A Marriage of Convenience: A Bruno Madrigal Encanto Fanfic

Chapter 22

The night was quiet and serene, that was until there was the loud sound of a door slamming open at the Rojas.

"You can't leave! You still have three years on the current contract! Just because you didn't sign the new one, doesn't mean-"

"Oh I know!" Claudia had her bags packed as she quickly stroud away from the house and Andres hurried after her in a panicked state. "You threatened to tell the Madrigals, didn't you? So go do it. I'd rather deal with them than some sinister disgusting horrid shell of a man!"

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Ten minutes earlier, Claudia had been staring at a pen contemplating her future. Andres had been lurking over her with a slimy smile. She had to protect the Madrigals, but did it really mean she would have to give up all freedoms? This contract would take all she was and throw it in the trash.

Then it hit her. She was dangerous, that was true, but she was also her own person. Alma had said she could bring disaster,  but she had lived there so long and done nothing. Her power wasn't all there was to her. Why should she stay stuck here with the Rojas when she could be with her family?

Claudia tored the contract out of Andres hand and stomped on it. Then she ran off.

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Meanwhile in the present, Andres puffed up and grabbed her wrist stopping her. He looked furious and for once Claudia wasn't scared. Soon he would be a thing of the past and she would be home. After all he had threatened to tell the Madrigals where she was, which was, as she thought of it now, quite nice of him. She chuckled and his grip grew tighter and his eyes grew darker.

"If you think for one second Perrita-"

"Get your hands off of my wife."

The two turned and there right in front of them was Claudia's everything.

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As Bruno ran up towards the Rojas house he could see her walking away from it with Andres Roja following along. He couldn't hear what she was saying as he approached, but he did see Andres grab her and use that one word. He saw red. He had told himself he would never let the man near his little mouse. How dare he even think of touching her!? 

"Get your hands off my wife." His tone was even, but icy. 

Then she turned and looked at him. For an instant it was the two of them just staring at one another like they were the rain and there had been a drought. In the weeks they hadn't seen each other nothing had felt right and now it finally felt like everything was going to be fine. Then suddenly they broke out of it.

"I said get your hands off my wife!" Bruno was louder this time and his tone went from icy to furious.

 Andres quickly released his grip and Claudia ran until she was right by Bruno. Was he angry? Should she have even- The turmoil washed away as he pulled her to his side, right where she belonged. She flinched as he touched her, she hadn't gotten the chance to bandage her marks from earlier, and she knew the back of her shirt was stained with blood. When he noticed, Bruno rubbed her shoulder with his hand as a sort of apology.

Bruno glared at the man in front of him. He could feel the dried blood on his wife's back and he had never wanted to punch a man more. He was furious, and soon enough a BOOM sounded announcing the arrival of his two sisters.

"Well now that we've found her, she'll be coming with us." He stated as his sisters and he glared at the man. They stood strong like an united force. The Madrigal family had lost Claudia once and they refused to let it happen again.