Da Silva s Bride

CHAPTER 1

Xavier Da Silva looked at the girl standing across the room trying on her wedding dress.He knew she would be no different from her social peers in their privileged circles in Italy..rich and spoilt.She was paler than her contemporaries, but he guessed that came from her English father.Her mother,Isobel Christofedes Miller was Italian through and through.His brain felt slightly fuzzy around the edges and he cursed himself mentally,many a shot of whiskey wasn't going to help him out of this predicament or the feeling of entrapment he'd live with for years.

Alisha Miller spun around to see her soon to be husband.

"I like this dress, Xavier.Does it look good on me?"

He nodded nonchalantly.

"Can't you for once say I look beautiful or I'm pretty?"

"You're beautiful"He said, sarcastically.

"Xavier...."

"Don't make a big deal out of this!You should be glad that I'm here with you,wrap the dress up and meet me outside"With that,he stood up and walked away.

Alisha's fist clenched.

Xavier slowly came to a halt in front of her house.

Alisha moved closer to him to kiss him,he shot her a warning look which made her retreat.

"We're getting married in two days, can't we even act like couples already?"

"We would do everything you want once we get married"

"If you don't want this marriage then why are you pushing through with it?"She asked, frustratedly.

"Don't act as if you're reluctant to get married to me.You want this marriage more than I do.When your Father sold your family's resort to my father,he rewrote your destiny"His month thinned into a bitter line."They both got what they wanted... your father got money from the sale with the assurance that the resort would return to the family through you by walking away with a watertight marriage agreement"

Alisha rolled her eyes."Why are you reminding me of this?"

"You need that resort back to save your family's company from bankruptcy so don't act as if you truly care about me. I can't stop this wedding even if I want to.The wedding must hold"

He held her chin and tilted it up roughly.

"Don't worry I'll spoil you with money because that's what you want,you little thing"His gaze flicked her insultingly.

Tears stung her eyes.

"You don't know me, Xavier.I'm full of surprises"She slammed back and got down from his car.She opened the backseat,as soon as she took out the parcel containing the wedding dress.He sped off.

Alisha angrily walked into the house,she dumped the dress on the floor and screamed.

Who does he think he is? Simply because she was attracted to him gives him no right to insult her.Why was she even drawn to an arrogant and cold-hearted jerk?

Isobel walked in.

"I heard you screaming, What is it?"

"Mother, I can't marry him"Alisha replied sitting on a chaise lounge.

"Why? I thought you liked him?"

"Even so, I don't want him to think he can just snap his fingers and everything would fall into place, I want him to find me expensive not cheap"

Isobel sighed walking closer to her.

"Don't worry,dear.Everything would be okay once you two get....."

"I want to delay this wedding, I just want him to see...."

A hot slap welcomed her left cheek,she held her face staring at her mother in disbelief.

"You aren't delaying anything.Don't you know how much his family hate scandals?You want to delay a wedding which everyone already knows that it's in two days.You should be happy his father chose you for someone like Xavier.Other than getting our resort back,we would never get broke again.This is a golden opportunity. I don't care how Xavier treats you....a plaything.....a slave.... I don't care.You are getting married to him the day after tomorrow and nothing...I repeat nothing would change that"Isobel said, sternly.

Tears rolled down Alisha's cheeks,she would be Xavier's bride but first he has to know that she was priceless.

Miguel walked into the kitchen to find Isobel preparing lunch.

"Good day ma"He greeted, politely.

Isobel turned to face him and smiled.

"I thought you wouldn't show up to wish Alisha a happy married life"

"I won't miss that for anything"He said, innocuously and sat on a stool.

"Amanda wanted to visit her father's grave so I accompanied her."

Isobel placed a cup of coffee on the table.