Amelia Volkov

Chapter 20

Amelia Volkov

I don't even know when I fell asleep last night because when I woke up it was already 8 am.

I got up and went to the bathroom to freshen up. After the much needed shower I decided that I would wear something casual today.

Thanks to the guys I have my own room, bathroom and closet full of clothes in their house.

I put on some leggings and a T-shirt I stole from Damien a couple days ago. I put on some jewelry and perfume and headed to the kitchen.

When I got there I was greeted by Jay and Damien.

"Good morning baby" they said in unison.

It's somehow annoying that they always say it at the same time but also kinda cute.

I hugged them both and made myself a coffee before sitting opposite them on the kitchen counter.

"I think I'm going back home today" I mumbled quietly but both of them still heard me.

"Are you sure? Should we come with you?" Damien asked concerned.

"I'm sure, don't worry. I thought about the whole thing and they don't k ow what has been happening to me and it's not their fault I didn't tell them, you know? It's understandable that they are concerned about me and I would be too if they were acting like I did. I kinda feel bad for the way I've been treating them. I think it's time to tell them a bit about what was going on." I rambled in one breath.

Jay and Damien looked at each other before giving me a supporting nod.

"Do you want to do this alone or should we be next to you while you tell them?" Jay asked

"I think I should do this alone but thank you, really." I answered confidently.

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My nerves skyrocketed when I stood in front of the door.

I slowly opened the door and braced myself for what's coming.

"I'm home" I said loud enough for them to hear.

In a matter of seconds all of them stood before me.

"I need to talk to you" I muttered and went to the living room without looking at them.

As everyone gathered there and I was sure I had all their attention I started telling them what's been going on.

"First of all, this is really hard for ms to talk about so please hear me out until I'm finished and don't interrupt me ok?" After they all nodded in acknowledgment I continued.

"As you all know I was taken away by Rosalia. The first two years I was living with her were hell. She made sure I always remembered that I was an embarrassment and disappointment to her. It started with light punishments. She would hit me kick me and yell at me for whatever reason she had. I could only breatn the wrong way and it would enrage her. He quickly became addicted to drugs and alcohol which made the whole situation worse. After 2 years she passed away due to drug overdose."

I took a break from talking to look at each of my brothers to make sure they all got what I said so far because from this point on it would only get worse. Some of them looked pissed the others were deep in thought.
Before I continued I took a deep breath and arranged my thoughts.

"After her funeral a friend of her took me in. At first he was really nice to me but after two months everything changed drastically. I had to cook, clean and do laundry at the age of 6. He started to 'train' me. The training consisted of beating me, putting me on various kinds of drugs or torture me until I was barely conscious but the insisted that I would fight back. He uhm he sold me to his friends. This continued until he died. He also uhm trained me to be an assassin. I never had any friends expect for Jay and Damien. Noah was the father I never had. They mean so much to me I can't even describe it. Every time I got beat up they were there for me. They couldn't get me out of that house because John had so much more power than any of us combined. I know if they could they would have." When I finished I realized that tears were streaming down my face.

No one said anything. Not even about the fact that I told them about the assassin thing.

Mateo engulfed me in a bone crushing hug and whispered sweet nothings to me while trying to calm me down.

Nikolai was the one to break the silence. "You will never have to go through that again. Ever. You are safe with us. I promise. We will protect you with everything we have."

This only made me cry more. The reassurance he gave me. They didn't bombard me with questions they just gave their silent support. This means so much to me.

"So when you had that nightmare..." Maxim combined.

I nodded.

All of them helped me calm down which was really nice. The whole crying made me so exhausted that I didn't even know when I fell asleep.

When I woke up I was still in the living room. But not alone. Every one of my brothers slept next to me. My head was laying on Maxim's chest while his hands were slung around my waist. Andrei and Mateo were sleeping on the opposite side of the sofa and Nikolay was nowhere to be seen.

I couldn't sleep anymore so I decided to go to the kitchen and grab myself a glass of water.

I made sure not to wake Maxim as I gor out of his hold.

When I entered the kitchen I saw Nikolay already sitting there.

"Hey" I greeted him.

He turned around and smiled weakly at me. He came up to me and hugged me. "I'm proud of you for telling us. Thank you for trusting us." he whispered.

I didn't say anything, I just enjoyed the feeling of safety he gave me.

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