Prologue

"Ana is breakfast ready?" mom yelled from upstairs.

"Its almost done." I replied flipping pancakes.

"You can't even do a single thing on time," here it goes.

Her babbling about me.

I'm all exhausted from last night's project work. I didn't even slept and she is too much.

She stopped saying whatever she was babbling. I didn't listened I plugged earphone and clicked on my playlist. The music felt lively, Its much better than her high pitched annoying voice.

After squeezing fresh orange juice, I turned on my heels to give them invitation to come down for breakfast.

I came in view of mom talking on phone in serious tone and in low voice.

who is it?

"Ok, I will tell her." I catched her words saying it to the other person on phone.

She saw me and her facial expressions turned pale.

what the fudge!

"Mom you okay?!" I asked giving her water.

She gulped it hurriedly, what's happening. I am so confused.

"Yeah! I have something to tell you." she hesitated.

"What is it?" I was so confused. She never behaves like this. Its like she saw ghost or something. Poor ghost will be terrified if he'll see mom without makeup. I chuckled in my mind thinking which literally doesn't even make sense.

I was back from my reverie when mom sat on kitchen island motioning me to sit with her. she is acting weird. Her face was paled and her hands are trembling, I held her hands in mine.

I love her regardless the way she treats me. she's the only family left for me. I don't consider her husband and son's my family.

"Cupcake I just want to tell you beforehand that I love you and I'm not forcing you in anything." she stated. I know it's serious otherwise she would not sugarcoat me like this.

She never says this. After mom and dad's divorce, she remarried her office coworker Jason and from then she never treated me like her daughter. I was like extra baggage for her. Burden.

As if I remind her the past. The horrifying one at specific.

"Mom I love you too. Just tell me and get over it, don't bit around the Bush. straight point. Period." Her demeanor was scaring me to half death.

She looked at me worridly as of her sentence gonna make me shocked. She might think this state would change what she did all over the years. Not a chance.

I don't want her to think elsewise, but it would still be there. The pain she gave me and still does.

"You're getting married." she uttered slowly.

Wait! What?!

I laughed hard. That was the best joke of the Century right.

"Why are you laughing?" she asked this time aggravated.

"Because you joking, Mom I have to say you got me on this, it's hilarious," I laughed out so hard that my eyes started watering from laughing.

"Its not a joke." she snapped.

I stopped and jumped back. If its not a joke then she is definitely a retard to think I will get engaged with someone I don't even know.

"Then I'm not stupid. Mark it am not gonna do it!" I warned and left the kitchen.

I got to my room and popped myself on my bed.

I'm on the verge of tears, how could she do that to me?

She knows me very well than anyone else that I hate the bond or relationship. I didn't get along with anyone. Not even her.

Marriage is the lifelong I can't do this. I'm not doing it. I can't handle it.

I don't want to marry anyone. I just want to be with Aaron. My love is only limited to him.

I heard someones footsteps and mom came in my view. I averted my gaze from her. I'm not gonna loose my shit cause of her. Nope.

"Anna! come downstairs now!" mom shouted, but I still didn't respond neither bother to spare even a single glance at my mother's face as she stood in middle of doorway.

But after some time of thinking I stopped crying. There is absolutely no use in protesting, If she already made her mind besides I would be free from this troubled life. Right?

She told me everything about the guy or at least thats what I thought.

After second thoughts I made plan in my head in mean time to run away. I will be free soul and wouldn't have to tolerate any humiliation again.

One I am not marrying anyone other than Aaron and two if its some stranger then I'm definitely not going near even engagement.

she doesn't know me.

We moved here in California when I was 12 after mom and dads divorce.

I was frightened and very scared at that time when mom finally filed divorce case because before that she didn't had chance to do that nor had the courage.

Dad was a monster disguised in human skin. He was very abusive and demanding.

He never cared that he had a family, he would lock us in basement for months without food and when he got drunk and high he started to beat us to death and started to **** mom.

We couldn't bear that any longer so one day we sneaked out and finally I encouraged mom to file a case but she wouldn't accept that because she claimed that she is in "love" with my dad, huh love my foot.

I hated that word because there is no such emotions or feelings exist. Its all in your mind at least I thought so before I saw Aaron.

I didn't knew love at first sight exist, I always thought that's all bullshit, but I fell deeply in love when I first glanced at the beautiful sinfully handsome charming creature none other than Aaron.

Now, I am madly in love with him so what if he doesn't know that yet.

I got interrupted when mom sat besides me stroking my cheek and then I realized that I was crying again from the past memories. The tears were stinging and flowing from my eyes which is now became daily torture and routine to cry my heart out.

They did this to me. No one else but my family. I hate it, but I endure it.

"Cupcake listen to me just ones please." she pleaded I can't say no to her or she will beat me and she always takes advantage of my feelings just like this time. But I tried.

"Shake it off mother." needless to my say she continued, "Anna! remember when I finally divorced your dad," she asked.

Of course I remember am not dumb. That was the happiest day for us.

"That wasn't eaay sweetheart. Your dad was very powerful and he was not ready to leave us alone, so I took help from one of his opponent Mr. Archibald. He was very powerful and he needed your dads fall for his advantage. He offered me help and I took it on a condition." she paused.

I knew where this all is going. Damn the businessmen's mind. They always look for advantages and when they see it they just grab it.

"And that's to marry me to his heir or something." I finished for her.

"Yes! his son Andrew Archibald," she sighed. She was faking her emotions I can feel it.

Great mom!

"So, you sold me to get rid of dad. That's awesome, Well done mom." I sarcastically clapped for her.

She looked hurt by my outburst. When she would beat me she would place this fake mask like always.

I'm not gonna fall for this.

"Cupc.." I cut her off.

"Leave me alone please." I demanded.

Andrew Archibald I'll make your life a living hell that's the promise. Your father would be ashamed to deal with my mom like that.

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