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?”

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

“Tiago, kill who?”

thoughts went to Maddens, and it all started to make sense. Marvin claimed he went to prison for something he didn’t do.

you talking about?” I

embarrassed. “That thing Marvin went to prison for. I didn’t mean to

Stevie Maddens. How was I supposed to feel about

I knew that man couldn’t be trusted from the start. He just had this vibe, which I didn’t like.

Victor,” Tiago spoke to

talking about

Panther?

go numb as I could not process his words. This wasn’t true. Tiago wasn’t in his right state of mind and blamed everyone he could think

accepted me with open arms. He wasn’t that smart. but his

throat. “He told me that Marvin would take the fall for me, and I could take over the family business.” He said. “The only thing he wanted was for me to hand it over to Cisco once he

“Tiago…”

case 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

never meant to kill him!” He spoke.

who once

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

It wasn’t even

wanted to get rid of Marvin, and by the looks of

didn’t expect for my dad to pull every string to get Marvin out of prison or for him to frame the Hernandez for my mistake.” Tiago continued.

didn’t have anything to do with this. I didn’t have anything to do with this either, so I was still confused as to

“Who knows this?”

shook his head. “Marvin can’t know…not

confused. “Then why did you tell me?”

Tiago sighed. “Because your dad is

complete shock and felt an uncomfortable lump in my

know?”

everything. Thinking about it,

about your dad, he planned on keeping you

“Just in case?”

because he doesn’t feel the need to reveal it

make Marvin lose his mind,” I whispered. There was only one thing I couldn’t wrap my head around. Tiago was not only out of the picture but would also be going away soon-so what

“Exactly.”

was to Panther was some stupid game, and unfortunately, he would win either way. This was a win-

you telling me all

my wrist. “Because Anya would’ve wanted me to.” He spoke with pleading eyes. “She never

“She knew?”

could put Panther away for a long time.” He shared. “I

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

best-or I could risk everything and protect Marvin by going against Panther. My identity would

closed my eyes and took

help. “I-I have no idea where it is, though.” By the looks of it, he seemed surprised that I was willing to help. Tiago

villain, and that person turned

suggested, already knowing

“He wouldn’t believe you over

do you really want my help?” I wondered. He could’ve gone to Mario, Linda, or

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