Primed for Sin (18+)

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Riley

"Can I go take a shower?" I asked Dante meekly after I took the pain reliever's he gave me.

He nodded and got up to go to his dresser. I stood up and placed the cup of water down on the table beside the bed and when I turned around Dante stood behind me and reached out, causing me to flinch and cower away, "No, please..." I whimpered as I covered my face with my arms out of instinct and I felt his arms gently pull away mine.

I looked into his eyes and they were filled with tears, "I would never hurt you, gattina," He whispered, not trusting his own voice and I nodded.

I walked to the bathroom slowly. My body has been through the wringer in the last year, so I can't walk as fast or anything. I winced as I reached up to turn the water on with the arm my tattoo was carved out of. I quickly brushed my teeth and I walked over to the cabinet and pulled out fresh gauze and tape. I grabbed a rag and bit on it as I pulled the poorly covered job of mine off of the once was tattoo. I cried out in pain into the rag and finally, it came off. Before I could put the fresh gauze on, the door opened and in walked Dante. I quickly tried to hide the wound from him as he walked in, but he noticed how panicked I looked.

"What are you hiding, Riley?" He asked, concerned and I shook my head, swallowing the lump in my throat, "It's just a scratch that started bleeding, it's okay."

"A scratch doesn't need gauze-like that and tape. Show me what happened." He said sternly and I shook my head, defying what he asked. He inhaled sharply before exhaling, probably trying to calm himself down.

"You can't shower, gattina. You're too weak. You need to bathe instead." He whispered as he turned the shower off and walked over towards the bathtub.

"I will bathe you." He said and I shook my head, "No, I don't want you to see me like this."

His eyes filled with hurt at my words and it hurt me to see him like that, but I had to stand my grounds. I can't let him see me, I don't want to talk about it yet.

"Do you want me to go get Davina?" He asked and I nodded meekly. He sighed and nodded, leaving the room after he put bubbles in the tub. I quickly put gauze and tape on. I stripped out of my clothes carefully and slid into the warm water.

Moments later, a knock sounded at my door, "Riley, it's me, Davina. Can I come in?"

"Yes." I croaked out and the door opened, revealing Dav with a smile on her face.

"I'm so glad you're home, Riley." She admitted and I smiled weakly at her. She grabbed a washcloth and started washing me, being gentle around all of my bruises and cuts.

"Do you want to talk about it?" She asked and I shook my head as she massaged shampoo into my scalp. I silently wept at how good it felt, how good it felt to be in the comfort of my friends' arms. After a while, I was finally bathed and I stepped out of the water. She gasped at the sight of my body but tried to cover it with a cough.

"It's okay to be shocked." I whispered and tears pulled at her eyes, "I feel like a horrible person." She said and my eyebrows furrowed as I put on a soft bra, panties, and one of Dante's loose shirts. After I slid on his joggers, I looked at her in confusion, "Why?"

"I was so mad at you, Riley. We all were... when you left to kill him and you didn't come back, we thought it was because you willingly didn't want to. Dante, Lorenzo, and Rodolfo were the only ones who had faith in you and I just wanna say how fucking sorry I am. I love you as my sister and I let you down." She said as tears rolled down her cheeks. I softly hugged her and pulled away, wiping away her tears, "If the roles were switched, I would have thought the same about you. You had every right to be mad, your feelings aren't invalidated just because I had a rough run of things. I love you, Davvy." I said and she sobbed as she pulled me into a gentle hug.

"I'm so fucking glad you're okay." She said into my shoulder and pulled away, "Are you hungry?"

I nodded, I didn't get fed very much. Only on the days Dominik was home. When he was gone I barely had enough for me and... Xavier to survive on. Dominik... what do I do about him?

"I'm going to go make you some late lunch, okay? I'll see you in a bit." She said and I smiled as she left the room.

I walked into Dante's room and sat on his bed. I drank the water next to his bedside and looked up, noticing a full body length mirror. I slowly paced towards it, stripping out of my clothes except for my bra and panties. I felt disgusted with myself. There was a knock on the door, "It's Lorenzo, can I come in?"

"Yes," I said as I continued to stare at myself. The door opened and he walked in, shutting it behind him. I looked up at him and seen how hurt and worried he was.

I want to tell him. He's my best friend. I want to tell him what happened, but I'm scared that he'll tell Dante. The last thing I need right now is Dante finding out what happened to me and having a mental breakdown. Lorenzo looked in my eyes and a smile slowly tugged at his lips, "Tell me what happened, Ri. I promise it will stay between you and me."

And just like that, the waterworks were turned on and I sobbed into my hands. Lorenzo walked over to me and wrapped his arms around my frail and weak body, letting me cry into his chest, "Get it all out, babe. Get it all out. You're safe now, I promise."

I cried for a few moments later before pulling away and chuckling dryly, "There's snot on your shirt."

He grinned before laughing, "You nasty hoe."

I giggled as he stripped his shirt off and threw it where my clothes were. We were stood in front of the mirror and he traced a cut with his finger that was placed right above my belly button, "I put too much salt in the gravy." I whispered and he nodded in understanding as he moved on to the handprint around my throat, "Ivanov was mad because I back talked."

Lorenzo winced at the pain in my words as he moved down to my hipbones where two identical handprints shaped bruises lied on opposite sides, "Tolya was mad.. that I was Dominik's and not his own... so when Dominik was gone, Tolya had his way with me..." I whispered and fury flashed in Lorenzo's eyes. He turned me around to face him.

"How many times were you raped?" He asked and I thought for a moment.

"I lost count after ten," I admitted in shame.

He pointed at my wrists, "Zip ties so I couldn't move."

"Move from what?" He asked and I took a deep breath.

"Move to avoid watching Vladimir rape and kill my best friend in front of me," I whispered as a tear shed my eye for Katherine and Francesca.

"And this?" He asked as he pointed at my gauze. I inhaled sharply, trying to gain courage as I untaped the top corners so I could show him the fresh flesh that was slowly getting infected.

He gasped in horror as he saw it, "Your brother's tattoo," He whispered and I nodded.

"Tolya said I didn't deserve the miss him." And Lorenzo flared his nostrils, "I'll kill him."

"Dominik already did," I said and Enzo nodded. The door pushed open, revealing Dante who's eyes had anger written all across them.

Fuck, he heard everything...

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A/N: She opened up to Lorenzo! What do you think is going to happen next?Please don't forget to comment and vote! <3