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?”

and took a step back. “Whal”

you

only told her about the email, but I never

the same damn sentence

him hanging?” Rona mimicked my voice and tapped her finger against her chin. “Really funny, I don’t even sound

shoulder.

meant I finally had someone to talk to. Maybe Rona would understand my urge to reply.

spoke. “When will you get another chance to

I asked. Right at that moment, a customer walked in. Rona walked to the counter while I followed after her and waited for her

attention on the customer. She took the

laughed at my reaction and let out a sigh. “Yes, right now.” She smiled. I was still startled and followed. her to the customer with my

had not changed the look on my face and looked at her in surprise until the very second the customer walked off. Rona chuckled and put her hand in my apron to reach for my phone. “How about you show me that message

hand and opened the

screen and looked through the email. She couldn’t help but laugh every now and then and must’ve probably been as confused as I was. “Marvin is a very bold man,” Rona

I did when I was nervous, and it was a bat habit of mine, but I couldn’t help myself. “He replied like ten minutes after I

don’t know.”

sighed. “But you

it be the smartest to follow in his footsteps and

feet and gave her a nervous pout. “No, I don’t-you have

shoulder to calm me down and giggled. “Do your dad,

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

looked at her with hopeful eyes and waited for her to give me

“I mean, that’s the entire

Well damn…

my head against her