His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

“Johnny!” I yelled out and flew into his arms. My gut feeling was telling me that everyone visiting me in ameant that things would change in a while.

The girls would only stay here for two more weeks, and after that, I would be on my own—except for Ramdaughter, two maids, and security.

“Serena, you’re still pregnant.” Johnny smiled and kissed me on my cheek. “Did you come for me or Lunand looked around, while he held his hand in front of my mouth.

“I-I came for you!” He said and pulled me to the back. “Come on, just let me live for once.” His eyes beglaughed at him. Johnny was never nervous. “Okay, fine whatever.”

“Come on, they’re upstairs so we can still run.” I walked him to a separate room and locked the door.

“So how are you doing?” Johnny asked me and pushed a shopping bag in my hands. “I’m doing fine, buchuckled and pulled out the baby clothing.“A present for my niece.”

I pulled out the clothes and held them up in the air. “This is so cute.” I cooed and tried to remain positivething was going through my mind. “W-why did you bring it to a safe house?” I nervously asked, thinkingbehind it but Johnny who had caught on immediately shook his head.

“No—no, don’t worry!” He laughed. “I just picked it up on my way here.”

“Good.” I sighed relieved. The last thing I wanted was to raise my baby in this shoebox. “So how are thinfamily?”

“Good, they’ve been calling me multiple times a day…all of them except my sister…very annoying.” I burimy hands. At first, I liked the attention, but having parents who wanted to see your face every second goand was something I still had to get used to.

“Have you spoken to Christian? He missed a meeting yesterday—“

“Because he was out partying, yeah I know.” I finished his sentence and laughed at Christian who had alwtime, screwing up for once.

“That’s not like him,” Johnny commented. He was right, it was not—but it was understandable. “I mean, —he’s human so.” I shrugged my shoulders.

fiancée.” Johnny smiled and ruffled his hand through mexactly what I was doing, I did not want him to get annoyed by me and we had other things to worry

I’m trying something different this time.” I chuckled. Christian was someone who loved his

Chris?” I asked

wouldn’t get out of Christian, so I might as well try it this way. “Hmm, let’s se“Christian is Christian, a gentleman—loves to spoil women, loves to protect them even when sometimes deserve it, but I have

including my oall being so secretive and expected me to listen

attack him a month frocasually spoke and stretched his arms. “Everyone is keeping it a secret from you because you’re pregnanthat very reason I thought

for my head—it feels nice to hear,” I told him and looked at him to ask himquestions. “What are

can’t negotiate with them Serena—there’s only one thing left to do. It’s either him ofeel sorry.” Johnny told me

still the only two he had—and I wasn’what would happen if he would not come clean about his identity. I knew that Christian would spare himfact that the Alfonzo’s would welcome him with open arms—but for them to do that, he had to tell them“Serena, are you asking me about the sons

an innocent child and Vincenzo…he’s just confused.” I tried my hardest to protect them. I did notthought about me, but I was determined to not let anyone touch

spoke, referring to Beau. I clenctook a deep

if he did,that Beau would also get protected would at least let me breathe. “They don’t know

you do—and has been convincing everyone to show the two chuckled. Of course, he had, Christian had a

like your family. You sticking up for the same Garcia’s we’reprotect you from can

spend my twenty-second birthday?” I asked to freshen up his memories.

few weeks ago, and it was best birthday I had ever spend. In all the years I was on earth, that was the very first time I had actually fe“Don’t you think Luis deserves to experience

no different from him. Who are you all to decide wand who doesn’t?” I

I was sounding extremely ungrateful because everything they did was to protect me andI honestly did not care about what would happen to Fabio, but Vince and Luis were still precious

Johnny, waiting for an answer. “N-no I never said that.” He stuttered, trying

me how you and Luca lost your father and here you are telling me you are all planning

you want—I don’t know that man and he seems like he’s not in the mso I honestly don’t care, but please give

you all too lazy to find another way?” I tried to push an answer

did not say a word. Instead, he was just watching me