YOU'RE MY LOVE

-SAGE-

" So gorgeous. You look like an angel in this wedding dress, Sage." Elena giggles.

With fear gripping my heart, I slowly pulled my eyes up to the mirror in front of me. My reflection dressed in a white beautiful, wedding gown stared back at me.

She looked beautiful. I looked beautiful but I'm scared to admit it. I don't want to look pretty because ugly things never get stolen, it's always the pretty ones.

" Sage, nothing wrong is going to happen," Josephine whispers, looking at me with sympathy.

I hated it. Was I being that pathetic on my wedding day that everyone is being so sympathetic!? Why can't I just act normal? Why is there a thorn continuously piercing my heart!?

" I know." A hoarse whisper escaped my throat as I looked back at the mirror.

The door clicked open at the moment, Sabrina walked in with a jewelry box in her hand and a grim expression on her face.

" Sabrina, don't say anything to her today." Josephine snaps at her.

" Why are you so quick to judge me, Josephine? I do hate this bitch but I'm not that heartless." Sabrina glares at me.

Ouch. That hurt.

" I'm just here for my mother, she wanted Sage to wear this at her wedding," she mumbles, pulling out a diamond necklace from the box.

Sabrina stands behind me, slowly placing the necklace around my neck as I stared at her in the mirror.

I gripped her hand when she was done before she could take them back.

" Thank you, sister." I smiled at her reflection.

" I just did this for mother, Sage. I know we both hate each other but I can't disobey her wishes just for my ego." she rolls her eyes.

" We both hate each other? I don't hate you, Sabby." I whisper when she scoffs, pulling her hands out of my grasp.

" Stop acting innocent, Sage. I know you hate me but guess what? I hate you more. Now, take mom's necklace and be grateful that I did that much for you." she growls, storming out of the room.

My bit my lips, my fingers gripping the necklace as I stared at the closed door.

I miss you, mumma. See, how everyone treats me. They hate me. They treat me as if I'm trash.

" Sage, please don't cry." Josephine whispers.

" I'm not crying." I whisper, wiping my tears away before looking down at the necklace.

My mumma's necklace. I'm so glad Sabrina gave it to me, now I'll feel like mom's here with me.

Mumma's necklace! My mother's crucifix! Enrique!

" I'll be back." I turn back at Elena and Josephine before storming out of the room.

The gown kept making me trip and stumble a few times before I made it to Enrique's door.

" Enrique." I knocked once.

" Enrique, please open." Knocked twice.

" Enrique, it's important please." Knocked thrice. That's when my dumb ass realized that the door was open.

I pushed it open, running into the room only to find a bloodied Enrique sitting near the fireplace.

" Enrique." I gasped, rushing to his side.

" Don't touch me, love. You'll get blood on your dress." he whispers gently, showing me his palm.

" But you're hurt." I whisper, looking at the bleeding wound on his abdomen.

" I know, I'll take care of it." he whispers.

" No, you're bleeding so bad. We have to take you to the hospital." I gasp, trying to stand up when he grips my hand, pulling me back.

" Sshh, we can't tell this to anyone." he whispers.

" Why?" I snapped.

" I don't want to ruin your wedding." he whispers with tears in his eyes.

" You'll die, Enrique." I sobbed.

" Let me die, I'm nothing but an evil bastard." he chuckles.

" Don't say that, please. Who did this to you?" I sob, looking down at all the bruises on his body.

" My mother." he grits his teeth in anger.

" Mother? You mean Lopez?" I was shocked by this.

As far as I know, Enrique and Lopez loved each other more than anything then why would she do this to him!?

" Remember, the day I left you in the hospital two years ago? I didn't want to, Sage but I was forced to. My mother was blackmailing me, she had proofs against Elliot and he could go to jail for them." He whispered, gritting his teeth in pain.

" Elliot? What did he do?"

" Remember the car accident Elliot was involved in few years ago? Two people died in it but dad bribed the police officers and wrapped the case up. No one knew of this except me and him, then my mom got to know of it, I don't know how. She hated you from the very beginning and when she found those proofs, she became controlling me. I couldn't let my brother go to jail, Sage." he broke down crying, like a child as I sat there shocked.

" Why-why didn't you tell me?" I whispered.

" I couldn’t, she was in the hospital with us. And when I came back after two years, she came with me. Those spy cameras and microphones were installed by my mother too, I couldn't talk to you anywhere in the house." He sighed.

" You could've taken me outside!" I screamed at him, feeling betrayed.

" I couldn't, you didn't even want to see my face. We were in the garden alone on the night of my engagement but-"

" But I didn't let you talk. I was busy cursing you." I gasped, completing the sentence for him.

" Did yo-your mother-" I stutter unable to find the right words.

" No, she didn't have a part in your abduction. She began blackmailing me the moment I met her at the airport, our wedding wouldn't have happened even if you weren't kidnapped." He sighs, looking away from me.

" Does Elliot know?" I mumble, looking at him with blurry vision.

" No." he shakes his head.

" You suffered all this alone, for all these years." I cup his face, sobbing softly.

" You were and are my only love, Sage. I didnt look at any other women except you, I didn't sleep with Sabrina too that's why I was sure that she wasn't pregnant with my child." he sobs, holding my hands into his.

He didn't sleep with Sabrina. He didn't cheat on me. Enrique never slept with Sabrina and I was going insane with that thought. I slept with Hades! I slept with Hades, I cheated on Enrique. I always thought Enrique's love wasn't strong enough but today, it feels like my love was weak all along.

" I mistreated you alot, I know but I had to. Today, my detectives found where my mother was hiding those pictures from the accident. I got there to destroy them but there were men guarding the proofs, they did this to me but hey, good news is that I was successful in destroying the proofs. Now, my mother can't blackmail me anymore." he chuckles, as tears roll down his cheeks.

" What did you plan to do after destroying the proofs?" I whisper, my voice was so low that I could barely understand the words myself.

" Marry you. Apologize to you. Make you my queen and love you for the rest of my life. Guess it's too late now." he giggles, caressing my cheek with the pad of his thumb.

" Enrique." I sob, placing my head on his shoulder.

" I love you a lot, Sage but Hades is your future now. As much as I want to carry you down into the hall and make you my bride, I can't because you love him now. You love him, and he loves you. You're perfect in every way, Sage and so is he. And my happiness lies in yours, I guess that's what the poets call love."