Forbidden Shado novel Chapter 97

Chapter 97-1

Vincent’s POV

DICH

I feel the weight of everyone’s eyes on me as soon as my mother drops that bomb.

Sofia’s doe like eyes bare into my own, seeming lost and desperate to know what was going on…

The air was suffocatingly thick with tension, and I can see Sofia’s confusion quickly turning into panic with the longer that I stayed

silent.

“Sofia, let me explain…” I start, as she looks back at me like I’ve just hetmyed her, and I hated that look.

I never wanted her to find out like this hell, I didn’t want her to find out at all, at least not until I had more control over the situation and had made up my mind on it myself.

“Your father told me that you were marrying the girl to settle her father, am I wrong?” My mother interjects, glancing around the table and making things a whole lot worse.

“Mom, that’s enough, shut the fuck up and stop getting involved!” I snap, my voice sharper than intended, but I’m already on edge, with my patience for her already wearing thin

She doesn’t even flinch. She’s too used to getting her way, too used to manipulating everyone around her.

I shoot a glare at Daryl next, who’s grinning like the asshole that he is, basking in the chaos he had willingly helped to cause.

I don’t know what his problem is tonight, but he’s pushing all the wrong buttons with me…

“Vincent, what the hell is going on?” Sofia’s voice is soft but laced with desperation. She’s trying to keep it together, but I can see her slowly slipping.

my heart

I turn to face her fully, my starts to unravel.

pounding in my chest. This is the moment I’ve been dreading the moment where everything

“I was going to tell you, I swear,” I start, my voice low as I try to block out the rest of the table for a second. It’s just me and her now, and I need to make her believe me. “It’s not what it sounds like. I swallow hard, as her brows draw together, still not understanding what I was trying to say.

“What isn’t what it seems, Vincent? What are they talking about?‘ Sofia begs me my head.

for more information, as I sigh heavily and shake

I glance at my father, who’s sitting at the head of the table, watching me with that cold, unreadable expression that he always has.

He’s always known how to play his cards close to his chest, and right now, he’s waiting for me to either fess up or to dig myself a deeper hole

And my mother was si twisted duo tonight.

sitting there with that smug.

satisfied look on her face, leaning into Daryl like they were acting as some kind of

s this loves stirring shit up, especially when it’s about me and my life since hers is so fucking tragic!

“I didn’t want you to find out like this,” I say, forcing the words out. There’s been… an arrangement that was discussed briefly. something that I’ve been trying to wrap my head around before talking to you about it…” I admit carefully.

“An arrangement?” Solis echoes, her face paling

“It’s a marriage contract,” I say quietly, feeling the weight of it hit the table like a hammer. “A discussed business deal between me and your father… I let my words sink in, watching her face contort horror before my very eyes,