We all stare at my uncle as he opens and closes his mount for the fourth time.

"C'mon, Henk! Just tell them!" Mateo commands.

My uncle just stares at him, not saying a word but at last he does. "I... I sold Emily to him 9 months ago" he says staring at his family, so I'm not included in that...

"YOU SOLD ME!?" I yell, looking at him, disbelieve coating my face.

He sold me? To him? Wait what?

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT, HENK!" my aunt screams and I swear I see steam coming from her ears, but he just looks at her.

"You don't understand-" he starts but soon is interrupts when the doors open and Celeb shows his face. "-Sorry bro that I'm late, something came up" he says and stalks over to Mateo "What did I miss?"

"Not much..." Mateo says irritated and soon after Sebastian comes inside the room as well is Olivia. She looks around and scowls at Stephanie. "Please tell me we didn't miss the best part?"

"No! Not at all, the fun has just started!" Celeb answers.

Sebastian just stands there, looking at his boss, waiting for his commands. I take a glance at Mateo and see that his jaw is tense. "WOULD EVERYONE BE QUIET AND LISTEN TO WHAT THIS ASSHOLE HAS TO SAY!" Mateo yells and everyone is silence right now.

My uncle clears his throat and starts talking "So, as I said I sold Emily to Mr. El Ricci but I didn't had a choice-"

"-DIDN'T HAD A CHOICE?" I snap, yelling at him "WHAT ABOUT ME? DO I HAVE ANY SAY IN THIS?"

"YOU DON'T" he yells back, giving me the dead stare. "YOU RUINED OUR LIFE 13 YEARS AGO AND-"

"-I COULDN'T REALLY CHOOSE WHEN MY PARENTS DIED, YOU KNOW" I scream feeling the pain from 13 years ago back but I push the feelings away. I can't go through that pain again.

Tears are filling my eyes but I blink them away, refusing to cry in front of them.

"BUT YOU DID ANYWAY! YOU RUINED EVERYTHING! YOU AND YOUR PARENTS RUINED EVERYTHING I'VE GOT AND RIGHT NOW YOU WILL MEET THE CONSEQUENCE" he yells.

"What do you mean by that, dad?" Stephanie asks.

He turns to her and answers her question, a smile plaster on his ugly face. "Nothing, princess, but I made a deal with Mr. El Ricci 9 months ago, as you know the company isn't doing good... I needed money, a lot of money... and Mr. El Ricci was so nice to give that so we sign a contract..." I look at Mateo, seeing he is enjoying this. "...The contract says that if he marries Emily then he will give me money in return"

"So they just need to marry and that's it?" she asks.

"No, Emily will do everything he ask and I mean everything!" and he looks at me.

Everything? Also...sexual? GOD NO!

I feel the tears rolling down my cheek but I wipe them away.

Stop crying, Emily! Stop crying!

"So... I'm his slave or what?" my voice cracks, I look at Mateo "And what about yesterday? The contract?" I ask. "Was it all fake?"

"What contract?" He says, playing it cool "Do you have it with you now? If so, we can work things out" and he just simply smirks.

God, what would I love to slap that smirks out of his face!

But then something hits me... that's what he meant yesterday with 'It was not a difficult choice by the way. I would have chosen you, with or without the contract just now'

And of course... that's why I couldn't go to my bedroom, my uncle knew about it. I give him the dead stare, but he ignores it.

"But Stephanie can be his perfect wife" my aunt says in a hopeful tone.

"No, love... she can't..."

"What do you mean by that!?" Stephanie says, turning to Mateo "I can do everything you ask me, Mateo" she begs.

"Yeah, right..." Olivia whispers, snoring a little.

Mateo jaws tenses again as he looks at Stephanie with a murdered gaze. Stephanie backs away, bumps into her dad. He puts his hand on her shoulder and squeezes it. "Stephanie, you need to understand that I can't let you marry a dangerous guy like him! If you marry him, you will be killed before your life even has begun... So I refused to let you marry a monster like him" he whispers the last sentences in her ear but I guess that was to loud because Mateo has his gun out, aiming at him. My uncle quickly puts his hand in the air, his face is pale.

That's what you get asshole!

"Do you want to repeat that last sentence in my face!?" he command, but it wasn't a really question. My uncle just shakes his head.

Mateo puts his gun back in his pocket and stares at me, but I just look away, refusing to meet his gaze.

"So, uncle..." I start "...Then I just need to died instead? Even before my life has even begun?" I say sarcastically, looking at him.

God! I hate my life! I hate him! I could kill him right now if I want to but I need to stay calm. I will get my revenge! So be careful, uncle...

"I don't care what happen to you! Just stay out of my way and my family and don't, do you hear me, COME NEAR US AGAIN!" and he storms off to the door. "Stephanie!? Love!? COME!"

Stephanie follows him but my aunt stares at me, an evil smile playing on her face. "You know, Emily... YOU ARE TRASH! Just like your parents! I can't even believe they wanted a daughter like you" and that's it! I see red.

I try to lunch at her but strong arms stop me. "LET ME GO!" I yell, kicking the person who is holding me in his crotch, but it's no use "Don't do that, Emily" a familiar voice says. I turn my head and see that Celeb is holding me. "She is not worth it"

I try to relax at his words but instead I stare at the ground.

"She is right, I'm just trash"

"No you don't" Olivia says.

I look at her, realizing I said that out loud.

Why can't I just shut my mouth when I think...

Hearing the door close, I can't hold back the tears rolling from my cheeks.

Celeb hugs me tighter but I push him away "Let me go!" I yell and this time he does. I try to walk away but I fall on the ground, feeling powerless... abandoned...

God! Why did I need to cry in front of them, it's embarrassing.

"Stop crying, Emily!" Mateo yells. I look at him, tears still rolling down. He jaws tense and he stalks over, kneeling in from of me. His hand is around my neck and he squeezes a little. I let out a small yelp. "Didn't you hear me Emily!? I said..." his hand squeezes harder "... STOP CRYING!"

I want to but I can't. I stare into is cold, blue eyes and realize this isn't the Mateo from yesterday, no... this one is different and I need to stay away from him... He makes me feel... scared and small, but I can't stay away... even when he makes me scared, hurt me, or everything that's bad... I still feel attracted to him... and that scared the shit out of me...

I try to pull his hand away but he won't release me. "Mateo,... you're hurting me" I say, squeezing his arm and in the same time trying to stop the tears.

After a few seconds Mateo stands up, releasing my neck. I touch my skin there and it sting...ouch...

I also stand up, looking at the people in the room. Celeb, Olivia and Sebastian are looking at me, a little terrified. They keep staring at me and I can't take it anymore. "What?" I say in a small voice, but they just shakes there head.

What the hell was that about? Did I do something wrong?

"Now, Emily...!" Mateo says and everyone is looking at him. "Now that you officially are my wife-"

"-Fiancée..." I correct him and Celeb cough, shaking his head at me and I get the signal that he is sending me.

He tries to say that I need to shut my mount but I don't care. I'm a human with rights so I can do and say as I please but something tells me that isn't the case right now...

"Now that you are officially my fiancée, there will be some rules you need to follow!"

"What rules?" I ask and our eyes make contact, electricity shooting up my spine when he smirks.

He is so sexy and handsome that I just can't take it... and not to mention that he is mine next week, sort of...

"The question isn't 'What are the rules?', the question is 'Will you be able to follow them?'" and he smirks, sending shivers through my whole body again. "The first few rules are just basic!". Mateo bend under his desk and pulls out of the drawer a few sheets of paper. "Here, the rules!"

I take them, scanning the rules carefully. In section one everything looks normal, just basic rules like: Don't cheat on him and that stuff,...

But the weird part is that I need to do those things, what about him?

I look at him to find him staring at me.

Shit, I've just cried so that means my eyes are red and my cheeks looks like a tomato...

"You want to say something?" he asks.

"Yes,... the rules on the first section are... fine with me but the only thing that bothers me is that I need to do them..." he quirks a eyebrow. "Wait; let me give an example..." I search for one and find the perfect example. "Here, rule number 4: Don't cheat on your husband... doesn't go that in both ways?"

His jaw tense, but he doesn't give me an answer.

I keep looking at him, waiting for a response.

"Emily, I don't really think you get the memo... You are my slave, plaything; whatever you want to call it... so that's mean you do as I say, everything... so of course I don't need to follow those rules!"

I just stare at him, disbelieving coating my face...

What the hell! He can't be serious! I feel anger sweeping up me, but if on cue his phone rings and he don't hesitant to picks up.

"Yes! We will come!" and he hangs up. "Celeb, Sebastian we need to go. Olivia..." and he look at her. "Go shopping with Emily; she needs some new clothes when she is moving in with me"

Moving in with him?

Olivia nods and takes my hand "Come, we are going to have so much fun" she says and we go to the door but not before in hear a gun loading...

What is happening here?

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