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

Chapter 273

Marvin

“Calm down. It’s me!” Victor growled. I stared my adoptive brother in the eyes and pushed him against the wall. “All the more reason to choke you!”

I squeezed my hand around his throat for a split second, before releasing him as I did not want to ruin Tiago’s day. There was nothing more which I wanted than to kill this father-stealing bastard, but that would have to wait.

“Where is dad?”

Victor let out a cough and held his hand against the wall as he caught his breath. “You sick motherfucker, they should’ve kept you in your cage!”

I rolled my eyes at Victor’s way of overreacting and folded my arms as I waited for him to get back to normal. “It’s a mystery how you’re able to take anything, but a hand around your throat.”

“Now tell me, where’s dad, and why isn’t he with Tiago?”

Victor cleared his throat and fixed his tie.

-We were taking care of the possible hit on your brother, but don’t worry-because we’ve got double the security, so all should be fine.”

“Hit. what do you mean, possible hit?”

I only had one brother, and that was Santiago. The idea of someone being able to hurt him made me sick to my stomach. “Where is

my father?”

“One of the Hernandez’ men snitched on Freddie and told us that they’re planning to strike at the wedding.” Victor ignored my initial question and continued talking. “Freddie gave them one simple instruction. He told his men to execute your brother at the wedding-as revenge for what you’ve done to Danny.”

you’re telling me they’re after

“Yes, but-

w-what are you doing?” I furrowed my eyebrows. Tiago’s life was at stake, and all he could do was tighten the security. Freddie’s threats were not to be seen as a joke. “Cancel the

“Shut up!”

your cage, or don’t you remember

furious,

myself to punch Victor-but got interrupted by the sound of my dad’s laughter. In a split second, I dropped my fist and turned around as he clapped his hands with a devilish

of this, and

his voice. “I will not let Freddie Hernandez win, and this is exactly what he wants. He wants to scare us, and

I really any different from him? Even though I didn’t want to admit it, Victor was right. I was the one who wanted to get out of prison earlier than discussed, and I was the one who got Danny Hernandez arrested—while I knew who we were dealing

who had put my brother’s

wedding. I told him. “Think about Tiago,

this.”

dad decided. “And Tiago? He has you-1 came here to

dad pulled out a gun and handed me the weapon. “I know

had left my mouth so easily when I had told my dad to double the security, but now that my fear became a reality, I had a slight change of mind. Us going to these lengths to protect Tiago

that Freddie Hernandez would back down because of a bit of security and tell

of you see Marvin?” I heard my brother’s voice

learned that when he killed that DEA agent. Seeing as I

as the smile on his face had slowly vanished. He cleared his throat and looked at my dad and Victor, the two people who probably terrified him the

born, and the other man whispered lies into his ears and was mainly to blame for his low self-esteem.

his face. My dad laughed and opened his arm to

Tiago was because many guests, including our entire family, would be

our father’s affection, so at times like these, he was too blind to see the truth. I glared at Victor, who had also planted a fake smile on his face. I had him all figured out, and if looks could kill, Tiago would’ve been dead

not to leave Tiago’s sight for the day. I