Loathsome Brothers

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Narrator's Pov

It has been 4 full days since Eleanora has been ignoring her brothers more than ever. She has refrained from talking to them unless absolutely necessary.

She doesn't blame them for what Liam did to her. But she does blame them for not being able to keep her one secret to themselves. She blame them for trusting Liam with something that only she has the right to share.

She didn't want people to know about it. It was already bad that Ella and her brothers found out but to know that they probably go around and tell there employees about it, just broke her heart.

She never expected them to betray her like that. She didn't even trust them completely yet and they already broke her. She knew she shouldn't trust anyone but her brothers made her want to let them help her. She felt so naive that she even considered telling them everything.

She's glad that she didn't open up to them. Who knows how much they would have publicized her trauma? She will keep her secrets to herself. That's what she has been doing her whole life and that's what she will keep doing for the rest of it.

A part of her also wondered how much of Liam's words were true. Does her brothers actually want to abandon her? Do they really think that she is a slut? Is it why they hate her? Do they even care what happens to her? She doesn't know what to believe anymore.

Eleanora would spend each day in her room reading books that she wasn't able to concentrate on. Her mind would always go back to the night her brothers left her with that monster.

She would cry hugging her teddy bear bebby that was her last gift from her father. She didn't bring bebby out sooner so her brothers won't think that she is childish but now she didn't care. She needed the only form of comfort she had left. She desperately wanted to feel safe.

As much as she has started to hate her brothers, she can't deny that she feels the safest in their arms. They make her feel protected. They make her feel like they are there for her and won't let any harm near her.

She hasn't had any proper conversation with any of her brothers. Everytime they would try to talk to her she would keep her answer short and to the point. Even the twins have tried a few times but she would didn't reciprocate.

The brothers have barely seen her for four days. She would only come downstairs to cook and would avoid talking to them at all cost.

She had even stopped going to her daily walks with Gio and Sandro. Whenever they would ask she would tell them that she's going to stay in her room.

The brothers haven't ask her what's wrong, they only kept asking if she was okay to which she would reply 'I'm fine' and dismiss the conversation. They could sense that something was wrong but they didn't know how or what to ask.

She would sleep before Sandro or Gio would come to their room and would go downstairs when she woke up from her nightmares. Gio once came after her but she didn't talk to him or hug him like he expected her to.

The cottage had gotten dull, as if all life had been sucked from it. The brothers were experiencing a loss greater than they had ever before. They never would've guessed that thier sister's silence would effect them so much.

Although they were jealous, they were happy that she is comfortable with Gio and Sandro. It made them feel content. They liked it when she smiled and her laugh warmed their hearts.

"Let's play something?" Gio asked expectantly as Eleanora placed her plate in the sink and was about to leave since the dinner was over now.

"No. I'm going to my room" She replied. Her voice coming out cold and dead but barely above a whisper.