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

Chapter 361

Vincenzo

I felt like jumping from a bridge. No, I was not exaggerating.

Two days had passed since that hideous birthday party, and there were only five more days left until I would be a married man.

Aria Morales had humiliated me, manipulated me, and would stop at the cost of nothing to get what she wanted.

Several hours before the party, I had texted Beau for his assistance. I gave him straightforward instructions to somehow manipulate the engagement, and he couldn’t do it.

Whatever he had done had backfired entirely and made the situation even worse.

I tensed at the feeling of a soft touch stroking up and down my arm. “You’re finally awake.” A female voice spoke. “What’s on your mind, babe?”

Babe?

Completely baffled, I turned to the half-naked brunette beside me as yesterday’s events slowly returned to my brains.

I didn’t know her name, couldn’t recognize or remember her. I just knew she was there when I was at my most vulnerable.

Just as the one before her and the one before that and so on.

“Looks like it, babe.” I narrowed my eyes, trying to imagine my married life-but I couldn’t. As charming as others made me, I was just not a passionate lover and could not see myself in a long-term relationship.

This one is worse than Isobel.”

All I have to say is I’ll keep you in my prayers.”

Those were Beau’s words after he had sabotaged my perfect plan to end the engagement. His ex-fiancee, Isobel Sala, wasn’t a saint in anyone’s books, so that statement only added to my worries.

Christian claimed Aria was a polite girl with a good heart, but he wasn’t exactly a saint either. One might say the old Christian was the male version of the current Aria.

Besides, he had only said those words because Beau refused to tell him how she dared disrespect Serena.

I admit, Christian would’ve probably started a war with the Morales and the Garcias, but I didn’t care.

She should’ve never brought up Serena, and I would never forgive her for that.

I would rather cat shit than show any kind of affection to Aria and especially not after she brought up Serena’s past. The one thing she’s most insecure about.

“Just tell me what’s on your mind, babe?” The brunette leaned her elbows on my chest to face me, allowing me to smell the strong scent of liquor that left her breath.

I cringed at the word, babe-and slightly pushed her off to grab my wallet from my nightstand. “So.” I

sighed, opening the brown billfold as I pulled out several 100-dollar bills.

to the insides of the woman’s bra, stuffing it

woman scoffed, pursing her lips. “I’m not a prostitute!” She raised her voice to a high-pitched tone but ended up

“You can just tell

but you

one who brought you here, and I’ll make sure you’re getting home in one piece.

so nice of

Nice?

remembered my name while I could not even remember her face. Nothing nice about

at least a bit presentable, I waited until the woman had left and rushed to the bathroom to

would visit to talk about the wedding and the fate of the

plans to unite both of our families came as a shock to all the Garcias.

at ease, knowing they would not suffer under this.

be grateful as it would help us gain

all puppets.

who could not wait to step down, didn’t give a shit and had even missed Aria’s party. The reason?

to be my brother right now. I wasn’t even the oldest, so I

She had been blowing up my phone with texts, asking me to meet up-and

Aria:

Five days

Vince:

Looking forward.

dry, just like

to marry her, I would divorce her after restoring the

really be an option after the wedding

we were to combine our families? I was

aware of the power she

to keep my mind off things, I cleaned the house, specifically the first floor, making sure not to leave any

was no reason to. He would only stop by once in

with his gaming device in his hands as usual. At times I missed the old days when he would call out my name and hug my legs, telling

I greeted him. “What are you up

woman who left the house a while back?” Luis asked, dodging my

“Just someone.”

even know

lied to him and called out a random name, but Luis and I weren’t like that. We had always been honest

a hint of sarcasm in his tone. “You’re setting such a

up on the floor and hide from my brother’s humiliation, I would’ve done it. “Can’t argue with that.” I opened my arms, trying to keep

hands behind his

know, you can also hire

be the fun

of my late father, who abused his power in any way he could. If his personality was

kind to clean the house.” Luis broke down her personality. “A well-behaved and toxic idea

Aria did seem like the toxic idea of a perfect housewife, and women like that weren’t even my type. I was into regular women whose father

through his hair. “That thing