The Love of the Maharani

Kidnapped

That morning Anna woke up bad. He did not hear the crows of the chicken or the dawn adhan that used to wake him up. Or rather, he missed the call of nature.

Even Zizi has been seen changing clothes. Now he seems calm sitting on the edge of the mattress and eating the waffle cake on his lap.

Anna rushed to do her morning routine.

After taking a bath and refreshing her body, Anna found that there were already two strangers sitting around waiting for her near her study table. They claimed to be named Stecy and Anggi. The two were paid by Daffa to decorate Anna on their wedding day.

Hearing the name of Daffa, Anna recalled the concerns she felt about the marriage of this contract. He felt the need to talk first with Daffa right now.

So Anna then asked the two foreign guests to come out first. Because he was going to call Daffa.

After only being alone with Zizi in the room, Anna calls Daffa. His phone call was immediately picked up. And Anna immediately heard the familiar baritone voice.

"Yes, Anna. What's up?" Ask Daffa.

"Daff.I think we should rethink our contract marriage."

"..."

"..."

"Why? What's the matter, Anna?" Ask Daffa back.

"I just found out. It turned out that contract marriage was forbidden by religion. Legally it is also illegal" Anna explained.

"I can guarantee you, Anna. If our marriage today would be legal in the eyes of the law. Because I've taken care of it at the Religious Affairs office. I even held two marriage books with you and mine. So this is clearly legitimate.

"But if it's religious, I don't know about it. In Nevarest also as I recall a contract marriage is only allowed. Although not recommended."

"Where is Nevarest?" Anna asked curiously.

"My original country. The point is, if you are willing, we do not need to use a time-limited contract. I will even transfer the property of all my assets to yours in order for you to believe in my seriousness to marry you. Now I'm gonna turn everything into yours."

"It's not about the treasure I mean, Daff."

"Yes. Then?"

"But the time-bound covenant was forbidden by religion. That's the law!" Obviously Anna.

"Then it's easy. We just need to remove the time limit clause. There's enough clauses on the things you want."

"That's the same, Daff. With me restricting marital relations between us, it is also the same as limiting the true purpose of marriage. I can sin big with you."

"Then be my real wife. We're purely married, okay maybe not so pure.

You need my help for the recovery of your sisters. And I'm really interested in you too. Let's get married. To be the family you want to be. So, Would you marry me, Anna?"

"..."

"..."

"It's.." Anna hesitates to speak.

"Tell me, Anna. What else do you doubt. We have to learn to be open from now on, Anna. Trust me, if I'm really serious about marrying you."

"You.. don't you feel trapped by marrying me, Daff?" Finally Anna asked what was still troubling in her mind.

"I don't feel trapped at all, Anna. I just feel like I'm falling in love with you. And I want to seriously fall just like you. Hitherto. That simple. That's exactly..."

"Hmm..?"

"It is precisely me who feels that you may be stuck with this marriage. Is that right, Anna?" Ask Daffa in a half-whispering voice.

"I'm..."

"Yes?"

Anna remained silent. He thought about the answer to Daffa's question just now in earnest.

'I do feel stuck with all these unbelievable things. But if this is my destiny, I will accept it. Isn't everyone stuck in their own destiny?

'I just have to consider whether this next step I will take can bring good to my life, or not.

After having known Daffa for a few days, it was strange that my heart felt at ease with him. So, I guess I'll venture to marry Daffa, the person who a week ago was still a stranger in my life, ' Anna said.

"I'm going to marry you, Daff. But we have to remove any terms that are in our contract marriage. I don't want to live in sin!" Anna asks.

"..."

"..."

Then there is silence between the two. But the silence this time strangely left no uneasiness as Anna had felt last night.

His heart suddenly warmed when he thought that in the next few hours, he would change the status of single to wife. A real marriage is a marriage.

"Daff.."

"Anna.."

Both talk at the same time. They both laughed slowly later.

"You were first!" Anna.

"No. You go first. Why?" Answer Daffa.

"I'm.." Anna started talking.

Crack.

Anna's attention was distracted by the sound of the bedroom window leading to her balcony opening.

"Anna? Why?"

"Attent. It was like hearing my bedroom window open. I'm afraid Zizi.."

Anna's words came to a halt as she found a shocking sight by the window.

There were two figures of men with head coverings who were now nearby. A man entered through the balcony window. While one man had Zizi hostage in his arms.

Anna was just about to scream, if she didn't see any sign of one of the intruders telling her to shut up.

"Anna? Why An?" Faintly, Daffa's voice was heard through Anna's smartphone speaker.

"Close the phone right now!" The kidnapper orders in a whispering voice.

Seeing the unconscious Zizi raises an alarm in Anna's mind. Moreover, the intruder holding Zizi was seen sticking a sharp weapon towards Zizi's neck. Anna would not want to, obey the order of the intruder.

But Anna's not stupid. He just pretended to press the break button on his smartphone. Then put his hp on the nightstand in the reverse position.

Then in a loud voice, Anna said, "Let your weapons down. I'll give you the gold I have, as long as you leave me and my sister unscathed!"

"Shuut! Don't noise! Or I'll hurt your beloved sister!" Threaten the intruder who took Zizi hostage.

Anna felt precarious. He hoped that Daffa would understand his current condition. He had no idea what the two foreign intruders in his room really wanted.

It would be more reassuring if Daffa could come and help him and Zizi.

"good. Who are you guys, actually? This is the gold I have. Go after!" Anna said as she took off her only gold bracelet.

"I don't need your gold. Just shut up and follow us!" Said the intruder who took Zizi hostage.

Next the intruder who had been waiting by the window approached Anna. Anna's hands were tied. And his mouth was stuffed with cloth. The precarious alarm began to stir up ripples of anxiety in Anna's mind.

'Who exactly are these people. It seems that what they are after is not gold. After all, which one operates in the morning like this.

'Especially at home there will be a wedding, under the atmosphere must be quite crowded. How did they get in here without being discovered?' anna wondered.

Justjust right. Anna was then put in a sack. After that, he could only guess if the intruder lowered him slowly from the balcony with a scuffle or what.

Although she was anxious, Anna was grateful. Because of all, this kidnapper only brought himself.

This fact he got when he heard one of the intruders say,

"Leave the girl (Zizi). We were just ordered to bring this girl (Anna). Let's go quickly. Before anyone realizes our actions."

The next few minutes, Anna could only pray in silence. He hoped that Daffa would realize what was happening to him now.

Before it's too late.

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