Bleed My Love

Chapter 16

Anabelle entered the study room when the butler opened the door to it. Alex was wearing grey dress pants and a white shirt with sleeves folded, he looked handsome and well kept like always. Amborgios knew how to impress.

"Annabelle lovely to see you," Alexander politely greeted Ana.

"Hello, Alex good to see you too. Papa said you wanted to meet me."Ana's posture was stiff, she kept twisting her handbag's belt. Although Alex was trying to hold his temper Anna knew that look. It was the same look her father was giving her for the last two and a half years. She knew the meeting was a bad idea which made her edgy. She came prepared, it was now or never. There was just Alex, their parents were not present, she has a chance to break up the engagement and get the hell out of here.

"I presume you know why we are meeting today, Rose told me you are not happy with the arrangements between our families."Not a second her butt touched the sofa, Alex came directly on point.

Very well things Alex said sounded ugly even to her, but she has to get a grip on her own life.

"Yes that is the truth, I want to break up the engagement," Anna told him with a straight face.

" You do realize that it was arranged by our families, it is not child's play. There will be headlines in media stating fake reasons of break up. Not that your family is well known but our name will be the topic of gossip." Alex arrogantly stated the facts to her not caring about consequences.

"How dare you. If your father cared about your so-called family name, he should not have blackmailed me and my family," Ana was trembling with anger, her fragile self-respect was hurt.

"I will not have you disrespecting my father Anabelle, my brother fell for you, we approached your parents for your hand in marriage to Leo, if your father is getting benefits out of this than you should be grateful that you are some use to your family."Alex scolded her, he was getting the upper hand on her.

"How can I be grateful when this was not how I planned, I don't like your brother, I don't love him, he is a womanizer, irresponsible and a coward who couldn't handle a no from the opposite sex so he went to his daddy for the toy, don't you realize this is wrong, I am a human being and I have my say ".Ana was shouting now.

Alex rubbed his hand on his mouth, he was getting angry and wanted to wriggle her neck.No one dared to speak like that to him and lived to tell the tale. He came around the table and sat on it. Ana was sitting mere inches away from him, her powder blue off-shoulder dress showed her cream skin the dress ended just above her knees. Ana couldn't look into the scrutinizing eyes of Alex she turned her eyes towards the window through which side garden with flowers can be clearly seen.

"We all are not perfect, Leo also is facing ups and downs this is called life, you have issues discuss with him, he is changing for you, he is the one who talks with you, sends you gifts whenever he is in Italy he makes sure to visit you, you have not tried a little bit for this to work, you just selfishly want to end it because you have some grudge with your father and thus sabotaging his and our family name. Anabelle, you should try to find happiness with Leo, there is no other way until Leo says otherwise and by the looks of it there is no other way for you but to become an Ambrogio." Alex growled the last words to Anabelle.

He was beginning to decipher her nature, Ana had a mouthy attitude, her stubbornness and playing victim reminded him of his father's mistress Sharon who hurt her father a big time. It was Alex who came to know about his father's infidelity, he didn't want to tell his mother nor confront his father but when he saw how his father was losing his self for an arrogant spoiled bitch who was not only abusing and calling names to his mother but she also made sure to make his father isolated and mentally disturbed. It was on a cold night in their New York mansion when Alex found his father grieving for that bitch, Alex took matters into his own hands was thankful that his father listened to him. His father came around and was thankful to his son for showing him Sharon's fake love. Elsa had a massive break down, she isolated for some time from everyone and kept herself locked in her room, Alex was the one who made his father realize his love for his wife, he apologized for days and their love grew from then. Not many people in their family knew about Sharon. His father knew there was a hand of Alex in Sharon's disappearance. His father never asked and Alex never told him of her whereabouts. Within a week Alex had told only one sentence to his father," It has been handled".

Ana who was looking outside the window got up from her chair abruptly, "Then I should go from here as we clearly have a different mindset about Leo."

Alex who was still seething with anger which finally showed his ugly face was hot on her heels, he grabbed her forearm from the back and turned her harshly to face him, Ana was not prepared for it and crashed with his chest. "Let me go, Alex. I no longer wish to be in your company, you all are just pathetic hoodlums".

"They say like mother like a daughter. I am thinking was this same attitude of your mother that made your father's life miserable that he went to look for another life partner, Leo should realize your type is not a homemaker." He spat the words at her, his angry breath hitting Ana's face as an unknown fire erupted from Ana's toes towards her head. She didn't think but attacked Alex's face and chest hitting him trying to harm him as his words did to her, her one arm was already in Alex's grip.

" You bastard, maybe I should've learned some skills from that mistress of your father, how to handle cowards like you".She shouted like a banshee at the same time Alex slapped her so hard she fell on the floor with face down. There was just a whimper heard from her, Alex was breathing hard. He was not finished yet. He gripped her arms and pushed her harshly towards the table, her waist collided with the wooden table following a nerve-wracking sob from her. Her face was entire time down, humiliation and pain followed hand in hand in her life. She twisted and tried to get herself free from him. Alex found her sobs soothing his soul, somehow he thought she deserved it. He wanted to see her pained expression itched to his memory. He grabbed her both arms with his hand at her back and grabbed her chin, her face was wet with tears which were leaking from her eyes constantly, there was a pinkish bruise forming beside her lips at the right side.

" Shh, everything is fine, shh baby I got you, you know you were at mistake right". Alex hugged her twisting body tightly.

" Let me go, LET ME GO "Ana shouted. "Help, she shouted, GET ME OUT OF HERE," she was sobbing now.

Alex's eyes were transfixed on her swollen lips, how soft they looked, he swooped in and took a demanding kiss from her. Ana's body became paralyzed for a few minutes. After few seconds Alex moved his lips towards her chin, neck, and shoulder, murmuring the words, "shh baby I got you, Shh..."

There was a knock at the door. Alex was still drunk from the kisses when Ana tried to create distance from him, Alex forced her to sit in a chair and growled, "Sit your ass down don't make me force you."

"Who is it," Alex asked. Rick came with a trolly of refreshments. "Rick bring the first aid box make sure it has anti-swelling cream. Alex ordered and took a glass of orange juice and sat beside Ana.

"Take it," he threatened.

Ana who was shaking with fear and anger was looking all the time at the ground took the glass from him.

"I hope you realize where you stand now Anabelle." Anabelle's tears increased, how did she end up in the devil's lair.