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3: The Proposal
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2024-11-26 15:49:31Mariella's Pov
She left him!
The skin of his forehead wrinkled and his eyes squinted at his glass. He kept twirling his glass, he stared at it without breaking his gaze, as if recalling the events of the past.
His lips were slightly apart. I could hear the sound of his lips gasping in air to ease this pain.
I have never seen Leonardo so emotionally affected that he let his guard down, so much that with just a glance one could tell his heart was betrayed.
It was the first time I have been able to read his expression.
He stared into space, and his eyes gradually darkened. When he took a sip from his glass I could sense it was to swallow down the old wound that my question seemed to have opened.
I suddenly felt shaken and a ting of guilt ran through my body.
“I'm sorry. I didn't mean to…”
“It's okay.” He finally looked my way. “It happens.”
I grunted out a reply.
“Regarding Tatiana, I would need your help, Mariella.” Leonardo said as he emptied his glass.
“Marry me,” He blurted out. “Tatiana loves you, and I want to give her a stable family. This is the only way to protect her.”
I could feel my body trembling when he said those words. I sneered at him and clutched my bag as I stood up.
“I think you must have had too much wine. Goodnight.” I walked away from the dinner.
As I stepped into the corridor, my steps hastened, but then-
“Mariella, Mariella.” Leonardo called behind me, but I didn't respond.
He held my hand and twirled me around, “Wait.”
“For what exactly? How could you just ask that of me?”
“Didn't you say that Tatiana misses her mummy? I plan on giving her one.” Leonardo muttered but it sounded gibberish to me.
“It doesn't have to be me.”
“It has to be, Tatiana likes you. And you have a positive influence on her. I can only marry you.”
A small sad smile tugged the corner of my lips as I stared at him. If it were seven years ago he had asked me to marry him, I would have said yes without a doubt.
Tears fought desperately in my eyes threatening to fall at any minute.
My gaze fell to the ground as I said, “We've had our fair share of the past Leonardo, I'm never going to marry you.”
He got so close that he wrapped his arms around my waist and pinned me to the wall.
When I raised my head, he was inches away from my face.
It's the closest I've ever come to Leonardo. His beautiful eyes, his plump lips. I was dying to taste him but I dared not.
“Think about it, I need you to be my Luna and Tatiana's mother.”
I froze for a moment, as if time stopped, I didn't blink.
His lips seeked mine, but I turned my face to the other side.
“Remember what you used to call me?” I raised my head up and a scoffed escaped my lips, “Useless omega.” I reminded him.
“You might have forgotten everything that happened in high school, but I can't. It was a nightmare, Leonardo.”
“And you seem to still have feelings for your ex wife, what now? Is this another kind of torture you've prepared for me?”
“Stop your advances, I will never marry you.”
“I need to leave.”
His eyes reddened as his gaze bored into mine. His frustration was evident. He looked away for a moment and released his grip on me.
When I took a step forward, his deep husky voice muttered,
“Then let me drop you off.” He insisted.
We walked to the car in silence, I couldn't care to look at him. He opened the car door, and waited for me to enter.
Without sparing him any glance, I entered and used the seat belt.
The ride home was silent, and even the music was sorrowful.
When we arrived at my house, he took a deep breath and said,
“I'm sorry. I never realized how much I hurt you until now. I'm sorry Mariella. Allow me to make up for my past mistakes.”
“How would you do that?” I blurted out in disgust.
“Be my Luna.” He proposed again. “If you would accept my proposal, there would be many more opportunities to apologize to you.”
“I'm not interested, I will help with Tatiana, but I would do that without having to involve myself with you.”
“Mariella…”
He tried to hold my hand but I didn't let him. I removed my seat belt and then clutched my purse right as I stared into his eyes…
Leonardo was different, he didn't seem like the bully he was back then. He cared about his daughter, but I can't bring myself to marry the man who has hurt me the most.
“I'm sorry.” I muttered.
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