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

Chapter 317

“You look so hot. I’m just seconds away from stealing you from Marvin!” Amelia gushed at the outfit she had picked out for me.

After a short afternoon of shopping, Marvin received a phone call from his dad-telling him to get to the mansion as soon as possible. I felt bad enough for emptying his bank account and had no problem going back home.

I took a turn and looked at the tight black jumpsuit around my body. My hair was straightened to perfection, and for some reason, I had managed to do it without burning my scalp Amy wasn’t lying. I was hot, and if I could date myself, I would’ve

“You did a good job, Amy.”

“Of course I did!” Amy clapped her hands. “This style looks perfect on you, and I knew it from the moment I saw Marvin’s lock screen!”

“Marvin’s lock screen?”

“Yes!” Amy smiled. “He’s so head over heels for you, and it’s adorable.” She said. “I thought he was supposed to be mister tough guy and all, but…”

I ignored Amy’s rant as I got lost in my own thoughts Marvin, head over heels for me?

If that was really true, and if he was going to confess tonight-then I did not want to hurt him.

Telling him about my dad would only cause him pain, so I hoped it would only be a confession and nothing more.

“You should go. Time is ticking!” Amy pushed me out of the room. My jaw nearly dropped as all the maids turned their heads to stare at me. According to Amy, they had even made bets about my date with Marvin. Some thought he would confess, some thought he would propose, and a few had even wished for him to kick me out.

Most of them showed me a gentle smile as I walked past them and made my way downstairs, where Panther had already been waiting for me. He whistled and nodded his head in acknowledgment. “It’s not too late to ditch Marvin and get with a real man.”

Absolutely not.

“Yes, in your dreams!”

“You look really good, Elena.” Panther locked our arms.

“Thank you, Pedro.”

Panther stopped in his steps. “I’m sorry, I don’t remember giving you permission to call me Pedro.” He chuckled. “You don’t see me calling you DEA agent’s daughter.”

Shocked, I looked around me, but luckily no one had heard us.

Panther had an unpredictable personality, meaning you couldn’t know what would leave his mouth next- but at the same time, it was difficult to dislike him. Although, it would be nice if he would just keep his mouth shut every now and then.

“So, where are you taking me?” I wondered as we made our way to the luxurious sports car which was parked outside. What kind of date did Marvin have in mind? It was probably something fancy. It had to be

“Don’t worry about it.” Panther opened the door for me. “Come on, get in.”

I followed his instructions and sat down, but before I could even get the opportunity to fasten my seatbelt. the car had already stopped. “Surprise, we’re here!” Panther announced.

We had only been in the car for like twenty seconds. Was he kidding me?

Pissed, I folded my arms while Panther laughed at his lame joke.Okay, maybe it wasn’t that difficult to dislike him.

car. I looked across the garden and noticed the countless lanterns down the path.

Marvin

drive me here in less than a minute.”

dragged yourself into this car.” He corrected me. “I just love making fun of you, and as long as you’re here

who frightened me to death. Back then, I used to think he

I know.” Panther smiled. “Just follow the

as I was about to step away, Panther placed his hand on my shoulder and turned me

you say could have consequences for not only

“What?”

words were

chances of Marvin telling me the truth about his family were not

“He’ll understand-”

a

Right.

life, you have to make decisions… you can’t always have everything.” Panther

Wait a minute.

gasped. “Do you want me to choose between Marvin and my

I waited for his explanation. “You should go.

really it.

path, but I could not ignore the uneasy feeling in my stomach. Things would’ve been so much easier if Marvin and I could tell each other the truth and move on-but that

want to lie to him about my family. I didn’t want to lose my brother, but at the same time, telling Marvin the truth would mean I had to tell him about my dad’s investigation-which could not only put my family but also him in some

Castillo’s worked with people who would most likely not give him a pass

to Panther’s advice, but my heart told me not to lie to the person I cared about.

path. My eyes landed on the decorated round table at the center of the garden. It was

even more handsome than he did this morning. Seeing him was enough for my heart to skip a beat. He wore a nice suit and held a red bouquet

his imaginary watch. I laughed at his

Marvin pulled away, giving me the flowers. I shook my head. “No,

Really….

outfit. “So, how do I look?”

look…” Marvin cleared his

I hearing a question mark after beautiful?” I nudged his shoulder. “You were going to say ugly or catfish, but then you decided to behave because

manage to read my mind.”

table and pulled out a chair for me. “The food looks good. Did you cook this too?” I asked to

not this

too bad.” I giggled. Throughout our dinner, we shared different conversations and memories. The thing I liked about Marvin was that he hadn’t changed a bit. He was funny, easy to talk to, and had I not known any better. I would’ve

yet to confess his feelings. What

a really generous person,” I spoke, hoping it would lead to a confession. Marvin gave me

smile. “Thank you.”

Nothing?

Really?

kind of remind me of my sugar daddy,” I told him. “Although we’re

Marvin raised his

compliment.” I nodded awkwardly. Maybe it would be better for everyone if I would just stop

want?” Marvin wondered. “Do you like the flowers? Because if you don’t…I can replace them with a better gift. He had

think