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?”

was follow instructions. I never meant to kill him.” He broke down. Kill

“Tiago, kill who?”

He blurted. My mind went blank as my thoughts went to Maddens, and it all started to make

talking about?” I

Marvin went to prison for. I didn’t mean to do it. It’s all my fault- but I swear,

How was

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

Victor,” Tiago spoke to

talking about Panther.”

Panther?

legs 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

me with open arms. He wasn’t that smart. but his kind personality had always made up for it.

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

“Tiago…”

know, and I just wanted to matter for once,” Tiago stated. It was no secret Marvin was not only favored by Linda but

meant to kill him!” He spoke. “I just shot

who once had a

have known? Was that the reason why Maddens’ death

even matter? It wasn’t even important at the moment.

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 for Anya to

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

“Who knows this?”

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

“Then why

Tiago sighed. “Because your dad is a DEA agent.”

felt

know?” I

moment, it crossed my mind that Panther was aware of everything. Thinking about

dad, he planned on keeping you close

“Just in case?”

he doesn’t feel the need to reveal it at the moment.” He told me. “You’re like a wildcard

identity would be enough to 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

“Exactly.”

was some stupid game, and unfortunately, he would win

you telling me all

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

“She knew?”

found some things. Things which could put Panther away for a long time.” He shared. “I want to come clean to Marvin,

bond with Panther. The two were close enough for me to understand that I

let it go and hope for the best-or I could risk everything and protect Marvin by going against Panther. My identity

closed my eyes and

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

was only one villain, and that person

can tell Marvin?” I suggested, already knowing the

“He

you really want my help?” I wondered. He could’ve gone to Mario, Linda, or just anyone-but he had decided to

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