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

my husband. I respect you-and I won’t tell a soul.”

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paced back and forth,

always, he was in my room to discuss my day. He sat on the end of my bed, taking in

full of those rare weapons?”

“Yes!”

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

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

he doesn’t want to do anything with it?”

There was

“Lamberti?”

a polyamorous relationship.” Had I not known otherwise, I would’ve thought

he doesn’t have a reason to.” Angelo shrugged.

“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

guilty about all of this. He wouldn’t have been alive? What the hell was that all about?

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

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

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

not there, but

they’re that

while he was in a coma, took care of him, dropped everything to help him get healthy-so

lips. “So

convince him enough

done. “You just told

sure they don’t

“Keep talking.”

anything.” Angelo worked out his plan. “He would have to because everyone depends

got it all figured out-don’t you?”

have thought about it myself?

stop their friendship would

glasses and filled them with wine before handing one to Angelo.

I do without you?” We clicked our glasses, but then it suddenly hit me. Why would someone like him, who should care for his own family-go that far to

it?” Angelo asked,

scenario, I had taken it too far by telling him, and he would

wondering because

a nod, awaiting his explanation.

the best for you.” He looked at me. “We’ve started rocky, but now I consider you my closest friend, and my loyalty

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

you don’t have to.”

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

No answer

“Vince-”

and Vince blessed me with his presence, wearing

checked him out.

just amazes me how you keep on knocking until you get a response.” He spoke sarcastically, but I was already happy enough to see

I looked past him and focused on the sound of the running water. “I’ll just

of you, Aria. He waved me off,

yelled back, my volume at a ten. It was once again one of

care.

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

boxers. “Still here?” He glared, drying his drained

the sudden urge to touch him. As expected, he looked as if he had just jumped out of a

I followed him to his

get to see what’s underneath

rolled his eyes. “When you

“I’m twenty-one?”

He shot me a strained smile.

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