Her Secret, His Sin. (Rewriting 2022)

Chapter 8

(Authors note: Keep in mind the translation might not always be accurate but I am trying.)

March First 2013 - FRIDAY

Midnight.

Lance and his best friend, Seth, sneaked through the garden owned by the asshole and Lance's sister they ran towards the living room window, checking to see if it was unlocked and to their luck it was, they jumped into the window checking their surroundings not seeing anything that gave away that they were awake, Lance and his friend walked up the stairs very quietly, only cringing when they stepped on a squeaky stair.

They looked at each other eyes wide as saucers, they waited for a moment to see if they woke them up, but only when they heard his sisters scream did they run up the stairs, their feet stomping their way up Lance slammed the door open, only to see Alec straddling Alessa his hands locked on her throat.

"Alessa!" Lance screamed out, running towards Alec, pulling him off of his sister, he pushed him on the floor and kicked him in the ribs repetitively, he pulled Alec up by his collar. "You fucking piece of shit!" He roared punching him in the face causing him to stumble back before charging at Lance, Lance just threw another punch at him causing him to fall to the floor.

"Lance! Stop it!" His sisters voice cried out. "Stop?! You want me to fucking stop?! I fucking saved your life Alessa! You could have died and now you're protecting this sad excuse for a man?!" He screamed at her. Shaking his head he spat out in italian. "Tu sei più stupido di pensai."

(Translation: You're Dumber Than I Thought.)

She gasped at him and shook her head, she ran towards him as he ran out of the door trying desperately to stop her brother from leaving her. "No! Lance, no, please....stop." She pleaded, begging him with her eyes to stop. When he did she spoke back in Italian.

"Non lasciarmi..."

(Translation: Don't Leave Me)

He sighed and ran his hand down his face, shaking his head. "Why shouldn't I? You fucking defended him!" He growled at her. She shook her head and pouted. "Ti ho smesso di fare qualcosa che ti pentirai!"

(Translation: I stopped you from doing something you would regret.)

She exclaimed, he scoffed and shook his head. "Rammarico uccidendo quella feccia? Penso che non ho ucciso prima che possa farlo do nuovo." (Translation: Regret killing that scum? I think not, I've killed before I can do it again.) He sighed and walked away from her. She cried out at him, but this time no matter how much she pleaded and cried he didn't turn around to save her like she wanted him to.

"You put this on yourself mio amore."
(Translation: My Love.) Seth sighed and walked away from her, she was a little bit shocked at his words.

"Alessa, help me up." Her fiance demanded when he noticed she was staring out at the door. "No..." She whispered, walking out of the house, she ran out of the door running towards her brother who was almost at his car. "Lance... I'm sorry, I truly am..." She yelled, Lance turned around to face her, his face one of anger.

"Answer this for me Alessa, why in the world are you still with him? Is he forcing you?" He asked, she was a little shocked at the bluntness of his question. "What?! NO!" She exclaimed. "I love him Lance, he has his reasons, reasons that no one but me would understand..." She whispered. "REASONS?! REASONS?! Reasons to abuse you? There's no reason in the world that can explain that, but please do explain!!" He laughed humorlessly "It's his way to cope- to cope with their death..." She explained. "Oh wow! That's the shittiest reason ever!" Lance scoffed and jumped in his car and drove off with Seth in his passenger seat.

"Alessa! Baby, I'm sorry I shouldn't have done that!" Alec ran out of the house towards her pulling her towards him and kissing her head, she noticed the blood that was freely streaming out of his nose had stopped. "I want to go to sleep, Alec... Please." She frowned. It was the beginning of March and her month had already started to be shitty. She just wanted to go to sleep and not think of anything but sleep... That wasn't so much to ask, right?

"Okay baby, just know that I truly am sorry." Alec apologized, in that moment Alessa thought he looked truly genuine, so she forgave him and nodded. "It's okay." She whispered, walking back into the house she heard his footsteps behind her signalling he was right behind her. She had her head hung down low there was no way she could convince him that he didn't abuse her, it was clear he had saved her from dying, she was on the verge of blacking out when he ran into the room beating the living shit out of him.

Pushing the door opened Alessa sighed and glanced back at where Lance just sped off longingly.

She just wanted to be around her brother.

Lance was speeding down the street with Seth fuming in the passenger seat. "I don't fucking understand why she endures being with him! He fucking abuses her!" Lance roared, to say he was pissed was an understatement. She was too pretty to deserve that abuse, he didn't deserve her he was a worthless piece of shit. "I can't believe that's what we walked into!" Seth growled out to the side.

"Oh yeah! And her weddings pretty soon too, I can't believe she's gonna actually marry that prick." Lance shook his head and focused on driving. "Wait, they're getting married?" Seth said out of shock, of course Seth being in the marines also he didn't know that they were engaged, plus getting married the only reason Lance knew is because his parents were fuming when he was there ranting about how she shouldn't marry him.

When he asked what they were going on about they explained that Alessa was marrying Alec, at first Lance was happy that his sister was finally settling down with him for good, until they explained what they had saw on her face and neck, it angered Lance he didn't believe it so he went to go see himself, then when he saw her face it made him wish she wouldn't marry him, he wasn't worthy of her love and yet he still acts like he's the best fiance in the world, she acts like he actually loves her, she probably thought that was true, the guy was making her look at things different, he was practically brainwashing her.

His parent's death was just a way to get what he's always wanted to do, and the fact that Alec was ruining Alessa's view on things pissed Lance off so much.

"Yeah." Lance finally answered, Seth sighed and shook his head. "I wish we could open her eyes to what is going on, this must have been going on for a long time for her to be this used to it." Seth sighed. "I bet you fucking anything it was when he banished her from having a phone two years ago, that was when he started getting more violent with my sister, he should go to fucking jail that fucking woman beater." He fumed. "I don't know, Lance, but you were really hard on her.. Maybe she just wants her brother?" Seth frowned.

"When Alec goes to work, we're taking her out... We'll go over tomorrow to figure out his schedule." Lance spoke, causing Seth to nod in agreement.