Missing Mafia Princess

(6) Nightmares

*Alessia's P.O.V*

'You thought I'd never know!' Daniel screams in my face.

'I-I'm sorry! P-please' I sobbed begging him to show some mercy.

I tried to get away. I found a police officer who promised to help me but he lied. He sent me home. 

He reaches forward and grabs my hair and pain shoots in my scalp. He drags me down to the basement and shoves me down the stairs. Pain ricochets through my arm as I land at the bottom of  the stair well. I think it's over now. It's not.

He stomps down the stairs and kicks me down as I try aimlessly to get up. I notice the bucket he has. The steam coming from the top. He violently grabs my arms and drags me towards it.

'No! Please! I'm sorry' I plead resisting his ever tightening grip on my arm. 

'Too late for that now!' He yells and pulls me further. I ground my feet desperate to stay away from the bucket I know that was to bring me so much pain. 

'Move!' He roars and slaps my face his ring leaving a small but deep cut below my jaw. 

'Please Daniel' I whisper. Though I don't think he hears he drops me and walks away. I sigh in relief until I see him walking toward me the bucket in hand. I shuffle back as far as I can until my back hit's the cold basement wall.

He grips the bucket and throws the boiling water onto my upper legs. I wanted to scream. I felt like my whole body was on fire. My whole body broke into a hot sweat and I began sobbing.

He left and slammed the door. For 4 hours I sat there in the dirt my skin practically melting. 

'Wake up!'

'What's wrong with her!' 

I jolt up to see my brothers towering over me as I lay in Luca's lap. My face is wet with a mixture of sweat and tears. 

'I-I'm sorry' I mutter heat creeping into my face, I run out of the room and up to my bedroom to avoid questions I know I can't answer.

*Dante's P.O.V*

She's laying on Luca's shoulder and I can't help but feel the jealousy seeping in. Her small frame is even more noticeable next to Luca's even though they are twins. She begins to shift and I realize she's sweating. Her lip begins to tremble, Luca notices and Frederico tosses him a blanket to warm her. She continues shaking.

'Guys! I think she's having a nightmare!' Luca called out. Despite my hate for her I can't help the pull of my legs that propel me towards her. Vin, Gianni, Matteo and Frederico do the same. Luca touches her shoulder gently unlike what I have heard about her jump reflex she doesn't wake up.

'Alessia?' Frederico asks giving her shoulder a light shake. She starts hyperventilating and all our eyes dart to Matteo.

'I think it's a night terror' He says. We all anxiously stand there when she starts talking.

'I'm sorry!' she starts shaking more

'Please Daniel' She whimpers

I feel myself growing angrier by the second. Who the hell is Daniel?

'What's wrong with her?' I yell

Suddenly she shoots up and looks around. 

'I-I'm sorry' She whispers and runs upstairs.

***

It's been 20 minutes since she left and the others agreed to giver her some space. I make my way upstairs despite Federico's order, I make it to her room and slam the door open to see her sitting on the floor with her arms. She looks up at me terrified. 

'What was it about?' I growl at her and walk over to her desk. She watches were I walk but doesn't make any effort to say anything. I slam my hands on the desk which causes her to flinch. I glare at her.

'I don't want to talk about it' she said in a small voice. This only fueled my anger, I'm going to loose it if she doesn't answer me. 

'This is your final chance! What was it about?' I yell to which she flinches again. She looks down and buries her head in her knees. I walk forward and grab her arm and shake it gently cautious that I don't hurt her. 

'Please stop' she says tears slipping down her cheeks. 

Suddenly Matteo is standing at her door and he looks absolutely furious. 

' WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?' he yells. I drop Alessia's arm and she is quick to distance herself to the other side of the room. I glare at him and Matteo tells me to get out. I look back to Alessia and slam the door behind me.

*Matteo's P.O.V*

I'm heading up to my room when I hear yelling. Dante's yelling. I continue along the hall and see him holding Alessia tightly around the arm. She is visibly trembling with fear.

'WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?' I boom and tell him to get out of the room which he does. 

'What has gotten into you?' I demand

'I don't want her here. I just went to ask what her night terror was about and she wouldn't answer me!' He yells as if that justifies him to grab her. 

'You hurt her' I yell. He looks to have a second of remorse that is quickly disguised with a scowl as he leaves. 

Dante has always had serious anger issues which is great for our work not so much for our family. Ever since Alessia was taken he has been full of spite though no one knows why he hates her so much. She used to love him when they were little as did he. 

I walk back to her room and see her still standing there with her back pressed against the wall. 

'Are you alright?' I ask. She jumps not realizing I walked in but nods. I walk towards her and she flinches again. I want to ask her about it but now is not the time. 

'I'm just going to check your arm' I tell her, I'm sure he left a bruise. 

'NO!' She yells but quickly shrinks back to her quiet self.

'Sorry, I am fine. I think I might just go to bed now though' She whispers. I nod and leave knowing she's probably exhausted from a long plane trip. 

Hey! A bit of an intense chapter!

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