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

Chapter 274

Elena

“You look gorgeous, Elena!” My dad gushed as he pulled out his camera and started taking pictures. I took an awkward stance and hid my face in embarrassment.

“Dad, this dress is hideous,” I told him. “Aren’t you supposed to tell me to take it off and to cover myself up? It’s a church wedding.”

“For what?” He laughed. “Who am I to tell you what a woman should and shouldn’t wear? Now smile so I can take a pretty picture.”

My heart grew soft at my dad’s normal behavior, which he hadn’t shown in a while. He took the time to wear a suit and to do his hair and it had been a long time since he looked this decent. “Okay, one picture,” I spoke shyly before I posed for the photo.

“By the way, you’re in a good mood today-are you going on a date?”

“Date? Who, me?” My dad laughed out loud. That’s right, that man wasn’t capable of keeping a woman happy. All I could remember from the time my mom left was that he tried to fill her empty spot many times. Although he never got remarried, there were countless potential candidates-who had all lived here for a while. They were too many to count on one hand.

All of them had backed out because they couldn’t take it anymore. My dad was a control freak and obsessed with his work. He had always been proud of his job as a DEA agent and had not been afraid to show it.

While I wanted to follow in the footsteps of my school peers and do something like ballet or gymnastics, my dad had different plans. He used to take Alex and me to shooting ranges, send us to military youth camps, and all the other stuff I was not interested in.

Alex had no choice but to follow in his footsteps, but the rules for me were different. There was no way in hell that he would’ve pushed me to become an agent, over his dead body. He was traumatized because my mom ran off with a criminal and perhaps even a bit misogynistic, if I had to admit.

different from my mom as I broke all contact with Marvin.

Marvin was in the past, and that was not going to change. At least, that was what I was

Whenever I closed my eyes, all I could see was the warm smile on his face and his eyes which were

He killed your dad’s other half, Stevie Maddens, and he’s the reason for your dad’s odd

table. I was not good at hiding my

being in the same sentence was weird, but it was definitel something I could

We both had separate limousines to

and looked at myself in the mirror. Although the outfit didn’t scream ‘Elena, Tori did a fantastic job choosing the dress, and it looked as if I fitted right in. I looked fake, but I liked fake. The idea of being something I couldn’t be, made me feel confident-even if it was only for a day.

nice suit. He seemed flustered by my presence

were busy with the

tell me you guys are going to that creepy cartel wedding when you guys promised me you wouldn’t go!”

my dad and my idiot brother putting our lives in danger hadn’t even crossed my mind. Now that I knew that Marvin belonged to that family, it made things so much worse.

the other cartel was planning to get revenge for what happened to that Danny guy. Did that

from this earth-everything would get back to normal. I didn’t have to worry about

my heart ache? What was happening

like my dad would not let that happen, no. He would do anything to make sure he got

to realize that. My dad and Alex nicknamed the

shrugged. This whole situation was too much of a burden for me at the moment.