Chapter 5

Sienna:

“How the fucking hell did you manage to get drunk? Both of you just chose to be drunk on your own wedding day?” Mom asked, snapping at me. I looked at Diablo who sat on the couch beside me, looking at her as if she had grown a second head. “Not only did you miss the after party, but you also managed to miss your flight. We have been looking everywhere for you and we even thought that something happened to you!”

I pinched the bridge of my nose as I tried to fight back the headache that had my head throbbing in my head. I looked away from my mother, and she raised an eyebrow at me, clearly annoyed by me.

“Enough, Myla, yelling at them is not going to do you any good. They knew what they were doing, a whole bottle of champagne cannot be emptied by accident.” Luna Netania, Diablo’s mother, said, looking at mom. “The two of you are going to need to freshen up. And I am going to send you painkillers as well as glasses of water. You are going to need them to be dealing with what is to come later.”

“What is going to happen later?” Diablo asked his mother, and she shook her head at him.

“Both your fathers are not very pleased that you left the guests.” She said, looking at her son. “I doubt that you would be expecting this to go without a word from them? At least we know that you didn’t run away. While things are not going to be easier, the guests came for you, it would be a lot better to explain if the high table asks.”

“They went drunk, how the hell are they going to explain anything…?”

“As a husband and wife, they grew a little excited. It would be a lot better for all of us to know and think that they are happy as lovers. You know, with everything that they put us through for this wedding, I am more than happy to announce that they are the happiest of lovers.” Netania said, putting a hand on mom’s shoulder. “Leave them be, they are going to need to freshen up. They are newlyweds, and I doubt that we should be in the same room that they slept in the other night, regardless of it being a dressing room.”

I massaged my temple, fighting back the headache that formed on my head as I tried my best not to puke. This was the last thing that I needed right now. But I had to admit, it was a mistake from my side. I always knew not to drink during important occasions.

“You drank a whole bottle yesterday. You could have done something that was stupid.” Diablo said, making me frown.

“You were not drunk?” I asked, and he rolled his eyes. “Then why the hell did you pretend to be?”

“Did you expect me to be as dumb as you are?” He asked, getting up from the couch. “Had they found you last night, things would have been a lot more complicated. I found you laying on this couch as your friend was leaving. She was to call your mother, I asked her not to. I handled the situation the way that I saw fit. The way that would have given me less of a headache when it comes to a reckless wife.”

“You don’t have to be rude.” I said, and he rolled his eyes.

“And you didn’t have to be a fool. We missed a lot, but thankfully, I didn’t have to act anymore than necessary. I would have…”

“We are going to be having more gatherings around the house and Estate. You are going to be acting a lot more from now on. And if you thought that the wedding was hard, wait until you are asked when the two of us intend to have our first child. You know, as a husband and wife, and Capo dei Capi, and daughter of a Pakhan, they are going to expect us to conceive.” I said, and the man’s eyes hardened.

“I am not going to lay a finger on you, let out alone get you pregnant.” He said, and I shook  my head.

“I would to die untouched as the virgin that I am than have a man like yourself be the one to touch me.” I said, and the man frowned.

“A virgin?” He asked, and I raised an eyebrow at his shock. The fact that he would think that I wasn’t amused me, but then again, he didn’t know me enough to know who I was, he didn’t even care to anyway.

“Why so surprised? They raised me to be a Capo or Pakhan’s wife.” I said, taking a step back toward the bathroom. “Not all of us think or act as they please like you do. Plus, it is not like anyone in my life was worth being touched by. Now, if you will excuse me, I have to go and freshen up before we see our fathers.”