His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

“Luis!” I whispered as I walked into the completely dark warehouse.

Escaping the house was not as hard as I thought it would be because the security was not as tight in the Leaving through the garden door which led straight to the path which led to the subway was a piece of cCinderella—I knew that that exact same door was heavily protected after midnight.

The best thing about the safe house would have to be that no one really spoke to me unless spoken to—say was that I was going to take a nap and I was good to go.

“Luis?” I called out again and opened my phone flashlight. When I heard footsteps coming my way I tooand looked around. What if it was a trap?

“Serena?” I heard Luis’s voice, as he ran towards me and hugged me. I knelt to look at him and brushed side. “Serena, you really came!”

“I did, now let’s go!” I wrapped my arm around him and began walking until I suddenly stopped in my stme Beau’s phone,” I ordered him, as a startled Luis handed it over.

It had suddenly occurred to me that the moment someone would track Beau’s phone, we would’ve beenabsolutely did not want that. Without any hesitation, I threw the phone against the wall and watched as into pieces.

“I was only able to pack a few things with me.” Luis opened his bag and showed me the clothes inside. Itenough for a few days.

“Good, now let’s get out of here,” I told Luis and wrapped a scarf around his shoulder, the same way I hamyself. The last thing I wanted was for someone to recognize either one of us. “Where are we going?” Luheld my hand to hold me back. “You can’t bring me to uncle Lucio, if he finds me he’ll…”

“I know—I will hide you and I will protect you, but we have to go now,” I told him and pulled him out of We walked at a fast pace and made our way to the subway station. Taking a car would’ve been a lot easiein the driveway of the safe house would’ve been a bit impossible.

“Hide!” Luis gulped and pulled me behind a corner. My eyes followed his and landed on the person whoin a very long time, Vincenzo.

Seeing him for the first time after knowing what kind of monster he had become, made me gulp—and kwhere Beau was didn’t make it all that better.

back and forth with a worried look on his face. Luis is

his father had disowneVincenzo was not to blame for being a monster. “Do you want to go back to your brother?” I asked Luis, my hand and shook

I was just as scared as him and was well aware of what Vincenzo mhe would’ve seen me. Even though I was ready to fight for his life,

at Luis. “We

pulled him down so Vincenzo couldn’t shad the same troubled look on his face, and I felt bad just thinking about how stressed out he must’ve fechanged, he’s not the same person anymore.” Luis sighed and stared at his brother as the train sped awa“It’s not your fault you know…the thing which happened with his mom—it’s not your fault.” Luis looked big dark brown eyes. His eyes yelled

being brainwashed by his father, and was just doing what he thought was right—but that da monster. “Where is

Vincenzo a lesson too…so he wontrembled as I held

cracked. Fabio waknew the situation was serious and that he had always been a real threat, but hearing about it from his odifferent. “Does he also does it to

that the reason why

for never showing more interest in their lives. All I caredChristian while all the puzzle pieces were right in front of me. “Fabio told me that mom doesn’t want me“Do you

as all which coueyes was hatred. I had so many questions and all I wanted to know was whether or not Beau would

body, we had made our way to the safe house, and I was grateful for enough to turn off the camera system for a few hours. I had predicted that

upstairs was not as hard as I thought it would be—and reminded me that these people must’ve eithexhausted or

crap from my bed. He sat down on the bed as my tablets and handed it to him. “The code

accepted it with a grateful

felt stupid for not thinking this through, but no one could help me. I didnplan.

one can know that you’re in here. Okay?” I asked him and held his

in that he had only packed a few things, and definitely needed more. But how

would I be doing with clothes for

I even find clothes for an eleven-year-old

should ask someone for help, but