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.

with the Lamberti’s is complicated,” Vincenzo spoke. Complicatedmade me even

more curious. If the Lamberti’s were some crazy family after all, I at least had to find out before the

have been that bad. Right?” I asked andwhen I saw a smile on his face. I was probably worrying about nothing. “I

fourteen. My dad brought him from

were getting shorter which meant it was time for me to stop getting on his nerves. Not longarrived at the zoo and Luis and I were having the time of our lives while Vincenzo and Beau walked behinLuis and I took the time to look at all the animals and had a

here, I feel like you get me!” Luis said and hugged me. I patted the young

going to be like. “The next time

wants to of course.” Vincenzo agreed and gave me a wink. “Beau, can you wait here wand

rock by the fountain and joined him. “Are you hof the house?” He asked me and those were the first words he ever said

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

I asked him and looked into his eyes. He blinked a few times and mback. “W-we have the

“But I can understand why he hates Vincenzo at the moyou work in a

your family is from Canada? You grew up there?” I asked to change the subject, but once ascrewed up when I saw the dull expression on

is a big

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

did not even want to think about

months twenty-two,” I told him. Beau frowned his eyebrows

played with Luis made me believe that he was okay with how things were. Would

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 annoyed me at the factory was too nice for words that I eabout him

unexpected feeling of sadness came over me when it was time to 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

anyway. “Beau wona handshake.” Vincenzo scoffed, making Beau pull away with a shy glare on his

more time and walked in a different direction. I had no idea whether Vernon reporto Christian or not, but what I was doing wasn’t exactly any of