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.

you please watch dad for me?” I asked Alex. One of the advantages of those two working together was that I

out my dad so much that he had even started drinking. Alex was just as stressed as my dad.

denied all charges and made a deal with the DEA, meaning they had to let him out soon. There were many disagreements at work, but there

evidence they had collected for years had turned out to

the end, the

reassured me. “I’ll look after dad

walked out the door at the same time and gave each other one last smile before we both left to go to work. I had to admit, sometimes I felt like an outsider. Dad and Alex worked as DEA agents, while my goal to become a lawyer had

lacked that bit of danger. I was sick of doing everything according to the books, so talking

as I walked in. I smiled at the two unfamiliar faces behind her and looked at her with a frown on my face. “Oh, these

girl I was telling you about.” Rona introduced me to the pair. I looked at the young couple in front of me, and crazily enough, the male grabbed my attention just a tiny bit more. He looked around my age and had a soft smile

be Elena!” The girl named Anya spoke. She walked forward and grabbed my hands before she stared

felt confused by her actions and gave Rona a questioning look. “Anya, calm down.” Tiago spoke. He walked over to the woman

didn’t know what was happening and felt a bit attacked.

began. “My name is Anya, and this is my fiancé, Tiago.” She introduced herself. “My sister bought

over a year.” She dramatically spoke. “I

I said, a bit more confident. Judging by their outfits, these people seemed rich and looked

shrugged his shoulders at me.

I was going to sell my recipes, that was out of the question, and even though the idea of money sounded nice, the date

disappeared, while Tiago looked at her as if she could break down any minute. He made eye contact with me and

me with big eyes and let out a gasp before she pulled me into a forceful hug.

Rona jumped in the air and clapped her hands. “This is

stepped forward and held my hands. “Thank you so much. You have no idea how much this

He winked at

so his fiancée couldn’t see me. He was quite a flirt

use your restroom!” Anya spoke in a hurry. “She has this nasty diarrhe shared. “One push and boom, it will almost

surprised look on my face. Anya gave Tiago a p against his shoulder. “No, he’s

Rona smiled. “Come on.

before she followed Rona to the restroom. “So,” I smiled at Tiago. “It seems like your fiancée was going to break down any second.

scratched the back of his neck and showed me a shy smile. “Yes, I’m sorry about

nervous frown on his face. Due to his actions from before, I had expected

couldn’t stop being touchy with people, especially when I had to laugh, and I really needed to stop doing

is

Tiago gave me a nod and stood in a polite stance. He did seem very nervous. “Can

as if he was expecting the worst. I let out a chuckle. “Don’t worry. It’s

the second I mentioned Anya’s name. “Anya is

I shrugged. “My parents got married when they were

surprised smile on his

something to brag about, and I would probably only worry poor Tiago even more. “They’re not

head against the counter multiple times. “I-I’m making a mistake, am I?” He suddenly whispered. I didn’t even know why a