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.

and paced back and forth with a worried look on his

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

voice trembled. 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, I was pretty sure it was not the other wafter learning that my baby and I got

they looked back at Luis. “We run at thgot it?” I asked him as

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 innocence, and I wanted to believe the wise eleven-year-old, but mashared the same mother as Vincenzo, he would’ve understood where he

and was just doing what he

him a lesson. He sometimes teaches Vincenzo a

up in the basement, tells us that we need to heal ourselves.” Luis’s voice 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

why Vincenworried about losing Luis had to do with a combination of both. Fear and

more interest in their lives. All I caredChristian while all the puzzle pieces were right in front of me. “Fabio told me that mom

all which coueyes was hatred. I had so many questions and all I wanted to know was whether or

the safe house, and I was grateful for enough to turn off the camera system for a few hours. I had predicted that I would’ve been sick of stayindiscovered how to control

of him to see if anyone would be in hishim upstairs was not as hard as I thought it would be—and reminded

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

out his two hands and accepted it with a grateful smile on

one could help me. I

in here. Okay?” I asked him and held his

had suddenly kicked in that he had only packed a few things, and definitely needed more.

I be doing with clothes for

even find clothes

help, but then again…who would be willing to help