His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

Chapter 364

Chapter 364

Aria

Vince took me for a drive, and believe it or not-I was frightened. He hadn’t said a word, and his hand, which was tightly wrapped around the steering wheel, made me believe that he was not here for a wedding talk.

After a while of driving. Vince stopped the car at the side of the road and turned around to look at me.

He took a deep breath. “Since we’ve both signed the contract, I’ll just say what’s on my mine.” He sounded

serious.

“First of all, let me start by saying that you’re one of the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen.” He said, staring at me. “I admire you for taking over your family, and I’ve heard good things about you.”

“Thank you.” I took in his compliment, smiling brightly. Being admired by the one I loved was all I ever wanted-even if he despised me.

“I feel flattered that someone as powerful as you would want to marry someone like me.” Vince paused for a second. “But the way you did it was wrong.”

A sudden feeling of cold found its way through my body as all I wanted was to wake up from this bad, dream. Unable to respond, I frowned slightly-waiting for an explanation.

“You’re still young, and you live in this perfect fantasy, so I’m sure you don’t mean any harm-but you shouldn’t have forced me to marry you.” Vince spoke in a soft tone.

It wasn’t new to me, but this time it was not coming from his friend’s mouth. It came from the source himself. Forced? He thought I had forced him to marry him?

“Uhm, wow,” I looked down, feeling embarrassed.

“I hope you can listen to me.” Vince didn’t back down. “I feel trapped and disrespected by you picking me up like a piece of garbage, deciding that you’ll marry me just like that.” He told me his frustrations. “Then you come with this ridiculous contract-thinking you have the right to decide over my life.”

I froze.

“Aria, do you understand where I’m coming from?”

“Yes.” I gulped.

He spoke almost like a dad scolding his daughter, showing he did not want to hurt my feelings.

His words were painful, but they were necessary as I slowly began to see the picture. I could feel the pain in his eyes and listened to every word.

I did force him to marry me. I could’ve fought for his heart as any normal woman would’ve done, but instead. I used dad’s connections to get a ring on my finger.

Without thinking it through, I ordered him to marry me, knowing he would not decline to save his family’s honor. How could I even have the nerve to wish for his heart!

“I invited you to my house. You cooked for us, which was very nice, by the way.” Vince smiled tenderly. “But then you told off my brother while that’s not your job, you brought back old memories by

mentioning our father, ranted about blowing people’s heads off-and god knows what.”

I’m a terrible person.

I’m a terrible person.

a second, I squeezed my eyes shut, trying

I was only trying to help so no one in the family

of Vince reading through the parts in the contract about Luis’ manners and education

all a

a lot. He’s vulnerable-so you can at least watch your words.”

to say. I’d talked enough crap

rude, considering those friends have been there at my lowest and know me better

it must’ve been on his mind for a long time. Maybe,

wanted him to be surrounded by good people with good hearts. Friends that would not push him aside or betray him as Beau had

“I-I didn’t-

calling the other Alfonzos?” Vince’s tone grew colder. “Unless you want us to go to

sorry.” My cheeks burned.

and did not know how much more humiliation

young and somewhat immature, but unless you don’t want

Young and immature.

tiniest bit of respect

much did he

I knew it was, and I couldn’t explain why I had done it. Talking bad

won’t.” I closed my eyes, still trying to hold back my tears. “And I’m sorry.”

was for him to love me the way I

hiring Angelo Marino as your advisor, a Marino to make me feel threatened and to keep this marriage in check. That must’ve been the icing on the cake. “That’s so

start.”

If he only knew that although I respected

know the Garcias for that long. People made them out to be monsters-so having the Marinos behind me, knowing his

overthrow me kept dad’s heart at peace, and at the end of the day, that was all I could

me to marry Vince in the first place-but he went along with it because

was to make me happy, so how could

a few days, and I want us to be on good terms.” He explained. “I do not wish

had come here to warn me about what I was getting myself into. Vince could let me walk down the

good and honest

I did

Vince unbuckled his seatbelt, causing me to hide my face in my hands. “Hey, don’t cry!” He pulled away my

opened my mouth to speak, but the pain in my throat felt too heavy,

my tears. “Forget the

head, chuckling. “We’ve

blame.” I

don’t have a good reputation, it wouldn’t matter that much-but I don’t want your family to become the laughing stock.” Vince spoke. “And I need you.

He cared for the Morales and the

with a smile after all you’ve just said.” I asked. “I know you: hate me, and I can live with that,

say that because it’s not true.” Vince said, trying to convince himself. “I do not hate

go on a rant the way he did without hating the person. I knew he disliked me, but I hadn’t realized just how much until now. I thought I could make him love me-but now

Sure anymore.

so you expect me to sit out the marriage until you

him to deny my accusations, but Vince shrugged his shoulders.

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