Forced Mate
Chapters. 3. Absolute Decision.

Zeva squirms her body as the morning sunlight glares, slowly but surely her eyes begin to open and narrow as the glare returns.

"Douh, so thirsty!"

He immediately shifted his body down from the bed, his hand grabbing the hair tie lying on the table.

Zeva then came out of her room to get a drink, she went down the stairs with a shunt because her body felt very weak.

Mama Zara, who was struggling in the kitchen, did not realize that her daughter was there, she turned to pick up the tomatoes in the refrigerator.

"Geez!"

Her body was shocked when she saw Zeva, let alone seeing her daughter's appearance which looked very creepy with her eyes puffy.

"Darling, you just woke up?"

Zeva nodded her head and took out a bottle of mineral water, so she downed it to wet her throat.

"Huh, fresh!"

He then closed the fridge again regardless of where his mother was, and the middle-aged woman knew that her daughter was still very angry.

"Zeva, please listen to Mama first!"

Mama Zara holding onto Zeva's wrist made the woman unable to move, but Zeva still turned her back to her and was reluctant to look back.

"Dear, please Mama!"

Zeva let out a heavy sigh, she then turned her body and faced towards the Mama. "Can't I decide my own way of life, Ma?" She looked at her mother with teary eyes.

Mama Zara who saw all that was certainly sad, she then pulled Zeva's hand and took her to the garden behind the house.

They sat under a mango tree that looked shady, the cool air in this morning was very soothing.

"Darling, look at Mama!"

Mama Zara held Zeva's chin, and straightened her daughter's face to look at her.

"Son, not a single parent wants to hurt his own daughter! Nor does any parent want to see their child suffer, all they do is for the good of their own child!"

Mama Zara took a deep breath before continuing her words, hoping that her daughter would understand what she meant.

"we were wrong for not telling you about the match, but, we're not wrong for setting you up with Arion!"

Zeva brushed both her hands tightly, her tears continuously flooding her face at this moment.

"we understand why you turned him down, honey! You must be really surprised to learn about this, right?"

"No, I love other men! I love Gavin, Ma!"

Deg, Mama Zara was speechless hearing the confession from Zeva. He did not think that what Daffa said was true, but his daughter already loved another man.

"Darling, listen to Mama! Everyone must have fallen in love, even Mama used to fall in love with Mama's friends several times! But, we should not be careless in determining a life partner. Not necessarily the man we love is good for us, but the man your parents chose is obviously good for you!"

Zeva looked at Mama with nanar, knowing what Mama was about good and bad for her. All this time he had always been forced to obey their will, but not anymore.

"no, it's been enough all this time that I've obeyed Mama and Papa's will! Not anymore, I don't want to marry a man I don't love!"

"Enough, that's enough!"

Zeva immediately stood up with her voice shrillly strong, she could no longer endure all this.

"It's been enough all this time that you've arranged for me, now you can no longer interfere with my life partner!"

Papa David and his son who heard Zeva's screams ran straight towards the park, they saw Zeva and Mama facing each other.

"we're doing this for your own good, honey! We're-"

"enough! Why do you always force me, am I not your son? Why can't you just watch me happy a little bit, huh, why?" shout Zeva.

"i already have a boyfriend, and I love him! I don't want to marry anyone but her, I don't want to!"

"That's enough, Zeva!"

Papa David, who had been silent, walked quickly towards those who were looking at him.

"Stop this hard on your head, you should marry Arion whether you like it or not! We've prepared everything, so you can no longer refuse!"

I want Zeva to go away from this house, even if she needs to die. There was no point in him living in this kind of depressed state, he could not even determine his own happiness.

"You are selfish, you only think of your own happiness! Anyway I don't want to!"

Zeve immediately ran and was about to enter the house, but his hand was immediately restrained by Papa David.

"You owe them your life, Zeva! You owe Arion's parents your lives!"

Deg, Zeva was silent when she heard what her father said while Papa David immediately held her two shoulders.

"Why haven't we ever allowed you to have a boyfriend? That's because you're already a match, and you should marry Arion!"

Zeva looked at Papa David sobbing, whatever she said seemed to have no effect on her family.

"if it wasn't for the help of her parents, maybe you'd be dead by now! They only asked for a good son-in-law, and it's been an honor for us!"

"but I never told them to help me, never!" yell Zeva again.

"just enough, Papa doesn't want to hear anything anymore. Your marriage and Arion have already been arranged, so there is no more rejection from you! Remember Zeva, the blood is so thick. Their blood has flowed through your body, and for the rest of your life you won't be able to avenge all that!"

"What your father said was right, honey! Relieve all this, Mama is sure this is the best for you!"

Zeva could only lower her head, she could no longer refuse everything her family wanted.

"God, why did all this happen to me? Why don't I have the power to live my own life?"

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Tbc.