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.”

up doing as he was told, but this time he released my hands and tied my legs. Tnegotiation possible with

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

and threatened so all I did was nod my head until he finally decided to let go of me. “Good.”“You’re here

from the chair and paced back and

fire. The fire was because of my instructions, but your father’s Lamberti men—were too careless and burned 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 lives and I tried to move on,

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

me think about Beau’s bad childhood and how he did not deserve any of it. “My ex-wife found oshe was going to hand her over to the Alfonzo’s but before she could do that, I also got rid of her,” FabioVince

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

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 mmoney to make sure his son would remain unharmed, he handed over Beau like a piece of meat.” Fabio

years, jutouch his

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 have a

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 yet, but I’ll tell

serious issues and the only reason why I had managed to keep it together was becauwas safe. Whatever Fabio was planning, it was not going to

tape.” Fabio sighed and pulled it from my lips in one go. “See, there you

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

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 stop. “What?” Fabio growled and grabbed

in my face. “I said they’re dead,” I whispered. Fabio pushed me away and bas he stepped back to smack

to me like Christian has found his equal,” Fabio spoke as he

until your brother got here, but I don’t think you know who you’re dealing with—thkind of

doing?” Vince worried. He stepped forward to stop him but as soon as he