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.

breath and looked from Enzo and Gio

tell me what’s going on between the three of you so I

had fallen apart. In that one

the three brothers all looked at each other. Gio slightly shook his headwhile Enzo had a troubled expression on

Christian closed his eye”This thing I’ve created between

each other. I had done what my father had once done tand I regret it every single day.” Lucio spoke.

had it worse. Their father died and they were raised by their mother and the uncle they had thodespised.

desperate look on his face. “I don’t ever want that for any of you, anhere

youngest, compete while Enzo suffered the most and got negle”I can’t go back in time and fix my mistakes,

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

dad has done everything in his power to get better, owouldn’t even have told us this—so please work

long while, Christian listened to his older brother and nodded his head

weak—while there was more goinknow whether he wanted to cry, blame him for not telling them, run out—so all he could do was

when I’m gone, Christian will need your help, you need to stand by him—protect him, love

What protection? Christian thought.

want to put him through any more pain than already had. “Enzo,

to look into his eyes. “Everything that has hapnow…let’s forget it and move on.” He spoke

agree.” Enzo barely

the baby’s life in danger and told him so manywhich were spoken from his heart—but if it

the fact that he had sent everyone a letter, except not feel

had a relieved smile on his

may be. I want you to start clean and I don’t want you to deal with any oto remain

strategy and I’m putting Christian as well as grandpa back in chaannounced, making all the three bothers

“I’m scayou were ready, but you still not being able to

chuckled in disbelief. “I get that you’re sick, but are we calling Serena

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