Chapter 4 Alliance

You learn the lesson when you know it and don't repeat the same mistake again!

"Emperor, we are home!" The chauffeur announced, looking at Laszlo and Astraea in the backseat sitting silently.

Laszlo slowly nods his head shifting slowly towards Astraea looking at her home silently. The door opened from her side and Zale was standing waiting for her to get out.

Laszlo watched her calmly for a while then open his mouth to speak.

"Want me to help!" He asked coldly and she slowly nods her head in No getting out slowly.

"I will be leaving for Altarvia tonight.

Prepare my travel and meet me here." He asked Hector. She slowly turns watching him speaking to one of his men calmly like he didn't just kidnap her from Milan all the way to London taking her back to her parent's house just for a single Yes.

He is demanding Perv! She thought turning back and looking at her house when she sees her mother and father Standing at the door looking at her. She smiled ready to step when a hand on her lower back sent chills down her spine.

How did I forget about Laszlo?

She nervously looks at them while László pushes her for a walk. As they stepped near she saw Rodriguez's family standing behind her family.

She slowly shifts her head looking up at László who was walking looking ahead in determination and confidence of getting her.

He will never let me go!

She knew at that moment she could never run away from him.

They stop in front of their parents and Astraea leaves his side walking to her parents and hugging them together.

"I am glad you brought her safe!" Astraea heard Arawn Rodriguez behind her back while hugging her mother and father.

"We should go inside." Her mother was the first to move and smile at everyone. Astraea looks at her father, he gave her a warm smile holding her by the shoulder and taking her inside along with everyone.

Everything felt so real, right and wrong at the same time. The feeling of meeting her parents was so alive but the similar feeling of being Laszlo Micheal Rodriguez's woman scared her to death. Two different feelings against each still felt right.

Laszlo took his seat on an armchair like Emperor watching her with his predator eyes which didn't scare her for a while knowing she was his only prey.

"Astraea!" She was quickly pulled back on earth and break her eyes from him looking at her father passing her water with a smiling face.

She smiles back taking it and placing it near her lips sipping slowly when her eyes met his eyes back and she immediately looks away looking at her smiling mother.

"You know Lila I will enjoy more knowing what Astraea thinks of this proposal. I already like her so much.

If she says No also I won't have any issue." Elizabeth speaks looking at Lila and then Astraea. The hair on her body stands straight in reference to the marriage. She knew if said no also Laszlo will haunt her. It was his determination in his eyes.

You will never have one but your eyes say it all. He looks at me like I am his meak prey

She herself had any option.

She already rejected so many proposal ones by one after her graduation stating she wanted to famous Ballerina. Now when she was one she didn't have any other excuse.

She looks up at her father who was looking at her with his hopeful eyes. She knew they were never gonna force her for anything but Laszlo will haunt her. She had no choice either way!

"Do I have a choice?" She asked her father looking at him with her hopeful eyes and he melted nodding no slowly and looking at Laszlo. She nervously sighed and keeps the glass down on the table and turns looking at Laszlo.

"I want to complete my master's before our wedding. Till then you won't haunt me like you did last night." Astraea says looking at Laszlo. Everyone's lips curved into a beautiful smile looking at each.

"That we will see Love!" Laszlo says looking at and she looks at Elizabeth helplessly.

"László!" Elizabeth glares at him and sighed standing up and walking near Astraea looking into her eyes with some determination.

"I guess you have things to talk about. Till then I want Astraea to show me around." He half asked and mostly demanded forwarding his hands to her.

Hearing her first name from his deep Italian accent tone made her heart dance internally. She composed herself best by looking at him and his hands and she lost it immediately.

Damn, he knows my weakness!!

She glanced at his vein-full hands and slowly place her hands in his warm standing up on heels when his other hands came on her lower back and she turns quickly leading the way.

Terrace

She stood against the glass railing of the house watching him standing looking around the Estate. The slow wind blew around making his tiny little hair fly with it.

This is all! She says looking around and gazing at the garden of flowers around smiling widely.

They finally grew.

She was in mid of dreamland when she felt a close presence around her. She shifts and her chest collides with his firm and strong one.

The closeness of his body played havoc on her senses quickly, her heart thumped loudly against his chest making her breath quick.

"You were saying something about hunting love." He says in his Italian accent making her thoughts process in a daze and her knee and body weak. She held herself strong with little strength left in her body raising up her hand and placing it on his firm chest.

Damn! This feels so good! She thought but quickly composed herself pushing him away from her standing straight in the space between them.

She was taking her hands away when he caught her wrist and her breath was caught in her lungs. She quickly looks up meeting her eyes with his green ones.

"I won't haunt you until you think about me, Ria. I never haunt my favorite people!" He says it all looking into her eyes and keeping her hands back on his chest making thoughts curl in an untangled way.

"And I feel you are one of my favorite people!" He closes the distance between them making her look away nervously. The thumping of her heart was so loud that he could hear it.

"So, Next weekend you have a date with the most eligible bachelor and Emperor. Dress to impress and don't importantly don't make me wait."

He leans to her level holding her chin making her face him gently looking forward to the response.

"I don't take orders and I won't come." She says glaring at him and pushing him away quickly walking away from him.

Dress to impress! She mimicked him and walked away angrily.

"What does he think of himself? I just agreed to marry not to be a slave." she disappeared down the stairs into the hall to the parents' hub.

"Where is László?" Arawn quickly asked looking at her and she stood surprised with a sudden attack of questions.

"Oh! He was just admiring the view and asked me to go downstairs." She smiled and lied at the same time looking at them taking her seat beside her father and grabbing the juice.

Brian turns looking at her while she ignored his eyes knowing her father knew what she did.

"Don't forget the history. He can slave you!" Brian Vance mumbled slowly grabbing the cupcakes on the table and forwarding them to her. She nervously takes it eating slowly.

He won't slave me! Will he?