His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

“Is this okay?” Vince looked down at the rope wrapped around my wrists with a worried look on his face.take it,” I reassured him.

To make Fabio believe he had the upper hand, we had to play our cards right and couldn’t risk anything.“I promise you, you’ll be okay—and I’ll make sure of it until my last breath. You and the baby will be okapromised while he ripped off some tape.

“Show me how brave you are, Serena.” He spoke as he put the tape over my mouth. My heart was beatinscared and nervous. I was really going to meet Fabio and the thought of it was killing me.

“Breath, I won’t let anyone hurt you and so won’t Christian,” Vince told me and wrapped his hand arounled me to the gate which was heavily protected with security. “Open up.” He ordered them while one theand looked at me.

“Seems like you’ve done something right for once.” The men spoke to Vince. “Open the gates, now.” Vin“I’m sorry,” Vince whispered before he dragged me through the driveway and made his way to the figurfront door. Even from afar, I could see the man’s cold eyes, and just by his confident stance, I could tell thwas Fabio.

He looked just as people described him. Cold, scary and ruthless. “Breathe,” Vince whispered as Fabio steuntil he was in front of me. I held in my breath and tried to look anywhere but his face, but Fabio had oth“Let me look at you,” Fabio demanded and roughly grabbed me by my chin as all I could do was whimpetape. “Yes, you should be scared.” He spoke and moved his hand to my belly.

Serena relax, I told myself after feeling his ice-cold hands on top of my belly. “My wife was also pregnantburned alive, that’s funny.” He chuckled and finally removed his hand.

“Vince, you haven’t failed me…for once.” Fabio guided us inside. Vince who had been quiet this entire timto the basement while Fabio followed closely behind.

“All of you, out.” He told his men which made me realize that he really was a sloppy worker, he felt too c“Tie her to the chair.”

“Come on, keep it moving,” Vincenzo spoke in a rough tone and pulled me by my arm. “Sit.”

He pushed me down onto the chair. “There’s no need to tie her up, she can’t escape.” He told his father,his head. “An Alfonzo is an Alfonzo, tie her up.”

as he was told, but this time he released my hands and tied my legs.

pulled out a chair so he could sit in front of me. I looked at

scared and threatened so all I did was nod my head

and paced back and forth while I tried my hardest to calm

down the house while my pregnant wife and my son werehouse.” Fabio began to explain his side of the story, and even though I felt bad—I really did not want to man responsible paid for their

circle aroun“It’s the name my deceased brother gave him, I was going to leave that brat nameless, but my brother aand took care of him. He took it too far, so I killed him…my brother, I killed him.” He spoke as if it was noVince’s eyes widened and I figured this was also something new to him. “I thought I could replace my paBeau, but I couldn’t—I’ve tried but all I can see whenever I look at him is an Alfonzo, he’s absolutely nothad to keep him alive, so he could at least

“My ex-wife found oshe was going to hand her over to the Alfonzo’s but before she could do that, I also got

was enough for me, and then I found out

little mixed brat of the two families I deI looked at Vince in fear as Fabio was getting more aggressive by the second. “Did you know that I had prequested for Christian, I told Lucio that I would raise him

secret, but he paid me off for ten whole years, jutouch his precious son. He

that second it felt as if my world had stopped. Lucio taking care of me? It was not because he liked mebecause of guilt. Did it still matter? No, it didn’t. Lucio and my parents gave me away so I would

heart? It“I have your brother and I will pick him up later—I hope both Lucio and Matteo

managed to keep it together was becauwas safe.

from my lips in one go. “See, there you

blurted out. I wasn’t supposed to say it out loud, but somehow it happened

isn’t going to make anything better. Your wife and your son are dead, and I’m rwon’t bring them back—they’re already

pushed me away and bas he stepped back to smack Vince’s shoulder.

his equal,” Fabio spoke

you know who you’re dealing with—thkind of joke.” He spoke and walked to the

you doing?” Vince worried. He stepped forward to stop him but as soon as he took a stepfroze in his steps. That’s right, he