Ana POV
Oh, my God!
What are you doing to me, Father?
What wedding?
"Ana, we are here today, at this dinner, to inform you that you are getting married, in two weeks there will be a wedding that will unite you in marriage." I stared at my father and burst out laughing very loudly, attracting the attention of the other people at the surrounding tables, who turned to look at us, a tremor in my hands was not long in coming and I felt like I couldn't breathe.
"Tell me you're kidding, Dad," I blurted out, still laughing. "Tell me it's a lie?" I said with a voice that was somewhere between clipped and soaring.
"I'm sorry Ana, but your mother and I have talked about the two of you, you're both of marriageable age and I think it would be best.... Besides, you're single, so is he, and the two of you can get along."
Dad's smile was the ugliest I have ever seen in my life, did he even know the pain he was causing me? Because I doubted it.
"No, the only thing going on here is that you are selling me to a rich family, Dad, are you crazy? I'm your daughter, you can sell the shares on the stock market, you can get more offers for the company, I... I really don't think this is the solution," my tears threatened to come out and I held them back, "You're crazy, dad! How can you sell your daughter to save a company? Why don't you sell Andres?
"Ana, stop being rude, you are a young lady who has been taught education and respect, you are making me look bad in front of my partners, this is a decision I have made, you will do what I say," said my father. "Excuse her bad upbringing, she is not supposed to behave like this."
They had gone mad, really mad, the truth.
"Mother, say something." A choked sob escaped my throat. "Mother, don't let her do this." I clung to her hand.
"I'm sorry, Ana, just do what your father says." No, that was a lie, my father wouldn't sell me, would he?
But then why didn't Mom want to look me in the face?
"Mom..."
Mothers protect their children, but mine didn't, my mother always supported whatever my father did or said, she was like a puppet with no sense of belonging who could only follow in the footsteps of her adored husband.
I could no longer watch them sell my life to another company, because it was no secret to anyone in this country that Maldonado Construction was bankrupt, many of the investors pulled out because Dad was buying second hand materials and some people died due to the collapse of a building in the middle of the city.
They were looking for a way out of their financial problems by using their children as bargaining chips.
I got up from the table because I felt that my life was going to collapse in the middle of my favorite restaurant and in front of many people.
They were all so calm, as if they had been prepared to see how I would react, it was obvious that this had been planned for a long time and I, like a fool, was not even aware of it.
Well,' Andres said, it was our time to flee because later we were going to regret staying.
I do regret it.
"I can't. I don't want to get married. I... I'm sorry." I run out of the restaurant as fast as I can, not knowing what to do or where to go, I run as far as I can until I reach a small park and drop my body on a bench as I cry.
A wedding in two weeks was crazy.
Was I dreaming?
It had to be a lie, they were playing with me, why didn't they do that to Andres, the creature who only knew how to humiliate the family, to do God knows what shit with the people he hung out with in the dirtiest neighborhoods of the city.
"Can I sit down?" a hoarse voice snapped me out of my thoughts, and when I saw who it was, I jumped. "Ana, I'm not going to hurt you, I just want us to talk, I want you to know that it's a surprise for me too, Dad came to the company a few days ago with this crazy idea and I'm not the one to stand up to him." Gabriel speaks in a calm and paused way, it made me think, I didn't see him worried at all about what was happening.
He talks to me about accepting a marriage without love, in the year our parents think we are, these things only happen in Asian countries and nowadays these things don't happen anymore.
"You're not going to reject this madness, are you going to accept a marriage without love?" I don't pretend to smile and even less that I'm happy to see him worse, I'm still bothered by his serenity in facing this situation his and my parents have trapped us in. "I don't know what our parents are up to, but everything is going their way and you have to help me find a way to talk some sense into them." I wipe all traces of tears from my face because I don't want to show my weakness to the enemy, and right now this guy is my worst enemy.
As if fate was playing a trick on me, my phone started ringing with a call from the last person I want to see right now.
Because I don't know with which face I should face Lían.
What would I say to him?
Lían, my beautiful friend, called and I didn't know what to do or say, because telling the truth was the last thing I would do.
I decided to ignore the call, the phone in my hands began to shake until it fell to the ground and Gabriel picked it up even though the call was active.
The phone stopped ringing, but before I could take it out of Gabriel's hands, Lían's name, which I had as a contact, and the picture of us embracing were clearly visible.
Without knowing why, I wanted to explain to him who Lían was, but I remembered who I was with and who he was, so I preferred to observe in the same way, appearing calm and serene, which in reality I did not have.
"If it's a boyfriend or a special friend, whatever you have with this guy who makes you so nervous just by calling you, it's not right, you know that can bring us a lot of trouble." Her face was completely calm. "Both with your father and with my father."
Gabriel's way of acting made me believe that all this was so normal for him, what's more, I think he was already aware of it, because at the table when they were talking about performing the wedding, he was so calm, the only stupid one who didn't know what was going on was me.
That's why dad told me to be a little late, and made up that pathetic excuse about me being a girl who likes to go out well-groomed and be late to waste time.
They were agreeing all the time in the restaurant, while I arrived, plotting how to ruin my life in a loveless marriage.
Wow, Mom and Dad hit the jackpot as the best parents in the world.
"Ana, marriage is not based on love, it is a business where both parties win, and your parents really win a lot, let's say or do something, our parents will marry us anyway, I am not in a position to oppose the wedding because I will lose a lot, Ana, I know it will be difficult for both of us, but then we have to get along, live together." Gabriel said it and made it look so easy, "Ana, in time we can be friends and I know you will be able to cope with what will be our new life from now on." One of his hands rested on mine and dropped the phone. "Ana don't mind because if it's not me it will be another man your parents will marry you off to."
"'Friend'?" I said in a mocking tone. "Gabriel, I don't want to marry a man just to be his friend, I always thought I would marry the man I would love and he would love me as well, I would live happy and quiet like in princess stories, you and I both know that when we get married most likely in less than five months I will want to separate from you because we will be clear we will hate being next to each other, I know because we are strangers."
"We just have to prepare ourselves, Ana, this is something we will not escape and you know it very well, your parents are like mine and no one will stop them, I want you to take it calmly, don't worry, we just have to put up with it for two years and then you can be free.
Ana POVHow could I be sure it would be two years? How could I be sure he wouldn't back out? Why wait so long? My head filled with so many unanswered questions that it began to hurt."Do you swear to give me a divorce in two years?""I promise, Ana, for now go and end whoever you are in a relationship with and I have things to do, because I understand you, it's not just you who is crippling your life with this." His hand gave my shoulder a light squeeze, and then he got up and walked away from the park as if counting steps.I began to think he was as lost as I was, but maybe that's just my imagination.Walking around the city didn't help me to distract myself, even less after the afternoon I spent hiding from Lían without answering his calls and messages, because there was no point in avoiding the tragedy, it didn't matter if I left him today or tomorrow, my mind kept reminding me of what my parents had done to me, I just couldn't understand how two people who claimed to love their ch
Ana's POV Gabriel pulls the car to the curb and when the car stops I get out, I look to the side looking for a cab and pull out my hand stopping one. I helped him out of the car and without any help from Gabriel who was just watching me, I put him in the cab and gave the driver his address. The cab drove away from me and then I collapsed, letting out the crying I was holding in, the anger, the rage, the love for the man who was walking down the street thinking I was a heartless bitch. I don't know and I don't want to know at what moment Gabriel got out of the car and took me in his arms, that filled me with warmth and a feeling of comfort, he hugged me, I was a little surprised by the intensity because of the feeling of being in his arms, they were so warm that it fit perfectly, I hid my face in his neck, I don't know when I stopped crying but for a moment I wanted to stay like that, hugging him. This... This was so wrong. "I know I told you this would be a business marriage, An
Attending that dinner, I never expected her to be late, I hate unpunctual people, and looking at Ana for the first time left me speechless, she was so sweet in person, she seemed a little nervous, and me being an idiot all I did was ignore her and make her more uncomfortable, as the night went on I understood one thing, I understood that Ana did not know nor had any idea what her father was doing with my company and why she was here, this night so beautifully arranged. Apparently, Mr. Maldonado was not only cheating his partners, but also his children.I understood that this was just another negotiation where dad was putting my ass and Maldonado's ass on fire to see who would burn first, but dad failed, this guy was a man who made a living out of betraying and cheating people. For a little money, Maldonado would sell his own wife. Those bastards wanted to marry their daughter to me for money. Our fathers were finally similar, and I accepted this for my own benefit.I remained seriou
Natalia went back to her place in line and I took my place, I had asked mom to take me to the altar, I didn't want to see my father and Andrew had refused to take part in this circus, he had left the house and we didn't know where he was. My heart was racing and my hands were sweating, at the end of the aisle was this handsome man in his black tuxedo, so chiseled to his body, God Gabriel was so handsome he could drive any woman crazy. When I arrived next to him he gave me a beautiful smile, he had been so serious and distant for days that I thought he would be like that forever or that he was pretending to offer me his friendship, but this was the Gabriel who had spoken to me after dinner. "You look beautiful, Ana," his voice was a whisper that made my skin crawl."You look very handsome, Gabriel," my voice was also a nervous whisper. The father started the wedding, we said our vows, which were written for us, because none of the words spoken reflected the feelings of both of us,
Ana's POV"No, everything's fine, I'll tell Marcela to heat up dinner for you," I said, getting up and leaving the bedroom.The truth was it was 9:15 and I had eaten many hours ago thinking he would not arrive, so days ago I had told Marcela not to make food for Gabriel since he always ended up voting.He was upstairs taking a bath. I prepared a nice dinner for him and put some on a plate for me, I did not want to leave him alone in the dining room, being there in silence usually frightens me. When I went downstairs the food was already served and Gabriel started to eat, I think if I keep eating like this I will start to roll, who knows, I could also end up in the bathtub with Gabriel giving us a bubble bath or I could be taken to jail for raping my husband, a laugh escaped me because of my crazy thoughts. This man is untouchable, after dinner I picked up all the ducks and took them to the kitchen and left everything in the dishwasher.It was so exhausting and I really didn't know wh
I wasn't prepared to face questions from any other woman than Ana, the blonde, she looked very curious, Ana, although she didn't ask any questions either, I didn't know what to tell her if she asked her about what happened on the day of the honeymoon, because it was true that I had spent all that time with Sonia and no matter how much I wanted to go back to the hotel I couldn't find a single excuse.Sonia was the reason why my relationship with my parents was so fragile at that moment; my father threatened to take away everything he had on the wedding day if he found out that I was making Ana an unhappy woman.But the happiness of the other person who suffers because of me, where does that leave me? I have to be selfish with a person who loves me even though I am marrying someone who is not her.It was easy to give orders and commands, but it was very difficult to carry them out.Ana's POVSince Natalia showed up at my house only two days have passed and our conversation went nowhere,
Ana's POVI was actually very disappointed that I didn't get any calls or messages from Gabriel all day and night at Natalia's house, it wasn't that he and I talked much, but he always tends to send me the occasional message.Natalia, on the other hand, was a bit obnoxious and unfriendly to me, but she made me some sandwiches and we quickly fell into a friendly, safe and happy atmosphere with nine degrees of fighting. In the morning I said goodbye to her because I had to go home, she was a married woman and it didn't look good for me to sleep in a different house from my husband.I get out of the car, before Rafa opens the door for me, I see the red car in front of the house and for a moment the thought crosses my mind that my husband has bought another car, so I enter the house in a hurry, because a short time ago I told Gabriel that I did not like the car, so happy and satisfied I enter the living room.But the picture in the middle of the living room does not please me, a woman I
I carefully take her to the bed, I watch how she closes her eyes and hides her gaze from me, while I spread her legs and bring my face close to her sex above the fabric of her panties, I feel the tiny wet thong and even move it aside to caress that part with my tongue, her hips arch, I devour her with passion, I penetrate her with my fingers, her screams and moans fill the bedroom, it's like listening to a beautiful song. I leave the position, I take her lips as I tear the thong, I leave her lip, I get off the bed and quickly undress, I feel her eyes on my cock, I want her to suck it and swallow my cum fuck, it would be nice to be in that mouth, but I would explode if I didn't come in her.I placed myself between her legs and watched her waiting for a sign of denial, but I only get me with her lips, seeking mine and being herself with her hand to take me to penetrate her.It was fucking heaven.It was the best thing in the world and I didn't want to leave.I rolled over on the bed,