Wounded Hearts

Chapter 28- You're the only friend I have

Faith's POV

I looked at him in shock. He wants me to marry him?....is this man insane?....has he lost his mind?. "Excuse us please" I growled not taking my eyes of Dario's face as I dragged him outside of the room into the back. "Have you lost your mind Dario?...what an earth are you talking about?" I quietly shouted at him. Instead of his silly smirks, he gave me a serious expression. "I lost my mind the day my eyes laid on you my love and yes I know what I am talking about. I want to marry you, end of story" he said with a dark tone, our noses now touching each other. 

"No" I pushed him back. "No...No....no way Dario. You can't do this to me" I said with unshed tears in my eyes. His face softened as he moved closer to me. "If you don't marry me then your parents will force you to marry Atlas and that is something that I will never allow to happen" he stated. "No, they won't. I already spoke to mum and she said she wouldn't do that" I replied back. A humourless laugh left Dario's lips. "Oh my love, just because your mother said she wouldn't push you towards marriage doesn't mean anything. She will eventually emotionally blackmail you to get married".

I glared at Dario's face in pure anger. "My answer is a no.....I won't marry you" I snapped at him to which he only smirked. "I don't take no for an answer my love" he whispered in my ear, his breath lingering over my skin sending shivers down to the nape of my neck. I gulped and realized what he was doing. I quickly moved away from him only to find him smirking at me. "Don't make me hate you Dario, you're the only friend I have in this world, don't do this to me" I said with slight tears in my eyes. 

I didn't want to lose Dario, he was the only friend I had who I could share my feelings with but he had to ruin that with his proposal. "I don't want to make you hate me my love, that would be the worst thing ever, I just want to be your everything like you are my everything" he says. My heart skipped at beat at his words but I chose to ignore it. 

Not wanting to continue this conversation, I turned around to leave but stopped at his words. "If you don't agree with my proposal then I will destroy your father's business along with your brothers. Your family will come on the streets begging for food and money and you won't be able to do anything for them" he threatened making me freeze. I looked back at him with disbelief while he stared at me with a blank face. 

"Is this a joke?" I spat. "No....this isn't a joke neither are my feelings. I'll give you 1 day....1 day to think about my proposal and at the end of that day I want to hear a yes or else..." he stated with his menacing voice. I clenched my fists in anger as I glared at him. Not fearing him at all, I walked up to him facing him face to face. "Or else what huh?....or else what?....I am a CEO I have enough money to feed my family" I hissed at him. 

"That's true but you forget my love" he ran his finger from my face down to my lips "that I could buy your business, your company, your building with a snap of my fingers" he whispered against my cheek. "So..." he leaned against my ear "Think carefully my love.....remember..."he ran his nose down to my neck causing me to freeze, "you owe me for saving your life" he whispered and left a soft kiss on my neck causing me to close my eyes as tingles exploded over the place where his lips were. 

My heart beat decided not to slow down as it increased making me breathe heavily. His touch....it made feel heavenly it made me feel.....

I opened my eyes and found myself alone in the room. I looked around the room noticing he had left. I sat down on the chair beside me as tears fell out of my eyes. Why was Dario doing this?, he knew everything about my past then why?...why do this?. 

I have now lost a friend....I have lost Dario.

forever....

Dario's POV

My heart churned in pain when I threatened her. Of course I would never hurt her family, I only said that so that she could say yes to my proposal. I know she would never agree to marry me, forget me, she would never agree to marry anyone but I need her, I need her to live, she is my oxygen, without her I am nothing. I know by doing this will make her hate me but as long as she is married to me, I will do everything for her to forgive me. 

"Alex, get everything prepared for your queen" I ordered on the phone. Even though I gave her a day's time to think, I will still make her marry me. She will marry me either with love or by force no other choice. "Get ready my love....get ready to become Mrs Rizzo", I smirked.