CHAPTER 4: THE _D _DAY

ALESSIA POV 

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Getting glammed up , Bianca by my side

“Everything will be fine” her hand resting warm on her shoulder producing a gentle and rhythmic tap.

She cracked silly jokes,shoved her phone into my face ,to crack ridiculous joke and laughter spilling of her lips like happiness is contagious,I smiled when she needed me to ,I nodded when she searches my face for reassurance ,but inside of me there was nothing ,no panic ,no excitement, no fear.

The make up was done. I slipped the white dress into my body and laughed softly at my reflection. Nineteen years old me wild,stubborn and dreaming wouldn't have believed these , wedding into a loveless marriage.

Bianca rushed towards me ,alarm flashing across her face “I thought you were crying”

She froze when she see my smile 

Her eyes searched mine studying me like a fragile things about to shatters “no matter what happens,” she said quietly

I'll always be here.Tell me everything. Every single thing .

“Sure,” I replied, my voice hallow even to my own ears.

Neither my mum nor my father come in to see me. Only my brother peeked in,his eyes red,crumbling when he saw me and still I felt strangely calm,too strangely calm. The ease of it unsettled me more than fear it ever could. 

When they finally summoned me ,I stepped outside.  

The hall was drenched in unfamiliar decorations, strange faces borrowed smile. I felt like a trespasser at my own wedding . Then slowly i lifted mine gaze at the groom.

 He stood there utterly unbothered, tapping away on his phone. 

Our eyes met-blank, unreadable, void of recognition. He wasn't bad looking, I admitted to myself. If I was to be trapped in a loveless at least fate has granted me some one tolerable to look at .

The pastor was listing out whatever rules and word from the scripture ,I turned my eyes to my left where my family were sitting and my dad was smiling grin to grin my mom has no emotion on her face ,but my brother was literally crying.

All I could here next was “are you ready to spend the rest of you life” with Mr andrew a ring was given to me 

The word carry more weight than expected after a long pause ,I replied “yes I do”

I moved forward and slide the ring into his finger 

“And Mr andrew are you ready to spend the rest of your life with her?”

“Hunhun” he replied so non challantly 

I turned to my right where I saw the grooms parent both smiling ,then a bomb shell the guy from the club was sitting beside them , he was all dressed up and glammed ,he sat there resting his back on the chair ,arms folded and narrowed state ,the aura around him exude dominancy ,his arms look like they were going to pooping out of it I stepped back ward 

Was I been set up ,he doesn't look surprise seeing me ,the image of us in the act started flooding me ,I can feel sweat hovering all over me 

Alessia!!!!!,the voice of my dad brought me back to life 

And the guy in front of me stepped forward and put the ring in my finger 

“You should get ready for these” ,a mischievous smile curled up in the middle of his mouth ,then he walked pridefully out leaving me at the altar 

I couldn't contain myself I ended up seeing bianca holding my waist from letting me fall

“Are you okay”

That's him the guy from the club where , where's he ,the one wearing ash suit , that's him 

“Just calm down okay?”

She helped me out of the place , all eyes were on me wondering what happened 

Just take a deep breath okay ….

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“So you said that guy was the one you had a thing with”she asked carefully

“Yes”

“And he didn't act surprised when you saw him?”

“No”

“Then ignore him” , she said quietly, “if he's silent you stay silent too”.

i was shaking “Bianca, something's wrong”

“Nothing you can't handle” ,she insisted “just relax” 

“I'm relaxed”

My father walked in

“Your boxes have been loaded into the car stand up and start going”

The dam broke.

 I gathered the little strength in me

“I thought you loved me ,so all these years you were just grooming for these?,you just proved you've been caring for me all these just because I'm am investment to settle your crumbling company”

I rubbed my check smile faintly, and walk past him

“Alessia !!!! ALESSIA!!!”

Bianca rushed towards me trying to catch up with me 

“Hey”

“Take care” ,I will talk to you later I smiled faintly , “don't get all pent up because of me”

“Are you sure” her eyebrow knitted and eyes deepened with care 

“Yes” I kissed her cheeks 

Walking to oeard style decelish bastard who is waiting for me , smiling mischievously ,I know I'm going to have a hell of time ,but I'm ready to fighet for my life space and what' mine 

As he see me approached me he enterd the car and his bodyguard opened he forr for me 

I entered , struggling with packing the gowns inside I finally did and the car was about to move ,I saw my mom from a distance ,her face was filled with and sadness ,I can see the sadness the pain all in her eyes ,the fact that I didn't even talk to her for the past two weeks and Even on my weeding day 

I promised myself not to live the kind of life she lived , I'm not going to be caged like she was ,she was silenced , she's more of a slave than a wife to my dad , it's something I question every time ,I was crying without even knowing 

You could save those ,you will really need it later on ,I already know I got married to an asshole who need a my validation for his stupidly and I'm not going to give him that, even if I'm going to be following order I'm not going to. Allow anyone teart me lika trash 

The drive was quiet ,we arrived at the villa and it happens to be a family villa ,like the whole family kind of thing 

The body guard drop took the bag in the large bedroom 

I was suppose to be sleeping with these asshole ,I can't sleep in a same with you 

And you think you get to decide that

Why can't I, I deserve some privacy at least 

“Says who” ,

“Says me”

He bursted into laughter and and moved closer to me pointing a finger towards me 

“You haven't changed a bit , you're still that stupid and naive girl”

Unsure what that was supposed to mean..

“You're a slave to me nothing more , you're just a commodity to restore your father's dying company ,you do as I say ,worship the ground I work on without any objection”

I felt defendless ,it dawn on me ,what I signed for I have nobody to support me ,to save me from the bo ha ha, but part of me is not ready to live the life my mum lived ,I summoned courage and look into his face 

“You guys agree to these because it works in favor with you ,you heard me right ,don't ever try to lay your hand on me ever ever in your life” I screamed 

What I felr next was pain on my body i ,

with the belt with him he beats me mercilessly ,I cried out for help ,but nobody not even a single being come to my aid as a girl that as never been treated like these,I was screaming for survival,help…

Who gets beaten on their own wedding day,well me.

Just when I thought everything is over 

He pulled me up with my hair, his other

hand in the air,my eyes closed waiting for the next bang to land on me.

But what happened next , will leave me in shock for years!!!.