𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 | ❦

Twenty Four - Scarlett

I stared at my reflection and felt like throwing up.

This was the day I was getting married.

This was the day Scarlett Salvadore would die.

This was the day Scarlet Esposito would be born.

I chuckled at the thought that my dad and Tobias actually won. They actually got what they wanted. And what did I do?

Sit down and let the whole thing happen.

I always loved the idea of saving myself but every now and then I wanted Aleksander to come to save me.

I don't know why I kept on thinking of that dickhead after what he did to me. I sighed to the very last thoughts of me and Aleksander being together.

A knock was on my door and Tobias' mother came in. "I hope I'm not interrupting anything." She smiled, seeing the tears that had already ruined my makeup.

"Please save me," I whimpered, feeling more come.

She quickly closed the door and came over to give me a tight hug, which I returned. "Cry as much as you want, sweetheart but never show them you can get this vulnerable. As far at Tobias knows, you're a fucking badass and it should remain that way, okay?" She said, wiping my tears.

"But I'm not," My voice trembled. "My life is going to be ruined today and there's nothing I can do. T-T-Tobias is going to r-r-rape me," I stammered, still crying.

She sighed looking in the other direction. "It won't be that bad," Is all she found herself saying. "Look. Scarlett, you're the strongest woman I've ever met and there's no way I'd let some pig like my son make you cry like this. You're going to act like this whole thing doesn't affect you. You'll show him that you're strong okay?" She smiled.

I nodded my head, slowly. "T-thank you." I smiled, sincerely. "Can you help me fix my makeup? I hate those makeup artists, they're so annoying."

She giggled, shaking her head. "Of course, those bitches are annoying." She joked.

We sat down in silence as she carefully touched up my makeup. I couldn't stop looking at her.

She must have been lying because she's the strongest woman I've ever met. She's everything everyone around me would describe my mother as. I see her as a mother more than I saw my own mother.

Now that I think of it, was my mom in this same situation when she was my age?

Was she getting married off to Roberto Salvadore not knowing it would end in her death?

Did she know it would ruin her life?

If that was the case, I had no right to judge my mother all these years for marrying my father, because I'm doing the same thing.

Funny how my daughter might say the same thing about Tobias and I.

She finally finished and gave me a smile and let me look in the mirror.

She managed to hide the eye bags very well and my eyes hardly looked puffy. I smiled at my reflection and thanked her.

She just smiled at me and gave one last hug. "You're the daughter I wish I could have. Welcome to the family."

And with that she left the room.

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I stood outside of the wedding hall waiting to walk down the aisle. My head recited every little thing Tobias wanted me to do.

Walk down the aisle with my long thick veil covering my face and only say 'I do'.

It was a small reception. His family as well as mine and a few mutuals. But that was it.

My heart was pounding with every tick the clock made as I was waiting for the music to play.

I knew I'd hate every moment of it but what sucked is that I couldn't do anything about it. My father was giving me away to a man who wouldn't love me.

A man who would abuse, rape and mistreat me. And he didn't even care.

My own father didn't care about me.

I took a deep breath to calm myself down as I didn't want to ruin the make up Luna did for me not so long ago.

I kept on telling myself, 'It won't be that bad.' over and over again, but no matter how many times I said it, it felt like I was continuously lying to myself.

And that's when the music started playing.

The wedding hall's doors opened to me waiting outside with the veil covering my face as well as my vision. Not to the point I couldn't see anything. More like couldn't tell who was who.

With a deep breath in, I begin making my way to where Tobias was supposed to be by walking down the aisle.

I wonder what face he was making. Probably that ugly smug smile he always has when something doesn't go my way. I let out a small silent chuckle, remembering the power I had over him but the previous smile that was on my lips suddenly left.

Just like the power I had.

I reached his side and we both turned to look at eachother.

The priest began the wedding reception but I wasn't listening.

Moments of my freedom were flashing before my eyes.

The time I spent with Aleksander before he betrayed me.

The time I could disrespect Tobias however I pleased.

The time I'd rejected those other men to marry me.

The time I'd spend with my brothers.

My mother.

The veil was lifted off my face but I couldn't bring myself to look at him. I was just too ashamed to remind myself I let this man put me in this situation.

"I do," Is all I could hear the groom say and my eyes widened in shock as I didn't recall Tobias' Italian voice to be like that. Could it be...

I looked up and just as I had suspected.

It was Aleksander. Right in front of me. Getting married to me.

"And do you, Scarlett Salvadore, take Aleksander Petrov to be your husband. In sickness and in health. In good times and in bad times. Will you love and honour him as your husband, all the days of your life?" He finished.

Despite being mad at him. I couldn't say no.

"I do." I blurted out a small smile contrasting his huge grin.

"Now with the power vested in me. I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may now-." Before he could even finish, Aleksander pulled me in for a passionate lasting kiss.

The kiss represented promise and a new beginning. But best of all it represented the birth of Scarlett Petrov.

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Awww, the finally got togetherrrr!!! Took them long enough.

Lwk was going to end the book here but we still have stuff unresolved.

Thank you guys for being so patient with the updates and thank you guys so much for 11K reads.

A FEW QUESTIONS: WHY DO YOU THINK SCARLETT IS MAD AT ALEKSANDER?

HOW DO YOU THINK SCARLETT'S FATHER IS GOING TO REACT?

AND WHAT DO YOU THINK TOBIAS AND ANASTASIA WILL DO ABOUT THIS?