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.

wanted to ask, and I was going insane because I couldn’t.

How is Siena?

she miss

she looking for

a game,” Berto announced, getting up from his

was already too late as Berto had already made

feeling of his cold hand disgusted

freak out,

will only hurt you even

kept

hands on my shoulder. “Everyone gets a turn,

get it over

you love Serena?”

my head so I could look into

Berto ask something like that, knowing Christian

do something so that he could hurt him?

wasn’t part of their

head and met my gaze. Those eyes, which had always been warm and kind,

Did

actions make him hate

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you would’ve attacked me by now-but you fear for her life, so you’re holding

brow for a second. Instead of going against his father, he turned to give Christian, who seemed unbothered, a

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

chest, knowing the Lambertis wasn’t the only reason for Dario’s change of mind. The feeling in my

and broke his heart-all because I didn’t know what I wanted.

started falling in love with someone I shouldn’t

next.” Berto glared at Beau. “Who would

prefer not to see her with anyone,” Beau answered a lot quicker than Dario.

so that meant Berto could move on.

hearing Berto’s hard laughter. He wasn’t pleased

to pit the three against each other, and it might actually work.

Berto shook his head disapprovingly. “But the answer is not good enough.” He spoke. “I want you to rank them from one to three, and I want to hear your

Christian ordered. “Do whatever he wants,

Beau blinked. “But-”

“Do it!”

put Christian at three!” Beau spoke in a hurry, not questioning Christian any further.

for him to lose his cool-but he didn’t. He

was Berto, who had almost squealed with

“Just

his grip around my shoulder. “Give me a better answer, make

give him what he wants, do

cheated on her with

to bring back, and I hated this game. This wasn’t

said. “And it’s good

put Vince

of a bell. “We’ve

“Just becau-”

Berto shouted, moving his hand to my neck.

sister and niece,” Beau told him. “But deep down, I knew he would never hurt Serena-so I would still pick him over Christian

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

his mouth, I grasped the ends of the table, wishing for the

reason, but I don’t

“Try me.”

look past your

across the back of my neck. “So

I do,” Beau admitted. “I think we all do.”

when to shut up, and one day he would meet the wrong person, and it would

have the last word, even when my life was on

shrugged him off so he could focus on the person who should’ve

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