His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

Chapter 378

Aria

“I’m the problem in this marriage?” His words made me chuckle. Last I remembered, he had not instructed me to stay put.

“Where did you get these things?” I reached out to touch his shoulder, but Vince stepped back.

“We have to go.”

“No, wait!” I called out, making him stop in his steps. “D-do you know how much money we can make selling those?”

“As well as put a target on our backs,” Vince said. “It wouldn’t be that much different from suicide.”

“Oh, my god.” I squealed. “This is like heaven!”

Vince wrapped his hand around my wrist. “Aria, let’s go.”

“Does your uncle know about this?” I placed my hands on top of his, my eyes begging him to give me an

answer.

No.

“I figured. If he did, you wouldn’t have to marry me.” I said my thoughts out loud. “If it’s respect and power you’re after, here’s your key.” My hands reached for one of the weapons.

“I’m not-

“Boom.” I winked, pointing it at him. “Enough to blow up a household.”

Bothered, Vince placed his hand on top of the trigger as he lowered my hand and took away the weapon. “That’s why I’m trying to keep them away from people like you.”

“People like me?” I pointed to myself. “Right, because the Garcias are model citizens.” He was one to talk.

Vince huffed, probably knowing there was nothing else for him to add.

“Come on. We’re going.” He roughly grabbed my hand, only for me to free myself from his grip.

“Why would you want to live in Christian’s shadow-when all of this is enough to surpass the Lambertis?”

“I don’t want to surpass anyone,” Vince spoke humbly, shaking his head. “Certainly not, my friend.”

“I know he would’ve.”

“Aria_please.”

It was the truth. Christian Lamberti did not seem like the type to back down from doing anything to please his friend.

“Arial” Vince squeezed my hand, staring into my eyes. Not going to lie. He looked pretty hot-but I was convinced his head was empty.

Why would he not want to be on top?

“You can’t tell anyone about this-do you understand?”

I grinned at his seriousness. “Yes, Vince, daddy.”

“Stop.” Vince sighed, frustrated. “Aria, I’m not kidding. I’m serious.” He spoke. “It’d be better to keep something like this to ourselves.”

“Good.”

“These weapons are dangerous.”

“I know.”

“They can’t fall into the wrong hands

head. “You’re my husband. I respect you-and I won’t

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like endless containers!” I paced back and forth,

was late at night, and like always, he was in my room to discuss my day. He sat on

containers are full of those rare weapons?”

“Yes!”

me not to tell anyone, but Angelo was a special case. I trusted him, and he was the one who had encouraged me to take a look at the basement in the

where he got it from, obviously is trying to keep me out of it-but those

doesn’t want to do anything with

was no

“Lamberti?”

about their brotherhood. “Those two, together with Serena’s brother, are like in a polyamorous relationship.” Had I not

a reason to.”

“Sorry?”

been here for a while-but if it weren’t for Christian, Vince would probably not even be alive.” He shared a part of Vince’s life he wouldn’t talk about. “When everything went down, and all families turned their back on anyone having to do something with the Garcias-Christian remained

bad?” I wondered as I tried to find every reason not to feel guilty about all of this. He wouldn’t have been alive? What the hell was that all

you talking about the coma?” I wondered. “When Fabio shot Vince?”

whispered. “Let’s just drop it. That’s not for me

The thought of Vince hurting and not being there to comfort him broke my

not there, but

that

of him, dropped everything to help him

left my lips.

to convince him enough to look past Christian

was easier said than done. “You just told me Vince believes he owes

they don’t get

“Keep talking.”

Garcias-and see if Christian won’t do anything.” Angelo worked out his plan. “He would have to because everyone depends

out-don’t you?” A

thought about it myself?

way to stop their friendship would be to involve the business.

them with wine before handing one to

then it suddenly hit me. Why would someone like him,

Angelo

took a step back. Worst-case scenario, I had taken it too far by telling him, and he would

wondering because

gave him a nod, awaiting

He looked at me. “We’ve started rocky, but now I consider

his words even once as he made sure I could read his

because you don’t

day I wasted no time and was already headed to Vince’s bedroom. “Vincey!” I knocked on his door, granting him

No answer

“Vince-”

blessed me with his presence, wearing nothing but a towel wrapped around his lower

checked him

already happy enough to see him crack

I looked past him and focused on the sound of the running

me off, eager

my volume at a ten. It was once again

care.

patiently sat on his bed, waiting for his return. I didn’t mind waiting, and back in the day, dad used to make me wait all the

here?” He glared, drying his drained hair with a

touch him. As expected, he looked as if he had just

followed him to his

I get to see what’s underneath that?”

rolled his eyes. “When you finish high school.”

“I’m twenty-one?”

shot me a strained smile.

basement thing, it appeared as if he had become even colder. “I’m a woman, I have needs, and I know you don’t give