SERAPHINA After several plans and arrangements, the wedding was in two weeks. But before then, myself and Carlos needed to go shop for the things we knew we needed on that big day. With Jenny on my side, and Vito on his, we were ready to go shop for my wedding gown as well as the suit we'd both agreed on. I woke up to the beeping sound of my phone. Sitting up, there was a call from Carlos who promised to call at this time in the morning. Without any hesitation, I picked up the call. “Good morning, boyfriend. How are you today?” “Boyfriend?” He laughed. “You're forgetting I put a ring on your finger. It's something no one would do, I mean, no Boyfriend. I'm fine, baby.” He laughed. It was genuine and I felt happy for him. A man like Carlos who was worse than ever, finding peace, all of a sudden. “How are you?” His next questions cut short my thoughts. I was on my feet, leading my way through to the closet so that I could grab my towel. “I'm fine. I believe I am. Are we getting re
SERAPHINA It was a blast!Starting off from the wedding gown, down to the suit Carlos showed me at the end of the day. We were on our way home but stopped by a restaurant to get some food. There was no time to cook, maybe there were, as a matter of fact, there were more than enough meals in that fridge at home. And I didn't forget that Jenny cooked something this morning, long before now. “Is this necessary?” That was Jenny asking. She looked at me from where she was seated so that she could ask. “Maybe we should cook something when we're home. You know fully well that there's food in the fridge or have you forgotten so quickly?” How could I forget? Of all things, not what went on in my house. “I want everyone to eat something from a restaurant, is there something wrong with that?” As I opened the door and hopped down, Jonathan did the same. “You two can remain in the car. Myself and Jonathan can handle the purchase.” “Alright.” On their behalf, Nicholas announced. Myself and
CARLOS“You'll get your ass down here if you know what's good for you, flyboy.” A voice I recognized sounded in my eyes, from the phone. The call ended and I jumped on my feet. It all made sense now. It made sense now why Sera shouted and I didn't hear from her any longer. It was an hour ago and it felt like forever. I had tried so hard to reach out to the people living in the same house as her but I couldn't and I don't know why, even though I knew they were asleep. According to the words of Seraphina. What should I do? I was alone in the whole house. With the men who were watching over me. My legs led me down the stairs again and I looked around with a sigh, many sighs running out of my mouth. What do I do? I reached the living room entrance. It was almost late in the evening but this was a matter of life and death and I could not miss it for anything. I reached for my phone and dialed Vito. “Yes, boss?”“Come over to the house and be as fast as you can. I was talking to Ser
CARLOSI looked at the entrance of the church. My wife was on her way, dressed in the wedding gown we've always wanted to see her in. A flower in her hand, and of course, Jenny behind. It was strange but the two had developed a bond I could not explain, a bond I approved of long ago. Their friendship was far better than the one Isabella thought she could offer to my woman. “She's so beautiful.” Someone whispered. He was behind me. He was none other than Vito who said these words. “Lucky man that you are.” The people who came for the event were on their feet, singing as the woman I love caught up with me, the smile on her countenance unfading. “You look responsible.” I chuckled. “You leave me with no choice, Seraphina. I must look like a responsible man whenever you're involved. Don't you think so?” A smile was on my face and I took her hand. “How are you feeling?” I looked at my legs. They were strong. I was a strong man and gunshots could not have anything on me. Not once or
Serafina's Pov“I can't believe, Sera, that you didn't even get dressed. How about the clothes I bought you? You know those were beautiful,” my best friend Isabella Moretti said bitterly; she had invited me to a masked party. A Halloween party, I had come from work and didn't have the chance to change into something.Yeah, I wasn't prepared like every other person with pretty clothes and fancy masks on their faces. There was loud music while some spoke at the corner; some made out while the rest drenched themselves on alcohol, swindling their bodies to the beating of the song that played. I kept wondering why I was here; I felt out of place. This wasn't the kind of place I wanted, but with Isabella whines.I happened to be summoned to her pressure. She was my best friend, but we were two best friends from different worlds. She lived her life to the fullest with zero worries, like it was going to end that day.Silly, she enjoyed the life of the party while I worked my ass out at the ba
Carlos Gotti's Pov“Search everywhere for him.” I heard a voice coming from behind the door; the girl who helped me out had run back to get some bandages.Staying here was becoming more dangerous; I had no men by my side and came unarmed to get some groceries when Gambino men surrounded me. Someone must have given off my location. After I didn't sign a business deal with the Gambino, they have been on my neck to desperately kill me and have their way. My guards were left downstairs, where I walked into the grocery shop, shopping like every normal person. Nonna was coming to visit me, so I had to get the things she wanted myself.Yeah, it was a stupid mistake. I had read the contract, and it wasn't as pleasing as I had thought; all proposals were in their favor, and I wasn't going to sign that.Disrespected at the gut of them tracing me in, I received an axe wound on my chest and managed to escape through the backdoor. As I kept running, my chest throbbing within me, I heard distant mu
Isabella Moretti's Pov"Yeah,” I raised my hand in victory as I got the jackpot of the video game I was playing. The tingling sounds reverberated on the walls of the room. I could see Sera occasionally stealing glances at me like she had something to say, but she shook her head off and continued whatever she was doing. I still wondered why there weren't any customers at that time of the day. If not for the deliveries made, I would have concluded that starting this business was just a waste of money.Yeah, she was my best friend, and we both started this cupcake business together.“Hey, what are you doing?” She etched a brow, coming closer to where I sat at the corner of the coffee restaurant. Our team was desert; she made the best cupcakes in the world while I assisted the little way I could.“I heard this game takes tons of money from people,” she blurted, dropping her hand on the chair where I sat as she paired her eyes at my phone.“You heard wrong, it is actually the best; the che
Seraphine's Pov“Are you okay? Isabella," I asked her over the phone after the call finally went through. The delivery never got to its owner, and I had received tons of calls. For that reason, I began to worry. After calling her with no answer, I became agitated. Maybe something happened to her; I shouldn't have sent her for the delivery; probs she lost her way.I was worried, continuously calling to know whether it would go through.“Yeah, I'm fine,” she said. I breathed a sigh of relief, knowing she was fine. If she was fine, then what happened to the cupcakes?“The cupcakes didn't get delivered, why?” I could feel her roll her eyes at the end of the phone.“Sera, I quit.” “What do you mean?” I managed to ask; it was the bad time for her to do so; the business wasn't going as smoothly as before, and I needed every support I could get from her, no matter how little.“I quit Sera; I'm done with those shenanigans.”“You own part of this business, so what'm I supposed to do?” My heart
CARLOSI looked at the entrance of the church. My wife was on her way, dressed in the wedding gown we've always wanted to see her in. A flower in her hand, and of course, Jenny behind. It was strange but the two had developed a bond I could not explain, a bond I approved of long ago. Their friendship was far better than the one Isabella thought she could offer to my woman. “She's so beautiful.” Someone whispered. He was behind me. He was none other than Vito who said these words. “Lucky man that you are.” The people who came for the event were on their feet, singing as the woman I love caught up with me, the smile on her countenance unfading. “You look responsible.” I chuckled. “You leave me with no choice, Seraphina. I must look like a responsible man whenever you're involved. Don't you think so?” A smile was on my face and I took her hand. “How are you feeling?” I looked at my legs. They were strong. I was a strong man and gunshots could not have anything on me. Not once or
CARLOS“You'll get your ass down here if you know what's good for you, flyboy.” A voice I recognized sounded in my eyes, from the phone. The call ended and I jumped on my feet. It all made sense now. It made sense now why Sera shouted and I didn't hear from her any longer. It was an hour ago and it felt like forever. I had tried so hard to reach out to the people living in the same house as her but I couldn't and I don't know why, even though I knew they were asleep. According to the words of Seraphina. What should I do? I was alone in the whole house. With the men who were watching over me. My legs led me down the stairs again and I looked around with a sigh, many sighs running out of my mouth. What do I do? I reached the living room entrance. It was almost late in the evening but this was a matter of life and death and I could not miss it for anything. I reached for my phone and dialed Vito. “Yes, boss?”“Come over to the house and be as fast as you can. I was talking to Ser
SERAPHINA It was a blast!Starting off from the wedding gown, down to the suit Carlos showed me at the end of the day. We were on our way home but stopped by a restaurant to get some food. There was no time to cook, maybe there were, as a matter of fact, there were more than enough meals in that fridge at home. And I didn't forget that Jenny cooked something this morning, long before now. “Is this necessary?” That was Jenny asking. She looked at me from where she was seated so that she could ask. “Maybe we should cook something when we're home. You know fully well that there's food in the fridge or have you forgotten so quickly?” How could I forget? Of all things, not what went on in my house. “I want everyone to eat something from a restaurant, is there something wrong with that?” As I opened the door and hopped down, Jonathan did the same. “You two can remain in the car. Myself and Jonathan can handle the purchase.” “Alright.” On their behalf, Nicholas announced. Myself and
SERAPHINA After several plans and arrangements, the wedding was in two weeks. But before then, myself and Carlos needed to go shop for the things we knew we needed on that big day. With Jenny on my side, and Vito on his, we were ready to go shop for my wedding gown as well as the suit we'd both agreed on. I woke up to the beeping sound of my phone. Sitting up, there was a call from Carlos who promised to call at this time in the morning. Without any hesitation, I picked up the call. “Good morning, boyfriend. How are you today?” “Boyfriend?” He laughed. “You're forgetting I put a ring on your finger. It's something no one would do, I mean, no Boyfriend. I'm fine, baby.” He laughed. It was genuine and I felt happy for him. A man like Carlos who was worse than ever, finding peace, all of a sudden. “How are you?” His next questions cut short my thoughts. I was on my feet, leading my way through to the closet so that I could grab my towel. “I'm fine. I believe I am. Are we getting re
CARLOSI didn't know what to expect. The look on her face told me she might reject me. Seraphina wasn't smiling. How could she smile? The woman was shocked and needed time. Time to process this. “Are you joking with me?” She cried. I stayed on my knees, unmoving. I cast her a stare and shook my head. “This is never going to be a joke and you know it.” I winked and now she smiled. Seraphina smiled! She looked at the whole room before facing me. “I love you, Carlos Gotti.” Now, that was it. I didn't expect her to say such to me. I no longer felt tense but relieved. “I love you, too, Seraphina. What do you think? Take my ring and become my wife, or take your time to think about this move I have made. I know I haven't been a perfect man for you. I know. Hiding my identity at some point, I recall it, but—” “But nothing, Carlos. I'll be your wife.” Nonna, Jenny, and the others with us in the room cheered. They laughed and clapped while I got on my feet so that the ring could be fi
SERAPHINA It was the weekend. The day went well and I was ready for what would come in the evening. Tonight. Myself and the men got back from work an hour ago. We were almost ready to leave, not really, but after our bath and a meal, of course. I had barely dropped my phone and bag on the bed when it beeped. There was a call from Carlos. Without any hesitation, I picked it up. “Yes? Good evening, Carlos. How are you doing?” “Good evening, baby.” The sound of that made me feel good. I didn't know why but I felt good. “Good evening,” I said again. I didn't know why and when but I was seated on the couch not so far from my bed in a short while. “How are you?” “Never been better,” Carlos said. I nodded, patient but impatient. There was a lot to do before the call would end. More than a lot. A sigh ran out of my mouth when I looked at the clock hanging on the wall. “I'm doing well, Sera. I wanted to know if I should expect you at the house soon. I know we talked about it this m
SERAPHINA It was a week after everything that happened. Life went back to normal. The fear of being hurt, according to the words of my enemies who were currently dining in jail, did not disturb me as before. Not any longer. This morning, I woke up on the right side of my bed. The smile on my countenance all morning could not be explained. And with this energy, I was getting ready to leave the house for work. My life did not remain the same. Not any longer. Not when the loneliness and boredom I used to feel didn't exist. Not with Nicholas and Jonathan by my side all the time. “Good morning, guys.” I walked into the living room and looked at both men. “Are you two ready? Or aren't you coming with me to work?” “We'll be ready in an hour.” “Perfect.” “Good morning, Seraphina.” They greeted me and I nodded, heading to the kitchen only to perceive the aroma of good food, a meal I didn't cook. “What's happening here?” I walked out of the kitchen at that same instant. “Do you two
CARLOSEveryone, including me, adjusted on our seats. This was the time we were waiting for. I wanted this to come and go. It had come, now was time for it to go and I could not wait. “They are guilty, all of them.” I heard Seraphina sigh loudly. She looked at me, and relaxed her back now on the chair. “They shall all serve jail terms. Since nobody was killed in the process, I'm saying the three of them will be sentenced to jail for thirty years. Sam Giancana will be sentenced to jail for forty years.” “Yes!” That was my voice. How could I not be happy with what I heard? A smile came on my countenance. I looked at Frank, then Sam before Isabella. Maybe this would not be happening to them. If not because of anything but because they joined Sam Giancana in trying to hurt me. Only Sam would have been in this shoe, but no, so what happens to the money? The many money they've made off him. “Court!” A young man got up. The meeting had come to an end. What was there to talk about?
SERAPHINA I sat in a large room where many others were gathered. So many thoughts ran around in my head and I didn't know what to do or even think. But whenever I looked to my left, there was more than a reason to smile. “Relax, okay?” Carlos would say. And I would relax. I would feel better and my nerves would be relaxed the next moment. After a long time of waiting for this day to come, it was the day of their final trial. A day when their fate gets to be decided by the court. I watched a door open. Then three people were pushed out like animals. There was Isabella, Frank, and Sam Giancana. It was as though they planned to look in my direction because until now, I didn't understand why and how they all knew I was seated there. The thoughts I had about being kidnapped or put in trouble came running into my head. I thought about what Isabella could do to me. “Welcome!” Someone's voice snapped me out of my thoughts and I looked up to see the clerk, and then the judge nodding. “