His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies by C. Tamika novel Chapter 231

“Excuse me, miss.” The guard pushed himself in front of me. “You are not allowed to leave.”

“Says who?“

“Christian.”

It was already past midnight, and I had managed to sneak away, but leaving the mansion was not as easy as I expected it to be.

I said my farewells to Christian and Siena, and now it was time to keep my end of the deal. It was time to meet Luca.

“I have an appointment.”

The guard sighed. “In the middle of the night without a driver?” He spoke sarcastically. I knew there was a chance he wouldn’t fall for it, especially after Christian gave them clear instructions not to let me leave without him.

“Listen, he knows about this.” I rolled my eyes.“Do you want me to wake him for you?”

The guard and I stared at each other as I patiently waited until he couldn’t take it longer. “N-no, I wouldn’t want to wake him from his sleep.” He gave in. “I’ll open the gates.”

“Thank you.”

I looked back one last time before exiting the mansion I thought I’d spend the rest of my life. With a deep breath, I walked to the location where I had agreed to meet Luca.

Other than a picture of my daughter, I had absolutely no belongings and was left completely empty-handed. That was the deal. No items, no cellphone.

“So you showed up after all.” I felt a hand on my shoulder. “Good for you!”

Any other day I would’ve smacked Luca’s hand away, but just for today, I’d decided to behave. I turned around with nervous laughter. “Yes, I’m here.”

Luca held a strand of my hair between his fingers and smiled at me. Thinking about it, I had never really been too fond of him—not even when he was willing to give his life to save mine. Unlike Johnny, who had just lost his way—I had never bonded with Luca.

“I hope you didn’t forget about our deal.” I reminded him.

Luca chuckled. “We’ll leave the Lamberti’s alone, we’ll give them back the money and the warehouse—and we got you a good doctor to take care of you.”

“And my life?”

Luca moved his hand to the back of my hair and tightened his grip around my head. “Believe it or not, I’m not out to kill you.” He pulled me closer, leaving me no choice but to stare into his cold eyes. “My dad is crazy, so be a good girl and listen.”

I felt a lump in my throat and could not find the words to say, so I gave him a nod instead. I wasn’t afraid of many things, but Berto Lamberti had definitely left a bad taste in my mouth.

“We need to move before they know you’re gone.” Luca pulled out a napkin. “You will be out for a bit, but it won’t bring harm to you or the baby.”

“What?”

Luca smirked. “This.” He forcefully covered my mouth with the napkin. This time I just couldn’t stand by and do anything and used all my strength to fight against him, but it didn’t work.

Everything went black.

Where am I?

What happened?

I found myself on an unfamiliar bed and tried sitting up straight, but I could not move my hands. I panicked and looked down at my hands cuffed to the bed.

What was the meaning of this?

“Help!” I called out in a desperate attempt to free myself. “He—“

“Lower your voice!” Luca whispered, rushing through the door. All my memories had slowly returned. He did this to me.

He ran over to the bed and released the cuffs. “I didn’t want you to run.” He explained.

“So you tie me up like a dog instead?”

“I’m sorry.” He apologized, pacing back and forth. In fear, I sat up straight and covered my belly with my hands. He would keep his word, right?

I bit my lips to calm my nerves as Luca reached for a bundle of clothes. “It’s morning. You need to get ready!” His voice almost trembled. “Take a shower and come downstairs.”

Confused, I looked from him to the bundle, realizing his behavior had changed. If anything, he seemed afraid. “Please.” He pleaded.

“Okay.” I grabbed the items from his hands, not wanting to provoke him any longer. “I’ll take a shower.”

Luca guarded the door as I took a shower and even made sure I did not forget to wear the hideous tight short dress, which I didn’t feel comfortable in. Unfortunately, these were the rules, so there wasn’t much I could do about it.

“You look great.” Luca ended up lying to me while the look on his face said otherwise. He took off his jacket and wrapped it around my waist, so I could at least cover my behind.

“Oh, so you do have a heart.” I commented, surprised.

He ignored me and grabbed my hand, leading me out of the room. I observed my surroundings and concluded we must’ve been staying at some abandoned mansion.

The house seemed big, but the interior was dark, and there were no windows whatsoever. In each corner of the house stood a man with a gun, so escaping would be near impossible. They really thought this through.

“Where are we going?”

“My dad is expecting you for breakfast, and we’re a minute late.”