Our Promise: Vincenzo Garcia

Aria“Daddy!”Dad shot me an annoyed look and placed his finger over his lips, which was not surprising, considering I had burst through his office.He seemed to be on an important phone call, so I sat down in front of him and looked into his eyes—forcing him to end his conversation.“I’ll call you back later. Something important came up.” Dad spoke. “What’s up? My beautiful daughter needs me.” He said, ending the call.Oscar Morales was a busy man, even to busy for his daughter—but whenever I really needed him, he was always there. As his only daughter and his heir, I was the hope of the Morales family.“Muffin, what do you want?”I ignored his cringy nickname and went straight to business. At times it seemed as if my dad still thought I was a teenager, but today I would show him otherwise. “What did you think about the wedding yesterday?&r

Vincenzo“So, to safe our family, I need to marry this spoiled brat who fell in love with me at first sight?” I shook my head in disbelief.This situation required a meeting with my brother, but Christian, who could not stop making fun of me, had also invited himself over for a good laugh.If anything, this alliance would not be good for the Lambertis as it would potentially challenge their power.“I thought I’d let her down gently,” I whispered, befuddled. I knew she had a thing for me because she had been stalking me at the wedding, I tried to keep my distance when Stella introduced her to me, and I told her I wasn’t looking for a relationship, but still…“I always told you to stop flirting with everyone.” Christian shrugged, smiling. “I called it.”He did.Christian always told me that my flirtatious ways would one day backfire, and he was

Aria“So now that I’ve shown you the…consequences, we both ended up in a cage,” I spoke through gritted teeth.After the random girl challenged, we got into a fight—and guess what? No one ended up getting the dress. We got arrested and ended up in a cell instead.I ended up lying to my driver, texting him I ran into a friend. That was a sad lie, considering other than Stella—I didn’t really have any around here.Calling dad to bail me out would’ve been way to embarrassing, so I gave the officers Vince’s number instead. It was a good thing dad ended up texting his number.Yes, my future husband would see what kind of loser his future wife was—but I had no other choice. I didn’t know anyone who would not run to my dad to rat me out.“I hope you know this is all your fault.” I bothered the girl once again. She should’ve never dared me in the fi

Vincenzo“We should paint the walls red. I don’t like the white.” Aria walked through the halls with her notebook in her hands.“And I was thinking, how about we make the pool bigger as well?”“If that’s what you desire.” I behaved like a perfect gentleman. Showing Aria around the house was not what I had planned for today, but going against Serena was not something I was capable of.If anyone, she knew the feeling of walking into a stranger’s home, but situation with Aria felt a bit different. She felt comfortable, maybe even a bit too comfortable.“So, where is our bedroom?” The girl raised her head so that she could meet my eyes. She had a big grin, showing nothing could ruin her day.Our bedroom?Just the thought of sleeping next to her made my blood boil.As far as I was concerned, this marriage would be an open marriage—and since she had forced me into it, she couldn’t possibly expect for me to remain faithful.

Aria“Because I need you more than I need her.”I almost squealed, thinking about Vince’s reassuring words. That’s right—I had way more to offer than Serena ever could.She was a useless stay-at-home mom while I was a hustler—a go-getter, the heir of my family who would actually be of value to him.Helping daddy run our products had always been a fun activity, and I bet I could help Vince and his family the same way. They needed me.I smirked, posing in front of the mirror as I stared at my gold and white birthday gown. It was not the one I had initially wished for, but that didn’t matter. All that mattered was that it would only be a matter of time before Vince and I would announce our engagement.Forget my birthday or the party—I already had tons of those. The only highlight of the day would be the look on everyone’s faces after learning of my engagement.My boring day was filled with a special breakfast, lunch, and endless gifts, but now the sun had finally set. Now was when the re