His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

“You’re back already?” I asked Christian while I tried to read the look on his face. He seemed pissed.

“Do you think this is normal?”

I flinched and stared at him while he sat on the couch as if he had been waiting for me for hours.

“Emmanuella, do you mind going upstairs for some bit?” Christian asked her as she immediately obeyeddisbelief by his words but waited until Emmanuella was upstairs.

“What?” I asked him, my ears must have deceived me. He was the one who had been lying to me, so howwrong?

“This thing of yours, not picking up your phone, sneaking out— where were you? Let’s start with that.” Hthe couch and I immediately thought of Beau calling me a prisoner. Sneaking out the house? He was one“Excuse me?” I snickered, still trying to process his words but he appeared to be serious. “So I am not a plet people follow me outside and decide when it’s time for me to come home— is that it?”

“I know you’ve been fucking Vince, tell me where were you!” He raised his voice, completely ignoring myVince? No? And why do you even care?”

“Because I told you not to hang out with him!”

“No, you didn’t!” I yelled back. “You never said that, because you keep everything a secret from me, andto worry about it anyway because whatever friendship we had is done— but you should know that right?I would completely flip out for him lying to me all this time I would give him one last chance to come cle“Were you ever going to tell me that the Alfonzo’s are my birth parents or that some man will be after mme?” I asked him directly as he looked back at me, clearly unsure of what to say.

“W-what? Did Vincenzo tell you?” He asked. “Vincenzo? No? I think we both agree it’s not that smart forwith him right?”

“Serena, I don’t have time for this— I have somewhere to be.” He spoke and looked down at his phone. ever have time for this? Until now he still did not care.

“Also I know you think I’m uneducated, stupid— and easy to deceive, but I actually managed to find outtold him. Any sane person would’ve been asking for forgiveness, but here he was— still acting like he wasaint.

“You know Christian, you make me sick.” I sighed. “If you had told me the truth from the beginning I wohanging out with him in the first place.”

“Then why did you?”

“Were you ever going to tell me about my birth parents?” I asked once again, expecting him to say yes—looked down which was adding to my anger. I didn’t confront him to argue, all I wanted were answers bugiving it to me. “I know about the fire, about Fabio, the Alfonzo’s…I know everything.”

“Serena, from now on Vernon will go with you wherever you go, it’s not safe outside.” He spoke, ignoring“Were you going to tell me about the Alfonzo’s?”

Once again he was trying to dodge the question and turned away. He probably knew of the danger I wasagain not telling me. “No, you want the truth? No, I wasn’t. We had discussed that you would leave afterhere, so there was no point in telling you.”

like I’m suffocating— other than giving me

truth. It hard to put two and two together

“Seren-“

about me

told Beau we could trust him, and here he was—

your identity and spread rumors, I went

important, I told you what you have to know— so now you will listen to me and stay inside. VincenGarcia’s are not your friends, that’s all you have to know. All you have

but

your arms about my parents and you sat there and looked at hosuffocating— despite knowing where they were. Do you really think I can

putting up with your

is about me and my feelings— and my heart is trying everything I can to keep you safe, everythinyou is to keep you safe!” He yelled back. I flinched

while I took anothernot going to hurt you— you’re the one who threw

requests— for the baby’s sake.” I ended the conversatiowalk away but he ran after me and grabbed

as it sounds I still like you and want to bhad your reasons for lying to me, but I need some time to breathe so please.” I tried to

have so many questions that I can’t give to you right now. I know you’re angry know that I make you

it because I don’t want to tell you anything but I do it out of love.”

love for

about the baby.” Christian closed his eyes and sighed. “W-what?” I asked, hoping to finwords I had been longing for but he shook

to him, time and

to say to you, I’ll tell you tomorrow— but I don’t have timnow. I only came here to tell you to take your distance from Vincenzo, and I don’t know how you found oeverything— but the truth was going to come out pretty soon either way so it’s fine. It is what it is, but dtime crying. You have to deal with

surprise me with just how qusubjects. “We’ll come back

Where

have to take care of with my brother— but after that, I’ll tell you

mid-sentence whenphone buzz. His eyes landed on the screen and

I heard Vincenzo’s voice as Christian put him on speaker. Christian looked at me, forcing me to“Y-yes?” I asked, trying to remain calmly— but the look on Christian’s face was scaring me. “Serena pleamight’ve heard everything by now, but I promise you that I had no idea who you were— and everythinggenuine and I don’t blame you or your family for a thing. Can we

on with your bullshit?” Christian spoke.

kind of game you and Fabio are

understand and I was planning to do that, but I had something to tell