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.”

released my hands and tied my legs. Tnegotiation possible with that man, Fabio had made

chair so he could sit in front of me. I looked at Vince who stood behiignored my

question!” He growled out and cupped my chin with his hand.I felt scared and threatened so all I did was nod my head until he finally decided to

the chair and paced back and forth while I tried my hardest

while my pregnant wife and my son werehouse.” Fabio began to explain his side of the story, and even

gave me your brother, Beau.” He clenched his fists as he walked a 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

to the Alfonzo’s but before she could do that,

making his life miserable was enough for me, and then I found out

I heard you were pregnant and having a 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 as my own—but Lucio didn’t want it, he paid

whole years, jutouch his precious son. He watched as your poor mother, Lita—fell into a depression while he could’ve pletting me raise Christian.” Fabio

care of me? It was not because he liked mebecause of guilt. Did it still

the chance—I’m sure the Alfonzo’s would’veNo matter what Fabio would say, he wouldn’t get to me. “Long story short, this pain I feel in my heart? It“I have your brother and I will pick him up later—I hope both Lucio and Matteo will be here by that timeshow.” He knelt and looked at me. “They don’t know about Beau

managed to keep it together was becauwas safe. Whatever Fabio was planning,

wait for a second—the tape.” Fabio sighed and pulled it from my lips in one go. “See, there you go.yelled

supposed to say it out loud, but somehow it happened to

me and the baby 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 gone.” I told him as Vincenzo who stood behind him shook his me to

my face. “I said they’re dead,” I whispered. Fabio pushed me away and bas

seems to me like Christian has found his equal,” Fabio spoke as he put on some latex gloves. “What

wait until your brother got here, but I don’t think you know who you’re dealing with—thkind of joke.” He spoke and walked to the

forward to stop him but as soon