Arranged Marriage: To Hear Your Voice

Eros felt so depressed. Catriona was already in his arms but how did she disappear like a snapped of a finger. He started breaking things inside but there's nothing to break at all. He tried to break the glass, but it was unbreakable. After all these years, their dungeon became more and more sturdy. He look around and found Mark by the other corner waving at him. 

He stare at him closer as he adjust his eyes. 

"You are invited to my wedding. But after the celebration." 

"Fuck you!" He scream at him. He then stare at Allison as Allison stare back at him blankly. That wicked woman. How dare she work for EPUA? He was once in the army and Allison was a doctor. She's good at everything however, she's not just an acquaintance.

Mark wrapped his arms around Allison and kisses her cheeks making him annoyed. Mark then turned on the microphone. 

"So darling tell me, who is the sexiest out of the three of us? Is its Tyler Erickson, Eros and or me?" 

"You." She answered. She look at the two. "They both look handsome, but you are the sexiest." 

Albert who is there was surprised at Allison's behavior. Something isn't right at all. She sounds like a robot. And she's good at analyzing. She's a genius as people would say that. Almost a computer or an AI. 

"Why?" He asked. 

"I only get aroused by looking at you." She answered. Albert's eyes widens. He cover his mouth in shock. Mark smile wide and wiggles his brows at him. Samantha enter the room with eyes full of determination and glower at Eros. 

She will not forget how he stabbed her womb. Albert walk towards her and hug her from behind protectively. 

"He will pay for everything." He mutter to her. "He's not going to hurt you anymore." 

"I want to see him suffer." 

"You will dear. He will suffer every day." 

"Let's go home." Samantha said. It broke her heart whenever she thinks she can't have babies. Samantha clenches her fist as she exited, and Albert tap his access as they exited the dungeon. 

In the elevator, Samantha lean on the corner and hold her self to avoid sobbing but she broke down there. She fall on the floor, fold her knees and hugged it. Albert knows that it was hard for her although it has been years. The pain of not bearing a child for a woman is depressing. 

"I'm sorry…" She sobbed. Albert kneel in front of her and hold her hand. "I can't give you kids." 

"It doesn't matter to me." He held onto both hands. "I told you, it doesn't matter to me. What matter to me is you." 

Albert pick her up before the elevator opens and he cover her up and uses the private hallway. It pains him whenever she's like that. Who wouldn't get depressed? They are getting married soon and he want to always be there for her. 

After Samantha calm down, she fixed herself and then dress up for their night. They are supposed to have dinner although it was hard for her to eat at this moment. She doesn't want to ruin their dinner date, so they left EPUA like nothing happened. 

"We can cancel it." He said while driving. She reach his hand and kisses his knuckles. She caress the callus on his big hand. 

"You already settled it and I am hungry." She said. She didn't want his preparation to go to waste. 

She convinced him so they went to the restaurant that he rented. She's wearing a beautiful red dress, red shoes and she let down her hair. She's blooming even without any make up. Her lips are natural red and her cheeks are natural rosy. 

They reach the restaurant. As he hold her hand and the host led them to their reserved table. Albert was careful and then after their champagne appetizer, their food came up. Since it was his surprise for her. He took her hand. 

"You really know how to make me feel better." She said and smile at him. 

"Of course, I am your soon to be husband." He winks. Samantha chuckle. 

"It's so odd that we first got engaged but your brothers are getting married before us. How ironic?" 

Albert laughs and kisses her knuckles. They heard a woman scowling and it seemed like she caught her husband cheating. Albert glance at them. It just ruined their dinner but Samantha was calm as she look at her ex-fiancé and the pregnant wife arguing and in front was the mistress as she scowl back at the pregnant woman after the wife pour the bottle of wine all over her. 

"Do you want us to be in a peaceful table?" He asked. It was a big scandal and Samantha like what she see. Back then, her fiancé cheated on her with his now wife… and now… the man is cheating with his wife. 

"Sure… I might lose my appetite if I keep seeing their faces." Albert call one of the waitress and since they are a regular customer, they delightfully prepare another table for them. 

They eat peacefully beside the full glass window. Outside was her ex watching them having a very nice dinner, and his eyes fall on the big stone on her ring finger. It was a real one and how could this man probably afford a real diamond ring? 

*** 

Francisco was pacing back and forth when it was reported to him that Eros's safe house has been ambushed. Because he kidnapped a woman. How could that happen? Francisco panic a little. This can't happen. Eros hold half of the resources he had. And he has access to all the formulas that they make. 

Francisco break things whatever he saw, and Janine snorted. 

"You've been in EPUA's dungeon and you probably knows how they treat their precious prisoner. If it you weren't too obsessed with your dead lover. This wouldn't happen." Janine blamed. Francisco scream at her. 

"Shut up! You whore!" His eyes was piercing towards her. He strode fast to her and grabbed her neck. She chokes and hold his fist. "Shut your filthy mouth! This wouldn't all happen if it weren't for you. You sucked at getting all Alvarez's wealth and you sucked at keeping a man on his bed. You are a failure." Francisco's eyes was raging as if smokes would blow from his nose and ears. The veins on his neck is visible and his heart was pumping fast and loud in anger. 

"Stop it!" Marga shouts. 

"If I get to know that you did something to Anastasia back then—prepare your grave." Francisco pushes her as she falls on the floor and hold her neck. She can't breathe and she's still struggling with the pain. It feels like her neck has been broken. 

Marga hold her mother and grit her teeth at her own father. 

"What's with Anastasia? You keep obsessing over a dead woman." 

Francisco remain calm as he look around and went away from them to calm himself. He was finally calming down because of the scent. It was Anastasia's favorite perfume scent. Her very own customized one. He look around frantically wishing to see her again. 

"Ana?" He now realize that he's few meters away from the villa and Anastasia show herself wearing the dress that she wore when he kidnapped her and made love to her. Making love wasn't the real word. It only exist to him, but he wanted to believe that he was making love to her. "Ana." He smile and strode to her. She smile back as she sign him to go to her. 

At that moment, Francisco was mesmerized. . He flung himself to Anastasia and inhale her scent. He was too busy holding her and then admiring her face that he didn't realize that she just injected a drug on him. He loose his grip on her and she pushes him and he falls on the ground. 

*** 

Anastasia was disgusted even with his touch. She then look at Glenn who just came as he reach his gun. She smiled at him as she walk away. 

"Stop there!" Glenn shouts at her. Anastasia stopped and turn to him. Glenn suddenly falls to the ground and she left with a smirk on her lips.