Page 6 of Delilah In Discretion

My older brother and I didn’t get along. When I was seven, my father remarried, and I met my new stepmother, Vivienne, and my unknown biological half-brother, Stephan. Though I didn’t know Vivienne all too well, I grew to respect her, and our relationship was neutral. I tried to make an effort with Stephan to get closer after that huge shift in our lives, and I did... until I got a bit older, and once my father started talking about our soon-to-be positions in his company, Stephan immediately despised me.

In his mind, he thought my father would give me the higher position because I was with him my entire life and had a stronger “bond” with him than he. I tried with all of my might to get the idea out of his mind, but as the years went on, he only despised me more. When I was younger, it hurt, but now I look past the pain.

Sitting at my desk, I leaned back in my chair and sighed.Delilah.Why the hell was she here? My father was always spontaneous and known for being a two-faced asshole, so I knew that he wanted me to see her. Whenever I was around her I’ve always felt some sort of protectiveness take over me. I couldn’t let her out of my sight, and yet all she wanted to do was get away from me ever since we were younger. But I never let that happen, which ultimately could have intensified her fear of me...

Now that she was going back to the academy, I had no choice but to go as well. I previously took only a few classes, most of them from home, but now that I knew she was going, there was absolutely no chance I wouldn’t be there with her.

Chapter three

Delilah

Slipping on my heels, I pushed my hair over my shoulder as I checked the time. With only ten minutes to spare, I went over to the mirror quickly to fix my navy blue vest, tan skirt, and tie. Finishing up, I grabbed my bag and walked to the door. Walking down the stairs, I saw my younger siblings already sitting at the table. Going into the dining room, my father turned his head to the sound of my heels.

I smiled at him and kissed his head. “Good morning, Daddy,” I greeted, and he hummed.

“You’re late for breakfast, Delilah,” he noted, and I scoffed.

“You’re kidding. I have ten minutes to eat!” I exclaimed, and my fourteen-year-old brother Zachary lifted his head.

“Five minutes now,” he butted in, and my jaw dropped as my father nodded.

“See what I mean? Should’ve been down earlier.”

“This is ridiculous. Mom, back me up on this!” I said as she entered from the kitchen with Trinity in her arms.

She sighed and handed Reginald, our other butler, my younger sister, and he walked out of the room, cooing at her.

“Killian, stop. Let the girl eat, and Zachary, don’t encourage your father.”

It was my father’s turn to drop his jaw. “What did I do? All I did was tell the truth.”

“You know what you did, Killian,” she said, looking at him, and I smirked, feeling triumphant. Ivory held up her hand for a high five as she stuffed her face with her pancakes, and I gladly accepted it. Dad shook his head and mumbled a few words under his breath.

“I’m sorry, what did you say?” Mom asked, and Dad held up his hands.

“Nothing, nothing at all. I promise.”

She walked over to him. “Mhmm. Keep it up, and we’ll see where that leads you...”

“And where will it lead? A littletroublenever hurt anyone,” he muttered as he bit his lip and grabbed her by the waist.

I choked on my orange juice, and Ivory held her hands over her ears.

Zachary pushed away his remaining food. “You guys sure know how to make someone lose their appetite.”

Our father rolled his eyes. “I can surely do whatever I please with my wife anywhere, regardless of whether it is in front of my children. How do you think you all got here?”

I sighed as I pushed away from my seat and stood up. “I actually don’t want to throw up, so I’m just gonna go,” I muttered, and Ivory and Zachary agreed as they stood up.

Mom looked over to us as she pushed Dad away. “Have a good day at school, my loves!” She smiled.

“Leave already so I can enjoy my last ten minutes with my wife.”

“All right, thanks, I guess,” Ivory said, and we all exited the dining room. Almost immediately, we heard Mom start to giggle,and the three of us held our hands up to our mouths to stop the incoming vomit that we wanted to surface.

Quickly grabbing our things, we stumbled out of the house and ran to the fountain, where Kimiko was waiting for me with her younger brother, Jin.

“Hey, Kimi; hey, Jinny,” I said, and she noticed the look on my face.

---