THE MAFIA’S CAPTIVE ANGEL

“It’s time for your hair and makeup.” Samantha said in a sing-song voice. walking into the room with Stephanie behind her.

I don’t know what these two are up to; I haven’t left the room since morning because they won’t let me. It’s been three weeks since we had a sleepover, and we have been hanging out a lot lately. They helped keep me company whenever Sin wasn’t around.

But today I had no idea what was going on. When I woke up this morning, the left side of the bed was empty, and before I could step out of the room, I saw Mateo standing outside the door. He refused to let me pass, saying he was ordered to keep me inside the room for a few hours, which turned into a whole day because it was five in the evening.

Whatever I needed, be it breakfast or lunch, was brought up here by a maid. I tried calling Sin, but he won’t pick up any of my calls, and now Samantha and Stephanie are trying to prep me up, but for what exactly?

“What is going on?” I asked; Samantha shrugged, not responding, while Stephanie smiled. I guess they had no plans on telling me what they were up to. I puffed while taking a seat in front of the mirror.

“I know you’ve already showered, so let’s get straight to it. I’m going to do your makeup while Sam will take care of styling your hair.” Stephanie started taking out the makeup kit.

She got right into it, coming to stand at my front while Samantha stood behind my back. I had no idea what to do, so I sat still while they did whatever they had in mind.

I remained rooted in my spot for close to an hour; I wasn’t allowed to see what they were doing till it was done, and I felt like my ass had been practically gummed to the seat. I couldn’t even move to relieve myself. I thought of how I was going to endure this torture until Stephanie pulled back, still blocking the mirror.

Samantha was already done with my hair like thirty minutes ago, and she decided to do my nails as well. She and Stephanie arrived at the same time. They both stood in front of me in awe, their mouths open agape.

“You look really beautiful, Mani.” Stephanie said, looking at me in admiration while Samantha nodded in agreement.

“I think it’s time she saw herself.” Samantha suggested, and they both made their way to both sides of the mirror, taking down the white cloth they had used to cover it earlier. I looked at the person on the other side of the mirror, and I was stunned. She doesn’t look like me; whoever she was, she was like a freaking goddess.

The makeup was simple yet elegant and sophisticated, and my hair was matted in a short box style.

“Is that really me?” I gasped out, pointing to the mirror, not believing my eyes.

“Yes, it is. Nikolai would be so mind-blown when he sees you.” Samantha gushed out.

“So this has something to do with him; no wonder he was ignoring my calls.” I pouted a little, and the girls laughed. “Thank you so much, girls.” I chuckled.

” It’s nothing” Stephanie says. “We need to get you dressed up; it’s almost time.”

“I will go get the dress.” Samantha rushed out of the room before any of us could reply and rushed back in in the blink of an eye.

“Wow, how did you get to the guest room and back so fast?” I teased, and we all laughed. I stared at the dress bag as Samantha slowly unzipped it. was met with the sight of a pink shoulder-less long dress. It was beautiful.

“Do you need help with the dress, or you got it?” Stephanie asked as I took the dress from Samantha.

“No, I think I got this.” I walked into the closet, getting rid of the clothes I had on. It was perfect and could fit over my bump. It must have been hard for them to get the perfect size without me putting it on.

Once I was fully dressed, I got out of the closet and gave the girls a little spin show, and they both clapped their hands, gushing over me. Stephanie had a pair of sunset-pink Michael Kors heels in her hands. She walked over to me, helping me put it on. I spread a little bit of perfume to help me smell nice.

“Our work here is done; you have to wait for Sin here in the room.” Samantha said, throwing a kiss at me before leaving the room with Stephanie.

I slowly walked to the bed, taking a seat to wait for Sin. I didn’t know how long I waited until I heard a knock at the door. I stood from the bed and looked in the mirror to see if anything was out of place.

“Come in.” I yelled, adjusting my dress. My eyes shot up when the door opened and Sin walked in; he was wearing a dark blue suit, his hair styled backwards.

He walked towards me, wrapping his arms around my waist. “Hi.” His breath fanned my neck as he whispered in my ear.

” Hey”

“You look beautiful as always, amore.” He bit my earlobe, moving on to nib my neck. “I so badly want to rip that dress off you and take you right here and now as my name comes out of your delicious lips.”

I laughed, leaning on him. “As much as I would love to, I doubt Samantha and Stephanie would appreciate their efforts being thrown down the drain,” I said, resting my arms on his that were placed securely on my tummy. “You don’t look bad yourself,” I complimented.

“It took quite a while, but it was worth the wait. You look breath-taking!” I laughed, blushing a little.

“It’s time to go.” Sin took my hand, and we both walked out of the door. Mateo wasn’t guarding the door anymore, and the house was awfully quiet. We both walked down the stairs. When we reached the last set of stairs, a loud surprise was being yelled, and I took a step back, frightened. My hands wrapped around my waist prevented me from any mishap.

When I was able to get rid of the shock, I took in the appearance of the house. The room was filled with a lot of people; some were Sin’s men, and some I had no idea who they were. There were pink and blue flowers used to decorate the house.

I noticed that the females were in pink gowns similar to mine while the males were in a blue suit, just like Sin. On the banner placed in front of the ceiling was an inscription that read, “Happy Baby Shower.”

A smile made its way to my face, and I struggled not to cry; I didn’t want to ruin the makeup that Stephanie had taken so much time to do.

“Welcome to your baby shower. Since there isn’t going to be a gender reveal party, we decided to throw a party for you to celebrate with us and everyone.” Samantha says, hugging me.

We separated and I was immediately pulled into another hug by Stephanie. We squealed, laughing together. When we pulled back, I turned to see Sin watching me with a smile on his face.

“Thank you,” I whisper to him.

“Anything for you, amore.” I kissed him, showing him how much I loved him.

When we were pulled apart, Sin pecked my lips with a smile on his face before he was dragged away from my side by Alexander.

“Mani. “I heard someone yell. I looked over to where the voice came from and saw an excited Athena making her way towards us. We hugged each other, laughing like two crazy people.

“You look beautiful; the both of you did a really excellent job.” She said this to them, and they both laughed, hugging each other.

I looked around the room, and I spotted my aunt talking to Serena at the end of the room. I excused myself from the girls and made my way over to them.

“Aunt Sara, Serena.” I said, hugging them.

“Mani, you look great, dear. I know I have said it before, but congratulations, dear,” my aunt said, smiling at me.

“I can’t wait for the baby to be born; I’m so excited.” Serena chips in, giving me a motherly smile.

“Me too, Serena, but he or she is one hell of a kicker.” I joked, and we all laughed. “When did you get to New York?”

“oh. Yesterday. I wanted to let you know, but since this was a surprise, I had to wait. ” Serena explained.

“Have you started picking a name yet?” My aunt asked, staring at my baby bump.

“Yes, Nikolai and I have been coming up with a lot of boy and girl names, but we still haven’t decided yet.”

“I have never seen my son this happy. Thank you for coming into his life.” Serena took hold of my hands, giving them a little squeeze.

“How many times would you like to thank me? It’s been up to a hundredth.” I joked, and the three of us laughed.

“I can’t thank you enough.” I pecked her cheek, leaving her and my aunt to go back to conversing with each other. Stephanie’s parents couldn’t make it; she told me they sent their apologies and promised to make it up with me.

“It’s time for pictures.” Athena screamed. We all made our way to the photo booth the girls had set up. It has a mixture of pink and blue designs, making it look cute.

We gathered around, and I took a few pictures. I first talked with everyone, then with the girls, my aunt, and Serena. I took a couple of pictures with Sin before taking a personal one.

I looked up to the far end of the room, close to the garden, and saw a figure standing there. I instantly recognized who it was. Luca. He raised a glass of wine to me in the form of a toast. I nodded my head, acknowledging him with a smile on my face.

I knew the reason why he didn’t want to show his face. Stephanie was here, and she had no idea about Luca’s involvement with Sin. He still hasn’t told her anything yet, but Sin had already given him the go-ahead as long as he was sure she wouldn’t break their oath. I also helped vouch for it.

Stephanie wouldn’t do anything that would harm them. After we were done with the pictures, I heard the sound of a glass clicking and turned to see Stephanie trying to get the attention of everyone.

When she manage to gain their attention, she stopped, placing her drink down on a table close to her. She cleared her throat before speaking. “I know this kind of party usually ends with the revealing of the baby, but since that is not happening because my best friend over there wants to keep us in suspense,” Everyone laughed lightly at Stephanie. “There are two balloons with two different colours; now this part is for the two love birds.” She handed Sin and me a dart for us to aim at the balloons. “We are going to count to three, and the two of you will aim for the balloons at the same time.”

“One, two, three.”

We shot at the target, blue and pink confetti fell from the sky, and a resounding clapping filled the room. Sin leaned down, capturing my lips in his, as the people cheered on. When we pulled away, I walked over to where the girls were, pulling them in for a group hug. This wouldn’t have been possible with them.

I was really thankful and grateful to have them here with me.