Married to be yours

Tears rushed out of her eyes, but she made no sound as the tears cascaded down her cheeks; this was her silent cries, displaying her shattered soul.

There was a knock on the door.

Celine noticed there was Someone at the door, she turned her face quickly to the mirror that was in front of her and cleaned her eyes, dashing her face with some powder in her makeup kit.

"Who is it?" She answered with a shaky voice that was still muffled with tears.

It was her father, he pushed the door with a tray in his hand and used his leg to close back the door.

"My princess!" He said with great affection. "I saw the maid bringing the coffee over to you, so l offered to help."

"How are you holding on my dear," he asked, seeing that she had been crying again, no matter how she tried to cover it up.

"I am fine, Dad, but is there no other way to save your law firm than for me to be the sacrificial lamb?"

"Oh my dear, do not take it that way," her father said,"l am not a selfish father, I also want what is best for you. l have watched you these past six months crying your eyes out. l also agreed to arrange your marriage so you could move on also."

"Celine sighed!"

"Mr Wheelers has a bad reputation as a womanizer dad, women flock around him like sheep, and he is a celebrity."

"How am I supposed to be with someone like that Dad?"

"My dear child," her father said," Since you can be with Ray, you can handle any problems that come with marriage, dear, just be calm and patient, and you will see that everything will fall into place."

"Are you sure about that Dad?''Celine asked.

Her father gave her a pitiful look and said calmly.

"Please be ready on time for the wedding, this is the only way we can survive," he said.

Patting his daughter's shoulders, he went out.

Celine didn't know how to convince her father not to get her married a second time to someone she did not love, but her father was adamant as he felt marrying her off to this baron who was his client would be best for both of them.

She shrugged as she started putting on her veil.

Suddenly, she was apprehensive when she heard footsteps at her back.

"Who is it?"

She demanded with a raised voice, but before she could turn to see who came into the room, a sack was used to cover her head.

She froze at first, with her heart in her throat, but when she noticed someone fiddling with her body trying to take her hands and tie them together, she gathered up her last strength, twisted to the right and pushed at the figure with all her strength.

Her kidnapper did not expect this reaction from her, he was caught off guard and fell on the bed.

She quickly removed the sack over her head and to her astonishment, she looked into the eyes of her ex-husband.

"Ray!"She shouted, "What are you doing here?"

Ray Rawlings was looking at her with an expression of pure hatred.

"If I cannot have you Celine, no one would," he growled, giving her a deadly stare.

"Did you think you can get married while you leave me in misery?" he said angrily.

Celine looked at him with fear in her eyes; his appearance was terrible to see; he had been drinking once again, and she knew the repercussions.

"I would not be getting married today if you had been a good husband to me," she said, attacking him with her words.

This infuriated him more as he glared at her.

"But we have loved each other since college, you know how we started and you just want to throw everything away, as if I don't exist," he said with a sneer.

"Yes, that's right," Celine said," this is all your fault as you couldn't make me happy; you used every opportunity you got to abuse and humiliate me."

"This is wrong, Celine," he pleaded, "I was not in support of the divorce, but you know, your father threatened me, and I couldn't fight him because he was a lawyer, so I signed the divorce papers."

"Don't blame my father for that," Celine answered, defending her dad. He had to threaten you because I lost a two-month pregnancy after you beat me up."

"That was the last straw I could take, Ray. l would never allow you to touch me again, ever again," she exclaimed.

"But Celine, you know I love you so much, and I cannot live without you; please come back to me," Ray pleaded.

"I can never come back to you Ray," Celine replied, her green eyes blazing.

He glared at her as his face hardened, his eyes blazing with anger.

"So you now think, marrying another man would be the best for you?" he asked calmly.

"You just want to forget our time together, the love we shared, and the good times we had, isn't it?"

She looked at him, disbelief written all over her face, she couldn't believe it was the Ray she knew who had been brutal and cruel to her, now standing and pleading with her.

"Please, Ray," she said bluntly, "it's all over. We have been divorced for six months now, or was the money you collected from my father to disappear out of our lives not enough?"

"Are you still here to get more?" she asked mockingly.

This seems to infuriate him more as he furrowed his brows.

"I am here to get you," he snared as he lunged for her again but

Celine was quick to step back again as she screamed with fear, her heart pounding fast.

She ran to the other side of the room, trying to escape him, but as she rushed to the door, she felt something hit her hard on the head and she passed out.....

After some time, she woke up drowsily to someone tying her hands together, but she was too weak to do anything, the only thing she remembered was that she was still in her room, as the wave of darkness engulfed her once again and she fainted for the second time.

****

"Celine, Wake up!

She heard a voice faintly, it was her father as he sprinkled a little water on her face.

Celine opened her eyes and looked around her environment, she was still in her room with her father and a maid, trying to revive her.

"Where is Ray?" She asked her father weakly, looking around nervously and trying to sit up.