The Mafia's Promise

e every six months to catch up on family members, discuss business progress

ke up artist to doll me up. The dress my mother-in-law chose for me was perfect, a deep blue silk with the prettiest white flowers. Leo, being the jealous

accessories, and I had grown to accept it. My neck, wrists and fingers were adorned wi

my face. Not too wide that it looked stupid, and not too smal

e company?" Antonio asked, his d

good

s face. He explained how he had been getting new contracts

our marriage on his face. When he could just smile as freely and as happily as he did w

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a beat and I could feel my cheeks flush, either out of anger or embarrassment. I

flying into the country by month end a

I could do. Asking him was clearly out of the option, and

ew because I'd been watching the slow, deliberate ticking of the clock the

rt of the living room, leaving th

e." Isabella, Leo's older sister w

ged her, lifted her and spun ar

, what c

nd eventually left me seated there like a doll that

t Leo's

dn't recognize the voice. The masculine voice tha

de by none other than Louis, Leo's younger brother. "She doesn't do anything other than to sit a

n asked. Whether it was out of cur

e other part was said louder than was neces

la and glanced at me. "Go and st

om, I smiled and immediately went in, ignori

" I found her in the kit

for Antoni

y spoke up. "Why do you let Caleb's babysitter attend all his s

confusion and something

attend his sc

added. "Don't worry about it too much. Leo cares abou

would want more than anything to be able to be there for my son whe

in my hands and asked me

rward. I dropped to my knees and placed the tray on the table. I poured

exclaimed loudly. "Are

wrong father -" before I could finish my sentence, the hot liq

mplained. "What kind of wife doesn't know how to make t

dn't make

said, instead I bowed my hea

one swift movement, the entire tray-tea

ause Leo walked in, scanning the room for an explanation. W

broken porcelain, it felt lik

be impossible at that moment. To keep Antonio from s

ed away. Only after he had left the room d

s if she could see the tremors in them. "Thin

ds to express myself so

tood my feelings or not, but