.

She quickly ended the conversation and put it back. Seth came up the stairs. He was being followed. Soon Seth came back in the room.

He said, "In here."

A man came in. He looked at Tracy crying and the marks and bruises on her face.

He high fived Seth said, "Well Done Kill dog."

Tracy said, "Who's this?"

Seth said, "This is Axeman."

She said, "That guy you told all of us about?"

He nodded and said, "Yeah. And, he's gonna help me. You have two choices. One, you do as we say and you'll be in less pain. Or two, you disobey and get more than we are gonna do."

She said, "Okay."

Axeman said, "Be quiet."

She nodded.

Seth said, "Trace. You do as he says. He has more power than me. I'm popping out for something."

They both nodded. Seth left.

Axeman said, "You better put some sunglasses on when you go out."

She nodded and gently touched her black eye. She winced in pain. There was a slight cut underneath it.

He said, "So Kill dog did all this on your face."

She nodded. He laughed. There was a knock on the front door.

He said, "Stay there."

She nodded. He soon came back in. In came Rick.

Rick said, "Tracy."

She remained silent.

He said, "Tracy?"

She still stayed silent.

Axeman said, "Don't speak to her. She must not speak."

He said, "Who are you?"

He said, "It doesn't matter. What did you want?"

He said, "Oh Mike sent me to get Tracy. He said that she needs to come to the dumping ground. She is late for her shift."

Tracy caught on to what Mike was doing.

Axeman said, "This better not be a trick to get her alone."

Tracy shook her head and said, "I've been given some extra hours to work. I'm still forgetting them."

Rick left the room after Axeman told him to leave.

He turned to Tracy and said, "You spoke."

She looked down. He sat on her stomach. She winced in pain. He grabbed her chin and pulled her chin up to face him.

He said, "You deserve what you get."

He slapped her round the face again. She winced in pain as he caught the cut under her eye. Then, Rick came through the door again.

He said, "Give me one reason not to call the police."

He said, "I have power."

Rick said, "Get off her."

He said, "Why?"

He said, "Tracy has done nothing wrong. She's like the older sister I never had. I look up to her. She would never do anything wrong."

He slapped Rick round the face. Rick slapped him too. He punched him. Rick clutched his stomach.

He said, "I told you I have the power."

Just then Cam came through the front door. She said, "Hey Tracy."

Tracy said, "Hey Cam."

Cam said, "Where are you?"

She said, "Bedroom. I'll be out in one sec."

She quickly grabbed her sunglasses and put them on. Then, she quickly applied some make up in her bathroom and went out. Rick and Axeman were already out of the bedroom. Tracy grabbed her phone off the bed and followed.

She hugged Cam and said, "I love you Cam."

She said, "What's brought this on? What have you done?"

She said, "Nothing. I just realised how lucky I am to have you."

She hugged her again and said, "I love you too."

A/N I know I said to someone that I would update this on Friday so I am sorry about the wait! That is chapter 4. Please review!