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.

to

slammed his fist on the table, his face contorting with anger. “That

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

the table as the guilt washed over me. The thought of mirroring the type of

thinking he would

for the simplest explanation that would actually make sense. A

no idea who you were.” I confessed. “Yes, I did find out somewhere along the way because I looked through my dad’s files-but I

believe that you didn’t come

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.

he grabbed the gun and shoved it

shoot me.” His voice was

I had never expected for him to go that far. “Kill me!” He raised his

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

right to.” Marvin chuckled in disbelief. “I should k but I can’t…you have a talent

a witch.” I made it clear. “I’m not your enemy, neither is my family.” I said. “I’m things had to go

as if I was

god, he didn’t think the two of us were together, did

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 guess somewhere along the way he got fond of all of

he knew who you were…and I didn’t.”

didn’t tell him, my

Marvin snapped. “Elena, what do you think I should

a

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

brushed against Anya’s drive. I hesitated for a

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

up. I took that

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.”

at the USB stick with an unreadable expression, and then