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.”

planning on not telling me a single thing. “Do you knowhanging out with Vincenzo? Because I feel alone here, I feel like I’m suffocating— other than giving me ahead I’ve done everything alone, you won’t talk to me, you won’t tell me anything— and I

to tell me the truth. It hard to put two and two together and I had a great idea of the

“Seren-“

me— please. If you care about me just a little bit

could trust him, and here

who knew about your identity and spread rumors, I went there to deal with it.” He smy gaze. “Okay, who

to me and stay inside. VincenGarcia’s are not your friends, that’s all you have to know. All you have to do is trust me.” He turned

nearby vase and threw it at his head, but he dodged it

trust you? I cried in your arms about my parents and you sat there and looked

putting up with your bullshit, but you’re so selfish, you and your feelings— this is about me!” I told

I can to keep you safe, everythinyou is

and stepped forward while I took anothernot going to hurt you— you’re the one who threw a vase

ended the conversatiowalk away but

to argue— and as crazy 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

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

want to tell you anything but I do it out

love for the

baby.” Christian closed his eyes and sighed. “W-what?” I asked, hoping to finwords I had been

pathetic that I had indirectlyfeelings to him, time and time over again— while all I got in return were lies

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

never failed to surprise me with just how qusubjects. “We’ll come

again! Where are

have to take care of with my brother— but after that, I’ll tell you everything.”m, leaving me behind completely flustered. “Are you leaving me

to want to meet you—“ He stopped mid-sentence whenphone buzz. His eyes landed

he picked up, leaving me behind in“Serena?” 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

going on with your bullshit?”

asking you to stay away from my fiancée and my baby—what kind of game you and Fabio are playing, but you stay the

was planning to do that, but