Broken Dreams (Broken 2)

Marie turned, looked at me, and asked, “Why? Why would you do this, Reed?”

I looked at Courtney, who was just standing there, stunned. I faced Meg, who was now crying. She looked at Courtney and put her hand up to her mouth.

She walked over to Courtney and placed her hand on Courtney’s shoulder. “Oh my God, Courtney. Did Noah do it to you, too?”

My knees felt weak, and the guys holding me back were now actually holding me up.

Courtney snapped her head and looked at Meg. “Is that what you were talking about earlier?” she barely said.

Meg slowly nodded her head.

Tyler said, “What in the hell are you two talking about?”

“How old were you, Courtney?” Meg asked.

Courtney looked at me before looking back at Meg. “Sixteen.”

Meg sucked in a breath of air and began saying, “Oh God, no.” She turned toward Noah and walked up to him. She began hitting him on the chest as she screamed over and over, “How could you, you dirty rotten bastard? She was a baby!”

Marie stood there, stunned. Tyler let go of me and grabbed Meg, who was still screaming at Noah.

“Meg! Meg, what are you talking about?” Tyler held on to Meg as she dropped to the floor, crying.

I just noticed that she was wearing her wedding dress. She had been minutes away from getting married.

“Reed, if we let you go, will you please stay calm until we figure out what is going on?” Steve said.

I nodded my head and stared at Noah, who looked scared shitless.

Tyler was pushing pieces of hair out of Meg’s face as she cried. I looked at Courtney. Sissy was still holding her, and I thought Sissy was the only one who had put two and two together because she was now crying.

“He’s a monster. I’ve tried telling you so many times, but he kept threatening me,” Meg said in between sobs.

“Who, baby? Noah?” Tyler looked up at Noah.

Tyler looked back at Meg when she said, “Yes. He said you’d hate me if you found out.”

Tyler’s head snapped back to Noah. “What did you do?” Tyler hissed through his teeth.

Noah stood there in silence.

Tyler pulled Meg’s chin up and whispered, “Baby, please tell me what is going on.”

Meg looked at Courtney, who seemed to be in shock.

Shit. Her whole family is about to find out what happened to her.

“Noah…he…he forced me…and Courtney…to have sex with him. Oh God, Tyler…Courtney was only sixteen! I was at least older. He threatened…he said…he would hurt you if I said anything.”

Courtney let out a loud cry and began falling to the floor. I quickly ran to her and grabbed her as Courtney began crying hysterically.

“Baby, I’m here. I promise you, he will never touch you again. I promise you,” I said as I held her to me.

Tyler tried to stand up but stumbled backward. “Noah, is it true?”

Noah wiped the blood from his mouth and said, “Courtney wanted me. I saw it in her eyes.”

I was about to go after him again, but Courtney grabbed me tighter, and before I knew it, Tyler was on top of Noah, beating the hell out of him.