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I’ve been trapped in my room for a week now and I haven't seen anyone but the guards. My father must have turned my phone off because I can no longer text or call anyone. Although my bruises are healing slowly, my mind is still broken. I have had a lot of time to think about what happened. I'm not even going to try to lie. Fear consumed me. I was terrified that they were going to kill me when I ran, but I had to try something. I can't marry Salvatore. I know that I can't. I would rather die than marry him.
I wish I could find a way to let Vlad know how much I need him. The memories of him are the only things holding me together right now. I wish I could go back to that night at his house and never leave. I should have never left, I should have stayed. I know that now. I just hope that one day I will get to see him again. I wish I knew what he was thinking right now. He probably thinks I left and now I am ignoring his existence when that is the farthest from the truth.
My door opens and my father walks in. I look up at him with disdain and wait for him to say something. He doesn't though. He just stands there and looks at me. I don’t know what he wants, but I'm sure I won’t like it.
"You will marry Salvatore on Monday. We moved everything forward so that this can be done. I hope you have had enough time to get over your childish tantrum. Hopefully, you realize how lucky you are. He could have killed you."
"You would have let him," I say as I stand up and stare at him. "You sold me to a monster. A psychopath. And you call this luck?"
He slaps me across the face. "You will respect me and Salvatore. You are lucky he still wants you."
"Respect you? Respect. You? I will never respect you. You disgust me. You are a monster."
He laughs. "Perhaps I am. But you will respect me. I have the power to end your life, Rose. Don't forget that. You will marry Salvatore and you will give him his heirs. You will do your duty to your family. You will obey me."
"Fuck you! Fuck you, father! I hate you! I hate you and Salvatore. I don't care if you kill me. I will never marry him!" I step into his space, just daring him to do it. I just can’t bring myself to care anymore. I would rather be dead. “Do. It. You. Pussy.”
He grabs me by the throat and slams me against the wall. He squeezes and I gasp for air. My face starts to turn red and I can feel the black spots form in front of my eyes. I don't bother to fight back. I'm done. I'm done with all of them. I just want to die.
"You will marry him, Rose. You will do your duty. You will be a good little wife and give him his heirs. You will obey me."
"Never." I gasp out. I lift my hand and give him the middle finger.
He squeezes harder and I can feel my eyes roll back into my head. I am seeing black spots. I know I'm about to pass out. Maybe I will die. That would be nice. I don't care anymore. I just want to die.
I hear a noise and I try to open my eyes. I can't. I am too weak. I feel someone pick me up and carry me away. Who is it? Is it Vlad? No, it can't be. He has no idea what is going on here. He can't save me, but I need him to. I can’t even contact him it is all hopeless.
I wake up, and I am lying on my bed. I look around, but no one is there. My father must have left. He was going to kill me. I know that. He was going to squeeze the life out of me. But someone stopped him. I don't understand. Why would they stop him? It’s what I wanted. I look around my room and see Leo sitting in a chair with his elbows on his knees while he stares at the floor.
"Leo?" I ask quietly.
He looks up at me. "You're awake."
I nod my head. "What happened?"
"Your father tried to kill you," He says flatly.
I sit up and stare at him. "Why didn't you let him?" I croak out. “It’s what I wanted.”
"Because I made you a promise, Rose."
I laugh. "A promise? What the hell does that mean?"
He stands up and walks over to me. He sits down on the bed and takes my hand.
"I promised you that I would protect you and I will."
"Protect me? From who?"
"From your father, Salvatore, everyone."
"Yeah, look at me, Leo. You can't save me from my fate. I wish you had let him kill me. It would have been merciful compared to what Salvatore has planned for me. You saw what he did to me?" I say as I pull my hand away from him.
"I won't let him hurt you again, Rose. I promise. You don't deserve this. I'm going to take you away from here. We will go somewhere that no one can find us."
"How do you expect to do that? I am being guarded 24/7." I roll away from him. "It doesn't matter, anyway. He will find me. He will always find me."
Leo reaches out and strokes my hair. "I won't let him hurt you, Rose. You have to trust me."
