Amelia Volkov

Chapter 18

Jason De Luca

Damn.

Seeing her like this is just heartbreaking. I know Damien is  feeling the same as me right now.

The way she clung to my touch, the way she begged us to make it stop.

Fuck.

I'm going to hunt down each and every one of the men who hurt her. I don't care how long it's going to take.

Damien and I sat there in silence, watching over her, making sure no nightmares were hunting her dreams.

I combed through her hair and kissed her temple from time to time.

I just want her to be happy.

I thought now that she moved to another country she could start over but everything went downhill when that idiot, Luca, decided to text her. And then the bastards who took everything from her.

I don't get it.

Why her?

What did she do to deserve this?

God she is the sweetest, strongest and bravest person I've ever met.

We sat there for hours, just watching over her. Her phone went off a couple of times but we ignored it. It was so rare for her to get some decent hours of sleep. She really needed it and I wouldn't be the one taking that from her. Neither was Damien.

It was like 2 pm when Lia slowly started to wake up.

She wanted to go back home because she didn't want to stress her brothers out more than necessary.

Damien and I didn't leave her side even when she opened the front door. As we walked inside there was screaming and running and I saw that Lia was startled by the sudden noises.

"Where the fuck were you?"

"Why are you home this late?"

"The fuck Amelia?"

"We were worried sick! Why didn't you pick up the phone?"

All of her brothers threw question after question in her face and she was so overwhelmed that the tears brimmed in her eyes.

Damien and I stood protectively in front of her as Maxim started to head our way. All of them looked taken aback by our action but soon realized what was going on when they saw rhe look on Lia's face. All of them took a step back to give her space, except for Maxim. He continued throwing accusations in her face. He tried to grab her but we were in his way. Even if we were standing in front of her she still flinched away which didn't go unnoticed by Andrei and Nikolay.

No one tried to stop him. Not Andrei, not Mateo, not Nikolay. I was about to say something when Damien was faster than me.

"The fuck is your problem, man? Don't you have any decent common knowledge? Look at her! Do you really think it's a good idea to throw such nonsense at her? You don't even know her or what's going on in her life! Get a grip man! And you call yourself her brothers? Tsk."

Everyone looked shocked. Even me and Lia. It was really rare that he was this emotional in front of others.

Lia grabbed his hand and his behavior changed like a switch. He cupped her face, made sure she was alright and kissed her forehead before turning around again to face her brothers.

Before he continued he looked at me for conformation. "Think about what I said and if you realize your mistake then you can call her again. I don't care that you are her biological family. Blood doesn't mean shit. If you are willing to respect her boundaries and decisions then and only then will we let her back into your house. If we aren't a 100% sure that she will be treated the right way, we will make sure that she never sets a foot into this house again." And with that he took Lia's hand and walked right back outside.

Overreacting?

Maybe.

But he's right. After the shit she went through she doesn't need anyone who makes things only more complicated.

Amelia Volkov

Wow.

Just wow.

First I was overwhelmed by the whole reaction of my brothers but the way Damien defended me? God, this man is something else.

Sure he overreacted a little my heart melted the way he protectively stood in front of me. He didn't reveal too much but it was borderline.

They will for sure ask many questions when I get back. I didn't even realize when Damien stormed out the house with me and Jay right behind him. I didn't have a choice because he quite literally dragged me back outside.

I could hear my brothers protests but I didn't even dare to turn around.

Damn this whole situation is just getting more complicated and confusing by the second.

If this continues I might snap again and go on a killingspree. But this time no one will be able to stop me.

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