Chapter Twenty-Six
I sit with Manny as he colours me a pretty picture and he babbles about what it is he is drawing. His curly hair is flopped in his face and he keeps pushing it out of his gorgeous face. Jasper is talking to his lawyer on the phone about the papers that Embry signed the other day. I smile at my handsome boy and kiss the top of his head softly with tears in my eyes. My mind goes back to when I first learned of my son's arrival and the nine months that were blissful with Embry and everyone. I then think about the happy moments I shared with Embry and I am starting to shake from sobbing quietly. Manny looks at me and he wipes the tears from my face. I smile sadly and kiss his little hand and hold it to my face for a bit. Manny tries to tell me not to cry and he smiles widely. My mind goes back to the day I held him in my arms and I kiss his face repeatedly. Manny giggles and hugs my neck while giving my cheek a sweet kiss. Jasper comes in and he watches the two of us for a moment.
"Marinna," Jasper says. I look at him and he is not smiling.
"What is it?" I ask with fear.
"Embry has a lawyer and he is trying to get full custody of Manny," Jasper says. My heart sinks at the sudden change of events. Embry is trying to take my son from me. I put Manny back down and I stare at the floor for a minute.
"Why is he doing this?"
"Embry is trying to get the court to say you are unstable and not able to care Manny in a safe manner. He is trying to also say that Manny is not in a safe environment here with us."
"But, he is safe with you and I. We are giving him everything we have to make him happy. Why would he do this to me and our son?"
"Marinna-"
"No! I am losing my son again and I just..." I get up quickly and walk away from Jasper and Manny. Jasper is calling my name as I running out the door to the backyard and I walking to the river. My mind goes blank as I run across the river and I run to Sam's house. Emily is there with Sam and Embry and I tackle Embry to the ground.
"Marinna!" Emily screams. Sam tries to get me off of Embry once I start punching his face.
"How dare you lie to the courts and say my son is not safe in my house! How dare you try to take my son away from me!" I scream. Sam pulls me off and he holds me away from EMbry.
"You are doing the same! You are taking Manny away from me and I am his father!" Embry shouts.
"You left us! You abandoned us and never came back for us! You don't deserve to his father after what you did!" I scream and cry.
"I needed time and I came back for you both!"
"You were too late! You are taking my son away when we lost Ethan already!"
"You are doing the same there too!"
"We are offering you to pick the days you want to see him. Please, do not take him away from me and drop the case. I am begging you to not do this to me already. I have lost enough in the last year and I cannot lose Manny."
"No, you can keep him if you come back to me."
"Embry, I do not love you!"
"Yes, you love but you are letting what happened come between us!" I pushed Sam away and I rushed out the house. Embry followed me and he chased me down into the forest. He grabbed me and pinned me to a tree. His eyes were full of anger and he had a firm grip on my wrists. "You were mine and mind first. I fucked you first and I damn sure love you first. I will be the last person to fucking love you. I can make you never want to be touched by another man if you leave me."
"Embry, stop this. You left me and I moved on. Now, let me go," I sob. Embry pushes me into the tree and he lets his other hand run up my leg and under my skirt. "Please let me go."
"No, you are mine and I am going to claim you once more," Embry says. I open m mouth to scream, but his kisses me to silence my scream. He rips my panties off before lifting my up and undoing his zipper. I try to get free of this man that is not the same person that I once loved. Embry forced his cock into my pussy and I gasped at the pain. He purrs and moves inside me with quick, sharp thrusts while covering my mouth. I cry at this and try to think of other things. But, I am unable to as he gets faster and harder. He cums quickly inside me and he drops me to the ground. I sob as I try to crawl away, but he is on me again. Before he covers my mouth, I scream out for Sam or someone to rescue me. Embry enters me again and he is much harder on me this time. I grab handfuls of the leaves around me and I sob as I am being raped by the man I loved for two years and shared a life with during those two years. There is a loud growl just after Embry cums again and he is attacked by someone. My body is still on the ground and I am frozen from everything. Jacob's voice is coming from around me and I look to see him running over to me. Sam is punching Embry and he is shouting at him. Jacob picks me up and carries me away from the reservation.
"Jake," I sob when we are far from Embry and Sam. Jacob shakes his head as we go across the river to the Cullens. He puts me down on my feet, but I fall to my knees. Tears fall down my face as I look at the house. "Jasper!"
"Marinna, it is okay," Jacob says while reaching to touch me. I flinch away and I block him. Jasper comes running out and he is looking at me. He falls down to hold me and I begin to panic.
"No, don't touch me!" I scream.
"Marinna, what? What happened?" Jasper asks in shock. He reaches out to me again and I scream while covering my face.
"Jasper, she was raped by Embry not too long ago. I am sorry," Jacob says. Bella and Rosalie come out with Carlisle and the two girls walk over to me. I lean against Bella when she puts her arms around me. Rosalie smooths out my hair as they coax me to my feet and inside the house. Emmet is holding Manny, but I am unable to look at my son. He cries for me as I walk like a zombie up the stairs to Jasper's bedroom. I lay on the bed and close my eyes, but the incident comes back to me. My tears come back as I curl into a tight ball. Why did he rape me if he said he loves me? Bella rubs my back after putting a blanket over me and she sits with me to help me sleep peacefully.