His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies by C. Tamika novel Chapter 232

Christian

‘How could I have let this happen.’

Those were the only thoughts going through Christian’s mind. He held Siena in his arms and pushed her against him.

“I’ll get her back, Siena…I promise.”

Nothing could’ve prepared him for his missing good morning kiss or the letter Serena left him behind. Christian couldn’t help but blame himself for failing to detect Serena’s odd behavior. Was that why she told me about the pregnancy?

An uneasy Siena who could feel the missing presence of her mommy released a few whines, threatening to spill tears. “I know. I feel the same.” Christian kissed her head.

He had promised himself to get her back today, no matter what. Canceling his original plan to attack his uncle and turning his back on the families was not what he wanted, but Serena’s safety was a priority.

Other than the people who had the right to know, Christian hadn’t shared the news of Serena’s disappearance, and even Lucio was unaware. He didn’t want any judgment or backlash for failing to protect her.

“The Alfonzo’s will be here soon. Do you want me to take her?” Cesca entered the room. Christian turned his back.

“No.” He snarled. “Let me hold my daughter.”

“Christian…”

As much as Christian wanted to hate the guard and had even pushed a gun to his head, he couldn’t do anything. Wrapping people around her finger was one of Serena’s specialties, and anyone could’ve fallen for it.

“How can she be this stupid?” Christian shook his head. At times he couldn’t understand Serena’s thoughts. “She’s either smart or stupid. There’s no in-between.”

“I just don’t understand why she would do something like this.” He spoke, remembering his uncle. Christian was aware that his uncle was not in his right mind.

What if he would hurt her?

What if he would hurt the baby?

“I won’t force her to be me with me if she doesn’t want to, but does she not care about Siena?”

Or the baby?

No matter what, Christian couldn’t understand why Serena couldn’t trust him enough. Only If she had told him his changed behavior wasn’t enough, he would’ve sunk to his knees to apologize.

“Look at you, having to deal with all of this while your dad is on the verge of dying.” Cesca folded her arms. “I hate to say I told you so…but grandpa and I told you she’s not good for you—“

“Not now, aunt Cesca.” Johnny made his presence known. He had been eavesdropping on the conversation for a while, but he couldn’t take it any longer.

“If you’re only here to tell him how the woman who makes your son happy isn’t good enough, you can take your crap and leave.” He said. “He doesn’t need your negativity, not today.”

“You rude little…” Cesca gasped, stomping out of the room.

“What aunt Cesca means to say is that Serena loves Siena, and she loves you. That’s why she felt like she had to do this.”

“I’ve never asked her to do this!”

“We know…”

While Dario, Marc, his brothers, and his grandpa took it upon themselves to confirm Berto’s location, Johnny had remained at the mansion to show his support. Christian could see the guilt wash over him but knew not to blame his cousin. After all, he didn’t choose his dad and his brother.

“Thank you.”

Johnny nodded, placing his hand on Christian’s shoulder. “We’ll get her back today—“

“Yes.” Christian cut him off. “I’ll get her back today, I’m not worrying about that.”

A tense silence was interrupted by the Alfonzo’s, who barged through the door. It was Matteo Alfonzo, with his three sons—Marcello, Emilio, and Beau—and they did not look happy.

Without a single thought, Christian handed over his daughter to Johnny to face his future father-in-law and his furious sons. “You!” Beau lunged at him before punching his jaw. “You did this to my sister!”

Just as he was about to give him another punch, Christian held his arm to stop him.

On a regular day, Christian would’ve not hesitated to beat his friend to the pulp, but he could not blame him for his reaction. Serena was his twin, and the two had a strong connection.

“You can hate me all you want, but right now, I need you to keep it together.” Christian watched as Beau’s eyes softened. “I’ll bring back your sister—I promise.”

“He’s right, Beau.” Matteo agreed, stepping forward. “Serena is Serena, your sister makes reckless decisions, and this could not have been prevented.”