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

Chapter 324

Chapter 324

Elena

“Tiago?” I lowered my voice as I was headed for the gates.

“Ti-”

I could barely finish my sentence as a hand had already covered my mouth. “Not so loud!” Tiago whispered in my ear as he pulled me to the back.

Seconds later, he finally removed his hand from my lips. I created a distance between us and looked at his face. “T-Tiago.” I smiled awkwardly, still unsure about why he would force me out of my house in the middle of the night.

If anything, he seemed even worse than he did before. I shamelessly observed the bags and dark circles around his eyes. He looked like he hadn’t slept in days. What did he even want from me?

“S-so, I’m leaving tomorrow,” Tiago spoke after a silence. I blinked my eyes a few times, unsure of what to do. “Yes, I know.”

“So why did you want to see me?” I asked, “Do you want me to get Ma-”

“No!”

I flinched at Tiago’s cold tone. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to yell at you…not again.” He took a breath. That’s right. This wasn’t the first time.

I carefully moved my hand to Tiago’s check and looked into his eyes, showing him he could trust me. “It’s okay. I’m here to help.” I nodded desperately.

“I know, and I trust you-that’s why I came to you,” Tiago said.

“Do you want to tell me something?”

Tiago’s eyes turned big as he shook his head. “Is Marvin inside?” He asked in a hurry.

“Yes.”

“Is he alone?”

“No. He’s with Lucas and Panther-”

Tiago stepped back, lowering his head. “He can’t be here. He can’t be here!” He paced back and forth. He slammed his fist against his forehead and released a frustrated sigh. “This was a bad idea. What am I doing?” He muttered. “He’s going to hurt me.”

“Tiago, who can’t be here?” I pushed for answers. “Is it about Marvin?”

“No.”

“Lucas?”

“No.”

“

Tiago stopped in his steps and shot me an angry look. “It’s Victor, isn’t it?” I asked. “Why can’t you just give me a name and tell me what this is about?”

I waited for an answer. “I-I remember you telling me something about you doing something Marvin can never know?”

“Is someone in the house threatening you?”

getting somewhere. “All I did was follow instructions. I never meant to kill him.”

“Tiago, kill who?”

all started to make sense. Marvin claimed he went to prison for something he didn’t do. Was he protecting Tiago?

about?” I asked,

“That thing Marvin went to prison for. I didn’t mean to do it. It’s all my fault- but I swear, I had no choice!”

it was Tiago? Tiago killed Stevie Maddens. How was I supposed to feel

I concluded. Even though he pulled the trigger, I wanted to believe Tiago wasn’t entirely at fault, and I knew that man couldn’t be trusted from the start.

not Victor,” Tiago spoke

about

Panther?

This wasn’t true. Tiago wasn’t in his right state of mind and blamed everyone he

one who accepted me with open arms. He

I could take over the family

“Tiago…”

you didn’t know, and I just wanted to matter for once,” Tiago stated. It was no secret Marvin was not only favored by Linda but Mario as well. Even then, I could still not understand how

never meant to kill him!” He spoke. “I just shot him where Panther

once

known? Was that the reason why Maddens’ death hit him

wasn’t

rid of Marvin, and by the looks of

pull every string to get Marvin out of prison or for him to frame the Hernandez for my mistake.” Tiago continued. “I never meant

I didn’t have anything to do with this either, so I was

“Who knows this?”

his head.

asked, confused. “Then why did

your dad is a DEA

and felt an

know?”

my mind that Panther was aware of everything. Thinking about it, he was very quick to bring

he planned on keeping you close to Marvin just in case.” Tiago

“Just in case?”

identity because he doesn’t feel the need to

couldn’t wrap my head around. Tiago was not only out of the picture but would also be going away

“Exactly.”

some stupid game, and unfortunately, he would win either way. This was a win- win situation for him.

telling me all of

wrapped his hand around my wrist. “Because Anya would’ve wanted me to.” He spoke with pleading eyes.

“She knew?”

Panther away for a long time.” He shared. “I want to come clean to Marvin, but he wouldn’t believe me. Not without

to be Marvin’s bond with Panther. The two were close enough for me to understand that I couldn’t bring him

go and hope for the best-or I could risk everything and protect Marvin

I closed my eyes and took

though.” By the looks of it, he seemed surprised that I was willing to help. Tiago just admitted to killing someone in cold blood, Stevie Maddens, on top of that-but it didn’t scare me. Just like

villain, and that person turned out to

already knowing the

you can’t!” Tiago opposed. “He wouldn’t believe you

could’ve gone to Mario, Linda, or just anyone-but he had decided to step to

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