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.

you?” I wondered. There was no turning back. I had to come fully clean, or he would accuse me of lying even

anger. “That you’re a

I flinched. He had never been

The thought of mirroring the

spoke extra fast, thinking he would try to stop me, but he

the simplest explanation

somewhere along the way because I looked through

me to believe that you didn’t come

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

even give me the chance. Instead, he grabbed the gun and shoved it

me.” His voice

spill down 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 well do it again.” His words devastated me. I

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

chuckled in disbelief. “I should k but I can’t…you have

enemy, neither is my family.” I said. “I’m things had to go this way and I’m sorry

I was insane. “How is Lucas

two of

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

who you were…and I

him, my dad-”

do you think I should

a

Castillo family-but Marvin had already made it clear that he wouldn’t hurt me.

for my pocket, my fingers brushed against Anya’s drive. I hesitated for a moment before

you can’t trust Panther.” I didn’t beat

glared at me but didn’t speak up. I took that as permission to continue.

responsible for a lot of the things that have happened to us. He was the one who set you up to go to prison, and he was the one who got Anya killed.” I said.

an unreadable expression, and then at me. Who knew