Broken and Bound

Maddison's POV

“Fernando, please wait just let me talk, let me explain!” I cried out immediately as the door clicked shut behind us.

Fernando brushed past me with a huge force, my eyes followed him as he walked upstairs with Liam in his arms who was sleeping. My heartbeat pounded heavily, I knew it, I knew dancing with the man was a bad idea.

Fernando will always come up with something, will always see something that wasn't right. Deep down I prayed heavily that Fernando would calm down after putting Liam to bed.

But I was wrong Fernando came back downstairs, he slammed the door so hard that I screamed, my legs bucked in fear and my lips started quivering.

“Why did you answer him like that?”

He asked in an angry tone.

“Why did you look at him like that when you were dancing?” He asked again.

“I didn't look at him like that Fernando.” I said.

“You have to listen to me Fernando, I would not dare flirt with any man, you insisted that I dance with him.” My voice cracked at the end.

Fernando scoffed. “You are lying.”

I shook my head quickly. “No….Fernando, I did not look at him!”

But Fernando did not listen to me. He came closer and I took some steps backwards until I reached the sofa.

“Did  you think I did not see you?” He asked quietly.

“Dancing there like some-”

“No.” I cut in.

“Please, no the only thing I did with the man was dancing, something you clearly told me to-”

My words were cut short when Fernando suddenly grabbed my chin forcefully so I could look him in the eye.

“You embarrassed me in front of the entire hall.”

“Fernando you-”

His palm made contact with my cheek heavily and my head turned to the other side, my vision blurred for a while. The sting of the slap was so much that I could already taste the metallic flow of blood in my mouth.

I tried to lift up my head slowly but my movement was cut short when he slapped me again.

“You made me look like a fool.” He growled in my face.

“I did not!” I cried out, tears rolled down from my eyes heavily.

“Fernando, I did not what you are accusing me of something you and I know I can never do.” I said in a low voice.

But that only infuriated Fernando the more, he grabbed my hair instantly then pulled me forward with a hard impact my body couldn't take it anymore I lost my balance making my knees to kiss the floor the pain spread from my legs to my entire body.

I gasped in pain as I tried to breathe.

“Please….please, stop. Liam is upstairs he might hear.” I pleaded.

“You think you can use my son against me?”  He barked.

“You think I care what he hears?”

Fernando kicked me again over and over again. I tried to crawl away but he grabbed my wrist and pulled me up. I cried out when he twisted my shoulder.

“You want men to be looking at you?” He asked..

“Is that why you can not behave!” He yelled.

Fernando then drag me toward the sofa and pushed me against it. The force made me scream. He started beating me across my face and my body. He didn't stop until he saw that my eyes were closing on their own.

And the next thing I knew was that the darkness covered me.

I woke up the next morning on the floor and my cheek was swollen. My ribs were hurting but that wasn't the only thing that was wrong, the house was quiet.

I stood up slowly from the floor, then looked around the house, Liam's room was empty, his favourite toy wasn't there also

I checked the master bedroom Fernando’s clothes for the day were gone. His shoes were not on the rack and the bed was perfectly made.

He had taken Liam somewhere and they had left without me. The sound of my phone ringing pulled me away from my thoughts.

It was Fernando’s mother, the former Luna

I answered the phone quickly. “Good morning, ma.”

“Where are you coming to my house? I need to see you.” She said immediately I picked up.

“Yes, ma.” I answered and then she ended the call.

The first person I saw when I got to Lisa's place was Emma, Fernando's gamma who had been strangely getting closer to Lisa.

Before I could say anything else, Lisa waved her hand. “Emma, leave us alone. I want to talk to Maddison alone.”

Emma nodded and walked toward the door as she passed by me, she touched my arm gently. The spot she touched was bruised and the pain flared up instantly.

“Take care Luna.” She whispered and then left.

“What happened to your face?” Lisa asked when the door clicked shut.

“I… fell.” I whispered.

“You always fall, you need to be more careful, you look untidy.” She said in an irritated tone.

“But what should I even be expecting from an orphan?” Lisa whispered, but I heard it

She gestured for me to sit down and I adjusted my glasses in the process.

“Why are you still not pregnant Maddison?” Lisa said and I stiffened.

“It has been years, Maddison years since Liam. and then nothing do you expect me to accept that?”

“I am trying.” I whispered.

“No!” She yelled and I flinched.

“You are not trying enough aLuna must give her husband pups many pups strong pups to be specific.”

I couldn't look at her, couldn't tell her that the reason was because Fernando hadn't touched me in years.

Lisa stood up then went to the drawer, and then she came back with a white envelope.

She placed it on the table. “This is a VIP card for a fertility hospital in the human territory.” she said.

“You will go there, you will run every test and I want full results, and by results I mean pregnancy.”

My fingers trembled as I picked the card and rose to my feet, I turned around about to leave but called back.

“Maddison.”

I turned around and she stared at me. “You must stop disappointing my son, fix yourself, fix your face and get pregnant.”

“An orphan like you should be no better.” She said and my eyes clouded with tears.