Sold To An Alpha

"N-nothing... continue." He secretly took a low breath and smiled at her.

"O... okay." Rita nodded and grabbed the cup of coffee from the table. She sipped from it, then took a short breath, before she shifted her gaze to him. "So... as I said before, he generally hates me. One time, during those days in high school, I came home without my sister, and what I went through that day was "hell."

"It wasn't even my fault. My sister didn't want to go home with me, and in the end, I suffered for what wasn't even my mistake." A deep sigh left her nose, and she dabbed her eyes to stop the tears that bubbled up from falling.

Mr. Adolpho's orifices fluttered and his gazes darted around as an unknown glint flashed in them. He lifted his eyes to Rita and smiled at her. "So what exactly happened that had you running into the casino? I didn't quite catch your reply to this question yesterday. "

Rita blinked her lashes and cleared her throat. A deep sigh escaped her lips, and she pinched between her brows. "Well... my father isn't that rich, at least not like you or those top rich men. So he likes to invest a lot in others to grow himself."

"Around earlier last month, this rich guy who owns that Blue Berry company asked for my hand in marriage and I disagreed because I had someone I loved and wanted to be with. But not taking my no for an answer, he secretly had him killed, and when I confronted him about it, he straight up told me to my face that he did it. " 

"Enraged by what he did, I told him that nothing would ever make me marry him, not even get any closer to him. However, what I didn't know was that he would go to my father and threaten him with cutting off the deal they had if I didn't marry him."

"My father was furious throughout that day, and the first thing he did when he arrived home was to beat the hell out of me. He told me that if I didn't marry him, he wouldn't mind strangling me to death. "

"I still disagreed and went ahead with my own decision. However, just as he said, he almost strangled me to death if not for my mother. He threw me into an empty room and locked me up, asking me to think about my life. I was given no water or food for five days, and when my body couldn't take it anymore, I fainted. " 

"When I awoke the next day, I realized that even though he saw me in that state, he didn't care one bit... I begged him, pleading as I had never done before. I promised a lot of things, but he kicked me away, telling me that the marriage between us would be held next week, and right now I am devastated and lost. "

"I-i don't know what to do. I am scared and tired. I just want to di-"

"Shhh." He hurriedly hushed her and pulled her in for a friendly hug. "It's all okay. Nothing's going to happen, everything will be fine. " He stroked her back, and Rita nodded at him.

"You can stay here for as long as you want, and I promise to help you find a solution to this problem, alright." He pulled back from the hug and smiled at her.

Rita nodded her head and wiped the tears off her face, then raised her gazes to stare at him. "W-why are you helping me?" 

A faint breath escaped Mr. Adolpho's nose, and he sat back on the couch. He rubbed his hands together and raised his eyes to stare at her. "I don't really know... Maybe it's because I...fell in love with...you at first sight." He lowered his head, not daring to look her in the eyes.

[Oh my fucking God!] Leia exclaimed from the background.

Rita's body stilled in shock and her lips parted, but not a single word came out. She gazed at Mr. Adolpho with disbelief in her eyes and subconsciously stood up from the sofa. Without saying anything, she turned around and left the living room, leaving him to stare at her disappearing back. 

A deep sigh fled from Mr. Adolpho's lips as he pinched between his brows. Well, he did expect that reaction. He has never fallen in love at first sight, not even with his first wife, nor his second.

He slightly shook his head and stood up from the couch, then proceeded towards the balcony of the mansion.

.....

Rita hurriedly shut the door of the room, then locked it. Her chest rose and fell, and she inhaled and exhaled deeply to catch her breath.

"Was that part of the plan?" She asked, with the shocked expression still evident on her face.

[That...was not part of the plan]

"Then what was that?" Her face altered in irritation.

[I don't know, but one thing that I am sure of is that he is serious about what he just said to you]

"Why do you say so?" Her brow furrowed, and she proceeded towards the bed to sit down.

"I know him very well. He womanizes in different ways but will never tell a woman that he loves her. It's a very hard thing for him to say, even when he loves that woman, so... the fact that he said it to you is enough to let you know that he is serious]

Rita's brow raised, and she slightly nodded her head. "I see..." She squeezed her forehead and released the frown that had settled in between her brows. "Since this is not part of our plan, what are we to do now? How do we go about it? " She inquired with a deep curiosity visible In her expression.. From the moment this plan started, a few things have been changing and taking another route away from their plan, and right now she's really curious about Luna's new strategy.