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.

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

anger. “That you’re a

flinched. He had never been this aggressive towards

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

hear me out.” I spoke extra fast, thinking he

I could tell he was hoping for the simplest

idea who you were.” I confessed. “Yes, I did find out somewhere along the way because

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

about the safest way to tell him about Panther’s betrayal and Anya’s evidence. It would only be a matter of

he grabbed the gun and shoved it in

voice was serious and emotionless.

never expected for him to go that far. “Kill me!” He raised his voice this time. “You’ve already done it

gun to the table. Of course I

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

“I’m not your enemy, neither is my family.” I said.

as if I was

he didn’t think the two of us

clear his name for as long as Marvin would allow me. “He planned on taking revenge for his mom, but I guess somewhere along the way he got fond of

knew who you were…and

tell him, my dad-”

Marvin snapped. “Elena, what do you think

a good

what happened to liars in the Castillo

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

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

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

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. “She was

USB stick with an unreadable expression, and then