Chapter 23

Book:CEO's love for his assistant Published:2024-5-28

Bella’s POV
Today is the day. I was starting to get scared. No one has yet to come and help me. I am afraid that Xavier might be too late to help me.
I sighed as I put my head down. I heard the door open and saw him entering as he shuts the door behind him. He gave me a smirk as he came towards me.
He hold a cloth cover up in his hands. I scrunched my eyebrows in confusion. Seeing my confusion he started to laugh.
“Hello Sunshine. I can see your confusion in your face.” he said placing the coverall in the bed. He clapped his hand and smirked. “That, my sunshine, is your wedding dress.” He said still with the smirk.
My face paled. I frantically shook my head. “Please don’t do this. Please.” I begged him. He just sighed. “How many times do I have to tell you. You are mine. I’ll make you mine no matter. ” he said to me caressing my cheeks. It sent shivers as I felt disgusted.
“Get ready. Now!” he demanded. “NO!” I screamed in fear. He got angry. He grabbed a chunk of my hair and pulled me.
“You watch you mouth now, Sunshine. And yes you will get ready. You don’t want me to change you right now, do we.” he said smirking. My face paled.
“N-No. I’ll c-change.” I said as I stuttered. He gave me a sinister smile. “Good girl. Now, I’ll see you at the alter. Its bad luck to see the bride before the wedding.” he said.
“And don’t even think about getting away. I’m just next door.” he said warning me. I just nodded my head. He got up and start to walk away.
I started to cry. This can’t be happening. Xavier supposed to save me. I can’t marry him. Please, someone save me. I prayed, hoping someone is listening to my prayer.
I stood up with shaky legs. There are bruises everywhere in my body. I slowly walked to the dress. I was dreading to see it. With shaky hands, I opened the zipper.
I gasped. To my horror, the dress, was too revealing. I couldn’t imagine wearing it. Thinking of wearing the dress made me want to vomit. And that’s what I did.
I quickly went to toilet and vomited. There was practically nothing in my stomach. Yet I still managed to vomit. After emptying my stomach, I flushed to the toilet and stood up.
I went to sink to wash my mouth. I gasped my when I saw myself in the mirror. I looked so messed up. Busted lips. Blood coming down from the head injury. Hand prints in my cheeks.
Slightly torn clothes. Bruises around my body that were too visible. I had tear stains and my mascara had smudged.
My hair looked like a bird nest from the constant pulling. I couldn’t bare to see myself. I wanted to vomit again seeing myself, but there was nothing left.
This wasn’t the girl that was with Xavier. It wasn’t the girl smiled every time when she looks at Xavier.
I sighed as I washed my face. I splashed water in my face, as I scrubbed my face as hard as I can. I looked at myself and saw the bruises were still along with the hand prints.
I felt numb. Like I couldn’t feel anything anymore. I sighed as I walked to bed and took a sit. I dreaded having to wear it. My eyes started to sting as tears started to spill. I heard someone knocking the door.
“Sunshine, you’ve changed?” he asked making my eyes go wide. “N-Not yet. C-Changing.” I said quickly. He replied with an ok and left.
I quickly changed not wanting to him to make his threat true. When I accidently looked at the mirror, I shuddered looking at myself.
This is not how I wanted to look like at my wedding. This is not how I dreamed it to be. It should be perfect. Wearing a dress of my liking. At a place that I wanted it to be. Surrounded by my people.
With the man I am in love with, Xavier. I sighed and sat at the corner in the room. I started to cry again. I just couldn’t do anything. I feared this man.
He has been my worst nightmare. I wanted someone to wake me up from this nightmare. But the beatings were real. I wasn’t dreaming.
Suddenly I heard gunshots. I whimpered and curled myself in the corner. “No, no, no.” I kept repeating it to myself. The gunshots were louder. I started whimpering and trembling.
Suddenly my door was kicked open. I closed my eyes as I kept repeating the same thing while whimpering and trembling.
I am scared he is coming to hurt me. God please don’t let him hurt me please.
Xavier’s POV
Finally we reached the place. I really hope my babygirl is here. We went through everything again, before we came out of our cars.
We saw bulky people surrounding the place. Dean was on my right and Andrew was on my left. They had their knives while I had my gun. We slowly sneak up behind them and quietly took them down.
We made our way up, into the house, taking down them down in the process. Soon we were at the door. On the count of three, we kicked down the door and started shooting his men as they came at us.
We didn’t care who we shot, we just randomly shoot. That’s when I saw him. I started to see red. I saw fear in his eyes, but he covered it with a smirk.
He started coming towards. I let my boys to deal with the others as walked towards with rage. The moment I reached him, I grabbed his neck making his eyes wide. I punched him repeatedly.
I couldn’t control my anger. Everything I heard about him, made me want to kill him. And now that he is here, I wanted to kill. But not yet. I have something else in my mind for him.
I gave him one last punch making him go unconscious gunshots were heard everywhere. I didn’t care about any of it and went to search for my Bella. I started opening each door.
But I stopped at one door that was locked. I tried to open but failed. Then with no other choice, I kicked it open. My eyes frantically searched for that one girl who has my heart.
As I searched I wasn’t able to spot her. When I was about to turn and continue to search for her, I heard a whimper.
My eyes quickly went to the direction of that sound. That’s when I saw her. When I saw her, I felt like my heart was broken in a million pieces. I couldn’t help it.
She was curled in the corner as she had her hands in her ears covering them, and her eyes was closed shut as tears spilled uncontrollably. Her entire body was shaking and trembling.
I didn’t realise that there was tears in my eyes seeing her in that condition. Without wasting much time I went to her. As I crouched down to her level, I heard her saying something.
“No, no, no” she kept repeating the same thing. I just broke seeing in such a state. As I touched her hands, she flinched.
She start to kick and yell still having her eyes closed. I quickly pulled her into my arms and hugged her, not wanting her to hurt herself.
“Its ok babygirl. Its me. Your Xavier.” I said trying to calm her down. I felt her stiffened. Slowly she start to calm down. Her breathing became even. Slowly she start to pull away.
I cupped her face. “You came.” she whispered. “I will always come for you baby.” I said as I gave her a soft smile. I wiped her tears and kissed her forehead.
“Having your lovey dovey moment I see.” I heard a sick voice. I turn around and saw the asshole who hurt my girl. I start to see red again.
He slowly pulled out a gun. He pointed directly at me. I wasn’t fazed by it. “She is mine.” he snarled out. A gunshot was heard.
The next thing I heard was a gasp.