His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

Christian

“I’m coming with you!” Luis unbuckled his seatbelt and jumped out of the car.

“Luis…” Christian sighed. He felt bad for having to put him through this, and made him think about his oThe only difference was that Luis was much braver than he had ever been.

He grabbed Luis’s hand as they walked through the back door. The two made their way to the living roothing they saw was how Vincenzo pointed his gun at Christian from a distance.

“Luis.” Vincenzo breathed and looked at his little brother who had hidden behind Christian. “Vince put dChristian told him, but Vincenzo shook his head.

“Give me Luis!” He demanded as Luis’s grip around Christian’s back had tightened.

“Vince, I did not come here to argue—I came here because I want to spare your life,” Christian spoke andon the floor before he held up both of his hands as he surrendered himself.

“I could’ve handed Luis over to my family, but I didn’t and they don’t know I have him—because trust mnot intend to hurt him.” Christian tried to get through to him.

Seeing Luis tremble in fear made him believe that there had to be another way to convince his friend, oninclude violence. “You know, I was going to threaten you with Luis’s life so you would work along, but afyou…Vince, you need help.” Christian sighed.

He knew that this was not the same Vince who he had always admired and even secretly looked up to. Twho he had been jealous of for having a kind and bright personality.

“Vince, you have to put down the gun—you can not win this battle. Luis saved Beau.” Christian told him Vincenzo’s eyes had widened. “Yes, that’s right—Beau is free, and when your dad finds out that Luis had“He’ll kill him,” Vince whispered and cocked his gun. “He won’t have to know if I kill you right now,” Vinctrembling hands.

“You are not going to shoot me.” Christian chuckled and grabbed Luis’s hand to pull him in front of him.me there’s still Beau and Isobel, she’s on my side now.”

a few steps closer. “I’m not, she’s the one who set him f“Vince, you’re losing—and I’m offering

with this, has begged me to show you mercy. She couldover to my family, but she didn’t—because she cares about you.” Christian took one step closer before henough to cover the gun with his free

him in the eyes. “I ksome mistakes, and that I’ve abandoned you as everyone else has—and maybe if I would’ve been there you needed

words were true. Christian had despised him when he needand at that time the only family who made him feel

Luis get spared, bwork along with me.” Christian told him. Vincenzo shook his head and pushed away

can’t do that—I can’t look at how you, Serena, and the baby live a happy life while I had to protect Luimonster the Lamberti’s and

years ago—the Alfonzo’s who hawith this have already been punished

you shouldn’t punish them because of you know that, and that’s why we have been friends for a long time. It’s

lit that house on fire was

Fabio—you have always told me Fabio is our enemy“How far do you want to go, are you going to wait until he’s going to hurt Luis?” Christian waited for an there wasn’t one. All Vincenzo could do

I don’t have my dad or Luis, I have no one. I have no choice.” He barely whispered and closed his eyesdown his

ago—and we both agreed that he’s not a gtell me, why are you really doing this?” Christian was

told you, my

“She’s gone and there’s nothing you can do

hurt Serena or Beau—because you love them.” He tried to remind him

began to roll down his che“You have your family, dozen people following you, you have Serena, a baby on the way—you don’t knolike to say that you’ve had a hard life, but

out through tears. “But still, I was willing to stay by her side but you that it was all a lie. I was ready to give my life for her—and once you told her not

true!” Christian jumped to Serena’s defense. “Serena has never stopped caring

to blame himself. It was true, he had doubted Vince and even Beau did—but despfor all those years, the thought of Vince being truthful had not crossed his mind.

hates me!” Vince screamed in Christian’s face. “She will never love me, my moshe isn’t here anymore—Luis can’t even look me in the eye anymore. Why would I

his brother. Luis had expected to talk to him