My Mate

Samantha’s POV

Hey everyone. My name is Samantha. My friends used to call me Sam or Sammie. My sister Olivia calls me a buttercup. My parents call me Samantha, nope....no pet name or anything else.

My parents are pretty rich! Yeah, they are awfully rich!!! I have an elder sister. Our whole lives were dictated by our parents. The only thing we both were expected to do is to follow their orders without a question. Well, the sad part is I did and the fun part is my sister didn’t, not in front of them but she fooled them behind their back and sometimes in front of them.

When we were still in school, I used to be the quiet one. I was the one who only concentrates on studies and not disappoints my parents with my results. I was branded as the ‘Pretty nerd’ while my sister gives her homework to someone to finish and cheated during exams to escape from our parents’ wrath. She was a pro in it. We were like fire and ice, but we loved each other. I never once told her doings to my parents and she will never once leave my side when I was being a fun target in the school.

My sister was brave I was a coward, she likes to rebel, I like to be in peace always, she likes to fight for her rights I like to sacrifice.

We should attend boring business parties with our parents when I smile politely to whom my parents introduce while my sister makes funny faces behind their back. She even gave a punch to a boy’s stomach who kissed my knuckles. She is my knight in the shining armor (!!!!) well ok Knight in the cocktail dress????

My father wanted us both to study business management. I agreed but my sister rejected... She fought with them and made them agree to allow her to study for a vet, she loves animals and I’m scared of them.

She likes to take care of them and love them, we were not allowed to raise a puppy or a cat so my sister will visit the local vet place weekly to help with the workers, she does that for free. I love her doing those work but I didn’t help her as I was scared to be with a dog or cat or any other creatures. I don’t hate them but I’m scared of them.

When my sister announced that she is going to study about the vet and wanted to be a doctor to take care of them, all the hell broke loose in our home. My parents fought with her pointing out that she might have hit her head somewhere because her idea was absurd for them.

As I know my sister and her love for the animals I wanted to support her but I didn’t have the guts to stand up to my parents. When compared with a horror movie my dad is scarier for me!!!

He never hit us my mom does that work for him (!!!) but he never smiled also! While I tremble to see his fuming face my sister will just snort. At those times I want to bang my head in a wall! Why can’t I be like her? Why am I such a coward?

She told me that she will make herself a fool in the class if she is forced to study business management. My father grunted and turned to me warning me that I better get good marks or else he will punish both of us.

My sister was happy that she can study as her wish but she felt bad for me, I comforted her telling me that I was fine and I don’t have any interests so I was not bothered by accepting our parent’s choice.

Everything was going fine, we finished our studies, my sis becomes a doctor and I worked with my father in his company.

One day my dad announced..... now listen carefully guys he didn’t ask suggestion he suddenly announced that he wants me to marry his friend’s son for business matter!!!

I don’t know his name! I never saw him! I don’t know if he saw me also? Suddenly I was announced that I was getting engaged in a few months and my marriage will be in a year.

Sigh. My sister was furious and another fight broke between my dad and sis. My dad won this time she was the one who is about to marry that stranger but he declined that saying he didn’t want a girl who treats animals (????) He wanted a girl whom he should be delighted to announce with everyone he knows. Like a trophy????

I had the title and as I was a puppet to my parent’s I was sold off in their market. That was the day I cried more in my bed. Not only I was a puppet in my parent’s home but I should be a puppet for my future husband also!!!

As this turmoil was going on I was introduced to my fiancée! I hated him at first sight.... why because he pointed out that I was 2 minutes late in meeting him and it was important to him.

The next thing I remember was he fired the server because he served him late!!! He was a complete arrogant jerk.

I didn’t want my sister to feel bad for me so I didn’t tell her that I hate my fiancée already. But she soon found out that when she met him herself.

Her words about him fell in the deaf ears in our home.

After 2 months came the most shocking news !!! well my sister was pregnant!!! World war 3,4,5 in our home..... in the end, she was disowned and I was held back by my parents. We were not allowed to see each other.

But I talked to her and my brother-in-law behind my parent’s back. He was a good guy for her, I met him for the first time with my sister in the mall when I escaped from my bodyguard’s eyes.

We hugged each other and cried because of our situation. My brother-in-law was a good guy, I saw how happy she was with him. He was not very rich but he took great care of my sister. I was so happy for her, at least she does not need to suffer like me.

But something was weird with my brother-in-law. He was a Scottish guy but that was not the wired one, he was well! I don’t know but he was a little bit strange.

When a guy bumped into my sister in the mall, he caught her with a fast reflex and growled at the guy. Was it not wired?

Why did he do that strange action? Growling like an animal?

But I was distracted by my sister.

“You should leave our parents, I promise I will take care of you buttercup.” Olivia caressed my hair.

“I don’t want to trouble you guys,” I mumbled hugging her.

“You are not a trouble buttercup.” She frowned.

“My nephew or niece is kicking.” I giggled placing my hands on her belly.

“I don’t want you to suffer in their hands.” She told me worried.

“Hey, Olivia do not stress, it will affect the baby. I will turn to you when I need you, I promise.”

Suddenly I was pulled hardly from her making me yelp and her eyes widen, Mason, my brother-in-law pulled me to him and pushed me behind his back glaring at my bodyguard and my fiancée who was glaring at him.

Did I tell you that my brother-in-law Mason was a giant? Yes, he was a tall... very tall guy, and strong also.

“Samantha, what the hell do you think you are doing? Come to me this instant!.” My Jerk fiancée barked at me.

I flinched fisting my hands-on Mason’s shirt in fear.

“Don’t raise your voice on my sister like that.” My sister yelled back.

“What will you do little one?” my bodyguard mocked her and next second he was on the floor because of Mason’s fist connected to his jaw.

“Why you-” but Mason hit him again making him grunt.

“ Stop, take Olivia with you. I will go with them, else it will become worse.” I held Mason’s hand but he was shaking like struggling with something.

My sis rushed to his side and rubbed his back, he went normal in second and hugged her sideways.

What is happening? I was confused about his actions.

“Buttercup are you going to marry that brute? Please don’t ruin your life.” My sister pleaded with me.

I can’t tell her the whole truth now, well last week I caught my fiancée with a girl in an ugly position and when I told my parents they told me that rich guys have lovers behind their wife’s back and I should not give importance to such petty things.

If I say that I was slapped by my mother in front of my fiancée and the maids because I stood up for my rights and refused to marry this guy, my sister will never agree to this.

“Samantha, didn’t you learn your lesson hard way last week already? Now come here this instant before you get another blow like last week.” My fiancée told me in gritted teeth making my sister gasp.

“Did that jerk hit you?” my sister yelled.

I shook my head ashamed while he scoffed, “Your mother did that for me instead. That made her finally shut up.” He replied cockily.

“What happen Sam? Tell me.” She shook my shoulder.

“I refused to marry him because I saw him with another girl in our future home, in the bed.” I mumbled making her gasp and Mason growl, “Our parent’s told me to not give importance to such petty things, again he brought her to our future home when I was there instructing the workers” I gulped and added, “He told me not to disturb him and his lover and not to be near the bedroom.” I whispered recalling that disgusting thing.

“Wh-what?” My sister whispered shocked.

“When I told mother that I want to stop this marriage and told her what happen she told me that I was a drama queen.” I blinked back my tears and added, “When I refused to agree with them she slapped in front of our maids and him.”

My sister began to shed tears hearing this, “There is more.” I added wiping my tears.

“What did that ugly creature do?” she asked disgustedly.

“He” I hiccupped and added, “He seduced a maid from our home, and was making out with her in my room in my bed.” I wiped my cheeks, “She was there to aid my bruised cheeks, when I returned from the bathroom I saw them in my bed, Olivia. I’m marrying a perverted monster, Olivia. He is a sadist also, he likes to hurt me emotionally.” I began to sob hugging my sister.

She was the only person who truly cares for me in this world, seeing her after a long time I wanted to be in her arms. I could not stop myself from telling her everything that happened to me in her absence. If she was there she will protect me always but now I was alone and miserable.

“She didn’t let me touch her! I’m not a fool to wait for her like a saint. I went to the ones who openly went to my arms.” He shrugged with a smirk.

“You are a monster.” My sister spat out.

“Wait until your parents hear what you did today.” He told me pointedly making me shiver.

“Buttercup don’t go. Come with us.”, my sister told me.

“I can’t Olivia. Father will ruin you if I did such a thing, I don’t want anything bad to happen to you.” I shook my head.

“He can’t do anything to us, Samantha. Trust us and come with us.” Mason told me.

“I want to but I can’t. I love you both, take care of my Olivia, I will call you again.” I told him and removed my sister’s arm from me sadly.

It happened 2 months ago, my days in this place become a hell day today.

I talked to my sister 3 times after that, each time she asked me to agree to her and she will bring her with me. As I was a coward I didn’t agree but I regret that every day.

It was my engagement with that brute the next day, we have a party the next day evening. But my heart was broken seeing my best friend in the room with my fiancée, making out.

I was betrayed by my own best friend who was with me for 6 years! She gave me a guilty look while the devil next to her smirked and shrugged coolly.

I was called the girl without a backbone, I heard my maids gossiping how good my future husband was in bed making me want to puke. How many women did he do that with? I can’t be seriously seen with a guy like this! so after having enough in my sleeve I finally caught the courage to call my sister.

I called my sister in midnight and whispered in tears,

“Help me, Olivia.” She got the words she needed.

“Mason will be there to get you tomorrow.”

“Olivia, there are many bodyguards here,” I told her scared.

“Buttercup, go to bed and sleep. Trust me, tomorrow your sorrows will come to an end. You will be free from that hell, my ma-” she stopped and cleared her throat “My husband will be there and take you from there. Just come here with empty hands, you don’t need anything from those filthy pig heads. I will take care of everything.”

She is in Scotland with her husband and their newborn baby.

“I love you, Olivia. I wish I was also like you brave and everything, I feel like I’m a burden.”

“Buttercup you are my baby sister and I’m happy to take care of you, listen to me there are few things I want to discuss with you about Mason’s place but I want to do it when you are here. I don’t want you to make any decisions regarding your stay here, I will do that. trust me buttercup it won’t harm you but please trust my decisions.”

What?????

“Olivia you are scaring me.”

“Buttercup, my decision about you will never hurt you. Give me your word that you will trust my decision.”

“I trust you with my life, Olivia, you are the only person who will never hurt me in this world.”

“That’s enough for me. Mason will be there with his 2 friends and they will bring you to where we live. I will explain to you everything in detail. Now go and sleep. We will be with each other from tomorrow.”

“I love you, Olivia, give a kiss to little Zia for me. I want to hold my niece already.”

“You can play with her and do everything you like from tomorrow, go, and sleep buttercup. I love you and trust me I will end your misery.”

“Good night Olivia,” I whispered and ended the call.

I didn’t sleep a wink the whole night, I was scared about Mason’s safety.

Will my father’s bodyguard hurt him?