Arranged Marriage: To Hear Your Voice

 Mark jump into the pool, swimming around and then he push himself up and went to the table as he reach his phone. There's a message from Sabrina. He play it and he frowned. Everyone heard it and they laughs.

"I am willing to donate." Ethan said as he raise his beer.

"Me too!" Enzo play along.

"Fuck you guys!" He took the towel and went to the guest room in the west wing and take a bath. After taking a bath, he went to the east wing and carries Allison by the corner. She woke up and look at him. "You really think that I would allow you to have a baby with other males?"

"Hmm." He take her downstairs and went to their room. He help her sober up. She took a warm shower and went to bed. Mark still hear her say it. It annoys him so he grabbed her waist and kiss her lips. "I'm sleepy."

"You aren't going to sleep until I say so."

"What?" She frowns. Mark kissed her chin and look into her eyes as he ripped his shirt that she's wearing. She gasped when she noticed he's already down there. He turn her on and after she was fully aroused and ready, he make love to her like he never did.

 He tire her out and he plant all of his seeds into her. She can't be with other males. She can't have babies with other men but him. He was tired for the day after dancing, playing with the boys and swimming. But he can still make babies with her so he went for another round until both of them are so tired that they fall asleep in each other's arms.

***

 Francisco can't sleep all night. He can't think right at that moment. He was so sure that Anastasia is there and he had touched her. But how? How could Sabrina make that? No! This is not right. They buried Anastasia and he's so sure that it's just a decoy. He started breaking things inside the house.

"We need to leave." Glenn enter the room and pack few of his things.

"You saw her, right?" He asked. "Anastasia is alive?"

"It's probably someone that looks like Anastasia just to fool us." Glenn said.

"What did you do to Anastasia?" He asked him.

"That doesn't matter now, what matters is we only have 30 minutes of freedom. Soon enough. They will capture us. Ivanov sent us a warning. Soon our heads will be speared while our body is being burnt."

 Francisco understand that. That's why Veronica showed up there, as . Of course, Ivanov would know but why aren't they capturing them until now? How many times would he smack his head when he now knows that it was part of Sabrina's play?

 They left the safe house so soon and reach far away—very far away that no one could track them. In the old safe house that was being renovated. He was sure that it's not their safest place. Where else could they go? Ivanov can find anyone even if it's a ghost.

***

 Anastasia was loving the game as they watch the footage of the play. She celebrate it with their best wine and Ezekiel joined her. He never thought that Sabrina would be this manipulative. From the very start until this point. Everyone are so surprised and even he was surprised.

 That would be a legendary female Mondragon. He wasn't wrong when he chose her to be his successor in EPUA.

"I'll go to bed now, Papa. Don't stay up too late."

 She went to her room and put her robe on as she went to the balcony and open it. She open it wide as cold wind enters her room. She hold on the parapet and inhale the fresh air. It's so good now. In few hours, she will start chasing them.

 Her phone rings and she answers it.

"Mr. Ivanov."

"Good evening, sweetheart. I already set the timer." He said.

"That's good. Don't cheat, Mr. Ivanov. I need their heads." She said. Calvin Ivanov laugh out loud.

"Sweetheart, you always make me laugh like this. Okay, I promise not to cheat. But are you sure that you just need the head?"

"Oh! I also need their lower parts… you know—I want to see them and make them feel how it hurts. But anyway—I will have a good sleep now. Sweet dreams, Elder Ivanov."

"I will dear. Have a good night."

 Anastasia stay a little more and listen to the wind. At this moment before going to sleep. Ferdinand would play the cassette and would dance with her. Sway her a little and hug her, kissing her lips and her neck. Then would tell her sweet thoughts. She missed those moment.

 She went back inside and lock the door. She close the curtains and walk to bed. She remove her robe and tuck herself in. She sigh and close her eyes. But just as her eyes closed. She fall into a beautiful dream. Not just a dream but a memory of hers as Ferdinand would gather her into his arms, smile and kiss her nose.

"You are my Goddess. So how would I look at other girls when my eyes only want to see you?"

"You are just saying that to flatter me." She pouted.

"Do you want me to prove myself to you?" He asked in a very sexy voice. "It's been three years but it always felt like the first time."

"Are you proposing to me?" She asked and pinch his cheek.

"Is that obvious?" He asked. She laugh.

"We are too young. Oh, I almost forgot my project. Let's go home."

 They went to his unit where they are staying. Then he would cook dinner while she's busy with her project. He knows that she's been a busy bee but as he look at her. He knows that she's the one. In few months, they are going to graduate. Although Anastasia was three years younger than him—she manage to be on his level.

 That woman isn't just smart, but she's so talented and she's the wittiest person he knows.

 Before their graduation, he proposed to her and that was the happiest day of their life. They made love under the moon and that's how they bow to each other to make a family together and always be faithful and truthful.

 But her dreams became tragic. The tragic on how she was being captured and tortured in front of her daughter. Her heart was being squeezed slowly that she suddenly can't breathe until she woke up and found out that those memories was hunting her even in her dream.

***

 Ferdinand found where Ezekiel is living with Anastasia. He watch Anastasia from afar as she enjoy the night in the balcony. He wished that he was there to romance her and tell her sweet thoughts. He stayed there for an hour or so until she fall asleep. But three hours before he leave. The lights in her room is being lightened and he wonder what woke her up.

 He wanted to rush in to comfort her and tell her that he is there. He hold himself so much not to run there but its crushing him slowly. He deserve this pain and this torture. His great love was hurting because of him.

"I'm so sorry, Ana…" He mutter and cries inside his car. "I am not the best man you wished. I don't deserve you. I don't deserve your love."