His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

Chapter 367

Aria

Just two more days.

Forty-eight hours and I would officially become a married woman-a wife.

After my talk with Vince, all hope had returned, and I was still prepared to fight for his heart. According to him, I was not that bad, and I didn’t see that as a rejection.

I could only see it as a sign to change into the loving wife he wanted me to be.

“Quit dreaming.” Angelo pushed my shoulder.

“I wasn’t, I spoke, looking out the car window.

Angelo Marino had been following me around for hours, telling me what to do and what not to do, how to look and How not to look. Angelo was loud, talkative, curious, and anything but shy.

I couldn’t even take a shit without him guarding the door.

After persuading mom to at least let me take part in one activity, she agreed to let me do the cake testing. Despite the short timeline, mom had found someone who was up for the challenge and could create her dream wedding cake in days.

She was in charge of everything, including flying over my awful cousins and her friends’ daughters to be my bridesmaids.

“Thanks for joining me.” I ended up thanking Angelo. He was a bit annoying, but still-he didn’t have to be here. “I know it’s not that exciting, but..”

Angelo pulled a shocked expression. “Not exciting? Are you kidding me? I love cake!”

“You do?”

“I do.” He nodded. “I’m not here because of you-I’m here for the cake.”

I thought his words were a joke, but once we had started the tasting, I wasn’t that sure anymore. While I stuffed my mouth with small and innocent bites, Angelo stuffed his face with different cakes.

“Hmm, these people aren’t joking around with their recipes.” He burped loudly, making me bury my head in embarrassment.

Angelo frowned. “What?” He asked. “Have you never heard anyone burp before?”

I shot up my head. “Are you challenging me?”

“What if I am?”

Aria Morales was not the one to turn down a challenge. For a second, I forgot everything mom and dad taught me and released a loud burp.

Shocked by my actions, I covered my mouth and quickly looked around to ensure no one noticed. The room was filled with the sound of Angelo’s loud laughter.

“What was that?” He cackled. “Oscar said you’re supposedly this perfect, well-behaved lady.”

“I still am!”

I bet the expression on my face looked uncomfortable, but the feeling was otherwise. It was not that easy for me to be myself around people, let alone burp-but with Angelo, it just felt different.

fool-so I didn’t care how

just focus on the

up his spoon and scooped a big piece

to taste the cake, trying to

spoon on my lip and leaned in closer. “It’s obviously raspberry.”

embarrassed. “I knew that. I was just kidding.”

“The last one.”

said, just wanting to get

point of doing all this when I wasn’t even here

how grateful I was for Angelo’s presence-he wasn’t supposed to be the

caught Angelo’s attention because he had dropped everything he

you something?” He asked as I automatically reached for a napkin to clean his dirty mouth. “You’ve got such a nice

question, I closed my eyes for a second but did not stop wiping his mouth. The Marinos disliked the Garcias, but somehow I wanted to believe Angelo had nothing against Vince. I wanted to believe that he was

Why Vince?

Just because.

him.” I didn’t stutter. He didn’t love me. He told me he would never fall for me-but

loved him, and I would fight for

love him?” The side of Angelo’s lips

even know what that means?”

mouth to give him an answer, but I

Love?

it mean?

thought about, and I could not explain it. All I knew was that I wanted Vince in my

to be with him,” I whispered. “Why, are you going to

his lips and

being uncomfortable living on Garcia territory,

we wouldn’t be outnumbered. It served as another way for him

isn’t Vince here with you?” Angelo finally dropped the

childish, or pushy, I was afraid of rejection and didn’t ask

really your business?” I snarled

see you entering the house, crying-then, yes.” He raised his voice a little. “I’m making it

in my eyes, didn’t say a word. He

only because he didn’t get the chance to say everything he had to

him a favor.” Angelo gave me

one with all the complaints. Forcing him to marry me was wrong-but all

his hand in my

in this relationship. He needs you. You pull the

going crazy. Vince was handsome, charming, and honest—but I

to sit back and watch how he did absolutely nothing. According to several sources, he was too soft. He didn’t do anything for the Garcia business. He didn’t know who was working for him, wether they were good,

was a party animal, surrounded by the most beautiful women, and even after hearing all of that-I

can fix him.’

just rumors.”

good person with a good heart.”

he actually

really love, or was it

even want

believe you have to be more confident.” Angelo grabbed a piece of cake and pushed it in my face, leaving me

idiots would do something stupid like that.

I complained, getting up from my chair. It was an excellent excuse to walk away

clean this-and do not follow me.”

in the