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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there were like endless containers!” I paced back and forth, telling

discuss my day. He sat on the end

those rare weapons?” He

“Yes!”

case. I trusted him, and he was the one who

is trying to keep

want to do anything with

of Christian.” There was no

“Lamberti?”

a polyamorous relationship.” Had I not known

a reason to.”

“Sorry?”

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

it really that 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

I

I was.” Angelo whispered. “Let’s just drop it.

Vince hurting and not being there to

there,

that

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

left my lips. “So it’s a lost cause?”

really.” Angelo shook his head. “You just have to convince him enough to look past Christian and sell those weapons.

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

Make sure they don’t get along.”

“Keep talking.”

out his plan. “He would have to because

it all figured out-don’t you?” A delighted smile

thought about

to stop their friendship would be to

glasses and filled them with wine before handing one to

clicked our glasses, but then it suddenly hit me. Why would someone

Angelo asked, worried.

are you doing all of this for me?” I took a step back. Worst-case scenario, I had taken it too far by

“You’re wondering because I’m a

nod,

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

doubt his words even once as

because you don’t have to.”

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

No answer

“Vince-”

Vince blessed me with his presence, wearing nothing but

checked

you keep on knocking until you get a response.” He spoke sarcastically, but I was already happy enough to see him crack jokes. That meant we had

your shower.” I looked past him and focused on the sound of the running water. “I’ll just wait for you.” I pushed him aside and entered

forced a smile. “That’s very nice of you, Aria. He waved me off, eager to get to the bathroom. “You’re a great wife!”

a ten. It was once again one of his sarcastic jokes, but I

care.

his bed, waiting for his return. I didn’t mind waiting, and

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

said loudly, having the sudden urge to touch him. As expected, he looked as if he had just

I followed him to

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

“When you finish high school.”

“I’m twenty-one?”

me a

even colder. “I’m a woman, I have needs, and I