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

Chapter 272

Marvin

Betrayed.

If I had to describe my feelings in one word, that would’ve been it. One day had passed since Elena had bailed on me and left me at the restaurant, and for some strange reason, it had been bothering me.

Today was Tiago’s special day, and we were all gathered at the church to prepare for the wedding ceremony, which was only a few hours away. I tried to be on my best behavior, but I was not really excited for the ceremony, the reception, or the after-party.

All groomsmen were gathered in a room, including Tiago’s geeky friends from his school days. Although I couldn’t stand the sight of them, I had to admit that I envied my little brother for being able to maintain such tight relationships.

I mean, I could barely maintain a relationship with my pen pal. Elena Torres made me out to be a fool, and I had to live with it.

Why would it even bother me?

I was Marvin Romero Castillo, and I could get any woman I want without a single issue. They were all at the bottom of my feet, and I never had to beg for anything, I guess that would be the reason why I was surprisingly shocked by her sudden decision to bail on me.

I didn’t know it was possible to fall for someone in less than a second, but she showed me it was. I felt the need to take care of her from the very moment I laid my eyes on her, and I was ready to treasure her. Many said I wasn’t capable of loving, but I was prepared to open my heart to her, only for her to betray

Elena Torres wasn’t that different from the person I had met in the emails. She was funny, clumsy, innocent and the emojis made so much more sense. I liked her vibe, and I thought we were on the same page about our feelings, so why?

Would she have googled me?

I paid more attention to

too deep, and perhaps Panther and Santiago were right. Maybe she was too young and immature. Who knew? We

decided to let it rest. I was a respectful man who carried a lot of honor and pride, so with that being said-if she didn’t want to get involved with me,

hands with a joyful smile on her face, “Could you please do you’re annoying mother a favor and take some

wrapped around Karina’s waist. They were both

he seemed a whole lot more mature. At first, I was shocked to find out that my younger brother was getting married as I didn’t even

out perfectly fine.

I complimented him. Tiago grew a child-like smile on his face and pulled me into a tight hug. He hadn’t been this good

patted her back and brought my mouth closer to her car. “Behave and think about your son. You

as day that she had already emptied a bottle, but that was Karina. She did not know how to act, and she

uncomfortable look on Tiago’s face and shot them a reassuring smile.

mom laughed. “What would

I did not receive it. “I haven’t seen Anya since yesterday, so now I’ll have to do

ruin it. Of course, he was. He was getting married to

and other than Karina, who had an issue with the entire universe— we all liked her. Especially my mom was fond of the young girl who had just turned twenty-one years old. She came from a wealthy family and had a clean background. Her dad was a priest, and her mom was a loving wife who stood behind her husband. Despite the differences,

the most important rule

Absolutely no guns!”

made sure to remind him of that. After telling my nosy brother everything which went down yesterday, I had expected him to judge me or to tell me the infamous words, ‘I told you so, but it didn’t happen. He listened to my worries and told me to focus on my future

bar tonight.” My brother had suggested several times, but I was not interested.