"OWWW YOU SUN OF A BITCH!" I shouted it echoed across the room "YOU BETTER LISTEN TO ME PRINCESS,WHEN WE MEET WITH MATTEO YOU ARE GOING TO STAY BESIDE ME AMD TELL HIM YOU DONT LOVE HIM ANYMORE DO YOU HEAR ME!" He shouted back at me as he hit me with his belt.
I have been here for the past hour getting hit but him to the point where I there is bruises all over my arms and back. "OK!" I screamed with a crack in my voice I was about to cry but I couldn't let him see that I wasn't that week to let a grown man see me cry, he chuckled "What was that princess I could hear you." He said in a mocking tone "I will." I said you could barely hear it "You will what?" He said his voice so deep and dark it sent chills down my spine.
I sighed "I-I will tell him that I don't lo-love him anymore." I said my voice week he smiled "good girl. Now I will have my assistant come in and help you pick a dress for the meet be ready by 9:00 and hurry it's already 5:00."
I nodded he left and a couple minutes go by a old lady about mid fifties came in with a lot of dressed she gasped when she saw me on the floor in the corner with blood around me I didn't realize was bleeding so much. She came to me and tried to get me to the chair "Oh dear what happened?"
She said as she started cleaning my wounds "Dante." I said as I looked up at her and a tear slid down my cheek "Oh dear I am sorry he's the worst but we have to do what he says. Come up let's get you cleaned up pick a dress and do your hair and makeup ok?" She said as she rubbed my cheek I nodded.
After an hour and a lot of dresses later we found the perfect one I thought it was to much but she said that he worked with him for years and knows what he likes so I agreed with her not bothering to argue. She did my hair in loose curls and light makeup. She helped me put on my dress and heels I took one last look in the mirror before she took me out into the haul.
She lead me to the front door where Dante was waiting why was my heart beating against my ribs like crazy. Because your held against your will shut up I said to myself before Dante turned and looked at me. "Wow see you look gorgeous when you listen not let's go it's almost ten." He said then we were off to meet Matteo.
(Estella's dress)
(Estella's heels)
About half an hour later we made it to some place and I could see Matteo waiting with Lorenzo and Val god I missed them all. The car came to a stop and Dante got out the car open my door and held out his hand I was hesitant but if I didn't I would regret it later. I took his and stepped out the car as we walked to them I would see Val in a nice dress it was mine she looked gorgeous in it. When we reached them I could see Matteo physically flinch at me sight of my sink red and scarred.
I looked at Val whose eyes were filled with emptiness when she saw me she mouth 'are you ok' I shook my head ever so slightly so Dante couldn't see. "So." Dante said breaking the silence "I told you to come here today because I what I have and you want." He said as he pointed to me I kept my head low scared if I look at Matteo I would lose it.
"Get to the point." Matteo said Dante sighed "All I want it so say I will give you some time to find her and if you don't I keep her and we get married easy." Matteo scoffed "like she would ever like you." Dante's chuckled "Let's see for ourselves what do you think Estella."
Everyone fell quiet looking at me I swallowed a lump in my throat I held my head high and said what had to be said "Dante is right if you don't fine me we will be married and I would love to be his wife." The last word was quite Val gasped "Is there something else you have to say to Matteo." I nodded I don't want to do this.
"Matteo I think Dante would ask a far better husband then you therefore I don't love you I would rather be with him." I said I was about to cry I couldn't do this it's was to hard Matteo's face turned soft "Estella that's not true." He said with a hint of sadness in his voice Dante started waking to the car "Unfortunately Matteo it's true." I said as I followed behind him I looked back and mouth sorry and they nodded they knew it wasn't true I knew to.
We made it back home "Estella one week from now there will be ball and we are invited and I assume Matteo is going to be there so when we get their no funny business ok." He said his voice cold and deep I nodded and went off to bed.