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

Chapter 256

48 hours until release

Marvin

“Castillo, you have a visitor,” Stanfield spoke. I looked through the little glass of the steel door and furrowed my eyebrows.

“I’m not expecting anyone. Tell them to leave.”

Stanfield opened the door and pushed me against the wall before he forcefully put me in handcuffs. “Hey!” I spoke, irritated. “Did you not hear me?”

“I did.” Stanfield chuckled. “But I’m not going to tell Mario Castillo to come back another time. You can do it yourself.”

Wait a minute.

“My dad came to visit?”

“The one and only,” Stanfield confirmed while he guided me out. The times he came to visit weren’t many, and I could count them on my hands. When he visited, it usually didn’t mean any good and often meant Santiago had screwed up again.

The only thing I could hope for was that this was perhaps just a fatherly visit and had nothing to do with Santiago. “Is this necessary?” I frowned at the handcuffs. Stanfield gave me a sarcastic look. “You’re like a hyena. Who knows when you’ll attack?”

“Smart boy.” I chuckled at Stanfield. He was undeniably still traumatized from the first two years, but I had changed a lot. No matter how much anyone would provoke me, I would not start a fight and especially not

now.

“Aye, asshole!” Someone called out as we made our way through.

I turned my head and looked through the steel door glass to make eye contact with some guy. He showed his wrist and pointed at his tattoo with a smug grin on his face. It was a member of the Hernandez, and judging by the fact that he had the nerve to do this, it probably meant he had no idea who he was dealing

with.

“He’s new here,” Stanfield commented. “Yes, I can see that.” I chuckled. “He’s lucky I’ll be leaving soon.”

We continued walking, and before I knew it, we were already in the hallway. “Nervous?” Stanfield asked. So he did care about me?

“Boss, how is your relationship with your parents?” I teased him. “Do you have a wife? Children?”

“Is that a threat?”

“Oh, please.” I laughed at Stanfield. “If it were a threat, you would’ve known.”

“I’m happily married with three children,” Stanfield spoke. That hideous-looking man, married with three children? Not possible.

one of your children being behind bars. Would you have the strength

sigh. “Of course I wouldn’t.

were on the

do you think they’d feel?” I asked. “Don’t you think they’d be a bit embarrassed?”

rolled his eyes at me, “Your situation is different. You and your father are both trash-you know that.”

“How about you say that to

a laugh and pushed me forward so he could pat me down. My eyes met with my dad, who was seated with a stern look on his face. You were supposed to feel comfortable around your parent, but I felt terrified-and it wasn’t because I

Dad was unpredictable, and I could not tell when he would finally snap and blame Tiago for all of his

and Santiago, he remained seated. It was fascinating how he could turn things like this into

so kind of you to visit

you’re best friends with officers now? He frowned at me. “Is that officer you’ve been protecting?”

let out an exhausted breath and shot him an annoyed look. “Nice to see you, son, oh thank you,

love, but that’s

glared and gave me a daring look. No one would dare to talk to Mario Castillo this way, and to be honest, neither would I, but it wasn’t as if he could do anything about it. “You have a big mouth. Give me one good

answered his question. “You need me so much that you were even willing to make a deal with the DEA,” I whispered the last part.

either the Hernandez or us and as you can see, it’s every man for themselves.”

bus in just

shrugged. “An early surprise wedding gift for

by the look on my dad’s face that he did not agree to this

the Hernandez

I spoke, confused. His words weren’t making any sense to me. “I do, but don’t you think it’ll be smarter to get out

what’s best for

needed me on his big day, and if I could get out before that, I would-no matter the

disbelief. “But do you really think the Hernandez will let us have a peaceful wedding after they find out

think Freddie will sit back and do nothing

know I never go against you and that I always

Mario Castillo’s eyes softened. “Okay.” He gave in. “If you really want to do

only be a matter of time before I would finally get out of here. All I had to

Laine had been stomping in my

mom? How is

spoke. “Don’t ask me how they are. You

they once had for each other had vanished

prison only proved her point. “Do they

his head. “Other than Panther and Victor, no one else knows about it.”

his close friend. He had been there since the day I was born, and we were not getting rid of him anytime soon.

people who knew about my release, the better. It was time for me to get out, and no one was going to talk me out of it. I couldn’t wait to see their faces in a few days,

My dad spoke. “I have a lot of things to take

to it by now. Mario Castillo was a busy man, and visiting me in jails was the last thing on his list. As expected, he had just came here to tell me to sit out my six weeks, and as soon as he found out that it was not going to happen, he had decided to dip.

while he showed me one in return. “You’re glaring at the wrong person,” He chuckled. “You might’ve been the boss around here, but I hope you know