His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

“Luca, I need you to go back to the safe house and I need you to inform Christian that Serena is with metowards us and pulled me away from Luca.

“W-what, I don’t get it?” Luca spoke as confused as I was.

“I will hand her over to Fabio, all he ever wanted is Serena—he’ll put everything to a stop and everyone wlong as I give him Serena,” Vince explained. “I’m following Christian’s instructions. He will pick her up in Christian was in on this?

“He has instructed you to give his pregnant woman to your murderous father? Sounds like Christian.” Lugrabbed my hand. “But I did not doubt my cousin even once, I knew he had something planned.”

“I know you knew, I haven’t seen you this calm in ages.” Vince chuckled. “This was supposed to be a secrlast minute, but I can’t bare the thought of you thinking Christian has abandoned you, because he will ne

“You should also know that Luis is back with me, and he told me you’d hate him for that—but he has a pto do is trust him.” Vince spoke.

“I could never hate him, you know that. I trust Christian.” I smiled and remembered his words. I love you,trust me—and I’m sorry.

He had once again made a plan without me and thought I would’ve been angry. Yes, I told him that I’d nif he hurt Luis, but if he would’ve told me the truth I would’ve never spoken those words. “You should golong,” Vince told Luca.

Luca looked back at me with a guilty smile on his face. If anyone would’ve told me that I would’ve given or that we would’ve been hugging I would’ve laughed in their faces. Luca and I were so different and wefrenemies, but this side of him was something different. I liked this serious side of him.

“After you get back safely and after my niece is out of there, I’ll treat you to a drink—I think we all need and held his hand to my stomach. “Breast milk for the baby and something strong for us.”

“I agree.” I smiled. Luca turned to Vince and pulled him into a hug. “And you?” He laughed.

“Thanks for staying by Christian’s side—and make sure you don’t go to hell. No matter what, you have tthis alive!” He told him. “Let’s hope so, that’s what we’re going for.” Vincenzo spoke.

“Come on, Serena.” Vince stuck out his hand, and for the first time in a long while I had accepted it. I had“So what’s the plan and how do we get your dad not to kill me?”

Vincenzo grabbed my hand and opened the car door for me. “The plan was not to tell you anything becathat you’re a bad actress, but unfortunately you’re going to have to play the part.”

made his way to the driver’s seat and drove off. “Will no one see him?” I wondered as my mind welifeless body. “Couldn’t Luca take care

not even want to think about whatever he planned onmaybe I could talk him out of it. “You want him to know,

Vince confirmed. “When the time is near, I want him to

neitherBeau has been nothing but good to me and you…Christian made me realize why it wasn’t worth it,” Vinc“Why?” I asked him. I still had

It isn’t worth it because I love you.” He

I love him when I didn’t even have romantic feelings for him? Vince was like my brother, another hloved him as a friend—but the way he loved me? I could

not want to say the wrong thing and push him into making the wrong

and lookedsmile on his face. “Christian

in silence as I did not want to hurt his feelings, but even more than not wanting to all I felt was fear. I was about to meet my biggest enemy and confront one of my

real deal. He was not some kindproblem which we could’ve easily wiped away,

was even capable of scaring Luis who had always been bright and happy and Vince who had aand

doesn’t know about Beau yet so Luis is safe, my dad believes Luis just walked away

“And what now?”

you, after that, you can see for yourself how sloppy he works.”you

and watched as Vince clicked on his dad’s name. I was not ready to headefinitely wasn’t ready to meet him. All I could do was act tough,

thought of him mad“Yes, I have her—I have Serena.” Vince told him as he looked

This man seriously gave me the chills.

him,” Vince spoke. It was beyond me how this man had shown Bfor him to treat

Show? What show?

you’re playing games—” Fabio spoke. I observed Vince’s worried expression

man

won’t.” Vince almost trembled. He was visibly terrified and I felt awful because I was literally sedeath. I knew that I did not force him to help me and believed Christian also

back to the mansion,” Fabio

can get. The only ones who are invited to tMatteo, Lucio, and that disrespectful beast!”