His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

All I ever wanted was a family, and that’s why I took a step back. Christian betrayed me, but I was not reathat small hope I had in building a family. I was not ready to let go of Christian. “I can’t.” I breathed.

“So you’ll continue to live your life as a prisoner?” Beau asked with a disappointed look on his face.

Chills left my body upon hearing those words. Prisoner? Did it not go a bit too far? Yes, Christian orderinreport my every move was a bit annoying, him lying to me was unacceptable, but other than that it seemsure there had to be an explanation for all of this. Everything Christian had done had always been in the interest.

He lied to me, but that didn’t mean we couldn’t fix this mistake.

We had fixed our issues before, and we could do it again.

“I’m not a prisoner.” I chuckled in disbelief— but the look on his face told me that he did not find this as“Once you’re in— you’re never fully getting out, you know that right? The only way is death. Do you thinyou live!”

“Maybe? Fabio let your life!” I yelled back.

“Because I became the scapegoat so our parents could give you a better life. If they knew you would’ve this goddamnit!” Beau roughly grabbed my hand but I pulled it away.

“Let go of me!” I yelled at him. His words hit me hard, the Alfonzo’s had sent me away to save me so I cobetter life and I screwed it up, Beau’s sacrifice had been for nothing. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it like that save you!” Beau tried to grab my hand again, but once again I pulled it away.

“Christian promised to protect me and to let me go once the baby is born if you wait for a bit longer-“

“It was all a lie, wake up Serena please!” Beau told me. “He was never going to let you go and now he isnyou go at all, Fabio knows about your identity and is probably planning to execute the both of you right “Think about it, who would Christian safe? You or his entire family? He does not care about you, after thewill hand you over to Fabio before you even get the chance to blink— and if you don’t watch out he’ll gthe baby away.” Beau said, but I could not trust his words.

That was not Christian.

the promise Christian had made me. He promised to let me go after the baby got here, he had

I told him and shotas a way of telling him to not step any closer. “Be quiet, someone

how terrible his life must’ve been for him to be living in constant febad could one man be? One thing was for sure if

you told me no one knows about you I will keep your identiyou should go back to Fabio for now, you haven’t even thought this through. We leave, and then?” I askeobserved the startled look

there was no

Christian’s side of the story andside of the story— I’m sure

was coward enough to fight and gave me a enemy to be executed, while they send you away to rot and did not even contact you once in twenty-onehow you were doing. Do you think they will protect us now? They couldn’t even protect us when we wer“Beau, I’m

baby, I will never lie to you and I you. I’ve been looking for you for a long time and I will never let go of you,

once again. The last thing I wanted was to put him in any kind of danger. If Fabaware that he knew about his identity, it must’ve meant that he was still safe for now and I did not want “I understand.” He chuckled and finally let go

tell them that you’ve found me— I want

you just told me that they regret their decision.” I sighed but he shook his head. “I don’t care, I wsuffer. I only care about you…so if you want to go back to them and believe that they can keep you safe falthough I

step forward so I could hug him, but he had immediately stepped forget any of

I never said I do not want to get to

me, I need you to forget aboFabio slaughters both of us.” He spoke without looking at me. “Do you truly trust Christian?” He asked

he betrayed me, he made mistakes— but I trust him with my life,” I told him. The truth was that I wnot let this pass and confront him. Many levels of trust were broken but that did not mean that I did not protect me. I would not remove the baby from

Christian, from now on I’ll be his

I had put all my trust in Christian.

please.” He requested once again, and I

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