His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

“About Christian?” Vincenzo frowned his eyebrows. I felt bad because it seemed as if he had expected msomething else, but he was the only one who could give me answers at the moment. “What about him?”“Is he ignoring you because you threw a drink on Francesca?” He asked while my eyes went big. “News tfamilies know about it.” He continued.

“He’s not ignoring me…we’re okay.” I smiled.

“Well for starters, you said you’ve known him for a long time. What was he like when he was younger?” Iquestion which popped up in my head. For some reason, I could not imagine a young Christian.

Vincenzo laughed and sighed while shaking his head. This was going to be good.

“We grew up with a lot of children from all the other families.” He began. I thought about Isobel who hadwas a family friend.

“No matter which game we were playing, Christian always had to be the boss. He was the youngest out oeveryone followed him and no one questioned him.” Vincenzo explained. “So it’s not very different fromnow?”

“No, not really,” Vincenzo confirmed. “Although, when he’s not working or not in a bad mood he’s actuaperson. He loves to joke around, laughs a lot-“

“Laughs a lot?” I chuckled and thought about the standard cold look on his face. “Yes, he laughs a lot…hepeople and is even a bit childish I would say.” Vincenzo smiled. The way he was speaking about Christianwonder if the fight they had was really about me and I couldn’t help but feel guilty.

“I guess one thing is different.” Vincenzo suddenly changed his mind. “Instead of looking up to him, theydown on him. He’s not that ambitious so him taking over his dad got a lot of people angry.”

Hearing Vincenzo’s side made me feel sorry for Christian. While I was worried about a few girls looking dhad all eyes on him— waiting for him to fail just as he had told me.

“How about…your dad?” I asked, unsure whether his dad or his mom was the powerful one. “Dad.” Vinceconfirmed.

“My mom passed away when I was younger.” He explained with a forced smile on his face. Why did I alwthe line?

“I don’t know my parents.” I quickly sulked to get myself some pity points.

is complicated,” Vincenzo spoke. Complicatedmade me even more curious because there had to be a

shrugged off but his answer more curious. If the Lamberti’s were some crazy family after all,

Christian all this time, so it couldn’t have been that bad. Right?” I asked andwhen I saw a smile on his face. I was probably worrying about nothing. “I assume Luis is your half

My dad brought him from Canada.” Vincenzobe

were having

having you here, I feel like you get me!” Luis said and hugged me. I patted the young boy onheld him close. “I feel the same

“The next time you have

agreed and gave me a wink. “Beau, can you wait here wand I

and joined him. “Are you hof the house?” He

that he was a quiet person, but I was okay with it because I was the

him and looked into his eyes. He blinked a few times and mback. “W-we have the same eye color, won’t you look at that.”

me, so.” Beau sighed. “But I can understand why he

didn’t know, that was on me.” I chuckled embarrassed and did not want to get reminded of whVincenzo. “So your family is from Canada? You grew up there?” I asked to change the subject, but once ascrewed up

is a big

a family,” I reassured him to make him feel better, which seemed to have workedhappy

even want to think about having a baby, but

in six months twenty-two,” I told him. Beau frowned his eyebrows in surprise and smileme

played with Luis made me

spend my day eating and laughing with the three and for the first time in a while felt in a good mood wother than Olivia. Vincenzo who had originally

leave and I wished I could’ve stayed“You can call me whenever, I’m stuck at home doing nothing so,” I told Vincenzo and hugged him. “Me tand pushed away his brother so he could hug me

but accepted my hug anyway. “Beau wona handshake.” Vincenzo scoffed, making Beau pull away with

I said one more time and walked in a different direction. I had no idea whether Vernon reporto Christian