The Arrest

Chapter Five

Jack's POV

The Arrest

I stand in front of the aisle looking down at the setting. Inside me I smile.

The wedding is unplanned but all of that does not matter to me. I can only think of my bride, at least she should be in a fitting wedding gown. By my side is Michael who of course is fuming. His fists are clenched and his jaws are locked. It will not take him anything to keep somebody in check. 

The doors open and the bliss in my chest lives a dreamy smile hanging on my lips. I see her father's shoes and I glue my eyes tightly to the door. But what I see is next, is what I never expected to see, my bride is not wearing anything on her feet,there is no display showing that she is getting married today. Worse,her face is stained with fresh tears. My blood boils, I place my hands in my suit and squeeze my fist. I so badly want to dig my fist into her father's face. I shut my eyes and I meditate trying to calm myself. 

I open my eyes and I see her staring at me angrily. 

The guests all stand up as the bride and her father walk the aisle. I can tell from the way she sniffs her nose,she is trying her best to hold it in. 

They walk the aisle together and if I was in her place, I would have long taken off. She gets to where I am, wipes her tears and puffs her chest. 

"Luciana." I call her name ready to take her home and ease off all of these pains. Her silent sobs echo loudly in my head and all I want to do is take away all her burdens. 

"Don't you dare call my name? Where's my best friend?" She snaps at me in between her teeth almost biting me. I shift back quite surprised. 

"She is in a better place than you could ever imagine." I dust my suit, quite surprised at her anger. 

"Oh please." She rolls her eyes. 

"If anything happens to my best friend, you would not like my next course of action." I slide back quite surprised. 

"Oh, I would really like to know your next course of action."I think I'm beginning to like her feisty side much more than her calm side. 

"Hmph!" She rolls her eyes and stands at the altar. The priest mutters some blurred words that just babbles past my ears. I slip away in time until I hear him say 

"Do you take Luciana," he searches the script for her last name. 

"To be your lawfully wedded wife?" Obviously,they didn't deem it fit to at least add a surname to her profile. 

"Yes, I do." I grin like an idiot that has seen it's lost jewel. 

"Do you Luciana take Lucas Lionel to be your lawfully wedded husband?" She squints at me and it takes all of my self control not to burst into laughter with her funny gaze. 

"Yes, I do." She says it through jammed teeth, and each word comes out forced. 

The priest closes the bible,more than excited to leave such a boring meeting. 

"I now pronounce you husband and wife." I take her hand and she quickly withdraws it. 

"Luciana." 

"Where is she?" A free smile hangs at the side of my lips.

"You care a lot about her, you know?"

"She's at my place,resting." She looks at me like I am merely bluffing and I choose not to explain anything. I know why she's thinking that way after all.

"Well,well,well, look who we have here." A slim tiny lady on black heels scrambles her way to Luciana's presence. 

"You seem shabby dressed for a wife on her wedding day, it's pretty obvious you were sold,poor Luciana."

"Oh and guess what? She is married to a billionaire that paid everything he had and also news says she paid her friend's Debt with the money and another guy also seemed to be her helper. Luciana stared at them and could only chew her lips. 

"Who are these people?" 

"My sister and Ellen." A sharp glint of rage passes her eye so fast if I was not focused on her face, I would never see it. 

"And who is Ellen?" 

"I don't know,some random girl that has always hated me." I can see the hatred in her eyes and I know it is beyond this random comment. 

"Slut,pay us attention when we talk to you. Who do you think you are?" Ellen questions,one of her eye twitches and she is almost screaming.

"And since when did I have to answer to two of you? And if anyone should address me as a slut, I am sure it shouldn't be you, Jennifer, man snatcher." It doesn't take me anything to figure out what exactly is happening. With each sentence they make,the situation becomes clearer. 

"How dare you?" Jennifer picks up a bottle from one of the trays and splashes liquid on Luciana,my wife,my bride. I was not willing to interrupt their conversation but I will not take this act for granted. 

"Excuse me, Ma'ams." In my heart, there is a burning fire set ablaze already. 

"Son of a pauper, you want to defend your pretty little mistress,well guess what, you can't." I breathe deeply, I was not willing to show this part of me but I couldn't stand here and watch this brat disregard my wife. 

"I am not a pauper."

"Tell that to your new wife, I know you better." She blows off imaginary dust from her neatly polished nails. 

"You know me or you think you know me?"I check the time on my watch and I smile. 

"Arrest them." They both look at me with agape eyes likening me to a fool, not until they are put on handcuffs.