chapter 03

Beatriz Castelli

I'm still in shock with my father's revelation when he told me that in six months I would get married and everything was already settled with my future father-in-law, father of my fiance, and the worst is nothing!

He sold me to this man as if I were a mere object, or rather a very valuable commodity, without consulting me or asking my opinion on this marriage.

I find myself completely floored, my tears don't stop flowing down my face with sadness knowing that I will soon be away from my mother.

I wanted to know why?

Does he hate me so much that he sells me to a stranger?

Regardless of anything, my father was always so cold to me that he never showed any form of affection or love on his part, sometimes I felt that he hated and despised me.

Yeah, he was always much more considerate with my sister Delilah.

It's horrible to know that I'm going to marry a man 15 years older than me, he must be a disgusting and ugly guy I bet that's it, to have to buy a woman who accepts him, I don't even know him but I already hate him with all my strength, or rather, contempt, I always dreamed of marrying someone I would love, not like that with a stranger I barely know, I will never forgive what my father is doing to me, I don't know how my life will be from here to ahead, what I'm going to face, I would try to run away, but I wouldn't get very far.

My father's henchmen would catch me the same way and I would still take a good beating for running away, I hear knocks on my door and I tell him to come in, I see my mother coming in with teary eyes and a sad face hugging me and confessing sad.

— Daughter, I'm sorry!

I tried to talk to your father, but he is unyielding.

He told me that he won't back down or lose money, because the man paid a very fair and advantageous amount as a dowry for you... - My smile is bitter as I answer him, wiping my tears!

— I imagine mother!

Don't worry, I'm already accepting this, even against my will.

I hate my father, sometimes I think he has contempt for me, this bruise on his face?

I bet he did it himself, right?

She turns her face angrily remembering something and confesses disgusted.

— Yes, it was him, daughter!

All because it was demanding that he not do this to you, so he attacked me, you know, daughter, I hate your father too.

It was never my wish to marry him, I was forced so that Luka would not kill my family, he was always a bad and cruel man, but I never loved him, the truth is Beatriz is that he is not her father, only Dalila's father, that's why that Luka hates you.

— I got up, perplexed, facing her with that revelation and asked curiously.

— What do you mean mother?

So that would explain all this contempt for me!

Now more than ever I hate him mom, I bet he did it just to make you suffer!

— Exactly, my love! Luka, he never resigned himself to not being his daughter and to get revenge on me, he decided to sell you in a marriage contract.

It was a bad luck day you are in the garden that day, he was trying to marry Delilah to this man's son, but the man took an interest in you, when he saw you in that garden smelling the flowers!

I claim you would be perfect for his son, your future father-in-law thought Delilah was too young to marry.

"But she really is!"

She's only 15, she must be desperate like me.

Mom, I don't even know if this future fiancé of mine will like me, or will treat me badly, I have a bad feeling that I won't be happy.

—  she hugs me and answers me sad and tearful.

- I understand my daughter!

It's my fault, but I had no choice Luka would send you to accompany these disgusting old men!

That they do business with him, I thought it would be wiser for you to marry and much better than this life as a luxury escort, Luka is a monster, I see what these other women who are his slaves go through in his hands, so I want you to accept it Beatriz!

Let's pray that your future husband will be a good man and take care of you… - I swallowed and asked, watching her.

"Can I ask you a question, Mom?"

If possible, answer me!

— Of course, daughter!

If I knew how to answer you.

"Is that what happened to my father?"

Luka hurt him?

— I noticed that my mother tensed, but she takes a deep breath remembering and pronounces.

"Luka, I believe you found a way to get rid of him or kill him!"

I never heard from him again, he even convinced my father to marry me to him, Luka was always obsessed with me Beatriz!

However, I never responded to him in the same way, I was afraid and disgusted, his way barely gave me panic, daughter.

"This man is a madman!"

I hope my father is alive, one day I want to meet him.

Maybe he can help us out of this hell.

she continues to tell me, reminiscing about her past.

I can see how painful it is to do that.

“When Luka found out I was with your father!

He told me that he would bitterly regret not having chosen you, and believe me, I paid dearly for it and I am still punished, especially when he found out that you were not his daughter...

Seeing my mother's pained expression and, at the same time, the face of a mature and cold woman that she has become over the years, I realize how strong she is.

I remember that I often heard her scream when Luka attacked her and my nanny always warned me to be quiet, I watched her take a paper and give it to me, always looking around and said.

- Guard!

That paper very well, that's the recent address that I found out may be your biological father's, but I'm not sure.

A friend helped me if it's true look for him and talk about me, tell him I never forgot him, I know he lives maybe in New York, keep that well.

— Of course, mother!

I promise I'll find a way to get rid of Luka.

Sooner or later evil will fall and it will be no different with this demon.

— my mother gave me a hug and responded by wiping her tears, it hurts me so much to see her like that.

- Will take!

Because I only get rid of him dead.

Well I'm going, I have to give the orders for what will be served for dinner!

Rest a little will do you good...

- OK!

Well, I'll take a shower when everything's ready, send for me.

She agreed and walked away leaving me alone with my thoughts now I understood why Luka hated me so much it must not be easy to look at a child that could be hers, be someone else's, I need to be cautious when I arrive in New York.

I will look for my father and rid my mother of this cretin, I put the paper inside a book I like to read and I kept it among my things.

I don't know what to expect from this arranged marriage, more than one thing I'm sure Luka will still pay me for everything even for the suffering he caused my mother all these years.

I hate this disgusting person with all my strength, I always believed that divine justice would come to everyone and in his case it would be no different!

At one point the bill comes and the consequences of paying are very high.

Decide to take my shower and chase those bad thoughts away!

I need to start accepting at once what awaits me, but it's not always easy!

Especially when you think that your life is going well and you receive a bucket of cold water and find out that you are going to marry a stranger who lives on the other side of the planet, I wonder if one day these marriages arranged against our will will end and we can choose our true loves.

It's sad to live like this what only remains for women like me and dream and believe that better days will come.

When I finished my bath I put on a light dress and lay down turning on the TV and looking for some interesting TV show until dinner time! but I couldn't concentrate on anything the news about my marriage to the foreign griffin had shaken me and I couldn't hold back tears!

I was very afraid that my future husband would be a bad person like Luka was, only I know how much she has suffered in her no and she didn't want the same thing for me.

I wiped my tears and went to the window porch to watch the sunset!

Holding on to a ray of hope that my future fiancé would treat me with lots of love and affection and not like a real monster, I would cling to my faith!

For it was the only thing I had left.