His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies by C. Tamika novel Chapter 234

Christian

“So what you’re saying is that it’s impossible to get to her now?”

Christian balled his fist, taking a breath. Hearing his grandpa’s news about his uncle’s many guards did not fit his perfect plan.

He stared at Franco, who had pulled him aside to give him the news as guilt was written all over his face. “All of this is my fault. I shouldn’t have abandoned him like that.” Franco spoke. “We’ll figure something out.”

Christian shook his head. “I will.” He spoke. “You have to go to the hospital. Dad needs you.”

“And I need you to take Siena with you.” He said, knowing it was the safest way to protect her if something were to happen. “Don’t worry about me. I’ll live.”

“Why do I feel like you’ve got something planned?” Franco asked suspiciously. Christian shrugged. “I will have to kill him. You know that, right?” He spoke. “Dad might not agree, but there is no place for uncle in this world, especially not after taking Serena.”

“No one forced her to do it…she made her own choice.” Franco carefully shared his opinion. “I heard she’s pregnant…again, and that’s nice.” He spoke. “But after all of this is finished—you should break off the engagement and consider sending her back to the Alfonzo's.”

“It’s for the good of the family.”

“Never,” Christian spoke, knowing that his mom and grandpa would rather see them apart than together.

Startled, Franco massaged the back of his neck. “N-never?” He stuttered. “I learned to respect her because she’s always been respectful towards me, and she’s an Alfonzo, but all that girl causes you trouble.” He placed his hand on Christian's shoulder. “Having someone who doesn’t stop making reckless decisions by your side will destroy this family—and I won’t allow that.”

Christian chuckled, lowering his head. He was the first to admit Serena’s decisions weren’t always the smartest, but deep down, he knew she did everything she could to protect him. “What has Serena done that I haven’t?” He asked. Franco stumbled, struggling to come up with an answer.

“Exactly.” Christian shrugged. “If you’re so worried about the state of the family, I’ll take a step back and hand it over to someone else—but I will not be bullied into leaving Serena.” He spoke. “It’s not going to happen, not again.”

“What?”

“If you really want to blame someone for our misfortune, you should blame me!” Christian raised his voice. “I’m the one who approached her. I brought her here to this twisted family, I was too selfish to let go of her, and while you’re complaining about everything, she put her own life in danger to stop your son from killing all of us.”

Franco was speechless. “So you’ve been planning to bail on this family all along?”

“No, I’m asking you not to make me choose.”

“I think you’ve already made your decision.” Franco scoffed. “If you’re not happy with the way things go in this family, then yes—maybe you should take a step back.”

“Do you dislike Serena that much?”

“I warned you she would be your downfall. She’s not good for you.” He brought his lips to Christian’s ear. “She’s dangerous, and she’s an Alfonzo.”

“Is that the way you feel about Siena as well?” Christian’s heart dropped. “Because if you do, I will take Serena and my daughter and distance myself from all of you.”

“Christian, Siena’s got nothing to do with this—“

“If you can’t respect Serena, I don’t need you to be around our daughter.”

Christian’s words were clear and left an awkward atmosphere in the room. “I—“ Franco blinked, shocked.

“You should go. Dad needs you.” Christian spoke, not wanting to make a scene.

Franco turned without saying a word but suddenly stopped in his steps. “Do you still want me to take Siena with me?”

“Yes,” Christian said. “After this, you won’t be seeing her for a while, so I suggest you do.”

Christian had reached his limit and had no idea how much longer he would have to live like this. Fearing for Serena and Siena’s life, every day, was not what he had wished for.

Minutes had passed since Franco left, and Christian felt hopeless. He was determined to get Serena back today but knew it would not be easy. Everyone knew that his uncle could not be played the same way as they did Fabio and would not hesitate to end Serena’s life the same way he ended Dario’s uncle.

Conflicted, Christian grabbed his phone and searched for Luca’s number. He didn’t want to talk to his cousin. He didn’t even want to hear his voice—all he was after was his uncle, but he did not have a choice.

There were no words to express how much he hated Luca, and after all of this was finished—he had promised himself to give his cousin the punishment he deserved.

“Yes?” Luca answered. Christian tightened his grip around the phone and closed his eyes, annoyed.

“I need to speak to your father.“

“C-Christian?” Luca stammered. “Whatever it is, you can tell me—“

Christian took a deep breath. “Put Berto on, now.” He asked calmly, knowing yelling would not do any good.

It took quite some time, but after a while, he heard a loud cough over the phone. “Ah, Chrissie!” He heard Berto’s voice. “I heard you wanted to talk to me?”