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“Why the fuck is she smiling at him?” I seethed.
“Boss, calm down. We’re just trying to make her feel comfortable.” I knew that, but it still didn’t make it any easier seeing what’s mine smile at another. “Leave her. She will come inside in her own time,” he reassured me.
“You’re fucking deluded if you think I’m leaving her outside with Emmet.” I strode over to the back door mid-sentence.
“Enzo, please. How do you expect this marriage between you to work if you’re always butting heads and causing her to turn away from you?” There was a sternness to his voice I’d never heard before.
“I don’t need or want this fucking marriage to work! It’s a damn piece of paper, one that helps me take over what I’ve been moulded for!” I flung the doors open as I saw Emmet offer his hand to Ana.
“Then why are you so bothered? Why are you pissed off that she’s smiling at someone else if you don’t want to make her smile?” Red shouted. He had never raised his voice to me, and I didn’t fucking like it.
“Listen carefully because I’m only going to say this once. What happens between me and her is my business, not yours or anyone else’s!” And with that, I stomped towards the couple.
“Don’t you dare fucking take his hand, Anastacia!” I screamed as her eyes met mine instantly.
A sly smile reached her lips as she turned her attention back to Emmet who was about to take back his hand before she placed hers in his. He pulled her to her feet and dropped her hand as if it burned him. The fear in his eyes was apparent. Her face was impassive and full of anger. She stormed towards me, her feet moving as fast as mine if not faster. As she reached me, I expected her to stop, but she carried on walking in the direction of the house until I gripped her arm, stopping her.
“Where the fuck do you think you’re going?!” I spat.
“To my room. Does His Highness have a problem?” She smiled the most sinister smile that I’d only seen from my men.
“Watch your tone, Ana!” I tightened my grip on her arm, but she remained as calm as she was before.
“Or what? You can’t lay a finger on me like you would anyone else because you need me.” She pulled her arm from my hold and shoved me away from her.
“I would never lay a finger on you, not like that,” I screamed.
“I don’t want you anywhere near me!” She pointed her finger towards me before running away, her perfume filling my senses as she disappeared.
“Boss, I’m sorry,” Emmet spoke up from behind me.
“I’m not in the fucking mood, E.” I was fuming but only at myself.
I couldn’t stand this bloody woman; she was infuriating, but she was the only person that seemed to get underneath my skin. The one person who I couldn’t wait to piss off just because I secretly enjoyed the way she went against me.
“Boss.” Emmet spoke up again, grabbing my attention.
“What?” I asked.
“I apologise for allowing her to hold my hand, but she’s hurting. She doesn’t want to show it, but I could see it just as much as Red could.” His voice was gentle, and you could tell he cared like Red.
These men, my men, were loyal. They were brutal, but deep down, they all had the biggest hearts known to anyone. I wasn’t like them; I had no heart to open. I had no heart to let her worm her way into.
“Boss, can’t you at least try? Show her you aren’t as bad as you made her believe?”
“No. That woman is just a business transaction.” His face twisted with disgust, but that didn’t faze me. “That’s all she is, just as that's all I am to her." I rolled my eyes as I waited for Emmet’s next move.
“Then let her see that you could be more than that. Let her see she could matter to you,” he pleaded.
"What’s the point in lying to her? She means fuck all to me and it will continue to stay that way. None of you will change my mind.” I took a deep breath before I continued. “I want all of you to keep your distance from her, understand?” I asked.
“Boss, don’t do that. She’ll feel so alone.” His face fell.
“Do you understand me, Emmet?” I asked once again; my voice raised a little more than before.
“I understand, and I’ll let the guys know.” He nodded and headed back towards the house.
I wandered towards the lake as I looked out at the sun setting beyond the trees. I could see why she liked the view from the room I gave her. I glanced over my shoulder towards where her bedroom window was, and much to my surprise, she was sitting on the window seat, her knees to her chest, her head resting against the wall behind her. I watched her for a moment, and suddenly, her icy stare met mine. I couldn’t make out her expression, but I knew it wasn’t a welcoming one. Why would it be? I was treating her like nothing; it was the only way I knew how. Emmet’s words rang through my head. Letting her matter to me would show a sign of weakness, a sign of me wanting something more with her and that’s not what I wanted. I turned my back to her as I ran my fingers through my hair. Maybe bringing her here was a mistake? I didn’t even know why I did it. Perhaps, I’d never know.
