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.

looked from

between the

decision to tell Lucio the truth had fallen apart. In that one moment, he had dEnzo. “Tell me the

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

I’ve created between the

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

worse. Their father died and they were raised

his three sons with a desperate look on his face. “I don’t ever want that for any of you, anhere anymore…I need the three of you to get along,

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

his clenched fists. “Can’t you get any treatment, wdoctor—” Christian who was

dad has done everything in his power to get better,

the first time in a long while, Christian listened to his older brother and

had been going around, calling his father weak—while there was more goinknow whether he wanted to cry, blame him for not telling them,

I’m gone, Christian will need your help, you need to stand by

What protection? Christian thought.

looked at his father’s exhausted expression and did not want to put him through any more pain than already

best not to look into his eyes. “Everything that has hapnow…let’s forget it and move on.” He spoke

agree.” Enzo

to do. He put the baby’s life in danger and told him so manywhich were spoken

Christian, the worst thing would’ve probably been the fact that he had sent everyone a letter,

Lucio had a relieved smile on

I don’t want you to deal with any oto remain friendly with Fabio would’ve been the safest way, but now that the

next week, we will discuss our strategy and I’m putting Christian as well as grandpa back in

his head. “I’m scayou were ready, but you still not

that you’re

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