Dauntless Brothers

[Chapter 44] Locked.

The whole evening I sit there on the couch with the paper in my hands unable to register anything else. Evelyn goes down to dinner leaving me alone for some time. I read the words over and over again as if they are going to change magically.

                                                                                     Tris Prior

                                                                                        weds

                                                                                    Eric Eaton

The wedding is going to take place tomorrow. And Dauntless weddings are huge events. Almost the entire faction attends.

I always imagined a forever with Tris but marriage never even crossed my mind. And here I am watching her get married to my brother.

I don't know what time it is when the door opens. But instead of Evelyn, someone else steps in.

Eric!

"Hey brother! You look shaken." He says with a smirk.

I keep quiet and try to focus on my breathing which is starting to hitch.

"I told you that you stole her from me. She was mine all along. She just wanted to have a shot at you."

"Tris is not someone who would marry anyone like you." I say through gritted teeth.

"That must be a comforting thought, now that she's way out of your league." He laughs.

I feel anger starting to boil inside me but I manage to keep a straight face.

"Though I can assure you one thing." This makes me look up. "She didn't cheat on you. She just realized this today and decided that she couldn't stand being away from me anymore."

"I know, Tris..." Eric cuts in. "No. You think you do because if you did then you would've seen this coming. "

Now I burst. "You're nothing but a foul and ugly git!"

"Shut up Tobias!" She shouts back.

I do shut up for a few minutes and during this time Eric tries a different approach at getting to me.

"I thought we were brothers." He says.

"We are." I reply.

"Then being a good brother you should be happy for me instead of shouting at me."

"I said we are brothers. Not good ones." I tell him.

"Come on! You make us sound like enemies."

"We are enemies!" I shout.

"Fine then. I was hoping that you would come to the wedding but I see that sending an invite was a complete waste, so I'll just have to keep you on a leash till it's over."

I raise an eyebrow at him.

What happens next is a complete blur.

Eric punches me in the stomach, which makes me double over in pain. He wrestles me into a chair and ties my hands behind it.

By the time I recover, he is closing the door and I hear a key turn in the lock.

I am Eric's prisoner!

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