Wounded Hearts

Chapter 31: Forced

Faith's POV

It's been 6 days since I agreed to marry Dario. Thankfully my dad was okay. It was a minor heart attack and nothing too serious, he just had to make sure he took a lot of rest. My parents were really happy when they found out about my decision, whereas my brothers weren't. I didn't know why but I felt as if my dad was hiding something from me. Whenever I spoke to him, he would never look into my eyes and talk. He would either look down or would just look away and speak but he never locked eyes with me, like he was ashamed of something. 

"I can't wait to see you dolled up as a bride. I can't believe my dream is coming true" My mother kissed my forehead as she squealed in happiness. "Sis, if he ever hurts you in anyway then come straight to your brothers....I'll make sure that man never walks again" Noah gritted out, not knowing that Dario already hurt me. "Ok....now that sounds wrong" Nathan laughed causing Noah to glare at him. 

I sighed as I watched my family all happy with the news they found out but none of them thought about how I felt. No one asked if I was happy, no one asked if I was ready for this, no one asked anything.

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Back at work

"I TOLD YOU TO GET THOSE FILES READY...GOSH WHY CAN'T YOU DO ANYTHING RIGHT" I yelled at my PA who was shaking like a delicate leaf. I felt bad for shouting at her but I needed to vent my anger and stress out. "Woah... calm down my angel" a voice interrupted causing me to roll my eyes. "You can go" he told my PA who ran out of my cabin with tears in her eyes. "What's wrong my angel?, who dared to ruin my baby's morning?" he said with gritted teeth. I gave Atlas a mean glare "Shut up, don't call me f*****g names and second of all, the person who ruined my morning is you now get lost" I spat at him.

I was in rage, I was so angry today, Why?....I have no idea, I just felt like punching someone's face, maybe Atlas's face is suitable for that. His voice softened as he stood in front of me. "what did I do now?...I just came now......what's wrong Fai?" he cupped my cheeks giving me a loving and worrisome look. 

I snapped my face out of his hold and took a deep breath. "Nothing, I'm just stressed, this new project is hard work and I want to make sure we succeed in winning the new offer" I lied. "Don't take all the stress on your head Faith, just take your time. It's all about team work, we are all here to help each other" he tried to console me which obviously didn't work. I gave him a small nod and sat back on my chair.

"Did you need something?" I asked him with a raised eyebrow. He cleared his throat and nodded. "Yes, I mean I came to tell you something" he said as he sat down opposite to me. "I'm going on a business trip to Italy and it's very important. I'm going for 3 days, so I'll be back on a Wednesday hopefully. I really wanted to take you along with me but I know the company needs you here" he said with a small smile. 

Well finally I will get some personal space for 3 days while he is gone. "That's okay, thanks for telling me. Good luck" I said with a cold voice and reached out for one of my files. "Thank you.....I'm leaving today at 2pm" he suddenly said. I mentally rolled my eyes. I didn't ask him when he is leaving. "I was hoping you would ask me but I know you wouldn't be interested" he said with a sad tone. 

After me not giving him a reply, he sighed and stood up. "I will miss you my angel, take care" he whispered as he kissed me on my head, later walking out of the room. I leaned back in my chair and stared at the clock. It was 10am, he had a few hours until his flight. 'At least no one will annoy me for a while'. I thought mentally.

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"You look absolutely stunning my darling" my mother gasped out. "My god, what an angel you are" she said. "I'm so happy for you hun, you look so beautiful" she said with happy tears. I stared at my reflection in the mirror. I looked like a totally different person with this white dress on. I must say Dario does have good choice in clothing. 

My phone suddenly rang causing my mum to squeal in excitement. "Its my son in law, pick it up Fai" my mum said in excitement causing me to roll my eyes. "I'll leave you to it" my mum winked at me as she left the room. "Hello" I said through the phone. "How are you my love?" his deep voice spoke. "That's quite a stupid question you have asked" I spat. He chuckled through the phone causing my heart strings to tug. "I can't wait to see you my love" I could feel him smile on the other side of the phone. "Well....unfortunately I'm not looking forward to see you" I snapped at him making him laugh. "Oh how I love your anger. Did you know how hot and sexy you look when you scrunch up your nose in anger and those lips....oh gosh I could die for those lips. I wonder how they will taste" he teased. I clenched my jaw as I glared at the wall in front of me. 

"Shut up Dario, these lips that you are talking about will never be touched by you understood?" I hissed at him. "tut tut tut tut, my darling Fai, you are mine, my woman, my future wife, who else's lips would touch yours if it weren't mine" he mocked. "future wife?, or do you mean forced future wife?" I said in a sarcastic tone. I could hear him growling quietly when I mentioned the word forced. "I don't care if you are my forced future wife, you are still mine. Get ready for tomorrow my love. Don't try to act funny or else you know what I will do to your family" he threatened at the end making me panic. "Y-es" I stuttered a disconnected the call.

I can't believe he could do this to me. The man who I cared a lot for was forcing me to become his wife. He did save my life, not once but twice and for that I owe him. The only way to repay him is to marry him and that is what I will do but never will I fall for him. My heart already died the day it was stabbed by Atlas.

Little did she know that the man she vowed to never love would become her entire world.