Hazel's POV
Breathe.
Breathe.
Fucking breathe again.
I still couldn't get my mind off the conversation I had with Xavier Blackwood.
More like Xavier Blackmail.
He used my weakness against me,that was some nasty petty shit,my mind kept replaying the words like a broken record,how dare him intrude and shove his perfectly sculptured nose into my shit,it made me shake with fury,he offered a million dollars,one fucking million dollars,if he thought that offering a million dollars was going to make me do it,then he was absolutely right.
I sat calmly in his living room while I waited for him to come down with the contract to be reviewed,I sent him an email saying yes exactly on the third day after a series of events had taken place.
Flashback
After a quick meeting with the new manager of the convinence store,my shift was finally over,my thoughts were all over the place but mostly pertaining to a certain Greek god and one million dollars,my brain had listed a number of things I could do with one million dollars,like finally getting a heart surgery getting rid of the torturous pains,sleepless nights which ended in me waffling down a handful of tablets,I pushed them away,I wasn't going to play those games and deceive people because of an extremely large amount of money.
I felt a sudden pain in my chest which shot up to my left arm which made me stop abruptly hissing in pain,I coughed a few times and felt a warm liquid on my lips,I touched it and saw red.
What a beautiful colour.
My blood had a healthy rich colour.
I chuckled like an idiot but went to the hospital anyways,Dr Harrison sighed softly looking at my report,I smiled a bit encouraging him to just say the words.
"I'm sorry but your case is not improving at all,your report shows that you've stressed your heart alot,your life span has decreased badly,it will be a miracle if you make it to 25 without surgery" he looked as if he was trying not to betray his emotions.
So I technically had two years to live,as much as I hated living like this,I didn't want to die,I took steady breaths and left his office after a reassuring smile mixed with pity was thrown my way.
There was only one way to save myself,I had no other choice.
End of flashback
He came down the stairs with some papers in his hands and a subtle look and almost immediately he sighted me, a look of arrogance graced his face.
Phew.
For a moment I Almost thought we'd lost him,he slammed the papers on the table and turned to address me.
"Thought you'd never agree,looks like a million dollars is stronger than your will"cue the stupid smirk,I held on tightly to my bag,I wanted wipe that smirk with a swipe of my bag.
"Your rotten personality is still intact,nice"he clenched his jaw at my words.
"I will not have you talk to me in that manner Miss Martinez"
"But you can? Oh please let's just review this contract already"I said rolling my eyes,he followed my action slowly and frowned,I guess he didn't like people rolling eyes at him,I've finally found something to irk the shit out of him.
He cleared his throat"very well then,the contract lasts for only a year,after the contract expires,you will get paid immediately and we would get divorced"I nodded in understanding.
"You will move in here with me but we will not share a bedroom"he paused and I nodded again with more enthusiasm,the idea of us sharing a bedroom creeped the fuck out of me,there was no way in hell I'd want to sleep in the same room as him,sure he was attractive, I found him very repulsive.
"You will follow me for important business events,you'll not speak to anyone at the events except when necessary,you will keep to your side of the house and on no account will you invade my personal space or enter my bedroom,you will not bring your friends over,you will convince everyone that we are the perfect couple,you cannot go out late at night-
"Wait holdup,why can't I go out late at night?"I questioned,he furrowed his brow and looked at me like I was dumb.
"If you haven't noticed,I'm one of the most successful men in this country,that means my life could easily be at risk,then you as my wife would be the prime target,you can be used as a weakness"he answered dryly,that made sense,no wonder his security was tight and armed with guns.
"And lastly,you must never tell anyone that this is an arranged marriage,if you do,they'll be consequences,ones you are not going to like"he snarled looking really intimidating.
"Alright I've got it, I'm not going to tell anyone,it's not like I have anybody to tell anyway"I mumbled the last part making sure he didn't hear me.
"A question though,are we going to be having any physical contact"I asked just to be extra sure,the way his face contorted made it clear that he wanted to have nothing to do with me.
"No,only when we have to put up an act"he shook his head as if the touch of having skin to skin contact disgusted him.
What an ass.
"How do I move my stuff here?"
"I've got it under control,some men are already in your apartment packing your things here"he said nonchalantly.
I stood up abruptly.
"You should have asked for my permission first"
"I don't care,I like to do things my way"
"Your way is bosterious,let's make things clear,if we are going to keep this up,you will make sure to refrain from bossing me around"he seemed to pounder a bit before nodding slightly.
"How much did you find about me?"I wanted to be sure,I didn't want him or anyone else to know too much.
"Just the basics,your name,where you live,your age and your job, nothing else,don't flatter yourself,I tend to find out things about the people I'm dealing with."I stared at him amused,he never missed a chance to be a douche,I was glad that was all he knew,it should stay that way,i signed the contract and I stood up ready to go and faced him.
"I would like to take my leav -"
"Unfortunately you will not be going back miss Martinez,we have to meet my parents today,I already told them that I'm bringing my fiancee home,also we will be getting married in three days,right now we are going to make you look presentable" he said casually like he had not just dropped bombshells on me,I could only stand there and gape at him while he grabbed his car keys and walked out.
Yep,my life is officially screwed.
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