His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

Do you feel accomplished by embarrassing me?” I turned around and asked Luna.

“Yes.” She smiled back. It was evening and Christian and Matteo had already left. While Olivia was helpinschool assignment, Luna and I were watching a movie.

“Aren’t you scared?” She suddenly asked. “Scared of what?”

“You know…scared of that Fabio guy breaking in and taking you away.” She spoke. “No, not really.” I lied.that I was terrified, but me showing just how terrified I was, would only make things worse.

I could only imagine Christian’s reaction when I’d tell him that I did not like it here and I did not want him“So you will survive all alone?” She chuckled.

“Let’s stop talking about me, let’s talk about you,” I told her and turned my head to face her. “I know it ibusiness, but what happened between you and Johnny?”

Luna rolled her eyes at me. “I was already afraid you were going to ask.”

“It was nothing much, he asked me how I felt about him and I told him that I could not give him an answthing I told your brother.” She simply shrugged her shoulders.

“Why?” I wondered. She could pick out one or the other, but she wouldn’t and in a way, it was botheringdon’t know what they want with me. They could’ve had anyone—but they choose to have a stripper as iffollow in Christian’s footsteps, no offense.” She explained. “It feels like a game to them, if Christian can d“And what makes you say that?” I asked Luna. “Johnny wants to make a housewife out of me and Emilio me a stepmother…I don’t want to be either one—and I’m here with you because I love you, but I don’t winvolved with the mafia either, you know that—I’m not like you.” She reminded me. If she only knew wha“So what you’re telling me is that you don’t like either one of them?”

“I never said that.” Luna chuckled. “What I said is that they want me for the wrong reasons and will throwthey get bored—other than dancing on a pole, what else do I have to offer men like that?”

Her words hit me hard. They were rough but it was true and it kept me thinking. What did I have to offerthan the baby…absolutely nothing.

“No, no, no.” Luna scolded me and slapped my cheek. “Christian has shown everyone how far he’s willin—so don’t even think like that!” She read my mind.

Once again she was right. Christian had the best intentions and if he really wanted me out of the picture—noticed by now.

yet an asshole and I know that I was the one who told youway he looks

did. He was not the best at expressing his feelings, but even then he tried and even

that as the threat was starting to get closer, I would even have to mo“Don’t worry, it won’t be that bad—and you only have to stay here for

into two monsafe house while being eight months pregnant was not how I had pictured

I asked Christian about whylong he would tell me not to worry and to relax. Whenever I asked him about the baby, he tried his hardeme that I would be out of here by the time I

him—but knew things would be better if he would

to me. Instead, I haBeau, I had to hear from Beau how Fabio was trying to persuade the other families to turn against

like I was in a prison—and beievery second.

been. I could ashe was an extremely energetic baby—and

was sick of being in my stomach and would suddenly decide

okay?” Ramiro’s daughter, Amanda asked me as she handed me a cup of tea. She had befather, and she was around the

the past weeks, I had made a pact with myself to not let others seemy tears, so I hid them. In the past, I tended to be an overdramatic immature brat, but so much had chanI would often rethink the past and how much different it could’ve been if I had already changed back thethe new me would’ve never given Francesca the satisfaction—and would’ve

new me would’ve never forced Christian into telling him he loved me and would’ve waited patiently

know it’s rough, but you have to hold on for one more week.” Amanda placed her hand on top of minweek?” I scoffed. “What if

here sooner than you think.” Sreassure me, but behind her smile, I could see the same

out a name?” She tried to change the subject, not knowing that it scared mthe beginning, I was so confident in letting

baby will probably end up with Christina or something.” I

good question. What did I want? “I want to ge“I know.” She gave me a sympathetic smile. My eyes drifted to my phone and

the kitchen to run to my bedrooasked as I picked up the phone, but all I could hear were

heard a

I asked with an

They knew…

knew that Beau knew of