Arranged To Marry The Enemy (a Mafia story) by Zainab Ajike (snow like ashes txt) 📖

"I have something to tell you all" I said.

"What's that?" Aunty Kira asked.

"I am getting married" I bursted out.

"What? You haven't even brought home a girl yet and you are getting married" My mom said in confusion.

"When did you propose?" Lev asked

"Who is the girl?" Aurora, my younger sister asked.

"When will you bring her home?" Aunty  Kira asked.

"Will you just spare me with your questions?" I asked them, getting angry.

"Sorry, just tell us everything" Aunty Lola said.

"I haven't even met her yet. I am getting married to her because of a business deal. Her name is Irina Alexei. I am not the only one getting married. Loana and I are getting married. She is getting married to Ruslan Alexei" I told them. The looks on their faces at the end of my talk were so deadly.

"What the fuck did you just say?" Aurora asked.

"You heard what I said." I glared at her.

"Well we are not approving that" my mom stood up in anger.

She knows I don't joke so she is ready to fight me.

"If I don't get married to her, we are all dead. There are dangers before us and this is the least I can do to protect us. Loana getting married to Ruslan won't be a problem as long as we don't hurt a strand of hair on her head. I will never let Alexei hurt loana. But she has to marry him." I assured them.

"I am in support of it" Aunty Kira said.

I know why she said that. It is not like she accepted it from the bottom of her heart. She hated the idea and she hated them but she wants me to marry her so she can avenge her husband's death on Aton's daughter which is not going to happen. If she hurts Aton's daughter, Loana will be hurt by them too. So I won't let that happen.

"Aunty Kira, Do you know that if you hurt her, Loana' life will be in danger? Do you all think I want this also but I am doing it for your safety. We will all get killed if this is not done. What is so difficult about this that you guys don't understand?" I lost my cool and yelled at them.

Do they also think I want this? Over my dead body.

"Have you informed Loana?" My mom asked.

"Of course I have and she is on her way home" I told them and left the place to my penthouse.

I called Loana yesterday regarding it. I can still remember our conversation vividly.

"Hello sis" I said immediately she picked up.

Seriously, Loana is more than my siblings, she is me. She is myself. She is the feminine side of me. I love her more than I love my self.

Risking her life is a huge decision I have ever made in my entire life and I hope it won't fail. Or else I will be dead

I can't live without her.

"What's up, man?" She replied.

"I am not cool at all. I just risked our lives" I told her. I tell her everything that happens in my life.

"What do you mean by that?" I asked.

"I made a plan with Aton to save my family from a stronger enemy. And he said he can only join hands with me if I can give him assurance. His assurance is his daughter while my assurance is you. You are getting married to Ruslan while I am getting married to his daughter" I explained to her expecting her to turn down my decision.

"That's huge, man. But since it is for our welfare, I think I am in support of it. Anyway, I won't deny that I love Ruslan. So what will hinder me from asking him mine" she said.

"You love him. I thought he only loved you"

"It turns out I developed feelings for him. Anyway, I won't let him know. I will play hard to get a little. What about you? You don't even know about her, Irina" she asked.

"How do you know her name?" I asked her.

"Ruslan told me about her." She answered.

"I don't know, I don't think I will develop feelings for her. I will also have to let her go when I am done with the mission." I told her.

"Okay, when is the wedding?" She asked.

"A week from now. There is no time." I replied to her.

"What the heck, man? I have to fly home" she yelled. I had to place my phone far away from my ear. She is in Japan, trying to stay away from the world she was born in. She is living her life there but now she has to come home and sacrifice her life over there. I feel so sorry for her right now.

"I am sorry loana, you will have to sacrifice your life for this bullshit" I apologized to her.

"It's okay. I will do anything for you and moreover, I count this as a new beginning" I can sense her blush.

"Thank you, call me when you arrive big ears, so I can come take you at the airport" I said, pulling her legs.

"Oh shut up, dickwad" she called me dickwad? Oh fuck.

"What did you just call me?"  I dared her to talk

"Dickwad," she said again. 

"Shut the fuck up small ass, bye" I hung up, not ready to hear her insults.

I smiled remembering our conversation. She will be here any moment from now.

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