His Regina|✔️

Chapter 21

Soon after Armani left me alone I fell asleep  my head was spinning with so many questions I hadn't mean to scare him away I definitely hadn't meant to bring back unwanted memories for him.

I just wanted to get to know him better.

I found it weird how he was supposed to be my "husband" but I knew very little about him besides the basics. He had so many layers and so many secrets to him and I wanted to explore and know each and every one.

No matter how dark or disturbing.

I wanted to give us a chance if I was going to have to be stuck with him.

~

When I woke back up I was surprised to find Armani laying next to me. His back was turned but he was there none the less.

I could tell by the way that he was breathing that he was awake.

"Where did you go last night?" I asked.

"I took a walk on the beach." He said without turning to me.

I placed my hand on his back. "I'm sorry...I didn't mean to make you upset."

He turned towards me and took my hand in his. "It's fine Amalia." He sat up and took me into his arms.

"My father has always been so cruel. Even to me and I'm supposed to be his favorite....We had another brother his name was Armando. The smartest kid I've ever known he had a very bright future and was so kind. Elena loved him, they were very close and he always protected her from my father. However, Armando wasn't my father's child my mother had an affair and once my father found out about it he became even more ruthless towards Armando. One night while Armando was trying to protect Elena my father grabbed him and dragged him out of the house. He never came back after that...."

I could hear his voice crack slightly and when I looked up at him his eyes were watery. I climbed onto his lap and swiped away the tears.

"I'm so sorry Armani. I'm so sorry that your father is like this and I'm sorry that you had to experience that as a child. You don't deserve that." I said.

He rested his head on my shoulders and allowed himself to cry. I stroked his hair while telling him it was going to be okay.

I have to admit that I was happy that he was allowing himself to be vulnerable with me. It was so upsetting I could only imagine half the things him and his siblings had to face while growing up especially since their father was such a monster.

"I should've stopped him...I should've done something." He cried.

I lifted his head so that he was looking me in the eyes. "Hey, look at me. There is nothing you could have possibly done Armani. This is not your fault nothing that happened to you or your siblings while growing up was your fault. You were only children. Your father was supposed to love and protect you he is the one that failed you."

"I'm not who you think I am Amalia. I've done bad things too." He said.

"It's not your fault Armani." I repeated as I pulled him back into my embrace.

It wasn't his fault that he had been born all of this. He never got to chance to be able to grow up and be normal he never got to experience what an actual childhood is. It's all his father fault.

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"We leave in 5 minutes, Amalia hurry up." Armani said while knocking on the bathroom door.

He was taking me out to dinner and I was excited. We hadn't really done much today but tell stories from our childhood. I was surprised to find out that Armani had played football in high school and even got scholarships for it but turned it down for obvious reasons.