Chapter 126: The Real Monster

Ava's POV

I shook my head, “No, it's not, and you can't hold me here!” I exclaimed, “I refuse to stay here with you!”

Fernando laughed, “You think you have a choice?” he mouthed, arching a brow as he hovered over me.

But I wasn't about to let Fernando get a hold of me like this. Not me. Not my baby. I had to protect Miguel's child.

In a split second, I kicked him in the groin and dashed across the room, heading for the second exit but before I could make it halfway through the room two men holding guns materialized before me —and the Cole appeared behind them with an even larger gun.

My heart jumped to my throat as tears slipped out of me.

I was so stupid.

From the very first day I saw Cole, I knew that he was too young to be a freaking butler. I knew there was something wrong but I never paid it any attention.

Not even when he barely ever was home with us. Not even when I knew first hand how much of a liar Fernando was.

The blood stains on Fernando's shirt and Cole and the other men, told me one thing. Fernando was in the underworld.

I stopped instantly, clutching the baby in my arms and stepping back as I turned to him, “What is this?” I stuttered.

"My men." He replied with pride in his voice. "Take one step and that little bastard in your arms dies,” he spat bitterly.

Bastard? My eyes widened, and I felt a surge of rage rise within me, “Bastard?” I echoed.

“Yes, Bastard!” He exclaimed, “Why do you sound so surprised?”

“You adored her—”

He burst out laughing hysterically cutting off my words; “Adored her? Don't make me puke please,” he said with obvious disgust written all over his face.

“I didn't adore her and I never will. She makes me sick, and Christ! you have no idea how much I wanted to snap her neck at times. I only pretended to care about her just so you could love me and accept me. But what did I get?”

“What?” I blurted, feeling sick at the thought.

How could he hate my little angel?

How could anyone be so cruel, and how had I missed all the signs? I had really been a fool.

“Do you have any idea how stressful that was?” He quizzed with a frown.

“Putting up with that bastard offspring of Miguel's for you. Being good, so you could love me, and now you want to leave?” The laughter died down and his expression darkened as he screamed, “Never!”

He stepped towards me and I stepped back instinctively but he didn't stop until he had me backed against the wall, “You're never leaving here. Do you hear me?”

“You monster! I hate you!” I spat on him and everything stopped.

His fingers wiped off the slime from his cheek and he stared at it before his evil eyes fell on mine and my heart jumped.

I angered the beast.

He took one more step towards me and before I could define what was happening, he landed a hot slap across my cheek.

My vision blurred for a second as the pain and shock washed over me. And then before I could get my bearings, he yanked the baby out of my arms and passed it to Angela—the fake Penelope.

“No. Don't take her away!” I yelled but Fernando slapped me again, this time, my body couldn't handle it. I fell flat on the ground, screaming for my baby.

But Fernando wasn't done yet. He picked me off the ground and threw me over his shoulder.

I kicked and screamed. “Put me down!” I screamed and the baby cried as Fernando carried me up to his bedroom.

My baby's tears tore through my heart and in that moment I remembered Perez words; Miguel was never a monster. He could never do this no matter what I did to deserve it; and Fernando who I so dumbly trusted, he was the real monster.

"Fernando please... Let me have my baby. I beg you. Let her stay with me." I cried out, my throat going sore but Fernando didn't listen.

He continued walking till we got to his room. He kicked it open and threw me on the bed like a heap of hay.

“I have had enough of being patient with you, and hoping you'd love me at your own time.” He growled as he began to take off his belt and his trousers.

Panic seized me and I began to tremble in fear.

"Fernando... What are you doing?"

“I'm not taking it easy with you anymore. This time I get what I want.”

I tried to run but Fernando hit me and threw me against the bed once more.

"I have waited too long, Ava and now, you must be all mine."

He mounted the bed, clasping his hand around my neck as he forcefully kissed me and It made me so sick I wanted to die.

I fought him off but with no luck.

He was stronger and I didn't stand a chance as he ripped my dress off me, and took off his clothes, getting ready to invade me forcefully.

I broke into tears, “Please, don't do this,” I begged, fighting him off but he won.

Fernando held my arms above my head, kissing me forcefully while I swirled my head from left to right to dodge his kiss.

"I have dreamed of handling you like this ever since our supposed wedding... But Miguel saved you from me!" He growled into my ears and my eyes almost snapped.

A knot loosened in my body as it finally dawned on me. He never loved me. Not then and not now.

"Fernando..." I choked as more tears filled my eyes.

Everything he did or said, was a lie. And truly Miguel's attack had saved me from the hell Fernando had planned for me.

Yet I stupidly ran right back into it.

"Your sweet innocent body was going to be mine to do every crazy shit I could think of... But that fool!"

His free hand cupped my left breast, squeezing it hard and I shrieked in pain but he didn't stop.

"That fool got to taste you first... But I will ruin you. I will take out every image you have of him and replace it with horror!"

His teeth lashed on my nipple, and adrenaline pumped into me. I kicked him but this time he was prepared, my kick met his muscles thigh instead and the pain bounced back to me.

But I kept trying to fight.

He slapped me so many times before he overpowered me. He overpowered me, clasping his hand around my neck, restricting my airflow and thereby weakening me.

He attempted to take off his shorts.

I was choking on my tears, and just when I thought the worst was about to come there came a large bang at the door.

"Nando!" Someone called from the outside and we both knew that something was wrong.