Third pov-
Dahlia woke up realizing her surroundings her heavily breathing filling the room, her vision was getting blurry and her breathing became even harder
She was having a panic attack
"She's having a panic attack" Leo said walking towards her
Leo knew what to do, he would help Victor when he would have them. His panic attacks gotten steady, tho he would have them now and then
Leo tried to touch her but she back away putting her knees up to her chest, a hurt expression flashed across face his
"Bambino we won't hurt you we just want to help" Alfonso said sitting next to her
She felt the safe and softness in his voice she know she could trust him, she went to him and sob in his chest while he hold her and whisper sweet things in her ear to calm her down
"Lia can you tell us what that was" Mateo asked sitting next to Alfonso, so that Dahlia was facing to him on Alfonso lap and Leo was on the other
Victor ran back in the room
"Dad in on his way he had business in Italy so he won't be here for another 9 hours"
"Please tesoro can you tell us what happened we want to help you" Alfonso said smoothly in my ear but for everyone to hear
Everyone of her cousins were there including
But she decided now or never
She hesitated for a moment and decided to tell them everything
"It was a flashback of my step-father Percy, mom met him when I was four but when I turn 14 he would sexually touch me like squeeze my thighs, touch my breast, and rub himself on me he would do it when mom was not around or when she had her back turn around he would hit me but it was just little hits when I did something wrong. After mom died I saw his true colors he started coming home late dranking and getting high but the abuse gotten worse his hits got more ruthless, he would beat me for eating, when I didn't cook him food, he would burn me, and stab me and tie my up for days until he decided I had enough. That was his way of blaming me for mom's death he said everything was my fault"
Dahlia felt Alfonso grip get tighter but not tight to hurt her, she looks at brothers and cousins with different expressions, hurt, angered, guilt. Leo wanted to ask her a question hoping that she would say no
"Lia did- he ever- t-touch you"
Dahlia look down, Leo knowing the answer hoping that he didn't
"Y-yes he did, him and friends would take turns" she said sobbing hard into Alfonso chest
"Can we see the" Mateo asled pointing to my shirt
"You'll be disgusted" I said shaking my head
Emiliano can down to me and held my hand
"We will never be disgusted with you Lia" Emiliano spoke out
I nodded my head
I laid my head on Leo's lap and played with my hair just the way I liked it
Alfonso lifted my shirt up and gasps where to be heard
"Oh baby I'm sorry" Leo said kissing the top of forehead
Rafael left the room, with Victor punching the wall, Mateo and Alfonso held there tears in, the rest of them were crying in shock hearing there principessa went through so much
"Bambina you are the most strongest girl, I'm sorry we was never there to save you but your safe now we would never let anyone hurt you again I promise" Cedro said
From all the crying Dahlia started to get sleepy
"Go to sleep principessa I got you" Alfonso said to Dahlia
"How about we all get some rest and not bring up the topic she need us right now okay"
They all nodded there heads and headed upstairs
Alfonso went put Dahlia in bed with Mateo, Leo, Cedro, and Emiliano following behind him. Victor, Luca, and the twins went straight to bed. Rafael went out with thoughts about her sister in his head
"If only that bastard wasn't dead I would kill him myself for what he did to my sorella" Mateo said
Mateo may not have spend time with Dahlia since she been here but he loved her to death, that's his little sister the girl he would read bed times stories to when she couldn't sleep or cuddle her when she had nightmares it hurts him that his sister went through so much
"She didn't deserve that" Leo said hearing his voice break
"Let's go some sleep all it matters that's she is with us now and safe" Cedro said
They all headed out to there rooms
With Rafael coming home late the first thing he did is went up to his sorella room. What he didn't know that she was up
"Rafael?" She say as he was standing there in the door way
"Sorry I thought you were asleep"
"It's okay but can we cuddle, you don't have to you" she asked him
"Y-yeah we can" it melt his heart that his sister ask him to cuddle with her even tho he's been a dick to her since she's been there.
He takes his shoes and jacket off, getting in the bed with his sister cuddling her with her face in the crook of his neck
Dahlia could hear little sobs fill her room, she look up and sees her brother crying
"Hey why are you crying" she asked him
"I'm sorry Lia, I'm sorry for acting like a ass towards you since you came back. I just I didn't know what to say"
"It's okay I forgive you I know having me back is a shock and I understand that you aren't use of me yet"
He gave her a little smile
"That still doesn't give me a excuse for being a ass"
"It's okay I still forgive you"
"I love you Lia"
"I love you too Rafa"
He smiled at the nickname and then both went to sleep