"What kind of sick twisted game is this Alexander?" Rose asked,once she regained her senses and turned back towards him.

"Not a game Rose. I would love to have my way with you, but this matter is not to be played around with, and I take it very seriously. Our parents have bound us together through an agreement that was formulated back in their living days.
It says that you are to be married to me once you attain the right age that may seem to be fit by you. And our children will get the properties owned by the Hunter and Hart family. It's a way to keep the bond between our families alive." He finished with a wicked smirk formulating plans inside his head. He wanted her. Wanted his Rose. He would show her what she meant to him. He had done mistakes back then, but now he would do his level best to rectify it. He wouldn't loose her, not again.

Rose took time to understand each word that came out of his mouth. She couldn't belive her parents did this to her. If she was the same Rose back when she was small, she would have jumped with joy and happiness of getting married to her life long love. But now, she dint like it even a bit.

"Your lying."she whispered looking into his eyes.

Alexander sighed and turned back making his way towards his desk. He opened his drawer and removed a white envelope. He made his way towards her and extended his hand towards her for taking the letter.

Rose stood there without moving an inch but and was just eyeing the envelop in his hand.

"Take it Rose. Read it when you go home."he said eyeing her.

She took it from him and looked at the dreadful piece of folded paper .

She sighed and closed her eyes in defeat.

"Read it, and tell me what you think. I would be looking forward for your answer. I am ready to act upon the will." He said and took a step closer to her. Rose abruptly took a step backwards and looked at him with terrified expression. He smiled and winked at her making her eyes widened and she gulped down the knot in her throat.

"And yes, stay away from Brian. If I see him lay a finger on you, you would see him get hurt real bad." He said as he walked near her once again. But this time she dint move back as she was shocked that he knew about Brian.
He came closer towards her, bent slightly and whispered into her ears . .
"Because, no one lays a finger on what belongs to me."

He stayed in that position for a few minutes feeling her body stiffen and inhaled her calm and beautiful scent as he closed his eyes to gain pleasure out of this moment.

Rose stood rooted to the ground and her breath hitched when he inhaled deeply. Her eyes went wide and tears threatened to burst out from her eyes due to the memories that seemed to rush back. Every time she looked into those eyes, it reminded her about her Alex. Her childhood sweetheart. The boy who made her life and the man who spoilt all her chances for love.
She closed her eyes and fisted her hands at the side taking deep breaths to calm her racing heart.

Alexander straightened himself and had a smirk plastered on his face when he saw her flustered face.

She opened her eyes and saw him smirk down at her. She turned away her face and gritted her teeth with anger at his behaviour.
He did not have any right over her and she would not let him have it.

"You don't have a say in my life Alexander . Stay away from me. And more importantly, you don't have a say in whether I should be close to Brian or not. He's an amazing guy and he was th---"

Before she could complete the sentence Alexander pulled her arm and crashed her into his chest. He held her waist in a strong grip and looked down at her with a wicked glint in his eyes.

Rose was caught off guard by the sudden physical touch and felt herself getting numb by being so close to him. His face was close to hers and her breath hitched when his warm breath fanned her face.

She placed her palms on his chest trying to distance herself from him but that had been a bad move. She could feel his raw heat pass through the fabric of his shirt, his heart beat wildly under her soft feather like touch and she could feel his toned body against hers. She gulped and tried to remove her eyes away from his, but he had already hypnotised her with his powerful green orbs.

A sharp wave of shiver with a mixture of pain coursed through his body when Rose kept her soft palms on his chest. She tried to push herself away, but he wouldn't let her go this time, never again.

He held her eyes and studied her beautiful face that he had missed all these years. He had dreamt about her in his arms and today she was here, right in front of him. At this very moment, he made a promise to the gods above, that he would never let her slip away. He would cherish her for the rest of his life.

His breath grew heavy as he slowly lifted a few strands of her hair and tucked it behind her ear. He let his fingers linger on her skin to feel it's smoothness and all the while he kept looking into her frozen eyes.

"Your mine Rose, only mine." He said in a whisper.

She pushed him away with force and he took a step back letting go of her waist. She turned back and left his office without a word.

"Boss."

"Drop her back home, and keep the security tight."

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That evening, Rose rested on her couch staring at the old ceiling of her house and in her right hand she held the will that she had just read.
Just a few days back she layed there with a smile on her face thinking that her life was falling back to place. And today, she layed there with a tear stained face. It took so many years for her to return back to normal and now again she was being pulled back into her deep dark past.
Alexander's beautiful face flashed in front of her eyes. Her childhood sweetheart, her love. Even at this moment, she couldn't belive that it was him standing in front of her. That dark haired, green eyed,lovable and warm boy was now someone so strong. His deep forest green eyes had lost its charm but it still held something so raw and powerful. They twinkled with power, mischief, danger and so much more.He was tall, muscled and . .so beautiful. When he held her in her arms, she forgot everything around her and her brain and heart automatically concentrated on his wild heart beat and the heat that emitted from his strong muscled body.
She gulped down and shut her eyes to stop his thoughts from making its way into her head and heart. She couldn't let her heart make decisions this time. She had to work with her head. If she let her heart, then she would end up falling for him once again and she couldn't let that happen.

Love is such a divine element and she herself had experienced it when she fell in love with Alexander. But when he went, he took away her chances to fall in love with another man . She was so broken that she couldn't allow any other male inside. For the first time since many years, she had let Brian through the thick walls that surrounded her heart. But now, she was afraid. Afraid of what would happen to him if they got into a relationship. She couldn't hurt Brian. She would not use Brian to remove Alexander from her heart and mind. She would not play with his feelings just for her needs. She would rather be single throught her life than to play with the life of an innocent person.

"Hey Rose, why dint you come to office to-----" Brian got into her house without knocking since the front door was wide open.

"Are you okay?"he asked when he looked at her distraught form. Rose dint answer him and kept staring at the ceiling with tears streaming down her face.

He kept his hand on her shoulder and shook her lightly.

"Rose?"

She kept staring at the ceiling and after a few seconds of silence she said

"He's here."

"Who's here?"he asked, for which he got no answer.

"Rose? Who's here?" He asked in a stern voice.

"Alexander."she whispered turning towards Brian with red swollen eyes.

Brian scrunched his eyes and asked

"Where did you see him?"

"He's the one who came home that evening Brian. But I couldn't recognise him. Today,his men took me to him and that is when I saw. . .him." she said the last part in a hushed whisper and tears started flowing down her eyes.

Brian straightened himself and rested his elbows on his knees. He intertwined his fingers and his temper was slowly raising to an unknown level which made him grit his teeth.

"There is a will." she said after a few seconds. "A will, whose existance was unknown to me till today morning. It binds him and me together. It was made by both our parents before their death. And now. . .now he wants to act upon it. He wants to. . .to "

"Marry you?" Brian completed her sentence. But never looked at her.

She looked at him and saw his jaws clench.

"Yes."

"So what have you decided?" He asked in a stern emotionless voice.

She scrunched her eyebrows at the sudden change in his behaviour.

"I don't want to have any connections with him Brian. I don't want to act upon the will."

He smirked at her words and said.
"Isn't it funny Rose? When you knew nothing about his existence, you were dying each day with him in your heart and now when he's in front of you, you don't want him?"

"What are you trying to imply, Brian?" She asked him not able to belive that he was speaking to her in such a ruthless way that hurted her already broken heart. She was in the verge of breaking down into uncontrollable sobs, but she tried her level best to contain herself.

"I don't intend on implying anything Rose." He said in a calm, terrifying tone and leaned back on the couch facing her.

"Why don't you make it clear to him that you like me and that we are----"

"I can't do that Brian, he will hurt you. I can't pull you into this messed up life of mine. Am..am sorry, I...I really can't do this. He will....will..hurt you" She said and broke into uncontrollable sobs that she had tried to control all this while. Her reply to his suggestion made his temper raise again.

"Listen to me. He will do no such thing." he seethed out in anger and caught hold of her forearm jerking her up from her hunched position.

She hissed with pain and tried to free herself from the strong clutches of the unknown person who sat in front of her.

Fear. That is all Rose felt. She felt scared of the man who once was so caring and loving. He always seemed to behave differently when Alexander's topic cropped up. But today, it was extreme. He seemed violent and mad. She couldn't understand the sudden change in his behaviour. He looked terrifying and all she wanted was to push him out of her house and hide somewhere away from the dangers that life gifted her with.

She looked into his eyes that were filled with anger.

"Remove that bastard from your heart this instant. . ." He said with anger coursing through each and every vein in his body.

"I.want.you.Roseanne Hart. I want you. YOU ARE FUCKING MINE. Do you understand that? I won't let some pathetic childhood love of yours to take away the woman I have set my eyes on. I've wanted you since the day we met at your doorstep. And I will make you mine. I will go to any extent for it and I would even go to an extent to finish him off if he comes in between you and me. . . . I wouldn't think twice before killing your childhood sweetheart Rose." he said as he pushed his right index finger into her chest in a painfull way. "No one between you and me" he said and pressed his index finger into his chest.

"Why do you fucking think I helped you get a job at my work place? I wanted you to be with me every single minute. I never pitied you for your lack of earning capacity. I did it for myself, I want you."

Rose gulped with fear and looked at him dumbfounded. She was blank and she could feel herself shiver with fear. She prayed to the gods above to save her from this monster of a man.

"Get out of my house" she whispered in a fear filled voice. He looked at her with narrowed blood shot eyes that had occurred due to his immense anger and yelling. He loosened his grip on her arm and looked at her with an expression which Rose couldn't read.

He again wore that wicked twisted smirk on his face.

"Not before this sweetheart" he said and pulled her closer as he crashed his lips onto hers forcefully.

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