The Seven Deadly Brothers

Chapter 8

A/N: Here is chapter 8!!!

Srry it took so long, school has been very busy :((

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Elora's POV:

It's been two hours since I've been stuck in the middle of the woods. It's currently 5:30 AM and hasn't stopped pouring. I'm freezing in just my shorts and oversized sweatshirt. I tried to walk back to the house but I haven't had any luck in finding it. I'm starting to think that I'm walking further away from it. I lean my back against a tree and bury my head in my knees.

Great going Elora, you couldn't even last 24 hours without screwing something up. I'm sure they all hate me by now, I mean I would. I start to think about how they deserve for me to give them a chance, but I've been nothing but rude to them.

Before I know it I'm crying, and I can't stop. I cry about my brothers, about Alex and Russell, about my mom, and about the fact that I'm such a fuck up.

"Lora," I hear from the distance. "Lora is that you?" The voice is getting closer. I suddenly feel arms push me up from the ground and wrap around me. I realize that Domenic is currently hugging the life out of me which only makes me cry harder.

"Lora baby, never to that again. You scared the life out of all of us." Domenic says in a comforting yet stern voice.

Once I stop crying, I slowly lift my head and look into Dom's eyes and say, "I'm sorry." His eyes soften which makes him pull me into an even tighter hug than before. "Please don't hate me." I whisper to him while still hugging him.

"Lora sweetie, we could never hate you. You're our family, that means everything to us. We're all really sorry if we made you feel like we didn't want you here, but we love you so much." By this point we're not hugging each other anymore, and I'm looking into his eyes. Suddenly, I remember how cold I am and shiver.

"Shit Elora, you're freezing, and all wet. We need to get you inside now." He says, right before picking my up, bridal style. I quickly attach my arms around his neck, not wanting to fall. "You weigh nothing Elora, do you even eat?" He says concern heavy in his voice.

I just not my head in response, not wanting to say anything. My head is buried in his chest, so I don't know where we're heading. After a few minutes of walking I hear a door open and assume that we just entered the house. All of a sudden I hear all of my brothers voices.

"Shit, is she okay?"

"Why the fuck would you run off like that."

"I'm so sorry Lora."

"What are you wearing."

"Don't ever do that again."

"Is she sleeping?"

With that, everyone got quiet. I didn't even have the mental energy to guess which of my brothers said what.

"She's been out in the rain for hours, we need to warm her up before she gets sick." Domenic says to the rest of his brothers. After hearing this, all of my brothers follow Domenic, who I'm still wrapped around, to my room. They get me some clean and warm clothes and leave for a minute so I can put them on.

I quickly put the clothes on and dry my hair a little. All I can think about is how cold I am. I slowly walk towards my bed and lie down on it. I wrap myself around my blankets and hear my brothers coming back in. I'm so tired, I want to sleep so bad. But I know I'll never fall asleep. I've already taken one pill tonight, so I can't take another; which means I'll be up the rest of the night.

"Shit Elora, you're still freezing," one of my brothers says, very concerned.

"Mhm," I just say in response.

"You need to warm up before you can go to sleep sorella." Wow bitch really assumed that I speak their spy language.

"I'm not gonna sleep." I say in a voice, muffled by my pillow.

"You need to sleep eventually Lora." He responds in a bit of a stricter voice.

"I can't." I mumble.

"Why can't you sorella?" he says, a bit concerned.

"Cuz I already took one," I said, referring to my pills. Normal me would have never told them this. But unfortunately for me, I tend to spill my guts when I'm really tired.

"Took one what?" He asked, confused.

"One of my pills, I can only take one a day," I say even quieter. Ugh, I want to sleep so bad, but I know I'll never be able to.

"Pills? You mean sleeping pills?"

"Mhm," was all I could say.

"Okay well we still need to warm you up baby."

"Mhm," At this point I realized that I didn't even know which brother I was talking to. I open my eyes just enough to see right in front of me. Valerius. Valerius, my brother who didn't give one shit about me was comforting me and concerned that I was going to get sick. I seemed to have gained more strength and sat up in my bed.

"I'm fine now, you can go." I say to all of my brothers, while not looking them in the eye, feeling embarrassed about before.

"What the hell, you just fucking ran away, show up in Domenic's arms after being in the freezing rain for hours, and suddenly you're fine?" Marcello practically yells at me.

"I am!" I say back, at the same volume as him. Even though I feel like complete shit. It's not like they'd care anyways.

Just as Marcello opens his mouth to say something else, Enzo snaps his fingers signaling for him to shut up. Damn Enzo, if only I had that much power. God, he's like a fucking genie. He snaps his fingers, and gets anything he wants!

"Everyone but Ric, leave now." Enzo says in his signature commanding voice. No one even bothers to protest against him. Once everyone but him and my second eldest brothers are gone, they both walk up and sit on the edge of my bed.

"Lora, I know that you don't know us but we're your family. That's very important to us okay? We'd do anything for you. We love you so so much and hope that you look around to see that. It's only been us for a long time, so some of the boys aren't used to having a little girl around, it's just going to take some time alright?" Ricardo says in a soft voice. 

I just nod my head in response, still not meeting any of their eyes. Lorenzo takes my chin with his hands, lifts it up, and turns it so I'm staring right into his eyes.

"Maranzano's are very powerful Elora. Those eyes you have, are worth more than you'll ever know. Always keep your chin up, shoulders back, eyes directly at the person you're talking to. It will take you far in life." Enzo says in his powerful voice.

"What's your job." I blurt out. Shit, why did I do that.

 "Don't get too ahead of yourself Elora." He says in a warning tone. I know better than to keep asking him in the moment.

After making sure I'm okay, they leave me to myself and my thoughts. This day has been eventful, but something tells me that things will only get more and more chaotic.

A/N: And that's chapter 8!!!

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