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 tell a

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endless containers!” I paced back and forth,

in my room to discuss my day. He sat on

are full of those rare weapons?” He asked. “Are

“Yes!”

and he was the one who had encouraged me to

about where he got it from, obviously is trying to

doesn’t want to do anything

There was no doubt about

“Lamberti?”

with Serena’s brother, are like in a polyamorous relationship.” Had I not known otherwise, I would’ve thought they were the ones married.

he doesn’t have a reason to.” Angelo

“Sorry?”

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

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 about?

I wondered. “When

wish I was.” Angelo whispered. “Let’s just drop it. That’s not for me to tell.”

an uncomfortable feeling down my stomach. The thought of Vince hurting and not being there to comfort him

there,

that close.”

stayed with him while he was in a coma, took care of him, dropped everything to

deep sigh left my lips. “So it’s a lost

to convince him enough to look past Christian and sell those

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

sure they

“Keep talking.”

see if Christian won’t do anything.” Angelo worked out his plan. “He would have to

all figured out-don’t you?”

I have thought about it myself?

to stop their friendship would

and filled them with

do without you?” We clicked our glasses, but then it suddenly hit me. Why would someone like him, who should

it?” Angelo asked, worried.

all of this for me?” I took a step back. Worst-case scenario, I had taken it too far by telling him, and he would

chuckled. “You’re wondering because

nod, awaiting his

want the best for you.” He looked at me. “We’ve started rocky, but now I consider you my closest friend, and my loyalty lies with you-not my family.”

say.” I didn’t doubt his words even once as he made

you don’t have

to Vince’s bedroom. “Vincey!” I knocked on his door, granting him a new nickname. “Vincey, Vince?”

No answer

“Vince-”

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

I checked him out.

He spoke sarcastically, but I was already happy enough to see him crack jokes. That meant we had moved to the next level

the sound of the running water. “I’ll just wait

of you, Aria. He waved me off, eager to get to

my volume at a ten. It was

care.

waiting for his return. I didn’t mind waiting, and back in the

Vince stepped out in his boxers. “Still here?” He glared, drying his drained

the sudden urge to touch him. As expected, he looked as

I followed

do I get to see what’s underneath that?” My eyes moved

“When you

“I’m twenty-one?”

me

that 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 a shit about this marriage and take care of yours-so what should