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After breakfast Matteo drives me to school. When we get there we see a huge crowd of people outside. I wonder what's going on?

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I get out and walk towards the crowd. Matteo came with me because he wants to see what's wrong. He notices before I do. He storms through the crowd dragging me with him and grabs something off the wall. Making me focus on what's on the wall. Posters of my photos. The night of the party. The boys in the image have their backs to the camera, but I'm fully shown. Naked in the starfish position. There's also another photo, one of my boobs. And probably more somewhere. I start breathing heavily and Matteo grabs my arm dragging me back to the car and slamming the door. Whe he slams the door it hits my hand and I cry out grabbing it. Before he walks around and gets in the car I suppress my tears and try to calm my breathing.

He comes in slamming the door and speeding off. He yells at me the entire time about "how could I do this" and how I'm apparently ruining the family name. We get home fast because he's speeding and he drags me inside and into Allessandro's office. Shoving me in the chair in front of Allessandro's desk. "Why is she here, and why didn't you knock," Allessandro yells at Matteo. Maybe he'll get in trouble? I smile internally although I know it's not going to happen when Matteo slams the poster down on Allessandro's desk.

Allessandro calls all my cousins in because we have to have a "family meeting" now. Once everyone's inside they ask what happened. "Do you want to tell them what you did?" Allessandro asks me in disgust. I didn't spread the images, I didn't even know they existed. "I didn't do anything," I answer. Allessandro rolls his eyes and spits out "Our cousin here had sex with six men and photos got released, she's ruining our name by being a whore." My cousins look disgusted and shocked. I didn't even do this on purpose. "Do you want to explain yourself before your punishment?" Allessandro asks. I roll my eyes which didn't go unnoticed. "This happened before I even came here. My dad drugged me and let these men rape me on video. I don't even know how these images got out," I lie. I don't need them knowing I snuck out. When I get in trouble I don't need to be punished for going to a party as well. "I don't care what happened. I care about the fact the images got out. Antonio take her to the basement please, our men will deal with her," Allessandro says. Before I could object Antonio grabs me and takes me out throwing me into an empty cell in the basement.

Then he leaves me alone. It's cold and damp in here. I need to get out soon. Not just out of the cell but out of this house. I hear a door open after a few minutes and three guys enter my cell. I instinctively move back but they come towards me. One grabs me and holds me up I feel something clamp around my wrists and I'm let go by the man. I'm hanging from the ceiling a few inches from the ground. The guys start kicking and hitting me until I start scream and they leave. I hang there for a few more hours until Matteo comes down and uncuffs me letting me drop to the floor. He left the cell door open and said I could go upstairs. It's now 8:00 and I can't eat dinner tonight but I can sleep.

After I make it to my room I go to the bathroom grabbing my phone and a new change of clothes. I lock the door and step into the hot shower making sure I grab my blade. I need to feel pain I can control. I rinse all the blood off then sit down. I cut my thigh this time. When I'm done I rinse the blood off myself and the blade. Making sure I hide the blade after my shower. I clean and bandage my cuts and take a pain killer for my wounds from the beating. I'm ok with feeling the pain but I plan on leaving so I need to be able to run. After getting dressed in leggings and a sweatshirt I decide to text Adonis.

I know I probably shouldn't but I know he'll help me. I need to talk to him. I need to talk to someone. I disable the cameras and leave through the window. I run to where he dropped me off on Sunday and wait for him to get there. We make it to his penthouse and he takes me to his room. "Are you ok, do you want to talk," he asks sitting on the bed. I sit as well and shake my head no. He nods and turns on the TV. I do want to talk to him but I don't have the strength right now. We end up cuddling while watching TV and he suddenly pauses the TV. I look up at Adonis.

"Do you want to talk now," he asks me. I look into his eyes and nod. He's trustworthy. I start by telling him about my cousins and what they did then I end up talking about the party fully breaking down. "I shouldn't have taken that drink from him, it's all my fault. It just hurts. I've tried to make it go away but it won't. It hurts so much. What did I do to deserve this? First my dad and now this, I can never get away," I say. He just continues to hold me. "It's not your fault. And what do you mean by your dad?" He asks. Fuck, I let it slip. I just cry even more until I can't anymore.

"You don't have to tell me anything else if you don't want to," he tells me. He lays down with me still in my chest rubbing circles in-between my shoulders. "You're so strong and brave, don't blame yourself," he says. I cuddle into him more. I eventually drift off to sleep forgetting about my problems.

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