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?

because I paid more attention

in it too deep, and perhaps Panther and Santiago were right. Maybe she

reason for her sudden exit, I had decided to let it rest. I was a respectful man who carried a lot of honor and pride, so

face, “Could you please do

arm wrapped around Karina’s waist. They were both

and took the opportunity to get a better look at Tiago. For some reason, 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.

pulled me into a tight hug. He hadn’t been this good to me since I

he?” Karina slurred her words. I smiled as I patted her back and brought my mouth closer to her car. “Behave and think about

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

uncomfortable look on Tiago’s face and shot them

mom laughed. “What would we do without your big brother?”

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

in a good mood, and nothing could ruin it. Of course, he was. He

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 two

for the most important rule for

Absolutely no guns!”

tell me the infamous words, ‘I told you so, but it didn’t happen. He listened to my worries and told me to

always introduce you to the beauty from the cocktail bar tonight.” My brother had suggested several times, but