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

Chapter 300

e back at it again?”

maid nodded her head and blocked the door, while all I heard was the sound of Tiago’s yells. “It’s not od idea to go in there.”

eased a deep sigh, but this time I respected her job and stepped back. A few days had passed since a’s visit, and Tiago fell back into the same pattern. That was one of my biggest fear, him becoming hed to her-and using her to replace Anya.

Thim I came to visit.”

ok the elevator and made my way outside. I didn’t know where I was going, but I had to leave. The

ago. but asion was suffocating me, and I couldn’t stay any longer. I should’ve moved a long time ead, I stayed behind to take care of a brother who could not appreciate my help. family had already embarrassed me more than enough, and especially when Elena was present. I ald never forget the look on her face as she looked at all the demons around the dining table or the way rushed out of the house without planning on saying goodbye.

at was why I did not want anyone to meet my family.

fore I could get to my car, Panther called out my name. I had been avoiding him for the longest, and I it for a reason. Victor’s words had been bothering me, as did Panther’s presence around Cisco, but er the comment at dinner-1 knew it for certain.

co was Panther’s kid, and Panther had been lying to me this entire time. I took a breath as I went ough my options. I had a lot on my mind and took my anger out on Elena, who didn’t have anything to with this.

aybe if I stopped being such a coward and confronted Panther once and for all, it would put an end to of this

ad to do it. I had to do it for myself

Marvin, where are you going?” Panther asked. I observed the unbothered look on his face and felt like anching him. He likely thought my bad mood was only due to Tiago, not knowing he also played a big

art in it

Dut

Do you want me to go with you?”

How old do I look fiver

With the way how you’ve been acting, yes Panther sighed. “Come on. It’s my job”

Then you should do a better job

Okay, yes-please.” I shrugged as I opened the car door for him “You and I have a lot to discuss

Panther raised his brow “What do we have to discuss

t into the passenger seat while I wasted no time and sped off to my destination. This thing between s going to end today, and I was willing to end it myself if he would not give me the answers I ved.

where are we going?” Panther asked after a while of noticing we were heading towards the middle of

are. “We’re going hiking!”

ng?” Panther asked, startled. “I don’t even have water with me.”

It worry. You won’t need any.”

ok us some time, but after a while, we had finally arrived at the hiking spot. “You go first,” I told her. I didn’t know what I was doing here, but my anger took over, and whenever that happened, I had raziest ideas.

s go. Panther pushed me aside. As we were walking, I stared at his back while dark thoughts crossed mind. All I had to do was choke him so that I could get on with my life. It’s not like my dad would

how Victor found out,

were the case, Panther wouldn’t have been

began. “I know you’re supposedly not into her, but that doesn’t change fact that your family embarrassed you.”

embarrassed me? How about

was there for Tiago.” I told him. “I think he’s into her, but if she can prevent dad from sending him to that facility-so be it.”

to stop

ntrolling? Me?

the connection bad out here?” Panther asked. That’s the point, idiot.I rolled my eyes. “It’s just u.

chuckled Neither did LA few minutes later, we had ally reached the top of the mountain. It was finally time for me to get to the bottom of all of

Panther laughed to himself. He stood near the end of the rock

stepped closer with a dull expression on my face. “Marvin?” Panther stepped ack, almost reaching the tip of the mountain. All that was underneath him

collar as I pushed him backward. His life depended on me, and eleasing him from my grip was all I had to do to kill

what the fuck are

I yelled in his face. After everything, he still had the

smile. “Come

might’ve thought I was playing around, but I was serious.

not like, it was getting played.

trust many people, and Panther had always been like a brother to

hold back my laughter. “I’m going to ask you

playing.”

repeated Panther as I threatened to let go of him. Panther held

y

chase. There was no reason to waste any more

expression. For how long was he

I

Just tell

t tell me!”

admitted. “He is, he’s mine-come

thought the truth would help me get over , but it only

TOT

wondered. Panther looked anywhere but my eyes. “Since the day he

Des Cisco know?”

family

only Victor found out, and Karina didn’t want anyone to know-

my dad,” I spoke in disbelief. That’s

his head, unable to give me an answer. He couldn’t answer me because there was no correct ay to justify his actions. “So you took advantage of my sister in her most vulnerable state, knocked her p-and let her take all that backlash on

and it wasn’t up to me to tell. She didn’t want to

sixteen, and you let her go through all of that on her own.” I corrected him. Even though he was not that much at that time, he should’ve known better. I had almost broken my back searching for

same to Cisco…” I spoke, confused. People could not be ed, and Panther was

lot of time together.” He informed

made me der if he was the right person to have by

else I should know which you haven’t

foot to another. The same man who worms for brains and could not go a

him by his birth name, hoping there weren’t

spoke. Then why did I not believe him?

but I’m not perfect-and neither are

you going to

answer. I was definitely considering it. Karina was a professional, twisted, nipulative liar

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