Trapped by Seven Mafia Wolves novel Chapter 110

Just A Kid

Luka’s POV

“Where’s Aurora?“Jace’s voice slices through the air like lightning.

And suddenly I can’t breathe.My heart thunders in my chest as flashes of last night slam into me like a freight train-“You shouldn’t even be here. You were never supposed to be here!“Why did I say that? Why the hell did I say that?Her pressing her small trembling hand against the wall as she stumbled away from me.

God. She looked so scared. Like I was a monster.

“It’s your fault. Your fucking fault.

“Her tears… I remember the sound of them falling. Like something breaking in real time.

“She left because of you.

“No. No, I didn’t mean it. I didn’t mean it-“You don’t get to be here for me.

“What the hell is wrong with me?And then her running away, scared and crying, tumbling out the

door–Shit. No. No, no, no.

I bolt upright. Jace is yelling something, but I can’t hear it over the ringing in my ears. I stagger out of the kitchen and into the storm. Rain slams against my skin like knives, but I don’t feel a damn thing except the panic boiling in my chest.

The rain hits hard–cold and sharp and merciless. I stumble through the trees, slipping, tripping. Mud splashes up my legs. My feet are soaked.

“Aurora!“My voice rips out of me, my throat raw.

I deserve whatever she does to me. Hell, I deserve worse.

“Aurora, please–!“Please come back.

“I’m sorry!“I shout it into the storm. Maybe she can hear me. Maybe she’ll listen.

“I didn’t mean it–I didn’t mean any of it! Please, come back!“My chest aches. My breath is ragged.

Then I see her.

And something in me cracks.She’s curled up beneath a tree, small and shaking. She looks like she’s trying to disappear. Her arms–her arms are bleeding. The bandages are gone. Shit.What did I do? What did I do to her?I stumble closer and stop.She looks up. Her eyes meet mine.

I freeze.

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Before I know it my legs are carrying me through the trees towards her.

“No!” she cries out, backing away on shaky legs, throwing her hands up. “D–Don’t! Don’t come near me!“I stop like I’ve been slapped. Her eyes. They’re terrified… and worst of all…

Terrified of me.

“Aurora-”

“No,” she whispers. “Don’t.

“She’s crying.

I did this. Me. I did all of this.

“I didn’t-” her voice cracks, “I didn’t want to make Mom leave. I didn’t… I didn’t want her to leave

you.

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“You said—” she sniffles hard, wiping her face with her sleeve, “-you said it was my fault. You said she left you. But she didn’t leave for me. She didn’t even want me.

“God.My throat tightens as every word is like a punch to the gut.

“She hurt me, Luka. All the time. Every day. You weren’t there.

“My ears ring. My legs go numb.

“You think she took me, like she loved me, but she didn’t.

“Fuck.

“I didn’t mean to ruin everything,” she whispers.No. No, you didn’t.

“Aurora,” I say. My voice cracks. I step closer. “I—I know now it’s not your fault! It never was… I

swear I-”

“Don’t come near me!” she cries louder. Her voice breaks. She’s shaking, trying to hold her hands up even though her arms look like they’re killing her.

I stop again. She looks like she’ll collapse if I take one more step.

“Aurora, please-“I beg. My voice splinters. “I was–I wasn’t thinking. I was out of it. I didn’t

mean what I said.”

“Why should I forgive you?” she whispers. Her voice is weak and watery. “After… after everything you’ve done…”

I can’t answer.

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“I’m sorry,” I choke. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry-

I want to rip my skin off and throw it in the dirt.

But I just kneel there.

“I’m sorry,” I choke out, my voice ragged. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry

“I didn’t know,” I say. “I didn’t know, Aurora. The day you came I told myself she left because of

you. I thought she picked you.

“My fists clench in the mud.

“And I hated you for it. I hated you every day. And I wish I hadn’t.

“She flinches at those words and I immediately want to take them backl see her tears.

And she sees mine.

I raise my head again, my soul shattering as her tear filled and red eyes meet mine. There’s nothing left in mine to hide.

“I’m so fucking sorry,” I whisper, and my voice splits in half.

“I’m so fucking sorry, Aurora.

“And I mean every goddamn word.

I spit poison at a child and called it truth.

I blamed her for the one thing that ruined me.

I made her believe she was the reason our mother left–Just so I didn’t have to face the fact that

madre left all of us.

That she left me.

And I told myself that she stole everything from me

But now I see–She’s my family.

My sorrelina

(Sister)

She’s just a kid.

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