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

Chapter 357

Vincenzo

“So.” I sat down, rubbing my hands. She would be living here with us, whether we liked it or not-sol didn’t want to create an awkward atmosphere. “Looking good.”

Aria, who seemed to have forgotten all about Luis’ behavior, nodded her head. “It tastes even better. Dig in!” She spoke proudly.

Luis lifted his head to look at Aria. “We usually say grace-

“Hmm, that’s delicious!” Aria spoke over him, munching her homemade pasta.

Luis wasn’t wrong. We did have a tradition of thanking God and Jesus for not only the food on our table but our lives as well.

“Or never mind, just continue whatever you were doing.” Luis mumbled, annoyed. His response surprised me. Everyone knew Luis as a kind kid who could even get along with a fly.

Whatever it toas, he clearly wasn’t feeling Aria.

Luis and I shared a look as we took a bite of our pasta.

Judging by the way Aria stuffed her face, I could tell the girl felt no shame whatsoever. She was an overly confident person who lived her life pretending to be all high and mighty.

It seemed like the rumors were true after all.

“So you’re the computer nerd?” Aria spoke after a while.

Luis swallowed his food. “I’m sorry?”

“You like playing games, don’t you?”

He grew a big smile. “Yes, I do. Do you play-

“Do you still got time left for your schoolwork?”

“Yes, I do. Thanks for your concerns.” Luis spoke sarcastically as the previous smile had vanished from his lips. So now she wanted to involve herself in his education as well?

the sarcasm. “My family and I are here to fix the

That name….

she let his name

back of my neck as shivers went through

and watched as the color slowly drained from his face. He dropped the gaming device to the table and stared straight ahead as Aria,

Fabio Garcia.

his name

man who tried to take my life. The man who destroyed all of our

not even Luis,

his name, so how could this random woman walk into our home and

white or gold tomorrow!” Aria pointed her fork to my brother. “I suppose

catch his breath. He was close to having a panic attack, and she didn’t even notice. All

like to do in your spare time?” I smiled through my frustrations. Perhaps a

Aria chuckled at the opportunity to talk about herself. “I enjoy making money–and I love going to shooting

market, and

something else.

about going to the movies or something

me off mid- sentence. “Why should I waste my time going to the movies-when I can

from his seat and pushed back the chair. I knew

just like our father.

can show him the proper way

his words.

hand, but Luis trembled, shaking his head. As if growing up with our

a

struggled to finish his sentence. “Please!”

that he still felt the need to get permission to leave the table. That was the kind of

lips together. “But you only

That was it.

not be her place to raise my

I would continue to do so in my way.

on his heel and stormed off,