Broken By You

-SAGE-

My heart was crashing against my ribcage, fear was clawing my throat as I slid down from my seat. It wasn't even a minute after Amicus Walker, my lawyer frowned down at me.

"Ms. Martinez, what are you doing?"

" Uhh... I was just... looking for cracks in the building's foundation." I whisper as he lets out a sigh.

" Please get up." He pulls me up on the chair.

" Ms. Martinez, please pull yourself together. This is the final moment." He says patting my back.

His words did no help. This is the final moment that didn't give me any courage instead added more to my growing anxiety.

The clicks of metal cuffs sent goosebumps across my skin, my eyes stilted on my lap avoiding any chances of meeting the sight of them. With shaky hands, I tucked a few strands of hair behind my ear for the hundredth time. I just wanted to go home.

My lungs constricted the moment my senses picked the sound of the door swooshing open. Swallowing the lump forming in my throat, I bit my lips trying to gulp in the air just like Sabrina had taught me.

It didn't work. Nothing did.

The sound of footsteps shuffling already had me in tears, I dug my nails into my palm as the room grew quiet. My eyes pricked with tears as I forced them to focus down on my lap. This is the final moment, Sage!

" I need you to calm down, Ms. Martinez. You're ripping off the material of your dress," Amicus mutters tapping his fingers on the wooden table. If only it was that easy to be done as it was said, if only . . .

I gulped loudly. Once. Twice. Thrice.

" I can't do this," I whisper, breathing erratically.

"Ms. Martinez-"

I slid down from my seat, hiding under the table from their evil gazes. My breath came in short pants as I rocked myself back and forth.

Amicus crawled under the table beside me, his face held a pang of sadness and frustration.

" Please. Please, just let me go. I don't want this. They're going to hurt me . . . Again." I cry pulling my hair.

" You have to be strong, Ms. Martinez. Don't you want justice ?" He mumbles gently.

" I wanna go home. I wanna go home." I chant but he shakes his head, pulling me up from the floor.

" You have to be brave, if not for yourself then for the little Sage they have killed. I promise you, this is the last time you're sitting here. It's the final hearing and if you lose courage now, you'll never be able to forgive yourself for this." Amicus growls.

" I can't," I whisper feeling the weak side of me taking over.

" You can. You can, Ms. Martinez." He nods holding my shaky hand into his.

" All rise."

Amicus gripped my arm, pulling me out of my seat as the judge entered the room. There was a chorus of people shuffling around to greet the judge.

I gripped Amicus' hand tightly, supporting my jello legs. He kept stroking my knuckles with his thumb, it wasn't soothing but I liked it there.

" Be seated."

I threw myself in my seat, it felt as if my head was burning down, the mental walls I had built were crumbling with each passing second.

" This is it." Amicus whispers.

As he stands, I watch with blurry eyes, walking up to the center of the room and handing a file to the man seating near the judge.

" The court has taken its time to decide and based on the evidence given plus the testimony of the witnesses, we have concluded that both the defendants have been proven guilty." the judge spoke as goosebumps broke across my skin.

The sweat beads felt heavy against my skin as I bit my lips trying to hold my anxiety in place.

" It is proven that Ian and Sean Romano are guilty on the account of abduction, sexual assault, human trafficking, and accessory to murder. Based on all discussions so far, this court declares seven years of imprisonment for Sean and Ian Romano." the judge spoke.

The bang of gavel echoed through the room sealing his words.

" No, please. Don't do this to me," Ian screamed falling on his knees.

I watched him with blurry eyes, no emotion, no sympathy, I couldn't feel anything towards the boy crying for his life.

Sean stood beside a wailing Ian, his eyes didn't hold any grief for the dark, hideous future he had dug for himself instead they held rage and an unsaid promise to me.

" Finally, it's over." Amicus sighs turning towards me.

" Well done, kiddo." he smiles patting my back.

Is it? Is it over or has it just begun?

-SAGE-

" Dora, you blind hoe. There's the road."

" Can you see it?" She asks for the hundredth time.

" Of course we can. We aren't blind motherfuckers like you." Elliot screamed, he was beyond frustrated. He kept throwing pillows at the screen, screaming like a maniac.

" What the hell are you two screaming about?" Sabrina, my elder sister walks into the room with anger written across her face.

" Dora." I point at the screen.

" If you two don't have anything to do doesn't mean I don't too. I'm working just in the next room." She snaps, glaring at us. Sabrina is a surgeon, a hard-working one, unlike me and Elliot. We didn't even get to put our feet in the medical hospital.

" This mansion has forty-eight bedrooms in total excluding the halls, backyard, and the living room. Help yourself wherever you want." Elliot says, turning back at the screen.

Sabrina's face turned red before she stomped out of the room, banging the door shut behind her.

" That was mean." I chuckle, pulling his hair.

" She deserved it." he shrugs.

" What's with your sour mood?" My tone was playful but the frown on Elliot's face said otherwise.

" I don't like this." he sighs.

" We can watch something else," I say.

" Not that, Sage. I don't like the idea of you getting married to my brother next week," he mumbles.

" Why? What's wrong?"

" I don't know. I'm just scared of losing you. You're my best friend, the only person I confine my everything with and I'm scared you'll forget me after getting married." he pouts.

" No, my sugar pie. You and Enrique are both important to me equally and both of you are irreplaceable." I kiss his cheeks.

" I love you, Sage," he whispers hugging me.

" I love you too."

Elliot loathes Enrique, probably because he was always in Enrique's shadow. Enrique excelled in everything while Elliot was worse than failing, the constant comparison and pressure made the brothers hate each other. Even Enrique never made any attempts to fix their bond, he was always busy taking care of the family and the business plus his studies. It's difficult to decide who is at fault, they both cared for their ego more than their relationship.

A knock on the door sounds again after a few minutes making Elliot groan.

" Come in, brother," Elliot yells.

" I'm sure it's Enrique, he's the only person who knocks," Elliot rolls his eyes.

The door opens revealing a smiling Enrique.

" Hey love, are you busy?" Enrique asks, leaning on the doorframe.

" No, thank yew." Elliot rolls his eyes.

" You're not my love, cockblocker." Enrique chuckles jumping on the bed.

I giggle when he pulls me on his chest, wrapping his arms around me.

" Really, Enrique? I wanted to spend today with her." Elliot was fuming at this point.

" Yeah." I pout looking down at his handsome face.

" I'm sorry, baby," Enrique mumbles kissing the tip of my nose.

" Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you," Elliot screams stomping out of the room.

" What crawled up to his ass and died?" Enrique mutters.

" You." I giggle when he groans playfully.

" His ass is the last thing I'll ever be interested in but can't say the same about yours." he wiggles his eyebrows playfully.

" He's sad, Enrique." I pout.

" Why?"

" He thinks you'll steal me from him." I shrug.

" Sage, I would never steal you from Elliot," he whispers cupping my face.

" I told him th-"

" You were always mine, I don't need to steal you from that idiot." Enrique rolls his eyes.

" No, you annoyed him." I snap, slapping his hands away from me.

" He's always annoyed. You know, when he was born, he was so ugly that I cried for days." Enrique says.

" And what did you do when I was born?" I raise an eyebrow.

" I was stunned, I couldn't believe God would create something so beautiful, so precious, and yet gift it to sinful humans," he whispers caressing my cheek.

" No one is a sinner." I giggle.

" I am."

" What?"

" I love you more than my god," he whispers.

" Hush Enrique, we should never say that. There are people we love but he is the one we should most of our trust and love in." I mumble.

" I can't. You're my everything, Sage. You're my nefes." he whispers.

" What's that?"

" It means, my breath. You're my breath, I'll die in just four minutes if you aren't by my side, Sage," he whispers when a tear rolls down my cheek.

" Then they can bury us in the same grave." I chirp.

" Yup, in the same grave." he chuckles.

" So, let's go." he pulls me up from the bed.

" Where?" I groan.

"My room." he winks. I giggle when he picks me up carrying me out of the room.

I'm Sage Khai Martinez, the youngest daughter of Jared Martinez. My dad is an imperious person, being the mayor of our town, and the only person who leads all of the clothing factories in our state gives him unlimited authority. He doesn't like competition because he thinks he doesn't have to put effort into something when he knows he is eventually going to win.

We've been living with the Knight's ever since I can remember. Enrique was always around even though he was seven years older than me, he used to give me piggyback rides, sneak me candies, buy me ice cream and hold me close when I cried all night remembering my mother's death. It wasn't easy to see my mother, lying in her own pool of blood at the age of five, it wasn't easy for any of us. Shawn, my brother still gets nightmares of that dreadful day, Sabrina still covers her tears up with a smile, and, I still wear my momma's crucifix as if she's with me.

He kicks open his door and throws me on the bed closing the door behind him. Enrique's room was the most beautiful and neatest in the whole mansion. He never allowed me and Elliot together in his room knowing we'll cause chaos here.

I moan wrapping my arms around his neck as he pulls my body flush to his.

He pushes me down on the bed harshly before taking off his blazer and shirt. I bite my lips looking at my man standing there with ripping muscles and six-packs. He smirks at me taking off his pants as I let out a small moan.

" Take it off before I rip it," he whispers huskily.

I let out a shaky breath before zipping open my dress and throwing it on the ground. Enrique gets on top of me slowly discarding my other pieces of clothes until I was laying under him in nothing.

" So pretty," he whispers kissing his name tattooed on my collarbone.

" I love you," I whisper kissing my name on his chest.

He gave me a surprise by tattooing my name right near his heart so the next day, I dragged Elliot to the tattoo store and got his name on my collarbone . . . Elliot had to carry me home after that because I was only half alive.

His chest had my name as Khai♡

And mine had his as Kian♡

His first name is too long and I would have probably died if I got that written on me.

He leans down kissing my shoulder and neck as I moan. Enrique brushes his hand over my clit as I jerk my hips up rubbing onto him.

He moans kneading my breasts as I throw my head back letting out little whimpers in pleasure.

Taking a condom from the nightstand, he rips it open with his teeth while looking straight into my eyes. He takes his length wearing the condom before tapping on my folds before rubbing his knob over my clit. Enrique leans in licking my bottom lip.

" I love you," he whispers kissing me softly.

" I love you too."

He didn't let me complete as he slammed into me. I let out a loud moan scratching his back as he pulls out only to thrust back in with more force.

" Kian." I moan moving my hips up to meet his thrusts.

" I guess you'll need a wheelchair tomorrow," he whispers thrusting into my savagely.

I moan throwing my legs wide apart as he slams his hips into me roughly. My insides burned, stretched, and stung as he went so rough but I moaned wrapping my arms around him.

" So tight and wet my love," he whispers kissing my forehead.

I moaned as I felt the pressure build-up in my body. I let out shaky moans and incoherent words before I came on his cock. Enrique chuckles slamming into me without a break.

He takes my hands from his back and places them on the bed moving inside me but I break off his hold making him growl.

" You're very naughty today," he whispers opening the drawer beside his bed. The sound of handcuffs unknowingly makes me wetter as the cool metal gets secured around my wrist and pinned with the headboard.

" I've been thinking of being inside you the whole day," he whispers slowly thrusting into me.

I sucked in a deep breathe as my eyes watered. His hardness was killing me. Enrique let's out a loud moan humping me harder as I begin pulling on the handcuffs in extreme pleasure he was driving me in.

Soft little cries left my lips as Enrique pounded into me. My eyes rolled back in pleasure as my legs shook , my hands felt numb because of the handcuffs and I was enjoying each moment of this.

He leans down chewing my nipples as I rub my heels on the bed. Everything about this felt so amazing , so good that I wanted to live in this moment forever.

I moan as he growls choking me. My insides were trembling sucking him deeper into me.

I lick my lips in ecstasy as he chokes me while not decreasing his speed of fucking me while he had me tied on his bed.

"Kian" I scream milking his cock with my juices.

Sweat drips from my forehead as I fall back on the bed drowned in exhaustion but Enrique wasn't close to being finished with me.

" I like you on my bed all tied up and shaking in pleasure. Your face all red and your eyes drowned in lust and exhaustion. I love you so fucking much." he whispers as his fingers begin massaging my clit into a circular motion.

" Holy fuck , you're strangling me." he groans throwing his head back.

I giggle looking up at his sharp jawline as he moves inside me. Sweat shines on his chest making me lick my lips and wish my hands were open so I could run my hands on them.

" I'm going to cum so badly." I whisper as he leans down biting my lower lip.

" Hold on. Don't cum until I say so." he whispers sucking my nipples.

I begin screaming incoherent words as the pressure gets unbearable to hold.

" Cum for me love." he whispers. I scream, pulling on the handcuffs as my body let's go of it.

I felt him grow hard as a cork and enlarge in me as a cry left my lips. His lips trembled as he came hard.

" I love you." he whispers.

" I love you too." I whisper, licking my dry lips.

We lay there silently catching our breaths as I looked at Enrique who was playing with my hair.

" Open the handcuffs now ?" I ask as he smirks.

" Who said I was done with you yet ?" he chuckles, picking up another condom packet.

Oh , this is going to be a long night.

---

Here's a little note which might help you recognize the characters well.

Sabrina, Sage and Shawn are siblings. Jared Martinez is their father, their mom is dead.

Enrique, Elena and Elliot are siblings. Mason Princeton is their father, Josephine is their step mom and Lopez is their real mother but she went to London after her divorce.

-SAGE-

I moan as the bright sunlight hits my eyes making me dig my face into the pillow.

I wrap my hands around the pillow I was resting my head on and snuggle more into it and . . . no. The pillow won't grow arms and hug me like you expect it to, it's just a pillow.

I open my eyes yawning as wide as my mouth could open to see Enrique walking out of his closet while tying his tie.

" Hey." I chirp as he looks at me with a bright smile.

" So the sleepy head finally decided to wake up." he chuckles sitting on the bed near me.

" Morning," I whisper.

" Morning my little love," he says leaning down and planting a gentle kiss on my forehead.

" Where are you going ?" I mumble rubbing my eyes with my fists.

" I'm going to pay a visit to the professor and pick my results. It's my final year so I can't mess this up," he says as I could see how nervous he was.

" You never mess up. I'm sure you'll make it." I smile.

" Hope so. I also have to go pick mom up from the airport today." he smiles happily.

I also smile as excitement bubbles in me. Enrique's mom left when I was barely four, I don't remember how she looked like but Enrique never stops praising his mom, he has two albums full of her pictures. I'm sure he is really happy that she is coming to attend our wedding.

"Now, take a bath and get dressed. I'll come back before breakfast and I want you and that brat, Elliot, on the table," he says standing up buttoning his blazer.

" I don't wanna go. I wanna stay here." I whine snuggling into the sheets which gave off his scent.

" And yeah, I've told the maids to clean this room up so please don't forget your any jewelry here. The room has a thick smell of sex." he cringes his nose at the smell.

" Yeah, like I was the one who wanted to have sex in the first place." I roll my eyes sarcastically.

" Sage, let that sour mood go and cheer up. Bye." he chuckles waving at me before he walks out of the door.

I roll my eyes and get out of bed. Being too lazy to wear my dress back on, I wrap the sheets around me and check my neck to see my necklaces there.

I groan placing a hand on my waist like a pregnant woman and walk out of Enrique's room to my room which was thankfully on the same floor.

Enrique was the only one who had his room up on the fourth floor but since I had to visit him more and more after we fall in love, I moved up on the fourth floor.

And Elliot being Elliot had to visit me so much that he also had to move up to the fourth floor much to Enrique's dismay.

I take a quick shower and wear a long-sleeved maxi dress. I look down at the two necklaces around my neck.

One was my mother's crucifix, she believed no evil could touch me until I had it on and the other was Enrique's mom's necklace. It was a simple necklace with a tiny diamond pendant.

Enrique gave me this the night he took my purity ring off. It was his mother's memory which he never took off his neck but that night, after claiming my innocence which I always saved for him, he gave me his most precious thing. I felt like he gave me a part of him and I care about it more than myself.

" Ta da." Elliot screams bursting into the room.

" Oh hey Khai." he smiles walking into my closet.

" What's wrong ?" I ask as he rummages through the side where his clothes were kept.

Elliot had half my room filled with his stuff and I had half of his room filled with my stuff because we always shared the same room.

" I can't find my hat." he pouts sadly.

" Found you, you little sucker." he laughs maliciously at the hat.

I roll my eyes putting on the diamond earrings Sabrina gifted me. Elliot turns around finally looking at me as his eyes go wide.

" Whoa. What's wrong with you, dude ?" he asks frowning at me.

" What's wrong ?" I ask looking back at the mirror.

" So many mosquitoes bit you," he says sadly pointing at my neck.

" Get lost." I giggle punching his shoulder.

" Did Enrique leave already ?" he asks.

" Yeah, he went to pick his results up." I smile puffing some perfume on me.

" Damn, he's the only one who is always in the hurry to get his results. We never run that quick , if it was for me , I would tell the teacher to keep it never give it to me." he sighs shaking his head as if Enrique is a huge disappointment.

I giggle at his words and apply some makeup before we both link our arms together and run down the stairs giggling to ourselves.

But the scene on the first floor wasn't what we expected. Enrique's arm was bleeding while Eleana was crying and Enrique was screaming about something.

" Enrique, calm down." Mr. Princeton yells shutting him up.

" I'm sorry it was my fault." Eleana sobs.

" It wasn't your fault sweetie. They are bastards." Mr. Princeton says hugging Eleana.

Elliot and I share a look before slowly descending the stairs.

We stand at the end of the stairs holding each other's hands and watching everyone panic through.

" Enrique son, let me bandage it. It's bleeding so bad." Josephine sobs trying to hold his hand.

" Stay away from me. You're not my mother so don't try to be like her. You're just my father's wife, don't forget that." Enrique yells at her.

My eyes water seeing him this angry as Elliot places his arm around me and pulls me close to him.

" Enrique mind your words." Mr. Princeton growls.

" What wrong did I say? She's only the woman who warms your bed but she can never make a place in our hearts." Enrique yells earning a growl from Mr. Princeton.

" Stop it, Enrique. Imagine how you'll feel if I say that to Sage. She's only a girl who warms your bed and nothing else, huh ?" Mr. Princeton growls as Enrique roars like a beast.

A sob escapes my lips as I stumble into Elliot's arms. The crude language and fight early in the week of our wedding wasn't something I ever expected.

" How dare you? Sage isn't my bed warmer, she's my love." Enrique growls.

" Did it hurt you? Sage is like my daughter and I won't forgive myself to say those words to her but now you'll understand how much it hurts me when you talk about my wife like that." Mr. Princeton growls at him.

" Enrique apologize now," Sabrina says placing her hand on his shoulder.

" But he is wrong," Enrique grumbles.

" He isn't wrong. Just apologize to your dad and put this thing to an end. You're getting married in three days." Sabrina says as Enrique sighs loudly.

" Fine. Sorry," he says.

" To Josephine too," Sabrina says.

" Sorry," Enrique says in a strained voice before throwing himself on the couch.

Sabrina sits beside him as she begins bandaging his wound up.

" Kian," I mumble taking baby steps towards them.

Enrique's eyes go wide as he sees me, he immediately jumps out of the couch but Sabrina pulls him back to treat his wounds.

" Sage, we didn't mean anything. I'm sorry," he says looking towards his father and then back at me.

Enrique knew how much important this week is for me. It is my wedding week, ever since I was a child, I dreamt of this week and told Enrique about all my fantasies about it.

"It's okay," I mumble when Mr. Princeton holds my hands into his.

" I'm sorry my daughter, I didn't see you there. I just said that to make him realize what he says each time is wrong." Mr. Princeton says as I smile nodding my head.

" I know." I smile. Mr. Princeton won't ever say that to me, he treated us as same as his own kids and I knew he was just trying to put sense into Enrique.

" How did this happen ?" I ask sitting beside Enrique watching Sabrina treat the gash.

Immediately Enrique wraps his arm around my waist and hides his face in the crook of my neck inhaling my scent.

" I went for the morning walk with Sabrina," Eleana says as she and Shawn sit on the couch opposite us.

Elliot grumbles something to himself about the annoying morning and sits beside me placing his head on my shoulder.

" There were a bunch of boys whistling and calling us names," Sabrina mutters as Enrique clenches his fist again.

" We didn't pay much attention but when they began calling us nasty names, I went there and slapped one of them across his face." Eleana mumbles.

" They got violent. They began groping us when Enrique's car passed by. I thought he didn't see us, but he stormed towards us beating them all up. He got injured during that." Sabrina grumbles finishing with the bandaging.

" You shouldn't have beat them up, Enrique," Shawn mutters.

" And let them continue groping our women," Enrique growls.

" No. But you could have just scared them and got Eleana and Sabrina home. They weren't any danger but you've beaten them up and god knows what revenge they might be planning against you." Elliot mumbles as Mr. Princeton grumbles.

" They won't be able to do anything. We are the Princeton's and the Martinez's, no one has the power in the touch to touch us. We are all safe." Our dad says sitting down beside Mr. Princeton as Enrique scoffs.

" Just like our girls were safe today. No one is allowed to go out without a bodyguard, got it ?" Enrique growls as we all nod.

" Come on kids. It's time for breakfast." Josephine's soft voice comes as everyone slowly stands up heading towards the dining room.

I look back at Enrique who still had a frown on his face.

" Hey. Nothing is going to happen to anything. They were just a group of stupid boys and they're probably enough afraid of you to ever tease any other girl. Everyone is safe." I smile kissing his nose.

" Yeah." he smiles as the shine gets back into his eyes.

" Are you guys coming or planning to eat each other for breakfast just like you did for dinner last night ?" Elliot wiggles his eyebrows.

" I'm leaving," Enrique says getting up.

" Breakfast?" I pout at him.

" I don't have time for that, love." he kisses my nose.

" Okay, I'll drop you at the door." I smile standing up too.

He smiles placing his arm around my waist as we walk to the door in silence. He kisses my forehead turning to leave but I hold his hand as my eyes water.

" What's wrong love ?" he asks wiping my tears.

" I don't know. I just feel like something bad is going to happen." I sob hugging him tightly.

" Don't go, Enrique. Send the driver or a servant just don't go." I sob clutching onto him.

" Sage, listen to me love. I can't send anyone else, she's coming back after fourteen years, she'll be hurt if I'm not there to pick her up." he says kissing my forehead.

" I feel something bad is going to happen. What if you meet an accident or something, I'm scared." sobs wreck through my body as the bad feelings grow more.

" Sage, nothing is going to happen to me. I'll be fine. It'll just take me a few hours to come back." he assures me kissing my forehead and my nose.

" Here," I say taking off my mother's crucifix and making him wear it. It was a small golden crucifix with diamonds on it.

My mother left the crucifix for me when she died, I never took it off me from that day. Sabrina told me that my mother believed that the crucifix will always protect me and save me from any harm.

" No Sage, your mom made it for your safety," he says.

" I'm safe Enrique. I'll be at home with the others, I'm scared for you." I say caressing his cheek.

" You never take this off," he says.

" Because I never got the feeling I'm getting today. Please, Enrique, don't take it off until you come home. Mom always believed that it will protect us." I mumble as he nods.

" Stay in the house and don't go out until I come, okay ?" he asks.

" I love you," I whisper.

" I love you too," he says kissing my forehead.

I watch him leave with tears in my eyes until his car disappears out of the huge gates.