FIVE

A lot of time had passed, and then suddenly, the door swung open. The face I saw left a sour taste in my mouth.

"What rudeness is this? It's not that difficult to ask for permission before entering someone's room or knocking on the door." My heart raced as I saw Alexander walk in my direction. Anger boiled up within me, and I shout in frustration.

"Let's go." Alexander completely ignored me and said while tightening his grip on my arm.

"Let go of me! What's wrong with you? Do you have no idea how to speak to a lady? Leave my hand!" I struggled to break free, but it was futile against his relentless grip.

Despite my protests, he forcefully pulled me into the lounge, where all the residents of Harrison Mansion had already gathered.

"How did you try to run away?" Robert Harrison’s angry voice echoed in the room. I looked at him; he was sitting majestically on the couch. There was no sympathy or love in his eyes for me.

“I came here at your invitation, not to marry your son. Please, let me go back. I don't want to marry Alexander," I implored, my voice heavy with sorrow and anger. Unbeknownst to me, tears began to well up in my eyes.

"I love Eric. I." Before that I finish, Alexander took out his gun and put it on my forehead. The words died in my mouth. A wave of fear spread in my being.

"If you utter this sentence again, I won't hesitate to shot the bullet in your skull," he hissed each word in a icy tone, making his threat clear.

Fear coursed through me. It was a terror anyone in my situation would have felt.

"No, Alexander, my son, please don't be angry. I will talk to her, she will understand. Please forgive her." My mom hastily stepped in, her hands gently prying the gun away from my forehead as she start pleading to him.

"This would be good for both of you, mother and daughter." Alexander sneered, while twisting his gun on his index finger.

"Kill me." The words slipped from my tongue and shocked everyone. The idea of marrying anyone other than Eric was deadly for me. I grabbed his hand to put the gun back on my forehead. With a look of fanaticism in my eyes, I challenged him.

"What do you think? I can't kill you?" A sarcastic smile appeared on his handsome face.

"Yes, you can kill me. So, kill me. But please keep this in mind, Alexander Harrison. Isabella can die but cannot marry to anyone except Eric." Looking into his red eyes, I said fearlessly in a precise manner.

Alexander was furious. The next moment, he loaded the gun. Just as he was about to shot, he suddenly stopped.

"Okay, so you want to die? I will definitely fulfill your wish. But you won't die alone. I will put your mother in the grave with you. We have been giving her protection until today only because she was your mother. But when you are dead, so what is the meaning of giving protection to this woman?” His brutal sentences made my body cold. He turned his gun towards my mom.

"You can't do that." I looked at him yearning and protested. Tears welled up in my eyes. This was the weak point of my life.

"You have made the mistake of testing me." He said in a proud tone while watching me yearning.

“Decide. What do you want?” He bow towards me and whispered.

"I am ready for this marriage. Please don’t do anything to my mom.” Helplessness made my voice weak.

Eric's smiling face began to rotate in front of my eyes. His farewell words "You are my star" were ringing in my ears.

Tears welled up in my eyes as I felt life slipping away, a sense of weakness washing over me. Tears start flowing from my eyes.

"Mom. He will die without me. He will die and me too." I sobbed, she hugged me tightly.

"I wish I had accepted what he said. I wish I hadn't come here." This regret was hitting me why I didn't listen to Eric. Why did I come here? Eric was right, they imprisoned me.

"You think if you didn't come here, then all this wouldn't have happened. Stupid." Alexander, standing on the floor above said sarcastically. I looked at him; he was standing on the stairs with the railing, looking at me with a smile.

“I hate you.” I screamed, and start crying loudly but no one was there to listen to me. They were cruel, selfish and ruthless.