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

Chapter 341

Elena

As I walked into the mansion, I immediately felt the tension in the air. It was just a gut feeling that something was about to happen, and I didn’t know why.

It wasn’t too crazy, considering I planned on telling Marvin the truth. Dad and I had a deal, and now it was my job to hold up the end of the bargain.

He needed me back home.

“Marvin!” I called out his name, wondering if he was already home-but he didn’t respond. “Marvin?” I walked further.

“Mar-“I stopped in my words as I saw him sitting at the kitchen table with a gun in front of him, and his head lowered.

I swallowed as he held his hands together, and raised his head so I could see his eyes. There were filled with anger and disappointment.

I wasn’t stupid.

I knew what was happening.

He had somehow found out the truth, the truth about everything. That must’ve been it.

A breath escaped my lips as I reached for my pocket to secure Anya’s drive was still there.

In one way there was a feeling of relief. I could feel the weight of my lies and secrets crushing down on me. I had been so scared to tell Marvin the truth, but now there was no excuse to hide it from him.

“W-What happened?” I sat on the opposite side of him, pretending to be oblivious. “And what’s with the look?” My eyes moved from the gun on the table to his.

Despite his rant about liars, I had enough faith that he wouldn’t hurt me. Marvin couldn’t. Right?

“Where have you been?” Marvin asked, his tone cold and threatening. “Or, no-wait. Let’s not play this game.” He shook his head, pointing out his finger. “Why did you not want me to meet your family?”

Oh, well.

There was no turning back. I had to come fully

the table, his face contorting with anger. “That you’re a liar? The

and I flinched. He had never been this aggressive towards me

me. The thought of mirroring the type of person he hated the

thinking he would try to stop me, but he

hoping for the simplest explanation that would actually make sense. A way out so he wouldn’t feel completely crazy for believing my lies.

I first met you-I had no idea who you were.” I confessed. “Yes, I did find out somewhere along the way because I looked through my

you want me to believe that you didn’t come here and

replied immediately. “I-” My voice got stuck as I thought about the safest way to tell him about Panther’s betrayal and

he grabbed the gun and

voice was

my cheeks, but I refused to cry. Crying would only make it worse. I had never expected for him to go that far. “Kill me!” He raised his voice this time. “You’ve already done it once, you might as

course I couldn’t kill him. Just the thought of that

the right to.” Marvin chuckled in disbelief. “I should k but I can’t…you have a

it clear. “I’m not your enemy, neither is my family.” I said. “I’m things had to go this way and I’m sorry for

if I was

think the two of

decided to clear his name for as long as Marvin would allow me. “He planned on

you were…and I

tell him, my

what do you think

was a good

the Castillo family-but Marvin

my fingers brushed against Anya’s drive. I hesitated for a moment before pulling it out, placing it on the table.

can’t trust Panther.” I

speak up. I took that as permission to

that have happened to us. He was the one who set you up

an unreadable expression, and then