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.

Stanfield.” I nodded. “Imagine one of your children being behind

sigh. “Of course I wouldn’t. That’s a dumb question.”

was glad we were

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

at me, “Your situation is different. You and your father are

you say that to his

pat me down. My eyes met with my dad, who was seated with a stern look

when he would finally snap and blame Tiago for all of his issues. “Go on,” Stanfield guided me

It was fascinating how he could turn things like this into business meetings. “Dad,” I brightly smiled and sat down.

kind of you

with officers now? He frowned at me. “Is

look. “Nice to see you, son, oh thank you, nice to see you too, dad.”

love, but that’s how you’re supposed to be treating

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

need me so much that you were even willing to make

us.” My dad defended his actions. “It was either the Hernandez or us and as you

was and would throw us all under the bus in just a

shrugged. “An early surprise wedding gift

on my dad’s face that he did not agree to

and rat out the Hernandez before your brother’s big day?” He

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

want what’s

do you care about Santiago?” I snapped. Santiago needed me on his big day, and if I could

Of course, I care.” My dad spoke full of disbelief. “But do you really think the Hernandez will let us have a peaceful

think Freddie will sit back and do nothing after we get his

you and that I always respect your decision, but I need to be there

Castillo’s eyes softened. “Okay.” He gave

as I leaned back and thought about my freedom. It would only be a matter of time before I would finally get out of here. All I had to do tomorrow was say the right thing in court.

what you have to do tomorrow?” My dad asked. How could I forget when it’s all Laine had been stomping in my head. Give the blame to Danny Hernandez and promise the DEA

is mom? How

My dad spoke. “Don’t ask me how they are. You know how they are.”

as a hopeless case, while he saw my mom as his prisoner. All the love they once had for each other had vanished entirely, but neither of them wanted a divorce because

and me ending up in prison only proved her point. “Do they know about

“Other than Panther and Victor, no one

that way,” I spoke. Victor was my dad’s best soldier and his close friend. He had been there since the day I was born, and we were not getting rid of

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

have to go now, son.” My dad spoke. “I have a lot of things to take care of before

me in jails was the last thing on his list. As expected, he had just came here to tell me to sit out my

at the same time, and all I could do was shot him a glare while he showed me one in return. “You’re glaring at the wrong person,” He chuckled. “You might’ve been the boss around here,