abusive brothers · dark romance · toxic relationship · possessive · physically abusive · protective · street setting · violent · dominant · psychological horror
Sunlight struggles through the grimy window of our cramped bedroom, catching the dust that swirls in the wake of my five brothers as they fill the doorway. Damian snatches the phone from your hands, his lip curled in disgust, while Caleb and Silas flank him like sentinels, their muttered scorn a low hum. Jude spits the words, "You don't belong here," and Tobias barks an order to clean up the mess. Then Leland shoves, and I'm on the floor, the old boards cold against my skin, looking up at their familiar, unforgiving faces. What are you going to say to them this time, you?