10. Alexander

"So are you going to say anything?" I asked as I looked at Katerina as she played with her fingers and bit her lip while I sat down on one of the chairs in the empty meeting room.

"I'm sorry." she finally said and I raised a brow.

"For what?" I asked knowing full well why she was apologizing for an even though I already told her that she didn't need to apologize she kept doing it.

"For everything, I guess." she replied and I pursued my lips and nodded, "I'm sorry that I hurt you 2 years ago when I introduced Jericho as my boyfriend."

"Why are you apologizing for something that's normal Katerina? You had every right to move on and I did too" I said and she furrowed her brows and I sighed giving her a small smile, "the day that I can back after being away for a few years was due to the fact that I lost my wife" the look in her eyes was filled with shock and confusion but I didn't wait for her to say anything as I continued, "My parents had arranged that I marry their friend's daughter and I won't lie and tell you that I wasn't pissed because I was. Finding out that your parents arranged a marriage for you without your knowledge would piss anyone off."

I shook my head as I remembered the day that my parents told me about my arranged marriage to Soledad Gutierrez, youngest and only daughter of his royal highnesses Queen Abigail and King Gonzalo Gutierrez of Spain. We had just gotten home from the party that Katerina's parents had thrown when they dumped it on me.

"Pack your things Alexander" Mother had said confusing the hell out of me.

"And why would I do that mother?" I asked crossing my arms over my chest as she ordered the maids around to pack her and Dad's suitcases and to tell the driver to be ready to drive us to the airport in two hours max.

"Because you're going to meet your wife." she had repelled and my confusion intensified.

"My what?"

"Your wife, Alexander, now go pack your things because we're flying to Spain where you'll be meeting your bride" Father replies and my confusion turns to anger as I refuse to move fork my position.

"Bullshit" I snarled and they both looked at me with the same expression, they were not kidding, "I'm not fucking marrying some girl I don't even know."

"I don't give a shit what you say, Alexander. We already agreed to the terms that her family gave us and you're marrying their daughter and that's final" my father snapped and I clenched my jaw as I balled my fists at my side, "now to fucking pack" they left me standing in the living room as they went to their room upstairs to most likely get my siblings to get ready and themselves as well.

"We flew to Spain at 3 am and at 5 pm I was meeting and marrying the Princess of Spain, Soledad," I chuckled as I shook my head looking at Katerina who sat across from me shocked, "It wasn't until after the ceremony and we had gone to our room that I found out why my primer shad married me off to the queen and king of Spain. My parents owed them money and in order to pay that money off they agreed to marry off their first son to their youngest child whether it was a male or female."

"Are you serious?" She asked with furrowed brows and I nodded before shrugging.

"As I said, I was pissed and so was my wife when we learned the reason behind our arranged marriage."

"But you said you came back after you lost her what happened to her?" She asked confused and I bit my lip as I felt my heart sink in my chest as I was reminded of my return to the States after a few years of being away.

"As time passed by, Soledad and I grew close. Eventually, we fell in love with each other and she fell pregnant." I swallowed the knot in my throat, "She had gone on a trip with her parents while I was back home working on my business I learned that she had been rushed to the hospital due to abdominal pains."

"You don't have to tell me if you don't want to Alex. I can tell it's hard for you," Katerina said as she reached out and gave my clasped hands a squeeze.

"No. I want you to know and I know letting it out will be good for me and help me move on" I said and she bit her bottom lip uncertain but with a small reassuring smile from me she nodded, "I flew out from Barcelona to England the moment I was notified and when I arrived at the hospital they gave me the news that she had a miscarriage."