His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

Christian

Christian walked to the front and leaned against the door, patiently waiting for Isobel to walk through. Wwas going to leave her mouth, he knew that it was going to be good.

“Hey.” Isobel barely whispered as she walked through the door. Christian looked at the face of his formernoticed how it looked as if she hadn’t slept in weeks.

“Hey.” He greeted her back. The voice in his head told him to yell at her for betraying him, but the feelinlonged for his childhood friend. Isobel had her bad side, but also her good side and he had to admit, he presence.

“I-“ They both spoke at the same time and looked down smiling. “You go first,” Christian told her.

“I’ve heard from my father about what happened today, and I’m so sorry.” Isobel started speaking as a ther cheek. “I don’t want him to suffer because of my mistakes, and trust me or not—I know that it was ahave to live with that for the rest of my life.” She stepped forward, while Christian took a step back.

“I feel sorry towards you, and towards Serena—and I know that all of this is my fault and I know that I shto even be alive, and I know that you probably don’t ever want to see me again—but I never got the chaapologize…I’m sorry.” Isobel whispered the last words.

Christian sighed and thought about what to say. He was pissed and he knew that they wouldn’t even be wasn’t for her and Enzo. He knew that Serena would’ve still been here, enjoying her pregnancy as she shwasn’t for them—but he also knew that Isobel’s apology was sincere.

“We’ve known each other for years, and you’ve betrayed me—just like that. Didn’t our friendship mean you?” Christian was finally ready to hear the answer he had been waiting for.

“N-no, of course, it did,” Isobel clarified. “Our friendship was real, our friendship is real—I’ve never mean—“

Christian said. The image of theshaking, and being

and took all of the blame on me.” Isobel reminded him. “Isobevictim here. I am,

been able to reunite with her family in peace if

and closed his eyes, trying to remain as calm as possible. Theright, but to him, Serena reuniting with her family could not be compared to not only her

mean it like that…” Isobel sighed. Christian stared into her eyes which were full

make him an idiot, but he didn’t want them to endlike this. “Wait.” He breathed,

will give you one last chance to apologize, choose your words wisely.” He told her as

me in your arms as a baby, whone year old should tell enough about the bond we share. You are my best friend and I don’t want to losnot expecting you to forgive me right now, but…I can’t stand the feeling of you hating me. You might

I did was pathetic, sad—terrible, and it was all because of jealousy and I know a simple sorry can’tyou as a

the same way as he missed the conversations the two had often shared. There was no eIsobel had done, but he still felt as if he was partly to blame. He couldn’t help but think whether things wdifferent if he had not given her any false hope and rejected her from the

him back from accepting

because of her, and he knew that she was not fond of Isobel. But she waEnzo, so somewhere he held that little bit of hope that she would also be

his shoulders. “O-okay?” Isobel

friends again, but I forgive you.” Christian found it in his

back to what we were…as friends?” Isobel

you think Serena can find it in her heart to forgive me?” Isobel asked next, only

made up