ht was just what I needed to momentar

ventually convinced them to watch a movie with us, resulting in all 5 of us crammed in my

hours earlier, though I knew better than to ask about it right then and ruin t

s. I don't usually dream, I often find my sleep to be empty and void of memories or aspirations. I don't m

where I'm comparing my

ins we forgot to close last night, I notice all my brot

imself completely over, so now his head is resting at the fo

viously wanting his own space even in his sleep y

t disturb my sleeping beauties, and grab my

ck out an outfit for the day and brought it into my bathroom. I took a quick shower, on

ewelry, I slipped those on a

t on my bed. I smile appreciatively at them, remembering how they a

ears

tried my best to put on a bla

rom my class decided to make their opin

appreciate the brothers she has and is the hide

etimes I can't help but believe their words consider

u home?" 20 year old Andrei cal

hide the hurt in my voice, just wanti

kly make a pit stop at the kitchen for some co

e, heavy footsteps sound from dow

" Andrei's deep voice sounds from behind m

s threatening to fall and lips wobblin

ns and he comes rushing over and pulling me into his chest,

He mumbles into my hair as I fina

is lap on the sofa. He drapes a blanket around the both of us and whispers comfo

to be able to speak, "I'm sorr

hinking rationally, never apologise to me." He replies, tightening his hold on my shaking form.

family," I began, "that I was the hideous adopt

I could feel his breathing becoming slightly he

issing from our family. After our mother died, that hole in our family gaped even wider. It was always her wish to have a baby girl, and here you are Carlotta. Family is

head at his words and chuckling a

a movie night, hm?" He asks, as I lea

th shed tears. Andrei chuckles and wipes my cheeks dry, "so f

ontinue downstairs, painfully aware that my father is home

older brothers, now I need to de

f the Russian mafia, he has no mercy for anyone who crosses him. Th

probably the biggest

I spot him working on his

ead whips in my direction and a loo

s up from where he's sat and wraps me in a bi

elief. "Your brothers told me what happened, I promise y

iption, "What do you mean when you find him? I thought Lani, Lev, Maxi a

." A deep raspy voice

us tiredly, obviously just having woken up from bed a

er was gone. So was most of his shit. It wa

ver been afraid of you guys before."

"The fuckers always been a coward, he'

. Why would he flee after I ended things with him? Not to have a god-complex or anything, but also yes to have a god

away with this shit." My dad reassures me whilst kissing my

do you want for breakfast Car?"

ke everyone pancakes, if

eded to know. I got out the ingredients I needed to make pancakes an

er to what Maxim is doing. He's currently on his p

le Maxim have

sister, I need

k, slowly walking up to him. "Hey Maxim...?" I ask

nowledge me, but his face drops when he sees

re. Whatever you're planning, sto

ul of flour at him, running away

r lividly, as heavy footfall

URT, I'LL DO WORSE THAN EMILIANO!" He shouts, obviously know

furniture, and avoiding guards stationed around the house. They send me sm

m for cl

to be good at catching me!" I yell

NG YEARS OLD!

the lounge and glaring at me. He had a large flour stain at the front of his black vest, some of it having drifted down o

untingly, "Oh my god,

ully dodge his attack and continue my escape

other 3 brothers were standing there, looking at me wide-eyed in some kind of warning. I looked to the

t the letters 'C', 'P', and before I could see t

once again and this time knocking me down, flipping us over at the las

look up to my brothers and father, who look between Maxim and

e, I look back at their horrified faces and

S

iden dram

tackled me to the floor in