IN HIS CAPTIVITY

Chapter Two - MARRIAGE IN THE AIR

JOANNA’s POV

“Merek please stop running in circles… My eyes are turning already, and I need to watch you just like your sister ordered” I warned my friend's little brother, trying so much to keep my voice stern so he would at least listen to me, but once again I failed, merek would never listen to me, he always listens to his sister though, naughty boy.

I faked an angry look and he poked his tongue out at me, which got me to burst into a burst of loud and cheerful laughter immediately, as usual, he caught me, he knows that I could never get angry at him.

“Food is ready… the both of you should better find a common ground because we are all eating from one plate and I don’t want any fight” the madam of the house herself, my best friend, and sister informed us from the other small room; the kitchen.

Merek stopped playing at once and rushed to the back of the house to take his bath, he knows the consequence of not taking his morning bath or brushing his teeth before breakfast, I laughed at him, “My time to make jest of you now!” I shouted after his little and cute retreating form.

Just as Merek disappeared to the backyard, a loud knock sounded on the door. I didn’t wait for the second knock, immediately I rushed to open the doors. A short man with a dirty bag tied around his waist handed me a letter and walked away almost immediately, without looking back.

The letter had a royal seal! My heart started beating, I closed the door with my eyes still fixed on the letter, Zofia was ridiculously chased out of Alpha Bogdan's house the last time she went there, which was about two weeks ago, and she promised me never to go back there to humiliate herself….. “Why then did he send a letter?”

I didn’t realize that I had walked back to Zofia, the little main parlor, she had brought in the food and was watching me as I turned the letter over in my hands.

“Which letter,” she asked, dropping the food instantly, she grabbed the letter before I could say anything, and without waiting for my response, she tore it open and I watched as her eyes skimmed through the letter.

The room was quiet for about two minutes as I held my breath in, hoping it was not another banishment letter from the Alpha, I’m sure no goodness will ever come from him.

Zofia's face lit up and she looked up at me in amazement. She passed the letter To me and started laughing hysterically. I threw the letter to the floor. Right now with her reaction, I can’t even read anything.

“Will you tell me or do you want to keep dancing?” I asked, trying not to sound too agitated, “It’s finally happening!” Zofia answered, she jumped on me without warning and gave me a peck on both sides of my cheeks.

“It’s definitely good news”, I thought to myself, finally relaxing, I can’t remember the last time Zofia was this happy. “Jo! Jo! I’m getting married!” Zofia announced, I opened my mouth wide at the news.

Of course, I was expecting good news, but this news right here is so shocking, I wasn’t expecting this, “married!… with who? How come?”. I asked again, rushing out my question as fast as my mouth would allow me.

DAMIANOS POV

“You definitely cannot be serious about what you just said now!!” I roared at my other twin brothers, why are they just telling me this news now, “The marriage rite is going to take place tonight?”. I asked them again, and both of them shrugged at me and kept pacing.

“Of course, it’s not going to be possible” Andreas chipped in, he stopped pacing at once and sauntered toward me, the three of us were standing in one of our gardens, the atmosphere was so cool, beautiful, and calm but the news I just got changed my whole feeling about the place, I was burning with rage.

“We won’t allow it… calm down Damianos” Andreas' firm voice drifted into my ears again, my rage was building up and most times when it happens like that, I hardly hear anything, my other twins know this, the main reason Andrea is trying his best to keep me calm.

I sighed loudly and nodded in agreement at him, I opened my mouth to say what was on my mind, “We will kidnap her and bring her here… those pieces of s**t have no right to happiness… they killed Lucy!” Giorgio was the one to speak instead, saying the same thing I was just about to say. I nodded at him in total agreement, he was breathing heavily and just like me, he was very angry.

“Bride my foot…. She’s going to die in our hands… just like Lucy died in their hands!” I bellowed at my brothers. “Let’s get to work!” Giorgio’s said, with that the three of us left the garden to start our plan.

“It’s high time we paid the twin back in full…. But wait!” Andreas stopped us in our tracks, I knew at once what he was about to say, he’s always the one to think about other people's feelings.

“To hell with it Andreas, we are doing this, they didn’t care when they allowed that Irene w***e to push my sister down the building, they didn’t care when they sent her lifeless and bruised body back to us!” I yelled at my twin brother, he was about to start getting sentimental and I needed to remind him.

“Hey! What’s wrong Andreas?”, Giorgos asked impatiently, he’s the most impatient one among us, his voice was laced with anger and I knew instantly that they would fight if I don’t do something fast.

“Giorgos calm down..” I warned him, putting my two hands in front of him, he was about to take a step closer to Andreas, the two are always at loggerhead with each other.

Andreas rolled his eye at Giorgos before speaking out, “I would never pity those bastards! I’m talking about our mother, she will be heartbroken if she hears about all this, it would just bring back the memory of her only daughter!”

Immediately the two of us relaxed, “I’m sorry for talking that way… I didn’t know it was about our mother” Giorgos apologized immediately, looking guilty at his feet, Andreas stared at him playfully.

“Andreas… she won’t know about this plan, we will execute it quietly until we bring the girl here” I assured him also.

He finally agreed with me and we all walked out of the garden together to start our plan for tonight. It had always been like that, we all must agree before anyone can take physical action, we can’t do anything without full consent.