Viola

Chapter 16

Hey guys so sorry for the long wait, I kept losing the motivation but I hope y'all enjoy.

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We all called it a night around 10 pm being exhausted from the day's events. 

As everyone was getting up Ana, Drei, Lex, and Gennadi were pulled away by mom who brought them to their respective rooms. Only then did I realize that I didn't know where my room is. I mean, I know where my room was but I would rather not sleep there. 

I sat down on the couch, lost in my thoughts until I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned to find Enzo.

"Stai bene Principessa?" (Are you alright, Princess?-Italian) He asks, I nod sending him a soft smile.

I open my mouth to speak but he beats me to the point,

"Come on, Bambina, I'm taking you to your room." I nodded, getting up shakily and following him. 

As we walk through the halls, getting closer and closer to the room that she took me from, the one that I used to call my own, I feel my breathing pick up. We approach the door but as my breath hitches, we turn, swiftly walking away and towards another door. 

I let out a sigh of relief gaining Enzo's attention that I thought had been previously focused on his phone. 

He turns around bending down to meet my eyes. 

"Viola, we wouldn't put you in that room... and you're safe- I promise you, Bambina, we're never letting go of you again." He finished before pulling me into a crushing hug. I hug him back not even letting go when he moves to stand up, so he waits a moment allowing me to calm down. 

After a few minutes, I release him, grabbing his hand instead. He pulls me along further down the hall before stopping at a closed door. He pushes the door open and then softly pulls me through. I look around and feel tears spring into my eyes.

"We did the best we could since the first day you got home, you can change it however you'd like. " Enzo says, probably noticing my state with watery eyes. 

I tackle him into a hug "Thank you, I love it." He chuckles giving me a light kiss on the head and hugging me tightly. 

"As much as I'd love the credit and the hug, it wasn't me, it was all Ben and Lucas. They painted it and put all of the furniture together on their own." I smiled lightly

"I'll have to remember to thank them," I said. He nodded squeezing my hand. 

After a second, his phone starts buzzing in his pocket, he looks questioningly at me asking me wordlessly if he could take the call.

I nod once again squeezing his hand before releasing it.

He walks out of the room pulling out his phone as he goes. 

As he's making his way down the hallway to his office I can hear him answer his phone, suddenly speaking in a cut tone, the polar opposite of the soft tone he used as he was speaking with me.

I looked around my new room and took a shaky breath as I realized that I would be alone in here. I pulled at my fingers, trying to convince myself that I'd be fine as I made my way to the bed, climbing under the fluffy comforter, way too tired to do my night routine. 

I lie down staring up at the ceiling, reminding myself that I'm safe and, slowly but surely, my eyelids start to droop and I'm sent off into sleep.

Alexi's Pov 

As Veronica showed us around I nodded smiling genuinely. She'll be amazing for Viola. I know she sees my mom as her mom, but Viola deserves as many moms as she can get to make up for what Leah has done to her. I loathe that woman, the day I find her...