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.

wondered. There was no turning back. I had to come fully clean, or he would accuse

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

shiver left my body and I flinched. He had never

table as the guilt washed over me. The thought of mirroring the type of person he hated the most,

out.” I spoke extra fast, thinking he

tone, I could tell he was hoping for the simplest explanation that

out somewhere along the way because I looked through my dad’s files-but I was too selfish to let go of you.”

didn’t come here and played me to investigate my

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

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

shoot me.” His voice was

to cry. Crying would only make it worse. I had never expected for him to go that far. “Kill me!” He

the gun to the table. Of course I couldn’t kill him. Just the thought of that wa

don’t have the right to.” Marvin chuckled in disbelief. “I should k but

neither is my family.” I said. “I’m things had to go this way and I’m sorry for breaking your

I was insane. “How is Lucas involved?”

think the two of us were

you 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

you were…and I

didn’t tell him, my

Marvin snapped. “Elena, what do you

was a

knew the rules, I knew what happened to liars in the Castillo family-but Marvin had already

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

can’t trust Panther.” I didn’t beat around the bush.

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

for a lot of the things that have happened to us. He was the one who set you up to go

at the USB stick with an unreadable expression, and then at me. Who knew if my words had