Mine

𝑪𝒉. 𝟐𝟐 | 𝑨𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒆

Iris

"You're here at the right time honey. We were just talking about yours and Ares' marriage," Mum brings up.

Everyone seems so happy about it. Ares is on his phone ignoring the entire conversation. No wonder why he didn't come to the party today. Maybe if he had been there...this wouldn't have happened to me.

"I agree to this marriage," I say without a second thought.

My dad turns to look at me shocked. Ares' eyes lift off his phone and turn to look at me. Everyone starts congratulating each other on this news. My dad comes forward placing a kiss on my head. My body feels a tingling sensation of horror.

"I was thinking we get a court marriage done for now and then do an actual marriage celebration after their graduation," dad suggested whilst I felt my eyes burn and sting.

"Do you both have any problems with that?" Uncle asks me like I actually mattered.

"I don't," I responded in a low voice as I turned out of the living room to walk up to my room.

I close my door behind me, taking off my pants and hoodie. The marks on my neck burn my chest and send shivers inside my body. The feeling of his hands trying to undress me still lingers on my skin.

My eyes close for some relaxation but the sound of my room's door opening brings me back to reality. I turn around and stumble on my table, knocking over a few things. It's Ares.

His eyes instantly notice the marks on my neck and his hands turn into fists beside him.  I swallow a huge gulp down my throat as I look at him walk towards me.

"Who did that to you?" his voice goes cold and possessive when he goes to cuff the side of my face in his hands.

"Leave," I cried, trying to move away from his presence.

"Not until you tell me who did that to you, Iris" he argues trying to hold me still with him.

My head turns right then left moving away from the table to the wall. I just don't want anyone near me right now. I can't bear the presence of anyone around me at this moment.

"Relax. I'll leave," he says stopping his steps back, taking my reaction as a sign.

He walks back on his steps and out the door. I instantly walk over to lock the door so that no one else comes in. Ares will not rest silently until I answer him. Until I tell him. I go into my shower and strip myself again, pouring the hot water on my body, and rubbing it.

I still feel his hands crawling onto my body. Having to press down this in my heart is going to drive me crazy. How am I going to tell Elena? This going to ruin so much in our friendship group. Elena will not stand this. She suspected Leo after his constant flirting and trying to touch me at the carnival. Then we both found out about the bet which made things even worse.

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*A few days later*

Today we're all heading over to the marriage courts for the legal wedding. I still don't understand what the hurry is about getting me married. Well getting me married to Ares.

I don't know what went through my mind when I said yes that night. If I had said no aunt and uncle wouldn't have minded. They think differently from my dad and would've never forced me to be their daughter-in-law.

I can't blame anyone else for this either now. I destroyed everything with my own hands. I can reject it right now at this moment and it wouldn't be an issue rather it would be equivalent to insulting them for rejecting last minute after agreeing to the proposal.