Wounded Hearts

Chapter 26- Why can't you understand?

Dario's POV

I paste back and forth repeatedly waiting for Fai's call. My blood was boiling in rage. How dare he talk to me like that?, that ass had no idea who I am and how powerful I was, I could destroy that boy with a snap of my fingers. He said that Fai is His?, I scoff on that thought. Fai was mine the second I laid my eyes on her. She was the light to my darkness, the happiness to my broken life, I will destroy everyone who comes between me and the love of my life. 

All of a sudden my phone rang. In a flash I answered the call, "Dario I'm-", "Are you at home?" I cut her off in a cold tone. I heard her sigh "Yes I am, look Dario please don't take his words-", "seriously?" I finished her sentence off. "That bastard doesn't know who he is challenging Fai, he doesn't know who he is messing with, he just signed his death right off" I hissed in anger. 

"I'll talk to you tomorrow, I've had enough for today" she said and disconnected the call. I glared at the screen. Did she just hang up the phone on me?. I threw the phone on the bed and sat on my black leather chair. "You messed with the wrong guy Atlas, what is mine will always be mine and whoever dares try and steal it away, they will meet my worst" I said with a menacing tone. 

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I was now outside Fai's house, wanting to pick her up for work. I tried calling her but the stubborn girl would not answer. Not caring what her parents might think, I parked outside her house and walked towards the building in front of me. As I was about to knock on the door, I could hear yelling from the inside. My heart started beating fast in fear, thinking about the worst. 'Is she hurt?, is someone hurting her?'. I mentally growled with the thought of someone hurting her. I would chop their hands off who ever dares to even touch her. 

"WHY CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND MUM, WHY?. AFTER ALL THOSE YEARS OF TOTURE AND HEARTBREAKS YOU STILL HAVE THE AUDACITY TO TELL ME THAT YOU WANT ME MARRIED OFF TO THAT MAN?, THE MAN WHO RUINED MY LIFE?, THE MAN WHO PROMISED TO LOVE ME BUT INSTEAD CHOSE TO MARRY SOMEONE ELSE BECAUSE HE HAD NO TRUST IN ME?. I THOUGHT YOU UNDERSTOOD ME MUM, BUT NO YOU DON'T" I heard my baby yell. 

I fisted my palms in anger as I heard her yell out about marriage with that bastard. If there is a person who she will marry then that is me. I heard a bang making me look up as I watched a figure walk out of the house in anger. She stopped and glared at me but her eyes softened when she realized it was me. I walked towards her and cupped her cheeks. My jaw clenched as I saw her unshed tears in her red eyes. I know she was strong, she hardly even cried but I knew her reality. I saw her change from when I first met her to now. I saw how she would cry silently at night so know one could hear her. I saw how she would wake up all of a sudden due to nightmares of her past. These people don't deserve an angel like her, they definitely don't.

"What are you doing here Dario?" she asked quietly. She sighed after she noticed I didn't answer her question. "You heard it didn't you?" she asked with a sad tone. "I came to pick you up, did you have breakfast?" I asked her ignoring her question as I didn't want to fume in front of her. "Yes I-", "Don't Lie" I cut her off with an emotionless tone. I knew her inside out, she was the worst liar. To me she was an open book but to others she was a closed book. She sighed and ran her hand through her soft hair which I love to play with, knowing she can't win against me. "Ok come, let's have breakfast" she said and walked past me towards my car. I continued standing there as I looked at her house. I knew exactly what I had to do to make sure she becomes fully mine. I smirked and turned around to follow her. I sat in my car and we both drove off to our favourite restaurant to have our morning breakfast.

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Faith's POV

I sat there in silence while feeling his heated gaze on my face. Becoming highly irritated by his behaviour, I sighed and looked at him "Ok, spit it out. What do you want to ask me?" I asked him in annoyance. He continued sitting there with an amused face as he sipped on his coffee. "What?, why are you staring at me like that?" I asked in irritation. He placed his cup down onto the table and leaned in with a slight smirk on his face which was then replaced with a serious expression.

"What did you mean by your mum wanting you to marry that bastard?" he said with an emotionless tone. I mentally groaned not wanting to repeat what happened in the morning. I've had enough of my parents pestering me to get married, I mean can't I just live a single life with happiness?.

Flashback- This Morning

I swung my handbag over my shoulder with my laptop in my hand as I walked out of my bedroom door. "Good morning everyone" I said as I entered the living room. "Good morning" My parents and brothers replied back. "Darling, where are you going?, have breakfast first and then leave for work" my Mum said when she saw me walking towards the front door. "I can't mum, I'm in a hurry today" I turned towards her. Giving a kiss to her cheek I said "Love you mom, I'll be back late today. Bye" and was going to leave the house until she stopped me again. 

"Fai sweetheart, you can't keep ignoring your breakfast. I am your mother, so don't think I haven't noticed you losing weight. I want my daughter to be healthy and for that to happen I need you to eat you breakfast. So put your things down and join your father and brothers at the table" she scolded me but with a loving tone. "Mum" I sighed. "No excuses little lady, what will happen when you get married. You can't just leave the house without breakfast. Hopefully by then you will have kids and-" My face suddenly changed into an emotionless expression. I clenched my jaw as I gave my mom a serious face saying 'Don't even think about it'.

"Don't give me that face Fai, one day you will settle down and have kids, either with Atlas or-" . "Stop" I hissed. My dad and brothers also came out as we were taking to long to join them. "I've had enough of this mum, I've seriously had enough. You knew what I went through, you knew what he did to me yet you still dare to take that piece of s**t's name" I said with disbelief. 

"Faith, listen my princess, we only want the best for you. You are getting older now and you are still unmarried. People talk about this and it doesn't look good-" I scoffed at my dad and looked at him with disbelief. "So you care about what people say?. You care about strangers over your daughter?, wow" I scoffed in disgust. "No that's not what your father meant Fai, we just want to see you setltle down happily, we want to see our daughter married off" my mother said sadly as she placed her hand on my shoulder. I shrugged her hand off in sadness while she looked at me with tears in her eyes.

"Nathan and Noah are way older than me, yet they are not married. Why do you keep pushing me towards marriage but not them?" I questioned in anger. "It's because Nathan and Noah both have girlfriends, they both have partners and will be marrying soon, you don't even talk to their girlfriends. You clearly ignore them as if they don't exist, but you Faith....you don't even go near a guy let alone even date them. The only person who you are close to is that man who saved you from the fire. You can't stay single all your life Fai, you can't keep a grudge with Atlas forever. Becoming heartless and cold will change nothing. A woman always needs a man in her life and I want my daughter to have a Husband who can give her the world and that person is Atlas because I know you still love him" she replied back with anger as well.

I humourlessy chuckled running my hand through my hair. "Wow, I must say you all have some sort of obsession with the person who ruined my life. It seems like you don't even want to see me happy. You think by marrying Atlas I will get my happiness back?" I shook my head at her while she looked shocked. She tried to approach me by touching me but I moved back in disgust. 

"WHY CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND MUM, WHY?. AFTER ALL THOSE YEARS OF TOTURE OF HEARTBREAKS YOU STILL HAVE THE AUDACITY TO TELL ME THAT YOU WANT ME MARRIED OFF TO THAT MAN?, THE MAN WHO RUINED MY LIFE?, THE MAN WHO PROMISED TO LOVE ME BUT INSTEAD CHOSE TO MARRY SOMEONE ELSE BECAUSE HE HAD NO TRUST IN ME?. I THOUGHT YOU UNDERSTOOD ME MUM, BUT NO YOU DON'T" I yelled making everyone flinch. 

I glared at everyone and stormed out of my house in complete rage, bahing the door behind me. 'Why couldn't anyone understand me and my feelings. Why is everyone pushing me towards the guy who broke me apart, why can't anyone understand how painful it is to be with the one you love who was married with someone else'. 

'Why couldn't anyone understand?'

Present

After narrating everything to Dario, I noticed how his eyes darkened and how his jaw clenched in anger. Without replying to what I had just told him, he stood up and held my held making me stand up as well. He then dragged me towards his car and jogged to his side of the car, starting the engine. I stared at him confused. Why didn't he say anything?, was he mad at me?. 

After a few minutes of silence he parked the car outside my work place. I was about to get off but suddenly he locked the door. I turned around to look at him to find him already staring at me with an unknown expression. "Don't worry my angel, I will sort everything out" he whispered making me frown in confusion. "What do you mea-" "Shhh, no questions. Take care...I will pick you up from work" and with that said he kissed my forehead and unlocked the door.

I came out of the car and watched his car drive off in the distance. I was stuck in my thoughts at what he had just said. What did he mean by he will sort everything out?.

Why am I getting a bad feeling that something wrong is going to happen?............