I stand there wide eyed and frozen where I am being held in place. The sounds of fists connecting on skin, cracking under his bloody fists. How can he be so cruel and heartless? Why doesn't he just leave me alone?
"STOP PLEASE JUST STOP!" I hear mys...
"Nah. You are the only one he has ever shown interest in."
"Interest? Is that what you call it?" Scoffing again.
"Yeah, Kane – let me just say that he has never gone out of his way to do what he has done for you."
"You mean done to me?" Cocking my brow.
Scratching his neck, he chuckles. "Yeah. You are the first female that he would kill for."
"Literally and aren't I the lucky one." Rolling my eyes.
We both stay in silence. "Kane is not that bad." Donovan says quietly.
I start to laugh. "You are full of jokes today aren't you, Don."
"I am serious Helena. You do not know him."
"I do not want to know him. What do you not understand that he has made my life a living hell for the past week? He treats me like a sex slave without the sex, he treats me like his property, and he has no respect for me. Oh, let us not forget that he punishes and continues to threaten me with punishment if I do not listen to him. Tell me Donovan. What part of him is not 'that' bad?" I snap not being able to control my emotions. I cannot believe he is defending him. Well of course he is.
Donovan stares at me then looks down at the ground. "Kane has had a very hard upbringing, Helena. Half the things he has been through..." Pausing he then sighs deeply. "He does not know how to show love and affection. At least how we would."
"So, he shows his affection by mistreating me, being abusive and possessive?" I question.
"Yes."
"Great. What should I expect next when he falls in love with me? What am I saying? He is not capable of love."
Donovan glares at me. "He is. He just does not know how to express it in a normal way. Kane will do anything and everything to protect the people he cares about. Even if it is by killing them, just so they do not hurt anyone ever again." He grits, and this is a side of Donovan I have not seen yet.
We stare at each other for a while until I speak. "You know a different side of Kane that I have not and may never see Donovan. So, excuse me if I am not Team Kane."
"I do not blame you Helena but, know that even though Kane is a cold heartless prick, he will always protect you no matter what. Even if it means killing anyone who hurts you or takes a bullet for trying."
"You are forgetting that I have already experienced the killer side of him."
"Yeah, and he will do it repeatedly if need be. He may not show that he likes you the way you are used to but trust me. You are the first female that has ever gotten his attention the way you have. He has a need to protect and take care of you, even if you do not want him to."
"Why me Donovan? He could torment any other girl and he chose me."
Donovan stands up pulling out his phone then put it away after looking at it. "We should start heading in."
"Donovan. Do you know why he chose me?" I ask again standing up.
Turning around he looks in between my eyes. "It really is not my place to tell you. Just know that Kane would do anything and everything for you."
"Except let me go." I retort.
"I cannot argue with that." he furrows his brows together. "Look Helena, I know you do not like him..."
"I hate him, Donovan."
Ignoring what I said he continues. "...I know you have bad feelings towards him, I understand, but can I give you some advice?"
"Sure." maybe he can help me get away from Kane.
"Do not give him a reason to mistreat you. If he feels that he can trust you to not leave him or defy him, then he may lessen his hold on you. You already see how jealous and possessive he is towards you. He already warned all of us to stay the hell away from you, besides to guard and protect you. Nonetheless, if he sees any of us speak or look at you in a way he does not like, he will kill us."
Of course, he would threaten them. But his own crew?
"Are you saying that I am giving him a reason to abuse me and treat me like crap?"
"No. What I am saying is that you should choose your battles with him. Because if you do not then you will not win the war." With that he begins to walk away.
"Hey Donovan." Calling out before he can leave.
Stopping he turns around nodding his head at me. Walking towards him I ask him a question I have been asking myself since we started talking.
"Why are you telling me all of this? Will Kane hurt you if he found out you are trying to give me advice on how to handle him or even for talking to me?"
Donovan smirks and shrugs. "He won't. Plus, he trusts me to take care of you when he is not around. Now, come on before the bell rings." Turning around he begins to walk away again until I ask.
"Why does he trust you?"
Stopping he tilts his head to the side and answers my question. "Because Kane and I are brothers." Then continues to walk towards the school leaving me there with my mouth open.
"Kane and Donovan are brothers?"
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*Donovan Healy played by Diego Barrueco in Media Picture*
A/N: 04/25/2016
Hello my readers, hope everyone had a great weekend. I was busy since my kids had Spring Break. Anyways, I wasn't going to update until sometime this week but I had the chapter in mind. It's short because it's another filler. Don't worry the next one may be longer...if I have the time.
So...new revelation...Donovan and Kane are brothers...shocker. Do you think Donovan will help Helena out with handling Kane? Will Helena take his advice and change how she is towards him so he doesn't mistreat her?
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