Chapter 22-1

I wish I could be with you, but I'm too broken and I deserve him. One day you will understand, and I hope you don't hate me when you do. -Charlie Chapter 22 "Your're home." Her voice squeaked as she kept staring at the two intimidating men in her kitchen. "Yes. I'm only staying the day I fly back out this afternoon, but I thought it would be better if I was here when you met your new bodyguards." His hands tightened on her shoulders and she tried not to wince. "I don't understand why I need bodyguards?" She knew why, but she played it dumb to see what he knew. She still hadn't seen Landon, but his looming presence behind her was enough to scare her. "Why doesn't matter. Now turn around a kiss me. It been months since I have seen you love." She felt Landon spin her around and his beautiful cruel face came into view. She watched as he bent his head and she kissed him so she got to get this situation over with. Kissing Landon was like kissing the devil. He was charming until he didn't want to be any more. "Better. Now lets me introduce. The bald one is Damien, and the blonde is Aaron. They will drive you places and keep watch over you. They will stay in the pool house so don't worry if you see them walking around." Charlotte smiled at the 2 men and they both gave her a stern look. "Miss Jones our number should be in your phone, call if you need anything." Aaron said, and she nodded her head, trying to wrap her mind around everything that was going on. She knew there was more to these bodyguards, but she didn't want to ask. "Now Charlotte there are rules, because it seems you have been a naughty fiancée. There is a list of people who are not allowed to approach you. Oh, let me see the name Sinclair does that ring any bells sweetheart?" Landon asked her sweetly, and she was glad Landon was standing behind her because she felt all the colour drain from her face. She saw her new bodyguards watching her and she couldn't decide if they would help or just stand there and watch. "No response, that's strange, my love. I swear, didn't you go to a wedding of a friend named Sinclair? Shame I have put them on the ban list since I heard the wedding was beautiful." Charlotte felt her body shake, and she knew Landon was smiling behind you. "Damien, Aaron you can leave I have much catching up with my lovely fiancée." Charlotte watched as he dismissed the guards and the dread she was feeling was returning at full speed. "Now Charlotte turn around and face me because what I am about to say I will only say once you understand me?" She nodded her head, and Landon tsked. "Charlotte have you forgotten already I don't understand head shaking verbal responses or do I need to teach you a lesson." Charlotte went to shake her head but swallowed heavily instead. "No Landon." She watched him smile, and she felt like she had made a deal with the devil. "Excellent now instead of saying yes I want a I do. Might as well practise for the wedding. I would hate for you to forget your lines. Now Charlotte, do you understand me?" She wanted to bite her tongue and defy him, but the glint in his eyes told her to obey. "I do." She tried not to cringe, but it was hard. "Very good sweetheart, now this is how it is going to go. Your options are: I come home early from my trip or you follow and listen to those guards. That includes the special list of people who may not approach you. Understand?" Charlotte opened her mouth to say yes, but the stern look from him told her not to. "I do." She wanted to cry, but she wouldn't show him weakness. "See your good at this. Now next order of business. You will ring Chase Sinclair and tell him it's over. I have been lenient in your defiance in seeing him. I have allowed you to have a friend, to fuck him, to dare I say love him, but that ends now you see because I own you. I own every single aspect of your life. I knew you would eventually see him again. I even planned it that day at the restaurant, but you beat me to it, didn't you? You naughty little girl. But enough is enough. If you don't ring him and tell him it's over, I know some terrible people who could pay him and his sister a brief visit. I'm not sure how Harriet, that's her name, right? Will enjoy a honeymoon in a coma." Charlotte couldn't help her reaction as she took a step back, gasp and covered her mouth with her hand. Her mind was spinning. All this time he knew, and he allowed it. He allowed it for this exact reason so he could use it against her as a way of control and show her that she was nothing. She wanted to beg. She wanted to get down on her knees and beg him not to do this to her, but she didn't. She knew what begging would do to her. "Don't seem so shocked, love. I always forget how simple you are at times. I forget that your little brain can't wrap its head around the fact that I will always own you and you know it. You know deep down you would never deserve his love. You know, once he found out the entire truth, he would hate you, be disgusted by you. Only someone like me could ever truly love someone as dirty and broken as you are. So, pick up the phone and ring him, Charlie. That's what he likes to call you isn't it, Charlie." Charlotte continued to stare and Landon as he reached forward and grabbed her phone out of her pocket. She watched and Landon scrolled through her phone, tsking as he found his name and hit ring. He passed the phone back to Charlotte, and she raised it to her ear in a robot-like fashion. She prayed he wouldn't pick up and her heart sank when he did. "Hey Charlie, is something wrong. Did you forget something?" She watched as Landon smiled and waved her on. She knew he would not give her an ounce of privacy, so she took a deep breath and locked away her emotions. "Everything is fine. Look, I think it's best if we stop seeing each other permanently. I know you said to take a break for a week, but I think it's for best if we cut our ties now." Landon was smiling as her heart was breaking.