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

Chapter 282

Marvin

“Drop the gun,” I repeated. The man pushed the gun to the back of Anya’s head as a dark chuckle escaped from his lips. “If you make one wrong move, if you call for back up or if one of you leaves this room-it’ll be the end for this one.”

My gaze moved to the man’s sloppy grip around the gun, and I could tell that this was not someone experienced.

“M-Marvin, just give him what he wants-okay?” Tiago trembled. “W-well give you anything, m-money, i- information j-j-just please, let her go!” He looked at Anya.

Anya pushed her hands on the floor as she trembled in fear. This wasn’t supposed to be like this. She wasn’t supposed to get involved. I could hear the sound of Elena’s breathing near my ear and stepped back so I could cover her with my body.

From all the moments she could’ve picked to follow me around, she just had to do it now. “Stay behind me, and stay quiet,” I instructed. The situation was looking bad, and I could already tell that it would be near impossible to save three people. I had to come up with something, and I had to do it quickly.

“What do you want?” I asked the man. He seemed startled by my question and grabbed Anya by her hair to pull her from the floor as she yelped out in pain. As scared as he looked, Tiago got up from the floor and looked at his wife. “Anya!”

“I-I never told you to get up!” The man muttered. I squinted my eyes as I observed his stance and quickly realized that this was a young individual who was not even in his mid-twenties. Something wasn’t right.

The Hernandez men were known to be fearless and ruthless, including their rookies. Freddie Hernandez was an impatient man who had the drive to kill-so if the Hernandez were really behind this, we would’ve been dead already.

This were not Freddie’s orders.

“Who send you?” I asked the boy. My eyes moved to the lump in his throat, and I could tell that his nerves were getting the best out of him. “T-the Hernandez.”

I knew that this guy was not being honest. Anyone with a pair of brains would’ve refrained from answering the question as a confession could only make

handle your business with me?” I suggested. “This is not

head. I could only hope

can’t do

sighed. It had been

“I will blow their heads off,

advantage. As long as no one did anything out of the ordinary, we could all walk out unharmed. I was in control of

go, t-take me!” Tiago was suddenly pleased. “Just kill me, p-please, I-I’m begging

took a breath as Tiago, who could not analyze the situation, had unawarely sabotaged my plan. The boy seemed uneasy by his sudden plead and looked around his surroundings with a stressed

Just kill me, please.” Tiago yelled. “This is all my fault, just take me please—I’m

“Tiago, shut up!”

cold words.

than whoever send you. All you need to do

It couldn’t be. His criteria

I lied on the spot. Letting this boy walk out unharmed was not an option, but before killing him, I could at least try to get some information. Impressed, I stared at the hesitant

word.” The boy barely whispered. I smirked and shrugged my shoulders.

long time ago, but that was not necessary for him to know. “Come on, bring them to me.” I stuck out my free hand to Anya and Tiago. “N-no!” The boy shouted. “The girl remains, but I can give you back your brother-

under pressure, and at the moment, he was way too vulnerable to think with his head. “I’m not leaving without Anya,

I could feel Elena’s hands in my flanks and couldn’t even imagine how scared she must’ve

looked into the boy’s eyes and noticed the uncomfortable look

“Tiago? Anya?”