Chapter 72: The real deal

Xhani POV

I stood behind Armani as he fought with his parents, I wanted to calm him, but he was beyond reasoning.

“She cannot be the daughter-in-law of this family,” his father said in his deep voice.

Armani curled his hands into a fist, ready to explode, but I kept his shirt in my hand, holding him back.

“Father,” we spoke about this, you said I have your blessings,” Armani said with confusion and frustration.

I came out from behind Armani, wanting to know what the problem was. His father looked at me disappointingly before saying, “Have you told my son the truth about yourself,” he said.

Confused I looked at Armani, not sure what they meant but I nodded my head, Armani knew everything about me. Even about Zain.

“Well, if you have told Armani everything, then you should know why we cannot have her as our daughter-in-law.” his father said, making me more confused.

Building the courage, I step forward, “I am sorry sir, but what truth are you referring to?” I said.

His mother laughed in my face and said, “So you haven’t said the whole truth, because Armani is well aware of the family traditions.” she said with an evil smirk.

Turning his face to me, Armani held my hand, and kissed the back of it, “Xhani, is there anything you haven’t told me that I need to know about?” he said with sadness.

I shook my head at him, not knowing what they wanted to hear.

Seeing me refuse, his mother stomped forward. Pulling me away from Armani, and the next thing I knew was stars dancing around my eyes.

This bitch just slapped me.

Fuming over her disrespect I opened my mouth to say something when Armani pulled me back. Hugging my body with an extreme level of protectiveness. His body was shaking with anger. For a second, I forgot that I was slapped and concentrating on calming him down.

His mother moved back, but before he could do anything, his mother spoke again.

“She is not a virgin, and she is lying to you,” she screamed at me.

Making Armani freeze on his spot. I looked at him confused, thinking to myself, what does this have anything to do with my sex life?

“Excuse me, my sex life has nothing to do with anyone,” I screamed, not being able to contain my anger any longer.

Armani turned his head towards me, regret, and sorrow in his eyes, he held my shoulders, “Xhani, please tell me my mother is lying?” he said as he looked at me. Waiting for me to tell him it was a lie, but it wasn’t.

“Armani”, I said as I tried to touch his face, but he stepped back, tears rolling down his cheeks.

“See, I told you she is not worthy of being the daughter of this family,” his mother yelled but I ignored her, walking to Armani, I tried to tell him that I never lied, he never asked, and I never said it.

“You know what, she has also been raped, she had an abortion as well as sleeping with two guys at once.” his mother said again, making me break cold sweat over my forehead. How the fuck did they know about all of this.

Armani froze once again, I tried to go closer to him, but he turned around and with a blink of an eye, he slammed me on the wall with full force, making me whimper with pain. I looked up to see his eyes, but they were red, burning with rage once again. “How dare you lie to me”, he growled at me. Making me flinch.

Tears running down my cheeks, I manage to answer him, “I did not lie to you, you never asked me,” I cried.

He was still holding me with force, leaving bruises around my shoulders.

“How could you not tell me about your abortion?” “Your rape”, he said, but quickly the rage came back, “and how could not tell me you slept with multiple guys,” he growled again, making me whimper.

This is the most embarrassing situation I have ever been in my life. I did not want to stand here and explain my past to him in front of his family. But the embarrassment was replaced with disappointment, “You know what Armani, all that happened in the past, I regretted it, but today I regret being with you the most.” I said as tears ran down, my blood turning cold.

I pushed him off me, I took the ring off my finger and threw it on his face.

“Yes, I wasn’t a virgin when I met you, but you never bothered to ask me.” “Yes, I was raped, but that was because I had no clue what was happening to me, it was against my consent,” “Yes, I had an abortion because my boyfriend was a cowered who raped me and then made me get an abortion,” I said all as all the pain and memories of my past flashed in front of my eyes.

“And no Armani I did not sleep with multiple people at the same time, I was asked to prove my loyalty and I had to do it, even though I did not want it,” I said as tears kept rolling down.

I wiped my tears away. Looking straight at the guy who was questioning me, but I was beyond forgiveness at this point.

“I never hid or lied to you, you should’ve told me your family’s fucked up tradition before putting a ring on my finger,” I said. I turned to face his parents who were looking at me with sour expressions.

“And you, you claim to come from a noble family, wanting virgin girls, but were you a virgin before you guys got married? because from what I learned, you used to be a prostitute before he got you out,” I said. His mother getting angry, but I did not care anymore. His father put his face down in shame, knowing very well that I was right.

Seeing that everything had been said and done, I turned on my heels and walked out, but before I exited the room, I turned to face Armani once more, “When you came into my life, I thought all would be well, I thought you would be different from Zain, but I was so wrong about you, I wish I never have to see your face again.” I said and with that, I left.