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

Chapter 253

120 hours until release

Elena

Two days…

It had been two days since inmate Marvin Romero decided to send me back an email. It wouldn’t be too far stretched to admit that the email scared the living crap out of me.

He seemed like the kind of person who was spoiled and wanted things to go his way. That’s the very same reason why I had decided not to let him have his way and tried to make him sweat.

Okay, that wasn’t the only reason.

I was afraid of Victoria’s reaction and knew she would tell me not to reply anymore, but something told me that it was my duty to respond. I mean, the email was a tiny bit rude, but he did ask me about my hobby’s and goals, right? That was nice.

“Hello, earth to Elena!” Rona waved her hand in my face. “Oh, right—I’m sorry.” I apologized.

“One large bloody mary, to go.” Roa spoke with a suspicious look on her face. I turned to look at the customer and smiled. “Coming right up!”

I gave myself a mental scolding before I got to my job and made the cocktail. I had been out of it for two days, and it was all because of that Marvin guy. It was a good thing he had a life sentence because Marvin seemed like the type of guy to visit me-so that he could ask why I hadn’t replied.

“Here you go,” I told Rona and handed the order. I grabbed a napkin and walked to the back so that I could wipe the sweat from my forehead. Anyone else would’ve probably thought it was due to work stress and would’ve never guessed all of this was because of a prison inmate.

“Are you sick?” Rona asked as she walked in. She placed her hand against my forehead and pouted her lips. “Have you caught some kind of virus or something?”

Yes, the prison pen pal virus.

“I hope not,” I spoke and stepped back. “I’m fine, really.” I tried to convince Rona, but she wasn’t buying it. “This doesn’t have anything to do with that prisoner, right?”

took a step back.

you

the prisoner?” Rona asked. I only told her about the email, but I never told her I got something

forth, whispering the same

send him something back? Should I leave him hanging?” Rona mimicked my voice and tapped her finger against her chin. “Really funny, I don’t even sound like that.” I gave her a nudge

shoulder.

my issues made stuff a bit easier because that meant I finally had someone to

will you get another

I asked. Right at that moment, a customer walked in. Rona walked to

Rona ignored me and focused her attention on the customer. She took the order and walked off to make the cocktail. “Rona,

I was still startled and followed. her to

until the very second the customer walked off. Rona chuckled and put her hand in my apron to reach for my phone. “How

from Rona’s hand

with big eyes before she looked at the screen and looked through the email. She couldn’t help but laugh every now and then and must’ve probably been as confused

did when I was nervous, and it was a bat habit of mine, but I

know.” Rona

burden.” Rona sighed. “But you

issue was that I had no idea how to approach him. Would it be the smartest to follow in his footsteps and reply with something sarcastic? Or should

know what to say, do you?” Rona smirked. I stomped my feet and gave her a nervous

her hand on my shoulder to calm me down and giggled. “Do your dad, and your brother know about

scoffed. “Of course they don’t. Otherwise, I wouldn’t even be here right now-you know

eyes and waited for her to give me instructions.

on your mind?” Rona suggested. “I mean, that’s the entire

Well damn…

I spoke as I leaned my head against her shoulder. “Even