"𝘏𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳'𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦"
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MADDOX POV:
The moment I left the room and Mikael was already out of my sight, I stopped for a second trying to connect everything to make it make sense but the more I tried the more fucked up it sounds.
As I said, Mikael may be everything else but he's not a liar. And to confirm this, he gave me a black folder, that I took my time to read with him watching me. The more I read, the more my blood began to boil, realizing that I had been made a fool of for so many fucking years. I didn't even get halfway through the documents before I left the room, rage rushing through my body.
And this is not only about me. It's about Allyn. They made me look like a fucking fool, but they did her worse. They stole her the right to know the truth about herself, they stole her the right to know who the fuck she is. I still don't want to believe that my father could be involved in this fucked up thing, but one way or another I will find out.
I arrived in front of the Delgado family's house in a short time, I felt great rage taking over my body and I don't know if I wanted to spill someone's blood or find out the answers to these fucked up questions.
The guards I had assigned to guard the Delgado family's house let me in without a problem. Inside I found Alicent sitting at the table in the dining room, drinking tea and reading a book peacefully.
She looked up, when she heard she was not alone anymore, and when her eyes landed on me her brows furrowed in confusion, but that expression was quickly replaced by a big smile and a warm look as she stood up from the table with a welcoming look.
This pissed me off even more.
For a split second, I was in front of her, grabbing her by the neck, squeezing it between my fingers as my gaze bored holes into her. Fear was written all over her pale face, grabbing my hands, trying to push me away, fighting for air. Something she doesn't fucking deserve. I laughed at her pathetic attempt to push me away.
The guards in the room didn't dare to do anything, they just looked away, which was a smart move if they wanted to stay alive.
"Maddox please let me go" she barely managed to say, fighting "Please"
She was almost crying, her face stoned still trying to push me away, choking for every little breath of air. As much as I wanted to kill her, I needed her alive. This was only to scare her off and purely for my own enjoyment after all the shits I found out today.
When I saw her close to fainting in my hands, I shoved her back so hard that she lost her balance, sitting on the chair, choking for air, grabbing her neck as If trying to erase the red marks made from my hands.
"Leave the room, all of you" I commented, turning to look at the guards, who in a split second left the room and It was now only me and her in the room.
I took a deep breath, sat on the chair next to her, crossed my arms on the table, looking at her still crying and avoiding my eyes. Too bad I don't feel shit about her feeling pain. She fucking deserves it.
''You better answer my questions or I fucking swear I will kill you'' There was not a hint of doubt in my words.
"Okay, okay, I will" she said too quickly, stuttering, "Just tell me what you want to know and I will"
"Allyn and The Romanos, I think that's enough for you to understand what I want to know" The malice with which I spoke made her freeze in place.
Or maybe it was because of what she just heard. Whatever the reason was, she looked as if she had seen a ghost, and her body began to tremble slightly. I was starting to lose my patience.
"Alicent, you're wasting my time" I said annoyed and she just stared at the table avoiding my gaze "Either talk or face the consequences if you don't. Either way, It's fine by me. I'm just generous enough to give you a chance to live."
"You already know I can see, what more do you want me to say?" She replied almost whispering, confirming everything I wanted to be a lie.
''I want to hear it from your mouth'' She just nodded slowly, tears falling from her eyes. I sighed heavily, running a hand through my hair. This is going to be fucking hard to listen to.
"Start from the beginning" I said, leaning back in the chair, already tired before she was even speaking"I want to know everything"
It took her at least a minute to assimilate what I said, but she knew she had no choice but to do what I told her if she wanted to live. She knew I wouldn't hesitate to kill her. And she should be happy because I'm generous enough to give her a chance to live. No one can say that shit about themselves.
She took a deep breath and began to speak.
"Few people knew that my husband and I couldn't have children. No matter how much we tried it wasn't happening. But your father knew because he was so close to my husband, they were like brothers." she said timidly, as if going back in time, remembering "We wanted to adopt a child, but we were always rejected for some reason. We wanted nothing more than to have a kid and then your father offered to help us in return for everything my husband did to help him during the years. He said he found a baby girl on the street wrapped in a blanket, but he can't take care of her because he already has the three of you.''
My father. Of course.
"My husband and I took this as a sign from God and happily agreed to take the child as our own"
"Allyn" I said without thinking
"Yes" I could see her nervously playing with her hands still avoiding my gaze "And everything was fine, we were the happiest because we had the best sweetest little girl" she smiled through tears " But Allyn started growing up and things changed. Your father started insisting that Angelo and Allyn should get married when they grow up for the good of both families, and because she knew that Angelo could provide her with a good future"
I clenched my jaw, knowing that this is messing with my fucking head more than It should.
"My husband refused at first, he didn't want to decide her life for her, he loved her more than anything in this world" her voice broke, fully crying "But then the threats towards us started. Bad people were after us. My husband not once or twice came for totally beaten up. They wanted Allyn, they were ready to do everything to take us away from us and we couldn't understand why they were after our girl. That's why my husband decided to sign the contract because he knew that your family would be able to keep Allyn safe from these people ''
So, despite everything, my father found a way to achieve what he wanted. Typical for him.
"I know my husband killed himself. I knew it from the bottom of my heart and your father paid a large amount of money so that the doctors could hide this information from Allyn. He loved her so much and he knew she would hate him when she finds out what he did even though it was for her good, he just couldn't forgive himself. He had this written on a piece of paper left by his body when I found him'' now she was crying hard and even I for a second felt bad.
"That's another proof of how much he loved Allyn even though she's not his real daughter" She paused for a second trying to catch her breath through tears before continuing "Not long after my husband's death, I found out who Allyn really was and then all the pieces came together. The attacks, the beatings, the threatening, everything.''
"It doesn't make fucking sense" I shook my head trying to connect everything she was saying "Why would they be looking for Allyn and doing all of this if they just abandoned her in the middle of the fucking street?"
''That's exactly the question I want to know, the answer to " she said through tears. "I think she was taken away from them and your father lied to us"
And she was fucking right. He did lie to them. Mikael said it himself that my father took her away from him but I was skeptical to believe this part until now hearing the whole fucking story. I was completely speechless.
"Because his bitch is worth more than she deserves"
I remembered the words that he had once told me and how confusing they sounded to me back then, but now knowing all this it all made sense.
And my father was behind it all.
ALLYN POV:
I entered the living room, where Angelo was standing close to the big window, looking at something on his phone or rather texting someone, but as soon as he felt my presence, he stopped, and his eyes landed on mine.
"Is everything okay Allyn?" he asked, setting the phone aside, giving me his full attention, "Do you need something?"
"Yes, I want to talk to my mother" I didn't even believe that I would ever say those words, but no matter how stupid it is- I want to hear her voice after everything that happened.
"I'm afraid that's not possible at the moment" he said fast, moving closer to me "But very soon, I promise"
"I'm sick of this, Angelo" I shook my head wanting to cry "I'm sick of all this"
''I know'' he nodded agreeing with me, taking my hands in his and I let him ''I don't like putting you in that situation either, but it's for your safety''
"Why? What are you protecting me from, I don't understand?" I could feel my voice rising with each next word and he just sighed
"Some things are better off not knowing" he barely said, placing a kiss on my forehead as If trying to erase this conversation.
I closed my eyes, surrendering because I knew I wasn't going to win and get what I want, no matter how much I tried.
Just then the door slammed open, Angelo removed his lips from my forehead but still had my hands in his as we both turned to meet Maddox's glare.
When he saw us, his eyes landed on our intertwined hands, his gaze darkened even more. He fixed his eyes on me for a split second, but quickly shifted them to Angelo, clenching his jaw.
"Angelo, let's go" he said stutteringly, and confusion was written on Angelo's face. Maddox was trying so hard to avoid me.
''Where are we going?''
"Just let's go" Maddox answered impatiently, making me freeze in place. I've never seen him so furious before. Something has happened.
Angelo just nodded, not asking more questions. He turned to look at me, placing a quick unnecessary kiss on my lips, which was happening in front of Maddox and I wanted nothing more than to die because I can feel him making holes in us from a distance with his eyes.
I was the one who backed away, feeling terribly awkward. I know that Maddox and me- we are never going to happen, but still, I don't feel comfortable kissing his brother in from of him after everything that happened between us.
"It won't take so long, I promise " Angelo said and I nodded "If there's anything, Lydia is here just tell her" I nodded again.
He kissed me on the cheek one last time, before mumbling to Maddox that he will go take his things before leaving. And just like that, it's only me and Maddox in the room that now feels small with this man in front of me.
"I'm sorry" I said barely, meeting his cold gaze
"For what?"
"For that with Angelo" I spoke feeling myself blushing, but his face stayed straight "It was weird"
"I don't care Allyn" he cut me off, and that hurts more than it should "You don't own me an explanation"
"Yeah, I know" I was trying hard to not show how much his words affected me " I just felt the need to say it"
He kept his eyes on me longer than usual, his body tensing up making my heart beat faster against my chest because I know deep down in me that I want to kiss him, feel him against me because he was the only one who can make me forget about my everything.
He nodded, licking his lips "I will see you later Allyn. Take care of yourself" he said and I nodded. After that he just left the room, taking my fucking heart with him as he did.
I felt a tear rolling down my cheek and I just closed my eyes trying to erase every damn memory I share with Maddox, but deep down I knew that even a lifetime won't be enough to help me do this.
"I can do this" I thought in my head. But even if I can't, I know I have to.