"No." Hazel fearfully shook her head, looking at Theodore with horrified eyes.
"I will not m-marry you." She sniffled, wrapping her hands around her shoulders, feeling defenseless and expose under his eyes.
"It's cute that you think you have a choice." Theodore said, without looking at her as he began to collect his things from the table. His voice gave no hint of what he was thinking.
"Theo please." She begged in crying voice, taking steps away from him when he had not even started approaching her. "I can't marry you. I will feel impure. Used. Not of your caliber. Please respect my decision." She was trying to make him understand.
Theodore's typing hands paused. Setting his mobile phone down, he turned to look at her with eyes that conveyed he was finding her words ridiculous.
"Excuse me?" He raised a daring brow at her, causing fear to pool in her eyes. "Who are you to decide whether you are of my caliber or not? Tsk darling. Leave my decisions t
She was locked. After making her signing the marriage papers, he had confided her in his room. The night was falling. There was utter silence.The only sound ringing in her head was the ticking of the clock. Her tear filled, swollen eyes which were blankly staring the wall, lowered down to her hands, instantly catching sight of platinum,couple ring he had forcibly thrust in her ring finger.What had happened? She asked herself, sorrowfully, staring down at inanimate thing that had stake claim on her, taunting her conscience that she wasn't her own, anymore.In less than two hours..her life was shaken to the core.Theodore.. She told him everything. And what did he do? He slapped her, forcibly married her and now had confided her in his room.How can he...do that? He was her Theo, her wall, her pride. How did he do that? With her? With his own Hazel? Hazel, he used to say he cherished more than anything and anyone in this world. Hazel, h
Hazel's teary eyes were begging him for mercy. But he wasn't seeing the plead in her eyes.Rather, his mind was focused on one thing only.Revenge.The fire of vengeance in him was igniting, with it's flames glimmering in his eyes.Someone had put hands in his woman!That's all his mind has been circling around from time she had uttered those words."Hazel. Stop making it hard for yourself." He muttered, his eyes gazing at her bruised cheek which was turning more red and swollen under his tight grip. The pain was this severe that small whimpers were beginning to escape her lips."Are you telling me in easy way or do I need me to upgrade the level of making of talk." His words came out as loss hiss, making terror to pool in her eyes.She opened her dry lips to talk but a sniffle escaped before her words could.The pain in her cheek and the pain in her heart were crumbling her."R-Rape..H-He r-raped. H-H
When he was sure he was pretty calmed than before, he decided to check on her.Despite all the guit and tension coursing through his body, he made his way to his room, which by the way, was now theirs, and entered inside after unlocking it.Ah and the sight that welcomed him. That sight added more guilt to his already filled bucket list of regrets.She was on the floor, slided against the wall with arms wrapped around her knees and head placed on top of them. Her study breates told him she was sleeping.Sighing softly, he closed the door behind him. Removing his coat, he left his vest as it is and made his way to her.He crouched down infront of her and observed her for a moment. And by God, her condition made him feel no better.There were dry tears on her cheek. And the most unfortunate thing for his heart was the cheek which was facing him, was the one he had backhanded.His fingerprints were imprinted on her cheek whic
Days turned into weeks and weeks into months.What happened during that time period was as it as Theodore had announced. Her whole day would be spend in the room. At Night, Theodore would take her for walk. And then corresponding routine would again start from all over again.Mona came back after few Days. Hazel didn't know what had Theodore explained to her that she was now completely okay with Hazel living in Theodore's room. Not only that, she also knew about pregnancy but was assuming that child as Theodore's.Often times, she would bring the talk about their baby and how ecstatic she was at thoughts of being a grandmother. Where as Hazel would feel guilty, Theodore other hand would engage in her talks while throwing intense and meaningful look at Hazel, every now and then.Even in the confinement of four walls, life was not dull for Hazel, some how. Theodore was tending to her every need and every tantrum, her pregnancy hormones would make her throw.
They say life with a baby is the most troublesome event of life.But for Hazel, it was opposite. From the time her daughter came into her life, time had been nothing but bliss for her.What were days and nights for her? She stopped keeping track of it. All that matters was the nourishment of her little being.Her Aria. Their Aria.Theodore had named her that. More than her, Theodore was the one who had been on cloud nine from the time Aria came in his Life.He started smiling more. Sass began to come naturally for him. His strictness was still there, but that part of his personality was reserved for the outer world now. When he would be in their room, he would be a very dedicated husband and a father, always putting his wife and daughter first.Bond between Aria and Theodore was one thing, but the adoration and love Aria had been getting from Mona, Emily, Chris and Isabel could not be depicted in words.Even barely a tiny
"Like hell you will."Edward's hovering body from her was roughly pulled away as Theodore slammed him against the wall, face first.Immediately warm arms engulfed Hazel's shivering body."Sh. Sh. Baby it's okay. You did good. Let me deal with the fucker now." He muttered gently rubbing his hands through her hair to calm her down.Edward's sudden groan had Theodore's body straightening in alarm. Barely suppressing his rage, he leaned his head to Hazel's eye level."Go to Aria, okay? I will join you in a minute." He said, referring to their two months old who was still bawling her eyes out upstairs. Hazel gave a shaky nod but suddenly, concern for Theo flash through her eyes. "B-But y-you-"Theodore smiled at her concern. "I will be fine, darling. Infact after today, I will be more than fine. I will be ecstatic." There was something dangerous in his aura. Something that had
"Aria shh." Hazel made a gesture for two years old to remain silent who gave a cheeky nod, brought her little hands up and covered her to mouth to keep her giggle in check.With Aria's other hand in Hazel's, both were in mission to sneak into the kitchen.Theodore was upstairs."Mama will get you one last chocolate, okay? Promise mama you will not tell dada about it?" Hazel forwarded her pinky finger in Aria's direction. Aria's eyes lit up at the mention of her favorite dessert. Without beating around the bush, Aria interwined her pinky finger with her mother's.Nodding at her daughter, Hazel left Aria's hand once inside the kitchen and then walked forward and opened the refrigerator before she began to look through the edibles."Hersheys. Bubbly. Ramtin.. That's it, baby. Choose from 'em." Hazel mumbled, while her head was still sneaked inside the refrigerator. While, waiting for Aria to make a choice, Hazel picked one Ramtin up, tore it open and
Hazel couldn't move. Her trembling body has gone paralyzed under his heated gaze.Her wide eyes started tearing, seeing the familiar face of man who ripped her apart year ago.Hands stuffed inside his pockets, he stepped inside her house making her cower back, her senses went on high alert.She tried to speak, but no word came out as if her throat had refused to adress the sinner infront.The fear she thought she had subdued with ruination of her innocence came rushing back on meeting the familiar charcoal eyes.His cold irises roamed over her shaky body, taking in the angelic features he had dearly missed. He was taking calm steps in her direction whilst she was cowering back with rushed movements.Her body flinched hard once her back met the cold wall. She tried to move away but shut her eyes in fear when he slammed his hands on her each side, trapping her. A whimper left her mouth feeling his hard body being presse