Arranged To Marry The Enemy (a Mafia story) by Zainab Ajike (no david read aloud txt) 📕

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I am street, so look both ways before you cross me

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Irina's point of view:

"You are getting married?!" Sarah exclaimed in surprise as I told her.

"Yes, To Roman Atono" I told her.

"I am so bewildered right now. But why?" She asked me.

"You should go and ask Dad" I tried her.

She rolled her eyes at me.

"When is the wedding?" She asked.

"Even the bride doesn't know about it" I shrugged.

"What the God damn fuck?" She asked.

"I have to finish my novel tonight so please excuse me" I told her.

"Whatever" she said as went out of my room.

Roman's point of view:

I arrived at my parents mansion not long after leaving my penthouse. 

I am so damn nervous. Telling my dad about this isn't a problem but will I tell my mom and rest if the family?

I sat in my car for about 30 minutes not knowing what to do. I am afraid of going inside. But I have to tell them anyway.

The thing about me is that I may be ruthless and deadly but I am afraid of my family, especially my mom. 

I got down from my car and went inside the house. 

This huge mansion belongs to my dad but some of my extended family lives here too, two of my aunties live here and their children. So I have three cousins living here with my parents. And my siblings and my dad's men. This house never gets boring. It is always lively.

I walked inside the house unnoticed to my dad's study room. I knocked on the door and entered.

My dad sat on his swing chair facing the window, looking at the view of the city as he smoked his pipe.

I stood beside his office table. He noticed my presence and faced me.

"Aton Alexei sent us a letter, saying that it is important for us to read it" I said.

"Aton? My own enemy sent me a letter. It must be a bomb letter, do not open it" My father, Ivan Anton said with a Stern face as he smoked his tobacco, he seems uninterested in this topic, of course wouldn't have been interested if his messenger didn't tell me the letter is important and if I haven't read it.

"I have opened it already, dad and it is really important" I put the letter on the coffee table before him and put my hands in my pocket.

"He wants me to marry his daughter" I told my dad.

"What?" He dropped his tobacco pipe on his table in anger.

"Is that man mad or something?" 

"It is important I marry her dad, for our own benefit" I said to him.

"I went to his office when I got his text. I  also thought it was one of his trucks until he made the deal with me, and he wrote a letter to you." I explained to him.

"So you will marry his daughter as his assurance, what's your own assurance?" My dad asked me in curiosity. He dared me to say it.

"Ruslan is to marry loana" I answered him.

"That man has tricked you" My dad yelled.

"This has to be done dad. Or else"

"Or else what? You want to put your twin sister in a lion's den, right. You want to marry his daughter who could poison you at any time. We are enemies, and enemies shouldn't have anything to do with each other. We hated ourselves since God knows when and you are here telling me you want to marry his daughter. You want to betray our family. You want to sell your own sister."My dad said in pure annoyance.

"This is my regime, dad. And I can do any damn thing during my time. I can't watch my family being ruined by an enemy who is not even in my league" I fired back.

"What is hard about this that you don't understand? We never got along with them, the two families never did anything together to the extent that they will marry someone in our family and vice versa. You ain't doing this shit. He has some motives" my dad tried to convince me.

"Dad, The system can change in my own time. I don't give a fuck about what has happened before now any longer. As long as I am doing this to protect my family so why can't the change start from me. It is not like I love her. I am only getting married to her because of the deal. His assurance and I know that he won't dare to hurt sister since his precious diamond is with me. He dared not" I told him.

"You are playing with fire" my dad scoffed.

"I am not playing with fire. If you think I am playing with fire then I think I am allowed to. At least I am the boss and I know what this mafia game is all about. I have to risk things to gain victory." He is annoying already, he knows the game and he still chose to be ignorant about it.

"Have you ever met her?" My dad asked.

"No, not at all. She has been caged in the mansion her entire life. She was not allowed to go out for her own safety. I haven't met her" I told him.

"If that is the only way out of these problems, I guess you should do it. Just don't fall in love with her and divorce her as soon as possible when the problems are solved. I hope that's cool" He took his pipe and started smoking it.

"Yes, I need to go and see mom" I informed him. With that, I left his study room to search for mom.

Fortunately for me, they are all gathered in the garden.

"Hey Mom" I walked to them.

"Hey my boy" my mom stood up from her chair to hug me.

I hugged her back. She released me and looked at me.

"I missed you" she breathed.

"We met this week, mom" I reminded her.

"Just move back here. I need to see your handsome face frequently" she said.

"You know that's not possible" I told her.

"Whatever, just come sit beside me." She dragged me gently and made me sit beside her.

"Hey bro" my younger brother, Lev greeted me.

"Hey" I replied curtly. I am not in the mood for exchanging pleasantries.