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

Chapter 257

24 hours until release

Elena

Dear Marvin,

Link me up with your thirty cousins, all of them! (I’m serious)

Thanks for your concerns, I know there are many bad people in this world, but I actually really enjoy talking to you. Tell me if I’m wrong, but I feel like we’re even becoming friends!

Unfortunately, it’s just me, my dad, and my brother, but I might’ve overreacted a tiny bit. They’re honestly not as bad as I made them look, and they also have some good sides to them.

I admire you for your dreams, and I can’t even imagine how hard it must be too hope for freedom. Keep dreaming. Marvin, and who knows? One day your dreams might come true!

I also took a look at the pictures you send me, and just like you, I also had to hold my breath. I think you might be one of the ugliest human beings I’ve ever seen in my entire life, and trust me, I’ve seen a lot!

(I only gave you the reaction you wanted.)

Dear Marvin, I have something to confess.

I haven’t had a genuine smile on my face in a long time, but somehow you’ve managed to cheer me up. I want to thank you for your time, and please know that I appreciate it a lot. Your emails are the highlight of my day, and I’m always looking forward to them!

I truly hope we can continue this friendship, and I hope you feel the same way

Love,

Lena

“It looks like you’re busy.” Alex spoke as he leaned over my shoulder to see what I was doing. I let out a surprised gasp and closed my laptop.

brother snooping on my laptop to see what I was doing was the

love to a prisoner. Could it even be seen as a

had no romantic feelings whatsoever. I was just grateful to have Marvin as a friend, and I enjoyed talking to him. The best thing was that he would be in prison for his entire life, so I had found a friend who wouldn’t bail on me, unlike Victoria.

Alex asked. “What were you doing, and why did

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my answer. “I was making recipes.” I twisted the truth. It wasn’t exactly a lie, I was busy with the recipes for the wedding, but it had

wealthy, only made me more nervous. I had to make sure that the drinks were of the best

for that wedding you were so happy about yesterday?” Alex smiled. I gave him a nod and handed him my notebook. “These people are willing to pay a lot, and Rona could really use that money towards

see,” Alex spoke as he browsed through the notebook. “Caramel popcorn

and snatched the book from his hands. “And as you can see, there are many people who can accept

was going to

you doing here anyway? Don’t you have work?”

his hand on top of mine and looked at me with a worried look on his face. I shoved my

breath and sat

myself for the worst. “Dad isn’t doing very well,” Alex spoke. “I need you to take it easy on him. It

couldn’t even imagine how my dad must’ve felt at the moment. My dad’s worst dream was becoming a reality, and there was nothing

the evidence clearly shows that they’re not,” Alex explained. They said it was

as I went through the names in my head. I was a bit inexperienced in that field, so it was challenging to keep

sharing work-related stuff with me, and it was so out of character of him to do so. Only that was more than enough to prove that the situation must’ve been difficult.

wondered. I could tell by the look on Alex’s face that he doubted his decision

the DEA to take down the apparent real issue, the Hernandez cartel,”

had to do with me. Just the thought of these groups made my body cringe. “Will dad be

our senior, and he has taken it upon

I scoffed. Alex’s words were supposed to surprise me, but my dad was so far already that it wasn’t even all

person to keep calm, and I had never seen him worry like this before. What

prove that the Castillo’s

him being willing to break everything he had ever worked for, just to go after some family broke me into pieces.