His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

Chapter 63

Christian

“You’re what?” Christian chuckled in disbelief and looked at Lucio, hoping he’d say it was all a joke, but iLucio observed the reactions on his son’s faces and took a deep breath. “I’m sick…I’m dying.” He repeat“Stage four lung cancer…I’m dying.” He spoke once again, looking right into Christian’s eyes. “I-I don’t ustuttered.

Lucio took a deep breath and looked at Gio’s pained expression before his head turned towards Enzo.

“You not getting along is enough to kill me…but I don’t want to leave like this.” He raised his voice at Enztears running down his face.

“Why would you tell us this right now?” Gio spoke while Christian felt as if his own life had ended upon h“Can’t you get treatment?” He stammered as Lucio shook his head. “I can’t.”

“How long before…” Gio tried to hide his tears. “Could be weeks, months, could be years—but we must the worst.” Lucio sighed.

“I haven’t told anyone other than grandpa, not your mom—and absolutely not your sisters, so keep it to“Why would you say this now!” Christian slammed his fist on his desk.

“Don’t,” Lucio tried to calm his nerves, but Christian was not having it.

“Why would you do this to me? Why would you say this to me right now?”

“Because I need you to be ready!” Lucio yelled out, making him stop talking.

“Because I need you to be ready to take over—and I need your brothers to remain by your side, both of Enzo a look.

“Trying to avoid a war with Fabio, forgiving the Sala’s, making sure you are respected—everything I’ve dbecause I’m weak, but because I want you to be powerful!”

“This doesn’t make sense,” Christian whispered with clenched fists.

“Christian, calm down,” Gio spoke, only to get his hand pushed away. “Christian, we don’t have time for asit down and listen!” Lucio yelled.

and looked from Enzo

the

Lucio the truth had fallen apart. In that one moment, he

all looked at each other. Gio slightly shook his

there’s nothing left to restore.” Christian closed his eye”This thing I’ve created between the three of

putting the three of you up against each other. I had done what my father had once done tand I regret it every single day.” Lucio spoke. “The first time I cried for my big brother was when he took and asked me to take care of

thought about Johnny, Luca, and everything they had gone through. If anytprobably had it worse. Their father died and they were raised by their mother and the uncle they had thodespised. But they pushed through because he took a bullet for Lucio, and Johnny had been

for any of you,

neglected him. Ever since a yomade Gio, the eldest—and Christian, the youngest, compete while Enzo suffered the most and got negle”I can’t go back in time and fix my mistakes, but for everything I have done till

whispered, while Christian looked down at his clenched fists. “Can’t you get any treatment, wdoctor—” Christian who was still in

dad has done everything in his power to get better, owouldn’t even have told

older

for not telling them, run out—so all he could do was keep hi”Enzo, everything you went through—it

gone, Christian will need your help, you need to stand by him—protect him, love

What protection? Christian thought.

and did not want to put him through

who was doing his very best not to look into his eyes. “Everything that has hapnow…let’s forget it and move on.” He spoke through gritted teeth. He did

agree.” Enzo barely

the last thing he wanted to do. He put the baby’s life in danger and told him so manywhich were spoken from his heart—but if it would calm down his father, so be

he had sent everyone a letter, except not feel

had a relieved smile on his

want you to deal with any oto remain friendly with Fabio would’ve been the safest way, but now that the circumstances have changechoice but

strategy and I’m putting Christian as well as grandpa back in

be okay.” Christian tried to reassure him, but Lucio shook his head. “I’m scayou were

you’re

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