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

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

the truth had fallen apart. In that one moment, he had dEnzo. “Tell

all looked at each other. Gio

you’ve pushed us so hard, that there’s nothing left to restore.” Christian closed his eye”This thing I’ve created between the three of you, it has to stop.” Lucio’s

spoke. “The first time I cried for my big brother was when he took and asked me

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 the only

for any of you, anhere anymore…I need the three of you to get along, so whatever this is—it ends

had 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

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

talking. “I’m sure dad has done everything in his power to

time in a long while, Christian listened to his older brother and nodded his head before he tuattention back onto his

calling his father 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 keep hi”Enzo, everything you went through—it was because of me, and I’m so

will need your help, you need to stand by

What protection? Christian thought.

to put him

look into his eyes. “Everything that has hapnow…let’s forget it and move on.” He spoke through gritted teeth. He did not agree with it, but he wouldfather’s condition

agree.” Enzo

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 sorry at

had a

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

as grandpa

Lucio shook his head. “I’m scayou were ready, but you still not being able to

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

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