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

I entered the room just to see gift boxes all over the bed.

"What the fuck are all these?" I asked, annoyed at what I was witnessing.

"I went out today, so I branched at a boutique to buy dad's suit so I felt it won't be nice if I don't buy something for you." He stated.

"But I don't need them." I was annoyed not wanting to look at his side.

I went to the best and cleared the bed by pushing all the stuff away.

"Just stop all these already, Loana. I have begged you several times but you don't even want to listen to my pleas. Why are you doing this?" He asked somehow with a frustrated face.

"I am tired right now, I want to sleep." I said as I laid my back on the bed.

"Why are you like this, loana? Please sort this out. You can be angry like this forever." He said. I faced him just to see that he was in a towel, drying his hair off with the small towel.

"So you want to make me a bad person, right? You are playing the victim right now. I have all the rights to be angry at you. If I had known you were younger than me. I wouldn't have gotten married to you."

"So do you regret getting married to me?" He asked. That question hit me. I just looked away.

"Isn't it ridiculous? I am married to a guy that I am older than. I know you knew I was older than you and that was the reason why you lied about your age." I literally yelled at him.

"Does age matter in a relationship? Age is just a freaking number. What matters is love and I do love you sincerely loana, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Yes, I lied about my age because I knew you wouldn't want anything with me if you know I was younger than you. Babe, I don't care about your age, I don't care about how old you are. I just want to spend the rest of my life with you.

You intrigued me the first time we met. I didn't want another girl but you. Since then, you have been my source of happiness. You were the reason why I was living. The truth is that I loved you, I love you and I will continue Loving you. I have never stopped loving you since then. Since the day I set my eyes on you. I allowed no girl in my life ever since I met you because you are the one my heart chose. I love you loana." I started sobbing at the end of his words.

He rushed to my side and cupped me in his arms.

"Did I make you cry? I am so sorry. Please forgive me." He said as he wiped my tears away with his fingers.

I feel bad now. I still remember vividly when we got home after our visit to Roman and Irina. 

Flashback:

"Can you hear me out, please?" He kept following me around the room without listening to the crap he wanted to say from his lying mouth.

"You are suffocating me, Ruslan? You should stop following up and down like a lost puppy." I scolded him but he didn't burge.

"I can explain why I did that. I can explain why I lied. Just give me a chance to explain myself."

"Should I give you a chance just for you to lie to me or what? What's there to explain? It is damn obvious that you lied to me. I don't have time for bullshit."I sat on the bed. He also sat on the bed.

"You can sit on the bed, in fact you are not sleeping on the bed tonight. I don't want a liar beside me." I took a pillow beside me and threw it at him.

"Loana.."

"Please don't call my name. Just get the fuck off the bed and let me have peace." He did as he was told. 

He slept on the cold floor that night. The following day, I denied him from using the bathroom. He had no choice but to use the other bathroom in another room.

I didn't let him talk the next day either. I was giving him silent treatment and at the same time making his life a living hell in our bedroom.

I know it was childish but I was so hurt to realize that.

Present:

"I am so sorry." I sobbed.

"You have no reason to be sorry, I am the one to be blamed for it. I am the cause of all these. I am so sorry. Please forgive him." He pleaded.

"I forgive you." I sniffed. "I love you, Ruslan." I smiled at him.

He claimed my lips unexpectedly. I kissed him back and you know what's next. He made the work easier by having only a towel on him.

And that's how we resolve our issues.

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