Trapped by Seven Mafia Wolves novel Chapter 103

“I peek over the blanket and mumble, “Descendants.

“Both boys pause.Leon blinks. “You mean… the Disney thingy one?“Jace perks up. “The one with

the villain kids? I’m down.

“Leon throws his head back. “No. Please no. I am begging.”

“Oh you know. Leon couldn’t handle the emotion in this. Hey. Didn’t you cry during Coco?” Jace

says, turning the remote toward the screen as he smirks.Leon freezes.

I look between them.

“What,” Leon says flatly.Jace doesn’t even pause. “Yeah. You sniffled like five times, and then full on sobbed when Miguel sang to his grandma. I have videos.”

“You SWORE to NEVER BRING THAT UP–!“Leon lunges across the room like a launched missile, and Jace shrieks as he drops the remote and scrambles off the couch.

“HELP–HE’S LOST HIS MIND–!“I just stare wide–eyed as Leon tackles Jace to the carpet, both of them wrestling like five–year–olds while the TV plays the Descendants intro behind them. There’s flailing, Jace yelling something about a “sensitive king” and Leon screaming “SAY COCO ONE MORE TIME-!”

“GET OFF ME—”

“YOU GET OFF ME-“And I don’t mean to.

But the corner of my mouth twitches.

Then curls up.

And the smallest giggle escapes my lips.

Before you know it half the movie has gone through

And somehow, Jace and Leon are still bickering.Leon insists Evie is “carrying the whole plot,” and Jace is arguing that Carlos “literally invented the dog translator and deserves more respect.

“They’re half–shouting now, gesturing so wildly is a miracle no one’s taken out the popcorn bowl.

I just sit there quietly, munching popcorn, the blanket wrapped around me like armor. The chaos should be overwhelming.

But instead…

It feels kind of nice.Like noise that isn’t the dangerous ones I’m used to.

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That’s when the door swings open—and in walks Raphael, holding my crutches.He stops.

“He turns slightly and gives me a soft, joking smile. “Aurora, you’re in charge.

“Jace lifts his head from the floor, looking betrayed. “Hey! I’m eighteen! She’s twelve!”

“Exactly,” Raphael deadpans. “More qualified.

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“What?!” Jace yells as Leon smacks him again with the plush. “That’s defamation!”

“Tell it to the potato,” Leon replies with a grin.Raphael rolls his eyes, heading for the door.

“Seriously,” he says as he opens it, turning back with a faint smile. “Don’t destroy anything. I

mean it.

“He closes the movie room door behind him, muttering something about “being surrounded by toddlers” as he disappears.

This is what I imagined home would feel like.

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