His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

Cesca gathered everyone around the large table and the girl who sat down next to me gave me a warm smile.

“Make sure you empty your plate, even if you feel like your stomach is going to explode.” She spoke andtraumatized look on her face. “I’m Dana, by the way, Gio’s wife.” She introduced herself and leaned forwChristian a polite nod.

“Nice to meet you, I’m Serena,” I spoke, feeling more at ease that someone did seem to like me. The firstwondered was how she was even married to Gio.

My first impression of her was that she seemed like a nice girl, and was different from her husband who hme nothing but glares the moment I had walked in.

“Just be quiet and ignore her comments, and if she takes it too far I will protect you…both of you,” Christtouched my belly for a split second. I blushed at his unexpected gesture and nodded my head. Of courseagainst his mom for me, at least not a second time. “Best would be to ignore her, promise?” He smiled tonerves.

I nodded my head and smiled back. “I promise.”

“Everyone’s attention!” Francesca called out and stood up from her chair. “I would like to toast to my beChristian, my future grandchild, and his…fiancée…Selena lets hope she eats every dish to the last crumb.”glass towards me.

There it was again, Selena.

I looked at all the dishes in front of me and even though it was too far stretched, my first thought went tfar as putting poison into my food. She wouldn’t right? At least not when I was carrying her grandchild?Emilio who sat on the opposite left of me blinked from me to the plate and mouthed, eat, to help me outo Johnny who was sitting next to him and gave me a nod.

Wasn’t there really any poison in it?

I turned my head to Christian, but he had a deep conversation with Enzo who was sitting next to him. Soprotecting me.

Running out of options I picked up a fork and took a bite, waiting to collapse but I didn’t. Of course, I didpoison me here in front of everyone. At least the food was good and I had no issue finishing it.

Christian hadn’t turned his head to see ho“We woman should stick together and

stupid thing to do because the moment I made eye contact

She suddenly asked loud enough for everso they could overhear the situation. I almost choked in my

the tone in his voice, I could tell that this would turn into a

Francesca being embarrassed while I was afraid that made it worse. I noticed his clenched fist under the table and

I’ve been trying to figure it out but I do not know how you

while his eyes were telling her to shut up, but Francesca wasn’t anyfinished yet. She had it out for me and everyone knew it. “I see, just like the ring

an orphan so I could not believe that she was doing this. Tothat asking me where my parents were was not going to do anything because I got that question a millioignore and let me handle

listened to his wife— even though I could see that he was tryme. He

trash baby who is most likely not even his and that ring on your finger

cut off Christian like that, but sChristian released his hand from mine and it seemed as if he was conflicted between telling his mom to sme to shut up for disrespecting his mom. “Christian, she just called your mother a whore and you’re justYou have to speak up!” Gio intervened, completely twisting my words. “No I didn’t, but you just did and with you,” I told him. This had been going on for way too long and I had enough. Christian promised to the protection in question was not there. He was aware of his mom’s behavior and threw me to the wolvI had never intended

those words were enougup. It was still beyond me to see that the man who

Christian and waited for him to speak, but he didn’t. He was probably wondering who to protknow what to do, and at first I was convinced that I didn’t need his protection, but

both her hands on the table and

familyknocked up stripper fiancée over his very own mother and lets her call me a whore. This is who will be ‘pus in the future, this is who we are giving

baby was born I wouldn’t always be around to protect it— so I needed him to at least dFrancesca grabbed her glass and threw her wine straight to my face while the

trash and this trash baby over your own mother, you get rid of hmyself!” Francesca

they all stood up, anticipating Francesca’s next move. All shea napkin to wipe her face and the fact that her mouth was close, was enough to prove to

queen and I

a chance to earn the bit of respect

you go on your knees and beg for her forgiveness.” Christian