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.

back. I had to come fully clean, or he would accuse me of lying even more.

his fist on the table, his face contorting with anger. “That you’re a liar? The daughter of a DEA-agent? Fucking

I flinched. He had never been this aggressive towards me before,

washed over me. The thought of mirroring

me out.” I spoke extra fast, thinking he would try

I could tell he was hoping for the simplest explanation that would actually make sense. A way out so he wouldn’t feel completely crazy for believing

“Yes, I did find out somewhere along

to believe that you didn’t come here and played

I thought about the safest way to tell him about Panther’s betrayal and Anya’s evidence. It would only be a matter of time before he’d kick me out.

didn’t even give me the chance. Instead, he grabbed the gun and shoved it in

shoot me.” His voice

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

table. Of course I couldn’t kill him. Just the

in disbelief. “I should k but

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 breaking your heart-but I

me as if I was insane. “How

the two

and none of this is his fault.” I decided to clear his name for as long as Marvin would allow me. “He planned on taking revenge for his mom, but I

who you were…and I

him, my dad-”

what do

a

to liars in the Castillo family-but Marvin had already made it clear

hesitated for a moment

trust Panther.” I

glared at me but didn’t speak up. I took

you up to go to prison, and he was the one

an unreadable expression, and then