“And? She still has holes to fuck,” Ethan says as Conrad pulls a pistol and points it at him.
“Go on, old man. Go see how good her dead pussy feels.” Conrad laughs. “Don’t go too far, Landry. You are next.”
“You’re disgusting,” Landry says. “She didn’t deserve this.”
“They never do,” Conrad says simply. “Go.”
When Sutter kneels, I open my eyes a bit more to let him know I am still here. He looks at me for a moment more, and since no one else can see my face now, I blink. He sighs a breath of relief before making a movement like he is closing my eyes. I do, but I keep my breathing shallow. I can hear him jerking himself off, trying to get hard. After a few minutes of this, I hear his sniffles of regret before he pushes into my body.
“I’m so sorry,” he whispers almost inaudibly with a broken sob when I wince.
“Oh, look, the bitch lives.” Conrad laughs as he towers over me. I am so weak that I can’t move or even open my eyes again. My mind is slipping into darkness once more, and the last thing I hear is Sutter’s tearful moan as his body shudders over top of me.
I gasp and fall back when I try to stand up too fast. “No, no, no,” I nearly scream when Ray reaches for me. Jovian pulls me up and wraps me in a tight hug despite me hitting him, trying to get away.
“Shhh. I’ve got you. Breathe. You’re safe,” he whispers in my ear. “Breathe, Ari.”
“Ari,” Ray says softly. I flinch away from him, not knowing if I can trust him suddenly.
“Everyone, warm up,” Dom calls out, trying to get the attention off me. “Let her breathe, guys. Second and third line. You’re up.”
Jovian scoops me into his arms and carries me out of the rink and back to the locker room. Ray and Mom come with us, as do my friends and partners. Jovian sets me down on the bench before kneeling in front of me and placing his hands on my face.
“Look at me, Ari,” he commands softly.
“Sutter was there,” I choke out in a whisper. “I can’t… not here. Not in this building.”
“Get changed. We’ve got her,” Beckett says.
“Arianna,” Ray says. I look up at him, and for the first time through the entire situation, he looks broken. The mere thought of me being scared of him has broken the man I know as my dad.
“Is he alive?” I ask, looking at Mom.
“Who?” she asks.
“My biological father.”
“No, baby. He wrecked and burned up in a fire before anyone could get to him. Why?” she asks.
“I’ll explain outside,” I say. She nods with a confused look, and we all fall silent as we wait for the guys to change back. Once finished, Elijah pulls me up, and we all walk out of the locker room.
“Hey, look who it is,” Conrad says from behind us.
“Not a word,” I growl at my friends before turning to look at my rapists.
“First line not warming up? We were looking forward to seeing it,” Ethan says.
“Just second and third today. First had time on the ice before we left,” I say simply.
“We saw you got on the ice. Is that your first time back in there?” Conrad asks.
“Yes,” I say simply. “We are going back out to our bus, so if you don’t mind…”
“Always running away,” Conrad says with a tone that sends fear rushing through me. “We promised Sutter we would make friends with the Reapers so that we don’t have a replay of last season. Why don’t we all go to dinner?”
“You really think that’s a good idea?” Tate asks, raising an eyebrow at him.
“I don’t see why not. Sutter and Landry can join. We have Arianna here as our bridge to settling our petty war,” Ethan says.
