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?”

his mouth but was unable to speak. I hit his shoulder and threw my head back in laughter to

know that.” Marvin

he was not able to

feel about children?” I wondered. We were already on the subject, so

what you mean Marvin shrugged,

you want children?” He asked carefully.

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

“Definitely.”

great,” Marvin spoke, bothered. Did he even want children, and would I still be around if that

“How about you?”

But if you want them…I want them as

it seem as if I had forced him to

San Diego?” He changed

this would be something we would both agree on. “I’ll remain here until the day I’ll

uncomfortably. Was he not pleased to hear

“How about you?”

appeared on his lips. “It has always 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 from

gasped, trying to sound interested. I would rather jump off a cliff than settle down on a

see you happy, so if you plan

He deserved better.

on his dreams to make me happy,

just how different we were, I didn’t have many friends-but I

did have friends, but he liked his peace and

you uncomfortable?”

THE

in a deep breath. “I’m not telling you all of this to please you. I just really can’t stand being apart from the woman I love, which is why I’m

myself feel better. “I strongly doubt that.”

He spoke, determined. “I would

help but wonder what would happen if I would just tell him the truth-the truth about my family, Panther-everything.

it as a Castillo since he was raised as

someone for lying?” I blurted, feeling chills racing down

confused. “W-what?” He

ever

I heard your question the

“So have you?”

long pause before Marvin coughed

hoped for him to confess to

staring at me with a dark expression.

their lives as you cock the gun and stare into their hopeful pathetic eyes to hear their last request to

pulling me into a tight and comforting hug. I took a relieved breath and pulled away to

you-did