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

Chapter 331

Elena

“So, where were you today?”

I looked at Marvin with wide eyes. After spending our day together at the house, he surprised me with a homemade dinner and ended our evening in the kitchen. Who would’ve thought all of this was to interrogate me?

“I was at this hotel with this guy from my work.” I teased him, avoiding an answer. Other than these stupid, obvious jokes-I couldn’t keep lying to him.

“No, seriously.” Marvin raised his brow.

“You nosy pig.” I punched his shoulder. “Did I ask what you were doing today, hm?”

Marvin rubbed the back of his neck and smiled shyly. “You’re right.” He spoke. “It’s not really my business. I just thought maybe you met up with your dad-”

“Well, I didn’t.”

With a look of pity, Marvin propped his chin on his hand, observing the look on my face. One thing was sure. I would not be the first one to reach out to my family.

“What are you staring at?”

“That green thing between your teeth.” Marvin pulled a disgusted face, moving his finger to my incisors to remove it. “Right there!”

I smacked my hand over my mouth as he pulled away from his hand and lowered my head, embarrassed. “You should’ve told me sooner!” I cleaned my teeth with my tongue. Talk about embarrassing.

“And miss out on the opportunity to make fun of you?” Marvin cackled. “Never.”

“That’s it. I’m breaking up with you!”

“Is that what our marriage will be like in the future?” Marvin asked. “You threatening to divorce me any second.”

“M-marriage?”

Just the thought made my heart beat out of my chest, and it was not because I felt flattered. It was because I had no idea what the future had in store.

Marvin cleared his throat uncomfortably. “I’m sorry, I-I just thought…”

“No, don’t be!” I stopped him. “It’s just that we’ve never discussed something serious like that before.”

It’s true. We didn’t. Other than the day Anya died, our friendship and relationship had mainly been laughs and giggles.

“Would you like to be my wife one day?”

I blushed. “That depends. Is that a proposal?”

speak. I hit his shoulder and threw my head back in laughter to ease the tension. “I’m just kidding!”

that.” Marvin breathed.

the conversation, but he was not able to finish it.

do you feel about children?” I wondered. We were already on the subject, so it would’ve been

and dangerous…if that’s what you mean Marvin shrugged, ignoring the true intentions of my

want children?”

my life, yes,” I admitted. Becoming a better parent than my dad, who kicked me out of the house, and my mom, who didn’t hesitate to abandon us, had become a life

“Definitely.”

want children, and would I still be around if that was

“How about you?”

Marvin spoke immediately.” But if you

made it seem as if I

San Diego?”

would be something we would both agree on. “I’ll remain here

Was he not

“How about you?”

been my dream to start a ranch, live someplace quiet, away from all my duties.” He spoke. “I’ll still lead the business, of course-but

I gasped, trying to sound interested. I would rather jump off a

you happy, so if you plan on dying here, I’ll die

He deserved better.

up on his dreams to make me happy, and all I could do was

we were,

have friends, but he liked his

answers make you uncomfortable?” Marvin

THE

really can’t stand being apart from the woman I love, which is why

not everything.” I made myself feel better. “I strongly doubt that.”

He spoke, determined. “I would drop everything

help but wonder what would happen if I would just tell him the truth-the truth about

as a Castillo since he was raised as

lying?” I blurted, feeling chills racing down

seemed confused. “W-what?” He

ever

question the

“So have you?”

before Marvin coughed

His words scared me because I had hoped for him to confess to pitying liars. I had hoped for him to say that he spared their lives and

do enjoy it.” Marvin leaned forward, staring at me with a dark expression. Frightened, I held back

hopeful pathetic eyes to hear their last request to spare their families, and then…” Marvin made a gun with his hand and pushed his finger to my forehead.

a tight and comforting hug. I took a relieved breath and pulled

you-did you