His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

Chapter 236

Chapter 236

As if my legs moved independently, I stood up from my chair.

“C-Christian?” I called out, prepared to make my way over. Before I could take a step, Luca wrapped his hand around my wrist and brought his lips to my ears.

“I wouldn’t do that if I were you.” He whispered. “Just sit down while you still can.”

There was no need to repeat that sentence a second time as I followed his instructions and sat down as he told me to.

My eyes searched for an explanation as I looked at the three, but they didn’t give me any attention.

“Ah, Chrissie!” Berto snapped his fingers. “Our guest for today!”

For a split second, Christian turned around to look at me, but it was not a look of love. It was a look of disappointment and pity. His eyes were saying. If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t be here.

Was he angry?

Of course, he was. He must’ve been pissed, and nightfully so.

“I see you brought my son, the brother and Vince? Berto squinted his eyes. “You grew a lot.” He said. “I heard about what that fool, Fabio, did to you it’s a pity.”

Vince chuckled. “Yes, it sure is.” He spoke sarcastically, probably knowing Berto wasn’t any better than his dad. If anything, that man was even worse.

“Come on, sit-sit!” Fabio guided them to the table. “Don’t be strangers!”

Luca got up to show the three to their designated seats. Christian sat on the opposite side of me, with Dario on his left and Beau on his right.

This time I tried making eye contact with Beau and Vince, but also, they were not interested in whatever my eyes had to say.

“Doesn’t this feel good?” Berto yawned. “A meeting without weapons?”

Christian shook his head. “I’m not here to-”

“Nuh-uh. Berto raised his hand to stop him. “First, we eat!”

The room was completely silent as the others were forced to eat.

“So what kind of meat is this?” Vince eased the tension. Even if the worst situations, he knew how to make something out of it. Out of all three, he was definitely the less tense, but that was Vince. Other than that breakdown which had been so out of character for him, he had always been laid back.

“Human.” Berto spoke. “It’s human meat.”

Everyone dropped their forks before the man let out a loud sound of laughter. “I’m just kidding!” He cackled. “You should’ve seen the looks on your faces!”

After Berto’s immature joke, everyone-including Luca, felt the need to eat their food in complete silence.

Once in a while, I would try to steal a glance at Christian, but he refused to look back at me.

Was I mad at him? No, I wasn’t. I would’ve ignored me too if I had the chance.

I was annoying and well aware. No one had to remind me of that.

“So, how is Lucio?” Berto broke the silence.

I looked at Christian’s shaking hand and watched as he squeezed his fork. “Dying.” He spoke through gritted teeth. “And you’re not making it easier.”

The painful expression on Berto’s face quickly changed to a frown as he tried to hide his sadness. “Don’t we all die?” He shrugged, looking at Dario. “Isn’t that right, son?”

This time Dario squeezed his fork. “Yes.” His eyes were dark. “Everyone dies one day.”

I was still confused and did not know what those three were doing here. By the looks of it, they weren’t that happy to see me, so it couldn’t possibly be to get me out of here.

I know I wasn’t the saint in this situation, but just a tiny smile of acknowledgment would already make me feel better.

so many questions I wanted to ask, and I

How is Siena?

miss

looking for me?

a game,” Berto announced, getting up from his chair. “I’m calling it…. answer or die!”

already too late as Berto had already made his way over

feeling of his cold hand disgusted

freak out,

hurt you even

kept my eyes on my

hands on my shoulder. “Everyone gets

“Just get it over

you love

small gasp and raised my head so I could look into

could Berto ask something like that, knowing Christian was present?

he want him to lose control and do something so that he could hurt

still? I wasn’t

Those eyes, which had always

Did

actions make him hate me that

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a lie.” Berto chuckled. “If you didn’t, you would’ve attacked me by now-but you fear for

Instead of going against his father, he turned to give Christian,

hurt you,” Berto whispered. “You can kill all

my heart beat out of my chest, knowing the Lambertis wasn’t the only reason for Dario’s change of mind. The feeling in my heart wasn’t because of happiness. It was because of guilt.

life in danger, and broke his heart-all because

in love with someone I

next.” Berto glared at Beau. “Who

prefer not to see her with anyone,” Beau answered a

Berto could move on.

faded as quickly as it came after hearing Berto’s hard laughter. He

now. He was trying to pit the three

head disapprovingly. “But the answer is not good enough.” He spoke. “I want you to rank them from one

whatever he wants,

Beau blinked. “But-”

“Do it!”

I would put Christian at three!” Beau spoke in a hurry, not questioning Christian any

at Christian as I waited for him to lose his cool-but he didn’t. He didn’t

was Berto, who had almost squealed with excitement. “I • enjoy this game!” He exclaimed, leaning over

shrugged. “Just

yelp as Berto slowly tightened his grip around my

softly. “Just give him

on her with his assistant…it still disgusts me.”

past was not something to bring back, and

that,” Berto said. “And it’s good to see you’re not

Vince at two.”

a bell. “We’ve got a runner-up.

“Just becau-”

moving his hand to my

him. “But deep down, I knew he would never hurt Serena-so I would

your honesty. So Dario is one?” Berto opened his

what words would leave his mouth, I grasped the ends

the reason, but I don’t want to push you further.”

“Try me.”

was able to look past your dysfunctional behavior and chose

across the back of my neck.

I do,” Beau admitted. “I

thing my brother should work on, it was his mouth. He didn’t know when to shut up, and one day he would meet the wrong person, and

go and felt the need to have the last word, even when my life was on

and shrugged him off so he could focus on the person who should’ve still been in a hospital bed.

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