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t w e n t y f o u r

recap
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"since the cats out of the bag, I think I should do some explaining about my life before I got here"

"you don't have to sorellina take " Elijah comforts

"Yeah, you don't have to. take your time " Vinnie agrees with Elijah

"no I want to I don't want any secrets between us "I express

I am ready.
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V a l e n t I n a p o v:

"before mom died I lived a pretty peaceful life, we struggled a lot but we were happy since we had each other that was until John came into our lives" I start

I see all of them looking and listening attentively

"John was our landlord he was always trying to chase after mom but mom always rejected him that was until mom was fired from her job and couldn't keep up with the rent. John took this as an opportunity to finally have mom. He told mom that if he were to marry her that he would talk care of mine and mom's needs. Mom hesitated at first but accepted after I had gotten sick and needed surgery." I continued

"Any questions before I continue? " I ask

"What was your sickness?" dad asked

"Cancer specifically leukemia" I reveal

They all looked shocked with sadness mixed in their eyes

"How old were you when you were diagnosed?" dad asked

"I was 4 so a year after mom took me away"

"Are you okay now?" Elijah asks

"Yeah I am now okay but for a while, I wasn't. My cancer had gotten so severe mom was told to be ready because the chances of me surviving were low. I did die for a few minutes but by some miracle, I came back to life."

"After I came back to life I was transferred to a hospital that specialized in leukemia. and they told mom there was this new treatment for leukemia that could help but that it was expensive. That's when mom decided that she would marry John so she could pay for my treatment. After  3 years I finally won my battle against leukemia. After I was released from the hospital was started living with John since mom had married him.  John was horrible to us. at first, it was just some verbal abuse but after mom died It turned physical" I tremble remembering all the beatings

Tears threaten to fall but I refrained to show them so I wiped my Tears away before they saw

"Mom tried to protect me from John's hits but that just cause more beatings for me and mom. John would whip me, punch me, kick me, slap me anything you could think of happened to me. This went on for years but it never made the pain less painful instead it became more helpful because I never got medical attention. all I had was an aid kit to heal my wounds" I say

Without realizing it I let my tears fall. I guess someone saw that I Was crying because one second I was alone and the next I was pulled into someone's arms.

"Shhh it's okay you're safe now baby" dad whispers

I felt something wet fall onto my head. I looked up to see what it was and was shocked to see my dad crying.

I then look behind me and I am met with all my brothers crying

"can we ask one more thing?" Elijah questioned

I nod my head

"did he ever... touch you?" he asked

in his eyes, I could see that he hoped I would say no but I had to be honest

I nod my head and this time I just full-on sob

"We should have kept looking harder so then maybe you wouldn't have suffered so much," dad said blaming himself

I hear something break which startled me

I look around to see Alex surrounded by broken glass

"Alex-" I start but didn't get to finish because he had walked out

If I was him I would walk out of me too. Who would even want a disgusting broken sister like me?

I sobbed into Dad's arms and eventually fell asleep.

D a m I e n    P o v :

My heart shatter when I heard my daughter talk about her life before we found her. It hurt so much that I couldn't even keep myself from holding her in my arms.

I should have looked harder for her maybe I could have protected her from the abuse.

After a while, I felt my daughter's sobs turn into
whimpers and finally the only thing you could hear in the room was my daughter's breath slowing down

"We should all gets so sleep, I'll take her to her room," I say getting up while cradling my daughter  in my arms

I see all my sons look at my daughter with sadness and sorrow in their eyes.

"It wasn't any of your guy's fault we couldn't control what would happen but what we can control is giving her the life she deserves," I say before walking out

I walk up the stairs with so many thoughts In my head that I didn't realize I was in front of Valentina's bedroom

I lay her down on her bed and tuck her in And start to walk out when I feel a tug on my shirt

"Please don't go, don't leave me" she mutters

I look back expecting for my daughter to be awake but am met with a sleeping Valentina

I chuckle at my daughter's childish actions but do as she says.

Once I tuck myself next to her I feel her snuggle closer to me.

My wife did a food job raising our daughter.

my dear wife Did all she could to protect our daughter from being hit even if that mean she would be struck instead. That just made me fall in love with her more than I already was.

I never once resented my wife for leaving me and my kids I knew she was always scared for my safety and our children. She was strong, beautiful, smarter than anyone I had ever met.

I swear to you my love ill get revenge for you and our daughter was my final thought before I drifted off to sleep with my daughter in my arms

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Pretty intense chapter am I, right?

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