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The Youngest

I S A B E L L A

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up in a large dark bedroom. The room was dark scarlet color- it was similar to how Cole's room was but instead of black, it was red. It was chilly inside, so much so that I could feel the air through the heaps of blankets. It wasn't the type of room that I was used to waking up in.

Not even the room Cole had prepared for me.

When I sat up, Cole was sitting at the edge of the bed looking at me, he didn't look too happy.

"Awake finally?"

He reached his hand out to me, making me flinch slightly and he sighed, "Relax, I'm just checking your temperature- you were burning up."

"Why...why would you do that you me?" I asked, clenching up my hands, looking away from him.

"Did you honestly think I was going to let him sleep with you before I had?" He asked, frowning, and I looked up at him.

"So if-" he cut me off and shook his head, "I wasn't ever intending on giving you up to anyone Isabella. They know you're something special...I know that I would be out of my mind if I let any of them get the chance."

"So it's still just about you then, huh?" I asked, sighing. "I guess I should've expected you to be that selfish. I don't know why I keep trusting you."

"I don't need your trust, " he said, standing up, "I need your loyalty, and even still I don't need that. I can simply force that. Consider yourself lucky for how you acted earlier... If you hadn't displayed some of your power you would've just looked like a bitch I couldn't keep on a leash."

I didn't even have the energy to yell at him or be angry, which must have surprised him because he stood there as if he was waiting for me to talk back.

"You think so, huh?" I asked curling myself up, burying my head in my knees. How was I ever going to get myself out of this? I messed up my life so much, I'm not even really living anymore. There's almost not even anything left for me but him. I don't know what to do anymore.

I heard him sigh, "Just stay in here until I need you again. Do not leave the room."

Of course, I wasn't going to listen to him. I had to sneak out of here before he came back. All I had to do was get out and run to somewhere where there were people. As soon as he left I sprung out of bed and tiptoed to the door. I waited a good ten minutes before opening the door after him and my heart nearly jumped out of my chest.

"Sneaking out?"

It was his brother, Yuily.

I backed up and he raised his hands, "I'm not gonna hurt you, Isabella, " he said with a soft smile. " I was worried he was here going to hurt you. He looked pretty heated earlier."

"Oh..." I said, that still didn't mean I could trust him but, at least he wasn't trying to rat me out.

"Can I ask... Why do you want to leave so badly?" He asked, frowning and my mouth dropped open at him, "Are you serious?"

He chuckled, "Cole's hard to deal with... He's been that way since he was younger. He made a lot of trouble for our parents. Always getting into trouble and stuff- we didn't like him all that much. I'm aware that he can be a lot to handle."

"He told me about you..." I said, "He said that I shouldn't trust you-"

He cut me off and started laughing, "Of course he'd say that, but... isn't that up to you whether you want to trust me or not? What do you feel about me?"

"I- I don't know you to say...." I said looking away from him. I couldn't be too sure about him, he could be just as bad as Cole. I didn't get the same vibe from him though. His eyes didn't feel cold when he looked at me, unlike his other brothers. He seemed trustworthy.

"I'll tell you about me then," he said, pointing to himself. "But we should get you out of here before he comes back. I'm sure he'll get suspicious if he finds me gone."

He held out his hand and smiled, "Don't mind learning about me on the way, do you? Don't worry I'm not going to hurt you."

I nodded and hesitantly grabbed his hand. He pulled me out of the room and the next thing you know, we were running down the hall to somewhere I had no idea where we were going.

"The quickest way out of here would be the front entrance but... We obviously can't go that way," he said, chuckling. I stood there catching my breath as he shut us both inside of this dark empty room.

"So what are we going to do now? Wait till they find us??" I asked and he shook his head. He tore down the curtains in the room and my eyes widened when I seen him suddenly transform.

"Are you surprised? I thought you would've expected me to be the same as Cole."

I knew he was a vampire like Cole but... I was just in awe of it. He unlocked the window and stretched his hand out to me. "I won't let you fall."

"Arent we like...20 stories up?" I asked looking down at the ground. I could feel the fear creeping in me. He tilted my head and looked me in my eyes, "Just look at me."

He didn't fly far from the castle like I expected him to. I mean that would've been the most logical thing to do right? He flew straight down to the ground and transformed back into his human form. He grabbed my hand and we started walking away from there, I felt like maybe just maybe, I would finally be free from Cole now... This whole dark world stuff even.

"I grew up here," Yuily said suddenly, "By the way, I didn't forget, I need to gain your trust right? Right... So I grew up in this castle with Lucius, Theo, and for a while Cole. I was born last, you know...the youngest is always the closest to the parents. I tried to love Cole with all my heart and forgive him for being an embarrassment to us but... It weighed heavy on my mother. And you know my parents were the closest people to my heart. "

When we were a good distance from the castle when we decided to stop for a while and rest. He sat down at the trunk of a tree and I sat in front of him. He sighed and chuckled a little.

"What happened to her? Your mother? And dad...?

"They were murdered." He said his mouth forming a sad smile

My eyes widened, "Did Cole...?"

He looked away from me and it almost looked like he was going to cry, I felt bad for asking. "He caused so much damage to our family, just being a troublesome kid. He'd bug people all the time, he always wanted to fight Lucius. He caused my mother a lot of pain..."

He covered his face with his hands and shook his head, "Always having to remind of her of that bitch, oh and he looked so much like her. She tried so hard to accept him into her family after... My father betrayed her but, you can imagine how difficult Cole was. You can imagine how disrespectful he was to her."

"It nearly drove her insane, and it hurt me to see her so... Obsessed with him. Obsessed with anyone but me. I was a perfect son."

I could feel something was incredibly wrong with him. His nice sweet tone from before was completely different. He sounded angry and resentful... Cole must've killed his parents. That would explain why they hated him so much.

Yuily laughed and looked up at me, he had this crazed look in his eye. He laughed some more and shook his head. "Oh sweet Isabella you're so mistaken," he said, clicking his tongue.

He stood up, and so did I, I backed up into the tree and he stood in front of me smiling. Oh, I fucked up again.

"I'm the one who ended my parents," he said proudly. "Cole certainly did kill them... He might as well have, causing all that stress to my poor mother. I ended her suffering. She chose that bastard over me even when she hated him. I will never forgive Cole for that. My father deserved worse than death..."

"I thought you said I could trust you..." I said, shaking my head. He laughed, " You should have stayed in the room, you would've been safer... Well, you would've lived."

He grabbed my face with his sharp claws and tilted my face to his. "My goal is to destroy any and everything that he loves... That he treasures. I will make him suffer for what he's done."

"You were dumb enough to not listen to his warning... I mean you practically fell straight into my hand."

I shook my head, " he doesn't care about me...you wouldn't be gaining anything from me. Please... I just wanna go back home."

"Isabella if he doesn't come for you... I'll use you to my satisfaction until you're useless to me. now, now... I need you to sleep." he said before hitting my head. I tried to stay conscious but I collapsed onto the ground.

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Okay it sounds messed up RN but Yuily- ah, nvm