Chapter 9

After receiving the call from Darren, Bianca's ground shook. She had just met Alessandro this morning and was functioning well except the burnt hand and now he broke his leg, how could someone be so careless?

"Umm- Henry let's fix the shopping for another day I have got emergency now." Bianca blabbered.

"What? But we have just entered." Henry fired at her.

"Sorry, I have to go." She whispered and ran out of the boutique without hearing Henry.

She hastily got inside the cab and asked the driver to get her to the destination. As soon as she climbed out of the cab her heel stuck on the driveway channel drain twisting her leg. She immediately fell down and yelped in pain.

"Ahhhh!!" She screamed and tried to open her heel.

Right in time a muscular hand helped her to get rid of the heel. "Are you alright?" The man spoke with concern.

Just then she had her eyes on him. He was alright and in one piece. Wasn't his leg broken? "Your leg?"

"Forget about my leg but you have twisted or might as well broken your leg. How can you be so careless?" Alessandro screamed at her in anger.

"I-I" She had limp in her throat.

"I am so sorry, did I scare you?" Alessandro caressed her cheek trying to read her emotions and she shook her lowering her head down.

"Look at me, please." Alessandro lifted her head meeting his. "See, I am sorry, I did not want to scream at you but watching you cry in pain made me angry not at you but your clumsiness." Alessandro tried to reason to which she blinked her eyes.

"What happened?" He asked.

"You apologized." She whispered.

"I did. It sure must be your magic." He chuckled.

"I'm not a witch." She again lowered her head feeling embarrassed.

"No, you are not. You are my angel." He whispered. "Let's get your foot heal, alright?" He asked but picked her up anyway without getting her reply.

"What are you doing? But your leg?" Bianca tried to protest.

"Nothing happened, don't worry. Darren was lying." Alessandro replied. "And I wish I could kill him, because of him you are injured." He muttered.

"Why would he do that?" Bianca asked herself.

As they entered Alessandro's place, he went to his kitchen and brought an ice bag. He placed it on her leg and changed the position from time to time.

He was fully concentrating on the work that he did not realised when she fell asleep peacefully.

Just then he moved closer to her to get her better view. He even took out his mobile phone and clicked some photos and set them as wallpaper. He smiled how cute she looked in photos but he could watch the beauty live right now.

He slowly adjusted her pillow and covered her with a warm blanket and started gazing his beauty, his universe. He studied every detail of her face imprinting it in his memory. From the total number of moles in her face to color of her eyelashes, from her sharp jaws to thin lips, he noted every detail.

As the morning bird chirped, Bianca moved to adjust her body to cover the light that was poking from the window. Instantly, Alessandro raised his hand blocking the light coming to her face.

The whole night, he had been admiring his angel. By now he could even sketch her with eyes closed.

When the clock struck eleven in the morning, Bianca woke up hearing her ringtone. She lazily picked up her phone just to be yelled at, "Where the hell are you?" The person screamed breaking Bianca's sleep.

"Henry" She whispered.

When the clock struck eleven in the morning, Bianca woke up hearing her ringtone. She lazily picked up her phone just to be yelled at, "Where the hell are you?" The person screamed breaking Bianca's sleep.

"Henry" She whispered.

"Yes, the one and only, your soon-to-be husband and I came to see you at hospital but you were not here since yesterday. Where are you?" He gritted his teeth.

"I-"

"No, I don't want to hear any further excuses. I want us married today and before 12, did you get that?" Henry ordered.

"What?" Bianca panicked.

"Meet me at court in half an hour or else forget about Zina's surgery." Henry demanded.

"You can't do that," Bianca shouted.

"I can and I will. The clock is ticking love and I have given you enough freedom, today, you will be mine." Henry announced and cut the call.

Immediately she plopped down on the bed covering her cry with pillow. She was devastated from the phone call. She did not want to marry Henry not now, not ever.

But she had to do this, to save Zina she had to sacrifice. She wiped her tears and stood up on her feet. She ran down the stairs just to be caught by Alessandro.

"Where are you going? Let's have brunch together."  Alessandro requested and looked at her. She had puffed and red eyes. "Were you crying?  What happened?" He caressed her hair looking her with concern.

Right there she broke down into tears and hugged Alessandro. Her cry was bitter and helpless. She could not fight with her fate and all Alessandro could do was ask her the reason.

He was holding his rage, whoever made her cry this bitterly was going to be six feet below in no time. He clenched and unclenched his fist just to keep himself sane and listen what his angel has to say.

"Calm down, let's sit and have some water, alright? Then you can tell me what happened so that I can help you. " Alessandro suggested.

After she was sitting on the couch, Alessandro handed the water and scrutinized her leg to which he was disappointed. Slowly he took her leg and started massaging with the pain relief.

"Will you even speak?" Alessandro sighed.

"Henry" Just his name brought fire inside Alessandro.

"What did that bastard do again?" Alessandro gritted his teeth.

"He said- he said he wants to marry me... today," Bianca mumbled.

"What? I will kill him." Alessandro stood up instantly but looked down at Bianca, he needed answer, just a simple answer.

"Do you want to marry him?" And he got his answer. She shook her head. He had his answer. She did not want this marriage and nothing goes against her will.

"Then you won't," Alessandro promised.

He took his phone out and dialed his lawyer. "Frank, I want an arrest warrant against Henry just like we discussed this morning but I want it right now. Issue him the notice of breach of contract. I want him behind the bars in ten minutes." Alessandro ordered and cut the call.

As he turned around he saw his angel with a perplexed face. She could not believe it was this easy to get rid of Henry. Just a phone call? Surely she was not expecting that.