Ruined By My Brother's Best Friend (by Silverwriter) novel Chapter 225

ARABELLA’S POV

“Alvise…” I whispered, dread filling my stomach.

He caught me… I was in trouble.

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His eyes were devoid of any warmth, and his touch felt like being touched by a slab of hard rock.

“Every single fucking time I try to give you the benefit of the doubt, you prove me wrong. Why?” He seethed, his jaw set hard and his hold on my waist tightening so much I could barely breathe.

“Alvise, I…”

“Not another fucking word! I don’t care to hear whatever the fuck you want to say…”

My arm hurt, and it felt like I was losing blood, the pain unbearable. “Please, I…”

He looked away, dismissing me. “Igor!”

A guard rushed to stand in front of Alvise. “Yes, boss.”

“Go get the jet ready.” Alvise ordered, rubbing his thumb over his bottom lip. “We leave today.”

My heart skipped its next beat, and I tugged on his chest to get his attention. “No… I…” More tears slipped from my eyes. “I don’t want to go, Alvise.”

His eyes came back down on me, and the rage in them made me flinch. “You don’t want to go? When did that become your decision?”

“It’s my life.” I sobbed. “I have a right…”

“Not after what you just pulled, Arabella.” He said with finality, and then he removed his hand from my waist and stepped back.

Everything happened fast.

One second I was standing in front of him, and the next, someone started guiding me toward one of the cars. The fact that I was bleeding didn’t help, and I couldn’t fight them.

Sitting in the backseat of the car, my breaths strained and uneven, I finally allowed myself to look around. The cars had blocked most parts of the road, but no one stopped to check what was going on.

I dug my nails into my fingers, a pained sob escaping me. I was abducted in the middle of the road, and no one… not even a single person tried to intervene.

If he could get away with that in London… What else could he get away with?

Thoughts of Sierra swarmed my mind, and I fell back against the seats roughly, pain and regret eating at me. This wasn’t my plan.

I didn’t plan to leave just to escape Alvise. I also wanted to give Sierra peace in her life again. She had a

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boyfriend, a whole life, yet she could barely live it because of me.

was always one thing or the other… one crying session because of something I did or something that happened to me after another.

I knew I couldn’t live without her and would selfishly always be around her if I stayed or ran away with her. I would have also put her in trouble if Alvise caught us trying to run together.

“And now I won’t get to see her again.” I mumbled to myself, closing my eyes tightly and fuming with

regret.

I heard the door open and close, and the familiar scent wafted into the air, goosebumps rising on my skin.

I could feel the tension radiating from him, and if I didn’t, the way he shut the door with a harsh bang gave it away.

His anger was as clear as day, but I also felt a surge of my own. He couldn’t be pissed at me for wanting to escape being confined and taken away without a choice.

I wasn’t in support of this, and I didn’t care how that made anyone else feel. The least he could do was try to understand or put himself in my shoes.

“I want to see Sierra before we leave.” I whispered softly, breaking the silence in the car.

“No.”

My face fell. “No?” I turned to look at him. “You’re going to refuse me seeing my best friend?”

He glanced at me, his cold eyes pinning me with a hard look before he looked away. “Yes.”

“You do realise what you’re doing is wrong? You’re kidnapping me, Alvise. That’s what you’re…”

“Label it whatever you want.” He said, threateningly calm. “Be sure to know I don’t give a fuck.”

“Does my brother know?” I asked, searching his side profile for any reaction that would give me my

answer.

His face gave nothing away as he said, “No. He doesn’t.”

“How are you going to take me away without any of my family knowing about it? My friends…”

Alvise cut me off. “You mean Sierra? I’m sure you already told her.”

Did he just imply I had no other friends? “Are you trying to shame me?” I scoffed, my voice weak. “I have another friend, and even if I didn’t, it’s none of your business.”

He scraped his tongue over his teeth and leaned into the seat. “One.”

“One, what?” I snapped, annoyed.

“Two.”

It felt like I was about to lose my mind. “What are you counting?”

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He glanced at me. “You’ll know soon. Keep fucking talking.”

Defeated, I pursed my lips and turned away to look out the windows. Watching the streets as the car flew by my chest felt heavy.

I was leaving all this behind.

It was crazy how life could just change in the blink of an eye. A few months ago, if someone told me I’d be abducted by Alvise and forced to leave London, I would have laughed in their face and probably recommended therapy for being delusional.

“I want to talk to my parents.” I blurted, my eyes closed.

“To say what exactly?”

Furious, I snapped, “I don’t need to explain my intentions to you! It’s my life!”

Alvise didn’t respond. Seconds passed and then probably minutes before he said, “Three.”

I hate him.

I hate him so much, I felt like yelling in his face. But I couldn’t… I knew that would only worsen my case.

The rest of the ride was deadly silent, and a few minutes later, the car pulled to a stop in front of an airstrip.

The car door was pulled open by the guards, and one of them grabbed my arm to pull me out.

“Stop!” I cried, a loud scream tearing from my throat as I pushed him away and leaned against the car, the cold air hitting my face as I fought to endure the pain.

Alvise rounded the car and stepped in front of me, but I was in too much pain to look into his eyes. “What’s the problem?”

I didn’t respond.

As if that tipped him over the edge, he grabbed the collar of the jacket and pulled it off my shoulder.

He cursed under his breath and rasped, his voice strained with anger. “What the fucking hell?”

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