Endurance

She spent years enduring pain in silence, believing the man who tormented her was her father. But when his unexpected death uncovers a shocking truth-that he was never her real father-her world shifts in ways she never saw coming.

Thrown into the system, she learns she has four brothers-strangers bound to her by blood but divided by suspicion. To them, she's nothing more than an attention-seeker, a gold digger trying to take advantage of a family she never knew existed. They don't see the bruises she hides, the flinches she can't control, or the walls she's built to protect herself.

Until one day, they do.

One bruise leads to another, each one unraveling a past filled with pain and secrets. And suddenly, the girl they pushed away becomes the sister they never realized they needed to save.

Will they learn to trust her before it's too late? Or will she remain trapped in the shadows of her past, waiting for someone to see her for who she truly is?

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Dark clouds loomed over the house as I gripped my backpack tighter, my heart pounding in my chest.

"You think you're leaving?" His voice was cold, sharp-like broken glass against my skin.

I swallowed hard. My fingers trembled against the strap. Stay quiet. Stay still.

He took a slow step forward. I flinched. He noticed. He always noticed.

"Look at you," he scoffed. "Pathetic. Weak. Just like your mother."

I should've stayed silent. I should've let the words stab and fade. But tonight, something cracked.

"She was stronger than you'll ever be," I whispered.

The air shifted. His eyes darkened.

And then, the world blurred.