The Sheikh's First Love (Book 1)

Chapter Three: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures

What?" King Hadid and Amadeus ask at the same time "We are getting married tonight" Siba says and they look at each other, then back at us "If you marry Querem, and Sheik Zahir finds out, guess what's going to happen?" King Hadid asks "He will not find out, Hadid, I will keep it a secret until I can prove that he lied to me about the origins of Querem when we first made the deal" Siba answers "But what if he finds out before you can find the prove?" Hadid asks "I'll deal with it" Siba answers "In other words your are willing to go to war for a girl" King Hadid says "For the woman I love, yes" Siba says and King Hadid sighs "Akeem, neither of our countries can afford to go into war, not after our paper in Tridian battle" King Hadid says "Hadid, your wife was refugee from the Jamalian, she told you the location of the rebels bases, and if I don't recall they wanted her head, but you went into war just for her, just because you love her, I am doing the same for the woman I love, I am protecting our love, I am protecting her, or you are the only one that can go to war for love" Siba says as he faces his brother.

>>"Amadeus, help" I say as he nods "Your majesty, your highness, may I share my opinion in the matter" Amadeus says as he gets in between them "Speak your mind" the Siba brothers say at the same time "Your highness, you have to get married with Querem, otherwise we are exposing yourself to a fight with the United States, something our troops can't face, but if the matter is local, it is something our troops can handle" Amadeus says and the brothers just stare at each other "He is right" they chant at the same time "I will marry her, tonight" Siba says "But in the morning she must be in a plane to the United States" King Hadid says "Deal" Siba says "Amadeus" King Hadid calls "I'll get the priest" he says as he exits the room "Grandfather fell in love with slave of Tridian, father fell in love with an African female soldier, I fell for a Jamalian refugee, and my little brother falls for a royal bastard, what's wrong with the man in this family? Are we curse to fall for the wrong woman?" King Hadid says as he sits down "Mother always said that we, Siba men, have very peculiar taste" Siba says as he smiles.

"Your majesty" a man in a white outfit calls as he bows before King Hadid "I am sorry that we have bothered you at such time in the night, but we require your Priest's services" King Hadid says "Of course your majesty, what shall I be doing?" the priest says "I need you to marry my brother and his fiancee" King Hadid says as he points at us "Your majesty, this is very unusual, I thought his highness was about to marry in a few days" the priest says "We are aware of it, but some situations are forcing us to get married sooner" Siba says "We wouldn't be doing this if it wasn't truly necessary" I say and the priest sighs "And it wouldn't be the first time I have to marry one of the Siba men in the middle of the night, your highness, shall we begin" he says and we nod.

"Please stand looking at each other" the priest orders and we obey "I believe I we should jump the introductions and get to the I do part" the priest says "That would be perfect" King Hadid says and we nod "Akeem Siba do you accept Querem Jones as your lovely wife to love, to protect in every moment of your life until death tears you apart?" he asks "I do" Siba answers "Querem Jones, same question" he says "I do" I answer "Rings" the priest says and Amadeus hands us our rings "This ring symbolizes the union of your lives as one, the promise of eternal love towards each other in front of the eyes of God, place the rings on your fingers" the priest orders and we obey "With this act you promise to love each other until death tears you apart, objections?" the priest asks and we shake our heads "Then by the power invested in me by God and the country of Bermic I pronounce you husband and wife, you may kiss your bride" the priest says "Why I have the feeling you were not kidding when you said that you have done this before?" Siba asks "Kiss her your highness, so your marriage is legal" the priest simply says and Siba kisses me.

"Brother you have followed the family tradition, you have proved to have the Siba blood running through veins, congratulations on your marriage" King Hadid says as he hugs Siba "I am glad I made father and the family proud, thank you, brother, for everything" Siba says "Be glad I am the king, otherwise you would be in really deep trouble and you welcome" King Hadid says as he taps Siba's back "Querem, this is not how I pictured meeting you, neither welcoming you to our family, but who said that becoming part of the Siba family was going to be easy and boring" King Hadid says as he hugs me "Welcome to the family, let's hope you can return to Bermic and to my brother soon" he says "Thank you, your majesty" I say as I return the hug "I don't know why, but I always pictured your wedding like this, in the middle of the night, your brother and I as the only witnesses, and to make the night more lovely, your neck and the neck of your beloved in danger, you never seize to amaze me, my friend, congratulations" Amadeus says as he hugs Siba "Your words flatter me , Amadeus" Siba says "Miss Querem, congratulations" he says as he shakes my hand "Thank you, Amadeus" I say "Oh before I forget, Priest, keep the new state of the Sheik as a secret" King Hadid orders "Yes, your majesty" the Priest answers "Amadeus, damage control" King Hadid orders and Amadeus nods "Well, let's give the newlywed some privacy" King Hadid says as he points at the door "Oh also, your plane leaves at 10:00 am in the morning, please don't miss the plane" King Hadid says "She won't, brother, I promise" Siba says and King Hadid nods as he exits the room followed by Amadeus and the priest.