The Seven Deadly Brothers

Chapter 23

A/N: Hiiiiii

I'm back :)

Hope that you enjoy chapter 23!

Also, I made a really stupid mistake last chapter. Val was talking to Elora with the rest of the brothers, but he was supposed to still be unconscious. I honestly completely forgot not to put him in the chapter, so just pretend that Val woke up and was all good. <3

Elora's POV:

I woke up the next morning and suddenly this morning's events all come back to me. I get ready for the day and realize that school starts tomorrow. Let's just say I'm not too excited to go back.

I put on patched jeans and a white cropped top. (outfit above) I do light makeup, put on my rings, grab my purse, and then head to the kitchen. I see that all of my brothers are already in the room. I immediately feel the air tense once I step in; our conversation from this morning replaying in my head. 

They're the leaders of the Italian Mafia. They've all killed people. Many people probably want to kill or kidnap me. Shit, can't I just go back to Idaho?

I go over to the coffee machine and start brewing a cup. No one says anything. Well this is hella awkward. Maybe I should say something?

"So how was your morning?" I ask. Wow, I'm good at this.

"Good."

"Fine."

"Okay."

Well aren't they the most interesting. I just roll my eyes and make some toast to go with my coffee. I walk over to sit at the table with my brothers.

"So, I start school tomorrow right?" Yeah, not too excited about that one.

"Yeah, you'll be going to Beverly Prep School with me and the twins." Val tells me. I just nod in response, while sipping on my drink. I'm assuming I had some sort of worried look on my face because Val then told me, "Don't worry, Lora. You're our sister, everyone will like you."

Dear God, please do not tell me they're some sort of popular hot-shots you think they rule the school. Honestly, I wouldn't put it past them.

We all finish eating in silence, except Dom telling me to pack my stuff because we're going back to our house today. I've got to say, I'm way more excited to go back than I thought I would be. I've only been here for about a week, but I miss my bed.

After breakfast, I go to pack my backpack. Once that's all packed, which didn't take long, I head back into the kitchen to see that all of my brothers are still there.

"You ready?" Ric asks me.

"Yeah." I respond while nodding.

"Okay, lets go." He says while they all stand up.

"Do you guys not have any stuff?" I ask them once I notice that they aren't carrying anything.

"We come here often, so we just keep some stuff here." Matteo tells me. 

"Oh." Is all I respond with while heading towards the elevator. We all get in the elevator and head down to the ground floor. I notice a few people follow behind us once we leave the building. They all get into a car and follow behind ours. I look at my brothers who seem completely unfazed.

It just then hits me that they're probably some sort of security that my brothers ordered. I get that it's for our safety, but is that really necessary?

"How come I can't be in the Mafia?" I randomly question my brothers during the drive home. My brothers all just share a look, not answering my questions. "Hello?" I ask again. They continue to just ignore me.

"Are you just gonna ignore me?" I ask them while poking Dom, who just happens to be the closest to me. "Dom, Dom, Dom." I repeat while continuing to poke him in the arm.

"Okay, okay." Dom says while holding my hands so I stop poking him. "And no you can't." He answers my question.

"Why not?" I ask another question.

"Because it's not safe and you're too young." Ric cuts into our conversation.

"I'm only like 2 and a half years younger than Matteo and Marcello. And I'll be careful." I tell them. "Pleaseee." I try to give my best puppy eyes.

"No." Is all that Ric says.

"How come you get to decide? It's my choice." I argue back.

"You're 14 years old, which means that you are under my legal guardianship. Until you are 18, it is my choice." Enzo tells me.

"Fine." I mumble before going on my phone. However I don't actually pay attention to what's on my phone, because all I can think about is what Enzo says. Maybe there's some way I can get involved? Well, I'll think about that later.

We arrive back to the house and I immediately run up to my room and jump onto my bed. "Finally." I mumble while lying face down to a pillow. Suddenly all the lost sleep over the past few nights seemed to catch up with me and I felt exhausted.

"You tired?" I heard one of my brothers ask me.

"Mhm." Is all I respond with.

"Sleep, sorella." With that, I'm out in seconds. 

I wake up feeling oddly refreshed. And then I realized that I was actually able to fall asleep without my sleeping pills. I hadn't done that in years. I rub the sleep out of my eyes and hop out of bed. Just as I open the door, Matteo walks in.

"Oh, sorry I didn't know that you were awake yet." He tells me.

"That's fine, I just woke up." Damn, this is really awkward.

"Okay, well I was just coming to call you for dinner." And with that, he left.

Dinner already? I could have sworn it was still morning. I look over to my alarm clock and see that it's already 6:30. Wow, I really slept that long. 

 I go through the door and walk down the steps towards the dining room. I see that all of my brothers are already seated.

"How was your sleep?" Ric asked me?

"Good." I just mumbled back, remembering that I was still supposed to be mad at them. They had no actual reasons for why I couldn't be apart of the Mafia, so I was going to keep trying until they let me.

We eat dinner in silence except for the occasional 'are you ready for school tomorrow' or 'don't tell anyone we're in the Mafia'. Well, they didn't directly say that last one but they were definitely hinting at it.

After dinner, I go back to my room and do my nightly routine. After that, I read at my window sill for a little while and then hop into bed. I swallow one of my pills and then drift off into sleep. That night I dreamt about what school would be like...

A/N: Unfortunately that is the end of the chapter :(

It was a filler one so it might have been a little boring, but the next chapter should be very long and  interesting!

I have terrible writer's block- so does anyone have any ideas for future chapters/ things you'd like to see?

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Love,

Lillith

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