We ran down the steps of the palace to rush to the cruiser. "Rex were coming, get ready!" Anakin shouted through his comlink.

"Yes sir!"

We heard blasters shooting from behind us and Anankin and Obi-Wan were deflecting them before they hit us. I saw the cruiser straight ahead and we all began to pick up our pace. Rex and a few other clones began shooting over our heads at the guards behind us from the ramp.

"Take off!" Padme shouted as we reached the ship and the cruiser lifted off the ground and the ramp closed. All three of us were bent over catching our breathe. I felt the ship break the atmosphere and I finally felt at peace, I was away from him.

"Good to have you back General." Rex placed a hand on my shoulder and instead of our normal pleasantries I hugged him. Last time I saw him we were dying, I never got to let him know how I relieved I was that him and Fives lived. He tensed a little, clones were not used to contact, but he hugged me back.

"Good to see you alive Rex." I pulled from the hug.

"My turn." My master pulled me into a hug next and I had to stop myself from crying. I was so happy to be with them again. He pulled away from me but kept a hand on my shoulder, "Im glad you're home and safe, you gave us all quite a scare, twice." He chuckled referring to almost dying from a virus and then immediately being kidnapped.

"Glad to be back." I beamed.

I heard Anakin clear his throat and I knew he was waiting for me to come to him. I smiled at him and grabbed his hand pulling him out of the cockpit, "We'll be right back." I told everyone and Obi-Wan and Padme held smirks while the clones turned their attention away, pretending they don't know what they know.

I pulled Anakin into the back storage room and before I could say anything he pushed me against the wall and brought his lips to mine. He cupped my face and I ran my hands through his hair and the kiss became intense, we were barely stopping for air.

I began to become light headed so I gently pushed on his chest and he whimpered when our contact ended. I chuckled and traced my fingers along his jaw while looking lovingly into his eyes. "I love you so much Anakin."

"I love you more." He used his thumb to trail the mark on my face from Damon's knife. "He's lucky, I wanted to strangle him."

I grabbed his hand and kissed it gently, "That would've only made you more susceptible to the dark side and I'll be damned if I ever allow you to go down that path." My words caused him to flinch slightly and he looked away in shame.

"There's something you should know." He dropped his hand and backed away, sitting on a supply crate. "To get the antidote from Nuvo Vindi I-," he paused for a moment, "I used the force to choke him. And to get your location from Ventress..." He looked away from me to the floor. "I almost killed her. I'm sorry but I was so desperate to save you and get you back. I didn't care about the cost."

She deserved it.

Wait, no I couldn't think like that, not anymore. I shook the voice out of my head.

He was making all the wrong decisions.. but with the purest intentions. I couldn't be mad cause he did it for me but I also needed him to know that he couldn't do any of those things again. "Anakin look at me," he did as I said and met my eyes, "You saved my life, twice, and for that I'll forever be grateful. But promise me you will never resort to those methods ever again."

He placed his hand on mine and intertwined my fingers with his, "I promise."

"Where is Ventress now?" I asked, as soon as I had the opportunity to, I wanted to see her.

"Prison cell in Coruscant. Shes very heavily guarded."

"Good." I nodded.

"You know," He placed his hands on my waist and pulled me closer, "I never got to tell you how beautiful you look in that dress." His fingers fiddled with the material.

I smiled and brought my lips back to his. I climbed up and straddled him as I deepened the kiss. He wrapped his arms around my back bringing me as close to him as he could.

I was no longer in that hell.

Being in Anakin's arms was heaven.

We arrived to Coruscant and as I descended from the ramp, Master Yoda and Master Plo were there waiting to greet us.

"(y/n) seeing you alive brings warm feelings to my heart." He placed his hand on chest and smiled up at me.

I smiled at him, "Thank you Master Yoda I'm happy to be home."

"I hope it's not too early (y/n) but the council would like to see you, to discuss what happened." Master Plo informed me and I nodded.

I let out a sigh, I was gonna have to tell them everything that happened. I hope I could handle it and I hope Anakin could handle hearing it. "Of course."

Master Plo stepped aside and gestured for me to enter the building, "After you."

We entered the council chambers and they were all there waiting for me. Obi-Wan, Yoda, and Plo took a seat in their chairs. Anakin and Padmè stayed leaning on the wall near the entrance. They weren't supposed to be there but I convinced Yoda that it would make me more comfortable to have them here.

"We are happy to see you (y/n)." Shaak Ti broke the silence.

"As am I." I smiled.

"We need to ask you to tell us everything that happened. You were behind enemy lines for quite some time, did you hear anything? See anything? Leave out no details. No matter how difficult it may be." She frowned to me apologetically. They knew what I was going to say wasn't going to be good and it was going to be hard on me.

I breathed out heavily, "Ventress sold me to King Damon Scholath of the planet Byss. Unfortunately I didn't hear or see anything that could be beneficial to the republic."

"How is that possible you were there for over a week." Windu interrupted rudely.

"Let her finish Master Windu." Obi-Wan glared in his direction before turning back to me and gesturing with his hand for me to continue.

"Because Master Windu, up until yesterday I was chained to a wall, being tortured by the King." I sarcastically smiled at him and he shifted in his seat uncomfortably. I turned my attention back to the rest of the council. "He burned me, whipped me, beat me, choked me, cut me, and stabbed me." As I told them this I was pointing to the different marks on my body so they could see for themselves. They all had horrified looks on their faces and Shaak Ti looked like she wanted to cry, "He kept a force restraint collar on me at all times and forced me to watch as he fed other slaves to Gundarks."

"He has Gundarks?" Plo interrupted with curiosity.

"Yes he has an arena where he puts on a show for the people. He claimed to have had them since they were babies and they seemed to obey him. Only him." I grimaced at the memory.

"There's something we have to ask and we need you to know that it will stay strictly in this room (y/n)." Obi-Wan looked uncomfortable, "Were you at any point sexually assaulted?"

I shook my head, "No, he touched me the first night I was there but when I rejected him he," I let out a sigh, "Pulled me down the corridors by a chain around my neck causing me to scrape against the floor and that's when he chained me to the wall."
(For any of you who are like , why is the council so damn nosy? They have to learn of all traumatic experiences to see if what you've gone through makes you vulnerable to the dark side. I hope that makes sense!)

"Is there anything else you can remember for us?" Shaak Ti asked.

I shook my head, "No that's everything up until Master Kenobi, Skywalker, and Padmé showed up."

"Rest, you should." Master Yoda dismissed me.

"Thank you Masters." I bowed and turned to see Padmé looking at me sadly and Anakin looked tense.

I exited the room with my the two trailing behind me, "I should get back to the senate building." Padmé hugged me and whispered into my ear, "He's having a hard time dealing with what he heard, keep him calm." She broke away and said goodbye to Anakin, leaving him and I in the hallway alone.

"Let's go to your room so we can talk." I grabbed his hand and led him there. He didn't say a word to me the whole time and I could feel the anger he was feeling.

I led him into his room and closed his door, locking it. "You should have let me kill him." He spoke through his teeth, his eyes never meeting mine as he stared at the wall to his left.

I reached out and grabbed both his hands, he still never moved, keeping his position like he was stone. "I told you, I won't let you go down that dark path. Vengeance is not the Jedi way."

His eyes darted to mine, the look he had on his face almost scared me. It was pure anger and hate. "I don't care."

"Anaki-"

"Show them to me." He interrupted me.

"What?" I furrowed my brows in confusion.

"The cuts, the bruises, everything, I want to see them." His eyes burned into mine, "Please." His voice cracked.

(Always Remember Us This Way by Noelle Johnson 🎶)
I nodded and undid the dress, dropping it to floor. I felt slightly nervous this was the first time I've ever been in my underwear in front of Anakin but It didn't seem to faze him. His eyes trailed my body as he saw them, his fingers lightly touching the place where I was stabbed in the shoulder. His expression seemed to grow more angry. "Turn around."

I did as he said and I felt his finger trail the marks that were there from when when Damon used his whip. "I'm so sorry I didn't find you sooner." His voice was sad and I knew he was blaming himself for it.

I turned to face him, "It's not your fault." He looked at me with sad eyes and I pulled him into a hug.

He pulled away and stared into my eyes. "I promise, you'll never have to go through anything like that again." He put his hand in his pocket and pulled out a necklace, it was a beautiful purple crystal. "I made it, I also put a tracker in it so I'll never lose you again."

"It's beautiful," My fingers lightly touched the crystal and it sparkled in the light. I turned around  and pulled my hair in front of me, "Can you?" I gestured for him to place the necklace on.

He brought it forward and it laid in on my chest. He fiddled with the clasp for a moment, "Done."

I turned around and smiled at him, "I'll never take it off."

He gave me a soft smile but looked towards the ground. I knew he was still upset over everything and I couldn't blame him but I also didn't want him to do anything he would regret with the anger he was feeling.

(Warning: Sexual Acts. It's not graphic or detailed)
I placed my hand on his cheek and he looked down at me. Something about this moment felt right. I missed him so much and I loved him, more than I've ever loved anyone. I was away from him for so long, all I wanted was to be close to him. I wanted to take his mind off of the horrible things he learned and to feel my love for him.

It was just him and I now in this moment. Nothing else and no one else mattered.

I leaned up and put my lips to his and kissed him passionately. His hands grabbed my hips and he pulled me close. I brought my hands up to his chest and took off his shirt. We broke out kiss for a moment so he could pull it over his head and he tossed it to the side.

I led him to the bed and gently pushed him down, I crawled on top of him and straddled him. He looked up at me with love in his eyes and I brought my head down and crashed my lips to his again. My hands trailed his chest and he moaned under my touch. He brought his hand up into my hair and continued to kiss me passionately.

He reached his other hand behind my back and unclipped my bra, exposing my bare chest. He pulled away and looked at my body, "I've never seen anyone more beautiful than you." I felt a blush ruse to my cheeks because of his compliment and he chuckled at my reaction. "Are you sure about this?"

I nodded "I've never been more sure about anything."

He used his fingers to softly caress my cheek, "I love you."

"I love you more." I smirked and he brought his lips back to mine.

"This is where the fun begins." He mumbled onto my lips.

(a/n sorry to anyone who likes graphic sex scenes lol I wanna keep this PG-13!)

•What did you think of the song? I listened to it the whole time on repeat from the moment Anakin wanted to see the marks up till the end of the chapter. I just felt it gave it a more sweet feeling. Idk that's just me!