Page 32 of Always Meant To Be
The doctor looks between us before gloving up, deciding not to go up against Romeo, before coming my way, making Antonio move out of the way.
I can feel my brother-in-law’s eyes still on me at my confession, but I ignore him and snap, “You touch me, and I’ll cut your fucking fingers off,” when Romeo tries to grab my hand for support. He goes for my hand again, and without thinking, I shove him back and growl, “I fucking mean it, Romeo. Touch me, you’ll lose your hand. Why don’t you go back to your precious Liliya.”
The men in the room freeze at my words while the doctor inserts the needle into my thigh to numb it, causing me to gasp and grip the bed rail while squeezing my eyes tight.
I feel a warm hand go on top of mine and my eyes shoot open only to make contact with Antonio’s. He smiles, and I let go of the rail and grip his hand. I hear Romeo growl, but I ignore him and look at my leg to see the doctor digging through it for the bullet.
Damn you, Liliya, and your stupid one-month early birthday party….
It takes him forty-five minutes to retrieve the bullet and stitch my leg up, before he leaves, stating I’d be taken to a room, needing a few days' observation, not explaining why to Romeo, thankfully.
As soon as the curtain closes my father starts, “Elena?—”
I cut him off with a hard glare, and I state, “Your stupid contract is officially completed,” he furrows his brows, and I look at Romeo and state, “It turns out I’m pregnant.”
His eyes light up, and he starts, “That’s amaze?—”
I cut him off, and I say coldly, “You failed our unborn child, protecting your lover while I got shot.” He stills before his eyes harden as he goes to speak, but I put my hand up and state firmly, “As soon as this baby is born, I want a divorce.”
Antonio flinches as my father’s mouth drops open. Romeo, however, his face pales before he steps forward and sneers, “If you think I’d allow you to leave me, Elena, then you have another think coming.”
I tilt my head. “You read the contract, Romeo, my parents ensured I could leave after I have your heir, and your brother’s nurse buddy ensured to mess up my contraception, which means I’ll be giving birth before the five-year stipulation runs out.” His face reddens, and I continue. “As soon as this baby is born, I willbe divorcing you, which means you’ll be free to marry the sister you originally should have had.”
A nurse comes in, stopping whatever he wanted to say, and she says, “Hey there, I’m here to take you to your room.”
She looks around the room, noticing the tension, but soon bites her overly large bottom lip when her eyes land on Romeo, and then Antonio, making me roll my eyes.
Sighing, I say, “As soon as I’m in the room can I please have STI tests done, please? Turns out my husband here, who you’re busy eyeing up, has been sleeping with my sister, who happens to be the biggest whore in the city.” Romeo growls but I ignore him. “Also, I don’t want him or the man standing next to him in my room. They go in my room, and I’ll discharge myself.”
The woman’s dark green eyes widen in shock before she clears her throat and nods. Then she turns to my father and husband, “I’m going to have to ask you two to please leave immediately, or I’ll have to contact security.”
Romeo glares my way, and I smirk.
I think it’s about time he realized I’m not some pushover. I tried for years to get his affection, to show him the love I stupidly felt for him after fighting it for so long, but no more.
The contract will be complete when I give birth, and I’ll be rid of this life; rid of my sister wanting everything I ever have; rid of my mother who wished I was a boy; rid of my father who sold me, and rid of my husband, wishing I was someone else.
I have seven months to get a plan in place, a plan to leave and never come back….
Ten
Romeo – Three Days Later
“Romeo,she’s still refusing to let any family members, except your two brothers, into her hospital room!” Mikhail growls down the phone.
I sigh, leaning back against my chair as I run a hand down my face, my wedding ring cold against my cheek as I mumble, “I know Mikhail. She’s my wife, andIcan’t even enter the room. She only let Leonardo in to rip him a new asshole. She figured out pretty quickly that he had his ex-fuck buddy switch the contraception shot with water. She hasn’t let him in since, only Antonio.”
And it’s fucking frustrating me to no end.
Three days, and I haven’t laid eyes on my wife. Since she decided to have us kicked out, I’ve stayed outside her door, refusing to leave. Today, I had two phone meetings about the casino we own in Las Vegas that I couldn’t put off.
It’s the first time I’ve been home since she was admitted.
“What the fuck do we do, Romeo? I can’t go around killing hospital staff, but my wife is in my fucking ear, wanting to see her daughter,” he mutters.
I scoff, “The same daughter she abused with a belt at the lies Liliya told?”
He’s quiet for a moment before he rasps, “She’s trying to mend things, Romeo.”