The Contract

Chapter 1

  
~AURORA REYNOLDS ~

"Stop! Please stop." I plead while tears run down my face. I squirm around trying to stop him. He grabs me by my throat so hard leaving marks.

I open my eyes unable to take a good breath. I try calming myself down and slowly my breathing goes back to normal. I look to the side and see Emma and Ace next to me. Emma sits beside me on the bed, Ace continues to stand. Both with concerned looks. "Are you okay?" Emma asks me. "You were screaming stuff like 'Stop' and 'Let go off me' Did it happen again?" The dreams. Every night. But they don't need to know that. They only know about the ones where i actually scream. I nod.

"We gotta do something about this." Ace says. I shake my head. "It's nothing. It only happens sometimes not that constantly." I lie in their face. I hate when i lie to them but i have to. I don't want them knowing about me having nightmares every night.

"It's not nothing." Ace looks at me with a stern look. Since when is he so serious? "You have to talk to somebody. Like a therapist or something." I look at him blankly.

"No way am i talking to a therapist." They both sigh in the same time. Giving up on the therapist thing. Thank you very much 'cause i wasn't and won't budge. "Think about it at least Rora. 'kay?" I nod at Emma. Definitely not doing that.

"Go freshen up and come down mom wants to talk to you." Ace tells me. I just nod and they walk out of my room.

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This morning was odd i was called in my father's office. Mom said he had to tell me something very important.

Walking down the hall to his office i try to think of what he could possibly have to tell me. I get to the door and knock. "Come in." I hear my dad say. Opening the door i go in and the second i look inside is the second i start boiling.

"What is he doing here?" I say, giving him a glare as he rolls his eyes at me.

My enemy. Also known as Xavier.

"Sit down Aurora." My father tells me. I sit down and see that that fuck's father's here too. I look at my dad confused.

"So.. Along time ago, me and Manuel made a contract." He gulps. He looks...nervous? I can't read him like i always do. "Okay..And?" If he doesn't get to the point any second now i will go crazy.

"What your father is trying to say is that 15 years ago we made a contract." He looks at my dad and dad nods at Manuel. "And in that contract states that after u turn 22 you are to be wed to Xavier. As for us to join our families and become stronger and more powerful together." I look at my dad.

"Is this true?" He nods. I'm furious. I turn to my worst enemy. "Did you know?" I ask him. He stays quiet. "I said. Did you know?!" At this point the anger gets to me. "Yes i knew but-" I put my hand up and he shuts up. "Are you serious? I am not i repeat not marrying him. This assholl?" I point to Xavier. "Not a chance. I'd rather marry the son of the Russian mafia." And he's a pervert. I'm so angry i cannot believe this. I am not being married off to someone. Especially not Xavier.

"Rora, dear. It had to be done." My dad tries but  I'm not listening to his bullshit. "No. It's Aurora if you haven't forgotten. I'm not your daughter anymore." I turn around and head out slamming the door behind me.

I hear it open again but i don't look back."Aurora!" I hear Xavier yell after me. I feel him getting closer. I don't turn back. How could he not tell me! He knew all this time and didn't tell me. I hate him. "Wait." he grabs my wrist and turns me around.My face hits his chest. It's hard as a rock. I pull my hand back aggressively.

"How long have you known?" I say angrily. "I found out when i was 15 and agreed." He says it like he wants to be married to me. "You agreed?! You agreed?!! What was in it for you? Huh? Tell me!" I push him, my palms going against his chest. He doesn't budge. " Tell me!" I push him again but he still doesn't budge.

"If i got married to you i would take over and lead the Spanish mafia." I look at him. Just blankly staring in his eyes. He only agreed because he wanted to lead the Spanish mafia since he was 4 or whatever. I get it but I'm still angry. "So you get to agree but i don't. So others decide for me?! I'm not marrying you whether you agree or not." I start walking but he steps in front of me.

"Stop okay?" He is on my nerves today. No actually he's on my nerves everyday."I would have told you but your father told me not to tell you and i promised that i won't." I want to put this whole place on fire. "He told you to not tell me?" I ask as if i didn't hear right. Xavier nods. Oh my father is so done.

I start walking fast towards his office. I slam open the door and point my gun at him. "Why didn't you tell me sooner?! Why did he get to know and i didn't?!" He stays silent. "Tell me!!" At this point I'm yelling so loud that i hear mom come in. I don't need to turn around to know it's her.

"Tell her." Xavier decides to speak up. At this point the whole family is here.

"I didn't want you to know because i knew you'd try something and that you'd never agree to the contract. But now you have to agree or you can't be in this family. It's the same for Xavier, but he agreed already." So if i don't agree I'm cut off from the family. Who would do something like that to their own children?

"Look me and Anton knew that the both of you wouldn't agree if there wasn't a consequence. So since Xavier wanted to lead the Spanish mafia and that couldn't happen with him not in the family he agreed." Manuel says. I put the gun down and look at my father.

He gulps. "And I knew you wanted to be second in command so we agreed that it would be the same consequence for the both of you." He explains. I nod. I start biting on the inside of my cheek. Thinking. "Give me one hour to think." I say and start to walk away dropping the gun midway towards my room.

A million thoughts running through my mind. I can't think straight.

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Author's note

So guys i hope you enjoyed the first chapter. First book hope it goes well.

Sorry for any mistakes.

Enjoy the rest of the book. By guyss.

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