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.

no turning back. I had to come fully clean, or he would accuse me

his face contorting with anger. “That you’re

my body and I flinched. He had never been this aggressive towards me before, but his reaction was

trembling hand under the table as the guilt washed over me. The thought of mirroring the

fast, thinking he would try to stop me, but he didn’t.

could tell he was hoping for the simplest explanation that would actually make sense. A way out so

I did find out somewhere along the way because

didn’t come here and played me to investigate

replied immediately. “I-” My voice got stuck as 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

even give me the chance. Instead, he grabbed the gun and shoved it in my hands, forcing

His voice

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 played

dropped the gun to the table. Of course I couldn’t

in disbelief. “I should k but I can’t…you have a talent for bewitching.

made 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 breaking your heart-but I do

as if I was insane.

didn’t think the two of us were

care about you and none of this is his fault.” I decided to clear his name for as long as Marvin would allow me. “He planned

he knew who you were…and I

tell him, my dad-”

what do you think I should do to you?”

a good question.

I knew what happened to liars in the Castillo family-but Marvin had already made it clear

against Anya’s drive. I hesitated for

can’t trust Panther.” I didn’t beat

but didn’t speak up.

who set you up to go to prison,

stick with an unreadable expression, and then at