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?”

follow instructions.

“Tiago, kill who?”

to make sense. Marvin claimed he

are you talking about?” I asked,

thing Marvin went to prison for. I didn’t mean to do it. It’s all my

Tiago? Tiago killed Stevie Maddens. How was

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

Tiago spoke to

talking about Panther.”

Panther?

This wasn’t true. Tiago wasn’t in his right

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

me, and I could take over the family business.” He said. “The only thing he wanted was for me to hand

“Tiago…”

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.

to kill him!” He spoke. “I just shot him where Panther told me to.”

corrupt? Who would’ve known the same man who once had a mental breakdown over stolen

have known? Was that the reason why Maddens’

even matter? It wasn’t even important at

wanted to get rid of Marvin, and by the

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. “I never meant for Anya to get hurt…not her.”

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

“Who knows this?”

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

confused. “Then why did you tell me?”

“Because your dad is a

felt an uncomfortable lump in

d-do you know?” I

crossed my mind that Panther was aware of everything. Thinking about it, he was very quick to bring me to Marvin after dad kicked me

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

“Just in case?”

the need to reveal it

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.”

would win either way.

you telling me all

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

“She knew?”

Tiago said. “She found some things. Things which could put Panther away for a long time.” He shared. “I

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

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

keep this proof?” I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.

a stick,” Tiago spoke, surprised as if he hadn’t expected my 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 just admitted to killing someone in cold blood, Stevie Maddens, on top of

that person turned

already knowing the answer. He wouldn’t even listen to

Tiago opposed. “He wouldn’t believe you

gone to Mario, Linda,

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