



Chapter Five
My song starts and I get in slow and beautifully classic with a huge smile on my face and drown in all the attention and praise. I knew today was going to be a good day today. After the welcoming done by the women led y my mother its time for my dance. I dance with my father then cedric because he is like the second father and the leader of the family, I should dance with my brother next and since I donât by blood have one, I dance with Cullen instead. I then dance with my grandparents before we go for refreshments and dining. After our food my father says a few words and leaves the head of the family to make an announcement. I am there thinking itâs going to be praise about how I am such a good little princess but it turns out he has a surprise for me. Lo and behold I have been arranged to be married to an Alex schekovak son of the leader of Bratva in the us.
Saying I am shocked will not do justice to how I feel at the moment. I feel like I am looking at this whole party from a television or in the audience, I canât be a part of this. My mother has a grim smile on her face, my dadâs smile is tight, Mrs. cedric has an encouraging smile reminding me to smile to all the people around me saying their congrats. This canât be because I might not know much about the familyâs business but I know that they have been our enemies for decades. I have gone to enough funerals where the Bratva have been responsible for the death of our people they are barbarians. How could they give my hand in marriage to them of all people? I want to be mad and lash out but my mom comes to hug me and whispers in my ears for me to remain calm, smile through it and everything will be all right tomorrow. I know she doesnât want me to destroy the party because thatâs what will happen when I tell them where to shove their congrats.
âYour strong, youâre brave, youâre confident and above all youâre smart. Youâre my daughter; this challenge was given to you because they knew you could do it. Have faith in the people that have faith in youâ Mrs. Cedric says to me when she comes in for a hug
I feel like crying but that would be showing weakness so I smile through my dadâs hushed apologies as he leads me back to the party so the people can continue celebrating. People keep telling me how I am going to put an end to the war that taken enough lives and how proud of me they are but my smile has become numb. All I can hear is that I am a sacrifice for this people all this yearâs being treated like a princess, so they can throw me to the den. I am just so angry. My hearts no longer in it as I dance with the few officials and my close cousins my birthdays ruined, I canât even feel the music anymore.
I excuse myself to go to the bathroom and head straight in the house. I go into Cullen room and start crying before he knocks on the door, peeks inside and when he sees me comes straight for me. I cry some more then some more as I start getting rid of my ornaments and jewels. The partyâs over for me, I am not going back down there anymore
âHey, calm down. Come down, everything is going to be okayâ
âDid you know? Did you know there were looking for suitors for me?â
âHey, no! Of course not, you know I would have said something but I know for certain that no one was trying to marry you off. It came as a surprise to us tooâ
âWhat about Cyrus? He probably proposed it so he could get rid of meââ
âI know you donât think much of Cyrus right now but he was shocked too. Alexâs father is dying and he wanted to make peace for his son before he kicked the bucket, so there have been a lot of private talks and meetings with the Bratva in the past few months. Only your father and mine went into the room at those meetings so no one knew what kind of a deal they were working on, it never crossed my mind it could be about youâ
âOur parents knew though. Thatâs why my dad has been avoiding me and moms been giving me sad smiles. Your mom has been extra chirpy towards me and your dad has been talking to me a lot more when we meet at your house, he seemed highly interested in my birthday party and I should have known something was upâ
âI know my dad cares about you and your dad absolutely adores you. I am sure they wouldnât have made this arrangement if they thought your life was going to be in danger, they must have assured your safetyâ
âI know itâs not the norm but they should have asked me first, maybe gave me a chance to do âŚâŚâŚI donât know. It made me feel like a piece of furniture that they just decided to trade around. I have never even met the man, I have no clue what he looks like and I have to spend the rest of my life with himâ
After I have calmed down, he goes to get me some water while I take a long shower and change. When I come out, he is there on the bed waiting for me with a mischievous smile
âWhat is it?â
âSo you have never been in a night club before, right?â
âYou know I havenât, my parents would have a heart attackâ I say smiling back and taking a sit on the bed
âThey gave you a heart attack tonight. Youâre going to be wedded soon lets go out tonight. I promise it will be funâ I mull it over in my head and in the end the devil wins
âYesâ
âThen letâs do itâ
And that night was when my story beganâŚâŚâŚ..