Trapped by Seven Mafia Wolves novel Chapter 126

Chapter 126

“My mom. Every day. Every second. But she taught me, that pain’s just another kind of chain. If you fight it, it drags you down. So you become stronger Not to fight the chain and struggle. But to break

out of it.

“I stare at him. I want to believe him, to cling to the weight of his words, but my body screams

otherwise.

Damion must have read it in my face, because he huffs softly “Don’t mistake me for some monk who’s got it all figured out. I break, too. I want to scream until my throat rips out. But screaming

doesn’t change anything.

“His eyes seem to linger on my throat, raw and bruised, winced even at a swallow.

“But I think you already know that.

“I don’t know what compels me to talk to him. Maybe it’s his eyes, maybe it’s the way they look at

me like I’m not just another broken thing chained to rot. Maybe it’s because, for once, there’s someone here who isn’t my enemy. Whatever it is, the words start clawing at my throat before I can

stop them.

“I…”

My voice cracks, shredded from screaming. I swallow, my tongue tasting blood. “You’re like me.

“His brows lift slightly, and even through the bruises, I can see the curve of a wry almost–smile. “Like you? How?“His tone isn’t mocking. It’s curious, edged with a kind of soft dryness, like he doesn’t expect an answer but he’s giving me the chance anyway.

I should shut up. I should bite my tongue until it bleeds. But I don’t. I can’t. The chains dig into my wrists when I shift, but the pain is far away compared to what’s spilling out of me.

“Because,” I whisper, “I’ve already lost everything

“He studies me quietly, head tilted against the wall waiting. And God, I don’t know why—why I’m telling a stranger this, a boy whose name I barely know. But something in me breaks wide open.Maybe it’s the way his eyes don’t flinch, don’t look at me with pity.

They just… see me.

“I thought…”

My chest shudders with the breath. “I thought I belonged somewhere. With them. My brothers.

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My throat burns with every word, but it’s too late to stop. “But I was wrong. All of it was a lie. They’re not who I thought they were. They’re not… they’re not the brothers I thought I knew.

“The silence stretches, heavy as stone. My vision blurs, and I blink hard, not sure if it’s blood or

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tears. He shifts his wrists against the chains, the meal clinking softly, “So they betrayed you.

“It’s not a question. His voice is low, steady, Hke knows what betrayal tastes like,

“They lied to me.

“My voice splinters, raw. “My whole life I’ve been lone, but after some time… they… I thought maybe I mattered to them. But I just…

My lip trembles, and 1 bite it hard enough to split skin.

“And then I finally made some friends… friends who I thought would stay with me… but one of them… is the one who brought me here… it’s like everyone in my life just… walks out after

destroying it in some way….”

“Sounds like we’ve got something in common, the.

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