“Where the fuck is she, Armiz!?”We had been arguing for the past ten minutes.Everyone from his pack gathered when I hit his chest furiously.“I told you, I don’t know! She didn’t return,” Her disappearance made me lose myself, my breaths were heavy, my mind barely functioning properly. I was explicitly delighted at our reunion.“I never took her then where did she go!?”“Who knows?”I believed her spell would be lifted off, so exhilarated to become hers and forget all our pain.And I was hundred percent sure it was another of his tricks to agonize me.No one dared to interfere, he was monotonous, not leaving his cigarette while I glared at him breathlessly.“What have you done to her?” I hissed.He furrowed his brow, “Come again?”“What did you do to my Eliana, Armiz?”“Do you truly think I would bring physical harm to the ones you love?” He hissed back.Throwing the cigarette away as he glared back. “If I wanted to kill her, I would have easily done it when she escaped to France,
Things were fine, I was wholeheartedly devoted to my family although I resented the image of a beast I had created but-As long as the people I love didn’t consider me one, I was fine.I loved them after all, always wanted to follow my brother’s footsteps and one day live as a joint family.But, all of that went down the drain, damaging the bond we had irrecoverably. One fine day, I was alone in the mansion of the Crimson Pack, humming to myself. “Denzel,”“Hmm?”Armiz went to play with Albert as I was walking down the corridor, I saw Melissa who stopped me. “Do you need something?” Taking out my cigarette, I asked casually. She was leaning on the opposite side, hanging her head low with dejection which perplexed me.“Melissa?” “Do you hate me, Denzel?”I chuckled nervously, “Of course not, why would you ever think this way, Melissa?” “I am sorry if my teasing makes you feel bad, I won’t do it again,” I reassured her, smiling sincerely.She was my sister-in-law, I knew she didn
“Armiz!!” “What the…” “Armiz… look what he did,” “What..?” My eyes widened. My brother wouldn’t believe that I would ever fathom hurting Albert, right?“Albert.. Our baby… why did you kill my son…?!” “Go and search for him. Now!” Armiz panicked, breathless while hugging Melissa, motioning to other members who ran and left us alone as I stared.I was too stunned to react.This wasn’t reality, right? “Don’t- Don’t be ridiculous, Melissa-” “All because you wanted me! You killed my child and laid hands on your own brother’s mate…? Where was your dignity?” She shouted, resting her head on his shoulder.And in a heartbeat, Armiz found it hard to believe but her condition… won over my tears. With a shaky, teary mess, I shook my head in denial as he converted his flabbergasted stare into a resentful glare.My brother, for the first time, looked at me with disgust and it stole words from my tongue.“He came to know Albert wasn’t actually yours and got rid of him… when you accepted him
“I don’t want this, I said, I don’t want this!”With tears glistening in my sapphire eyes, my miserable voice echoed in the room, only to receive a glare from my mother.“Shut up, Eliana, do you have any idea what the hell are you saying!? Tomorrow is your wedding and that is final.” She growled, pushing me away.She refused to listen as we were being forced. My ex-boyfriend, Kyle, was threatening me to marry him.And I couldn’t… because my heart belongs to someone else.“Please, try to understand, Mama, I can’t!”“Why!?”My black hair was messy, scattered over my back as I shook my head in denial, refusing to bind my life with a man I no longer loved.It was all forced and unwanted on my side. I didn’t want this!“I can’t do this, please, don’t do this to me, Mama,” Whispering weakly, I wiped my gleaming tears and pleaded with her yet it was unheard. My tears or anger had no effect. They were determined to make me marry Kyle which I didn’t want at all cost, not when my feelings fo
The next day, dressed as a bride forcefully, I was holding my mother’s arm desperately. “Mama, I will do anything you say, don’t make me marry Kyle,”“Do you think I want that? We have no choice, my love. Look at your father, only you can save him.” She sighed, frowning when I was not moving an inch as she secured the veil over my head.I wanted them to listen, to understand that he wasn’t the man I wanted. In fact, the one I truly desired was the person who forced me to say yes.Why couldn’t he notice my love? My feelings for him? Why make me marry Kyle when I didn’t want to?“Please…” I whimpered, clutching my chest due to pain and enhancing that sting, he entered with his cold front. Wow, so he had dressed up for my fucking wedding too.Unbothered expressions, wearing all black shirt and pants accompanied by a waistcoat and well combed hair to look eye-catching.My jaw clenched, glaring at him through the reflection which he obviously ignored and asked Mother.“Are you guys read
“I pronounce you as the husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride,”What the fuck did just happen in a moment? I… got married… to someone else?No, no, no…My body shivered at the declaration. My eyes went wide from heartache, mouth gaped. A strong rush of pain traveled, turning me incapable of reacting.“I was dying for this moment, you are finally all mine now, Mrs. Hudson,”I stood like a statue when he lifted my veil and without a warning pressed his lips upon mine. I didn’t kiss back, it was cold, it was horrible.I hated the way those lips moved upon mine, satisfying his carving following by a tear of defeat because-My love lost. My feelings lost. I lost.After the undesirable kiss, we pulled away. I wiped my lips which Kyle noticed but he was too exhilarated and decided to ignore it. “Please take care of my daughter,” Mother wept, hugging me while I stood dead inside.“I know I took a wrong approach but I will try my best to redeem my mistake,” Kyle grinned, placing his h
‘Look where the desire to have you left me in my life..? I just wanted you, Denzel. And you were the only person who left me,’After eradicating his name from my heart and cruising his life for what he had done to me, I went back. It was crushing me, it was weighing too much on me. I wasn't mentally prepared to become a wife, not Kyle’s. It was never on my list and all of it was heavy for me but I was left with no choice. He had left me and whoever it would be now won’t make a difference.“Sorry, I am back,” I called, coming back to where he was waiting for me in his Rolce Royce, leaning against it while trying to convince my mother.“I promise I will be good- Done? Let’s go now,” Flashing his fake smile, he opened the door for me. I glared at him and turned back to Mother who gave me a pitiful look.What could it do? Nothing. “I want to see my father first,” I demanded seriously, getting in the car while he was setting my dress and grinned.“We are going there anyways,” I rolle
With a heavy pain on my chest, I started my married life where my consent didn’t matter, where my feelings were meaningless.What a pathetic bond…My eyes were cold, hands were empty, nothing to hold onto left anymore anyways. Everything had turned to dust. Submerged in my thoughts, I was hugging my knees on the bed with an empty side as my ‘husband’ came out after taking a shower, taking out his office attire.“Eliana, listen. I have to leave right now, I am sorry,” He spoke apologetically, hastily getting ready but I had zero concerns about that.“Look, I don’t mean to leave you after marriage but I have a really urgent meeting, I will be back soon.”He smiled sweetly, coming closer to kiss the top of my head before pulling away. Forming my lips in a thin line, I nodded. “It’s alright,”I failed to force a smile too…After he left, I dug my nail into my skin, jaw clenching. The sensation of his touch was unwanted. I didn’t want it to replace my mistakes, I wanted them to sting,