Chapter 6
Chapter 6
James’s POV:
I sat on the bed next to Regulus. We sat on the edge facing the other bed where Barty and Evan sat.
“Before we start, this won’t make you see us any differently, right??” Evan asked.
“Your pasts will never cause me to see you differently. I promise.” I reassured as I reached forward and squeezed Evan and Barty’s hands.
Evan took a deep breath. “For me, the abuse started when I was 5. I wasn’t tough enough for my father. It started pretty standard. Beatings when I couldn’t bring myself to do whatever sick thing he asked me to do. Then he started using Pandora against me. She would bring various creatures home, and my father would force me to k-k-k-ill them in front of her and- and pretend that I was just doing it f-for f-f-f-fun.”
Barty pulled Evan into his lap and rubbed his sides soothingly.
Evan took a deep breath and wiped the tears that had started gathering in his eyes.
“It almost caused me and Pandora to stop talking forever. I tried to refuse once… That was the first time he ever crucioed me…” Evan broke down sobbing into Barty’s chest.
Regulus and I moved to sit on either side of Barty and hugged Evan. I absolutely hate the way my boyfriends grew up. I wish there was something I could do to make it better.
But for now, I would just offer hugs.
After a few minutes, we all separated.
Evan shifted to Reggie’s lap so Barty could talk.
“My father’s abuse started when my mother died. So, when I was about 4. He wanted to shape me into his perfect heir but I didn’t want that. I wanted to run around and play. He started beating me. The crucioing started when I was about 8. I had tried to steal my father’s wand so I could play with it. I ended up breaking some old ass vase and he wasn’t having it.” I was surprised Barty had made it through the whole thing without crying. I wanted to cry myself.
I pulled Barty into my lap and wrapped my arms around all of them tightly.
I would do whatever I could to save them and make it better.
The first step was getting them out of their homes. That was done thanks to my parents.
Now, I just had to help them through the healing. I would be here for all of it. I loved them so much.