Unexpected to be a Son-in-Law

Chapter Fifteen: Life of Party

Alicia’s POV

The sound of music filled my ear as I danced on the dance floor where me and my friends are partying. We danced like there will be no tomorrow for all of us, I hate to say it, but I think, having no Lander in my life makes me who I am again.

I mean, my friends are right, it wasn’t Lander’s fault that makes me want to stay inside the house and not have a party, it was my pride. But, come on, I am a married woman, who what? Goes to party and have fun? What would Lander think about it? And I think my dad would not allowed me…

I just know that sometimes, when you are married, things that you can do are limited, what you do before, cannot do when you are married. That is all I know, and I believe, always believe.

“There is a very hot guy looking at you over there.” Michaella whispers on my ear while we are dancing on the floor. I used my intelligent eyes to look over the man who Michaella is mentioning, and she is indeed very right, a hot guy looking at me.

“Well, let the Katerina looks turn in.” I whispered back to her. “You sure you are going to do that? You are still married, remember?” She said just before I walk towards the guy who she mentioned. “I’m a free woman, I can do everything I want.” I said.

She looks like she was disappointed to what I just answered her. I have no idea what it is, but this is me, even before I was forced to marry that Martinez for his family sake. Because of that marriage, my life turns upside down, every time I go back to my university, everyone looks at me, like they are disgusted, talking about how young I got married, talking about the families that we both have and the difference that we have. Especially how two rival family ended up marrying each other.

I am humiliated, and that is the only thing I hate about myself, getting embarrassed, getting humiliated.

I am Alicia Katherine Madden.

My life should always be perfect, like how daddy always tells me how my life should ended.

“Lander is in jail, not dead Alicia. You have to remember that. He was sent in there like 8 hours ago and here you are, going to flirt with a man I just told you about. You two are not even divorced too, you two are still a couple Alicia… please consider that.”

I take a deep breathe and smiled at her.

“Well Ella… it is your fault you even tell me about a hot guy looking at me. And… Even though Lander is in jail, do you think he can get out? My daddy is a very powerful man, he will do everything he can just to make sure Lander will rot in there. Lander has nothing against us, Lander he has nothing… He went bankrupt right? He has no money to freed himself… I felt pity.. But that is life. It’s a cycle of life.” I said and put my back on her and walk away from her.

Yes, I felt pity towards Lander, I remember how I just stood up there, staring at him being forced to be in a police car for him to be in jail.

And Michaella is right, Lander is still my husband, but I don’t consider him to be one.

Never will .

“Hi.” I said to the guy who Michaella told me about. The guy smiles at me he looks to me like, he was stunned to the beauty that I have. I mean, even myself is stunned to my beauty. “Do you want a drink? It’s my treat.” He said and I smiled at him and nodded. “Yes, I would very much like to.”

He asks for a wine to the bartender that makes me stops him from ordering one. He looks at me confuse, like he was asking himself, why I did that. “I think Wine is a very easy drink to drink, isn’t it? I had a rough day, I want something… A little bit stronger.” I said to him and he leans his face towards me and I could smell the red wine from his breathe when he whispers to my face. “Spirytus then.”

Vodka… I like it.

As soon as the bartender finishes mixing up the drink that he orders for me, I drink it, like I will never drink again. “I like girls that are tough.” He said and he puts his arms on my waist. “I like a guy who gives girls a free drink.” I whispers to him. He faces me to him and he slightly touches my cheeks. “You truly are a Madden.”

What did he just say?

I push him away from me the second he gave me those sentences. What is he playing? Why did he just say that?

“What the hell is wrong with you!”

“Why? I just gave my opinion about you… You truly are a Madden, a girl who’s in fire… Married but hooking up with some f****d up guy in a party. “

I gave all of my strength to him by slapping his face that makes me get some of the people’s attention from the party. His cheeks turns red and he looks to me, looking like a man who did not appreciate the slap that I gave him. I mean, why would he? Some people that deserve those things always ended up acting not so appreciating.

I walked away from him, from the crowd, from the place because I want to get out of here.

Michaella is right. Everyone knows I am married, and I can’t do things like that especially no one knows about the situation that Lander was put into. I am still married, from the eyes of the god, and from the eyes of the people. I will never be a free woman, I will never be who I was because of the marriage that I was in. Maybe that was the reason that makes me stop myself from being free when Lander is still in the house, it is because I am afraid that this thing will happen, that when I go out and went to parties like this, to an event or occasion like this, they would see me not as the perfect little Alicia Madden, but they would see me as the wife of the family’s hatred family, Lander Martinez. They would see me not as who I am, but a wife to Lander Martinez.

They ruined me, grand dad, daddy, Lander! They all ruined my life! All I ever wanted is to maintain that perfect little life that I have! To continue living as the sweet little Alicia who knows how to be a lawyer and at the same time who knows how to party and live like my life is always at best!

But now… People see me as Alicia Katherine Madden-Martinez, and not Alicia Katherine Madden.