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

Chapter 255

72 hours until release

Elena

A picture

This guy must’ve been absolutely nuts. Wasn’t the picture on my profile more than enough already? It was one of my best pictures, and it was in HD, so I didn’t know what he was getting at.

I was unsure of whether to send a picture or not, but everything changed when I read the email for the fifth time. He didn’t seem as tough as he looked, and maybe if I sent pictures of myself, he would send some in return.

Marvin was one of the few who had praised me for being a mixologist, and it felt good to know that he appreciated my job. It wasn’t as easy or useless as some people made it out to be.

I gathered some courage and decided to write back.

Dear Marvin,

Thank you for your encouraging words. You’re right. Being a mixologist requires some kind of special skill and is not for everyone!

By the way, if your cousins are just as cute as you (minus the long list of felons), you can definitely hook me up with

one!

Although I’m not one to judge, and if you say that the truth is not out yet. I’ll trust your word for it. I think we have the same issue because I also have a really, really good heart and I’m not even embarrassed to admit it.

I want to live my life as if it’s my last, but it’s kind of hard to do so when I don’t only have a nosy dad but also a brother breathing in my neck.

You said you couldn’t wait to breathe some fresh air, and that brings me to the next question. I’ve never been to prison before, and I don’t know anything other than what I’ve seen in prison break, but I thought they had something like a yard (I think?)

Also, please don’t feel creepy for asking for more pictures. It’s completely understandable. At first, I was a bit nervous and worried about sharing my personal information, but I feel like we’re getting along, and I wouldn’t mind getting some pictures in return.

Here are the pictures:

Ps. (Please don’t call me pretty, I’ve heard it many times before, and I always get embarrassed whenever someone praises me for my looks)

I read the message over and over before I decided to send the email. It sounded good enough to me.

“Leaving already?” My brother, Alex, interrupted me from my thoughts. I flinched upon hearing his voice and hid my phone behind my back. “Yes…I have work remember?”

“Does my face frightens you that much?” Alex laughed. I shook my head and took a breath. “No, of course not.” I smiled. It sometimes still felt as if I was doing something illegal by talking to an inmate.

Marvin was much nicer than I initially thought and it kind of scared me. The perfect way to describe him would’ve been a ‘dangerous person, but all I could see was the good in him. He was interested in my life. funny, and easy to talk to. It was not as if I had a crush on him, but it wouldn’t be too crazy to consider him a friend. We had only been talking for a few days, but I wanted him to be my friend. The only issue was my dad and my brother.

Alex. One of the advantages of those two working together was that I did not have to worry.

passing of agent Maddens and the entire cartel thing had stressed out my dad so

they

evidence they had collected for years

end, the

me. “I’ll look after dad and make sure

admit, sometimes I felt like an outsider. Dad and Alex worked as DEA agents, while my goal to become a lawyer had failed. I

of talking to inmate Marvin Romero. My life was incredibly boring, and I lacked that bit of danger. I was sick of doing everything according to the books, so talking to an inmate brought a bit of excitement into my life.

early today!” Rona spoke as I walked in. I smiled at the two unfamiliar faces behind her and looked at her with a

grabbed my attention just a tiny bit more. He looked

named Anya spoke. She walked forward and grabbed my hands before she stared into my eyes.

the woman and showed me an apologetic smile while he pulled her away, “Oh, I’m sorry.”

confused. I didn’t know what was happening and felt a bit attacked. “Hi, you

name is Anya, and this is my fiancé, Tiago.” She introduced herself. “My sister bought a coffee here, like two

I’ve been planning this wedding for over a year.” She dramatically spoke. “I always felt like something was

spoke, startled. Rona gave me a thumbs up and nodded her head. “I-1 mean, yes it is!” I said, a bit more confident. Judging by their outfits, these people seemed rich and looked like they were willing to pay a lot.

Tiago, who shrugged his shoulders at me. “Your friend told me most of the recipes are yours,” Anya spoke with a nervous look on her face. “I’ll pay you guys anything you

idea of money sounded nice, the date seemed a bit risky. How could I possibly prepare for a wedding

asked. The hope in Anya’s eyes disappeared, while Tiago looked at her as if she could break down any minute. He made eye contact with me and mouthed a, please, while I looked at Rona,

big eyes and let out a

jumped in the air and clapped her hands. “This is so exciting, our first official event!”

forward and held my hands. “Thank you so much. You have

like a god-sent angel, Elena.” He winked at me. “Kind and

cheeks flush and quickly turned the other way, so his fiancée couldn’t see me. He was quite a flirt

hurry. “She has this nasty diarrhe shared. “One push and boom, it will almost seem as

my face. Anya gave Tiago a

really.” Rona smiled. “Come on. I’ll

look before she followed Rona to the restroom. “So,” I smiled at Tiago. “It seems like your fiancée

showed me a shy smile. “Yes, I’m

his face. Due to his actions from

issue where I just couldn’t stop being touchy with people, especially when I had to laugh, and I really needed to stop doing that. I stroke Tiago’s jacket with my hands.

whenever Anya is not around, so it’s good

I flipped my hair to the side. Tiago gave me a nod and stood in a polite stance. He

as if he was expecting the worst. I let

are you?” I asked. Tiago’s face lit up the second I

I shrugged. “My parents got married

on his lips. “For how long have they

not something to brag about, and I would probably only worry poor Tiago even more. “They’re not together anymore. My mom abandoned us

am I?” He suddenly whispered. I didn’t even know why a stranger would want to discuss this with me, but I did know one thing, and that was that all of this was