His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies by C. Tamika

Chapter 345

Marvin

Everything seemed foggy…

It felt as if I was viewing the world through an underwater lens. That’s right, the car had just crashed. I blinked my eyes through the pain, and crawled away, groaning.

There was no time for pain. The adrenaline pumped through my veins, bringing me back to reality. With heavy breaths, and a ragged pulse drumming in my ears, I had managed to get out of the car.

My first instinct was to go to my brother, who was thrown out of the car. “Are you okay? Can you move?” I asked Tiago, who had luckily remained unharmed.

He nodded his head, his eyes wide open as he took in the scene. With the car almost being on the edge of the cliff, we had barely survived. Did he want to take us all down with him?

My head turned once I had heard a groan, and there he was-Panther, semi-conscious, trying to pull himself together.

A flicker of satisfaction went through my body. Good, I wanted him awake for this.

“Let me give you a hand.” I dragged him out of the wreckage. His body seemed weak as if he was already on the verge of dying. My muscles strained as I pulled him closer to the edge of the cliff, just like I had done when I had asked him about Karina.

I warned him that time.

No more lies, or the next time, I will kill you.

Suddenly I felt a hard object hit me in the eye, and Panther had removed himself from my grip. It all happened so fast, because the next second he stood behind Tiago, with a gun pressed to my brother’s head.

I should’ve known better.

Panther was strong, powerful, he grew up around Castillos.

I carefully observed the frightened expression in Tiago’s eyes. After all those years, and all those days at the Armandos, his reaction towards fear had not changed a thing.

It never would.

“P-P-Pedro?” He almost begged him.

Pathetic.

“I will kill him, Marvin.” Panther smirked. “You know I will.”

“Great.” I shrugged my shoulders, making a thin line with my lips. “Then you’ll know I won’t give a fuck. Good riddance.”

“Marvin!” Tiago called out my name, shocked. Quite funny how he had no issue letting me rot in prison, but now I was supposedly the problem.

He was once again doubting me again.

Of course I wouldn’t let him get killed.

He was still my brother.

“This is how things are going to go.” Panther spoke, taking authority. “I will leave, take him with me–and send him back later, okay?”

I sighed, not giving him a response. Not liking my answer, Panther pushed the gun harder to Tiago’s head.

See, he was actually insane and would do it.

“Okay, okay!” I held up my hands in defense. “But before you go, at least let me know why you’ve been doing all of this. Don’t you think I have the right?”

I was only buying some time so I could figure out what the hell to do.

“Fine.” He sneered. “What do you want to know?”

“You know, Elena told me everything.” I began. “She told me about her family, your threat, she showed me the tape.” I laughed at the last words. “The one of you and my brother conspiring against me to trap me in prison-so first Tiago could take over the business, and then your son….Cisco.”

Tiago looked

well. Please tell me what happened after

plans went to shit.” I continue my conclusion as

brother, you probably told him you did too-but that was all a lie. You didn’t need him anymore, you got Anya killed because she knew too much, you knew Tiago would lose it, and somehow the Hernandez

“Hmm.”

immediately confirmed that information was new

he didn’t know Panther was capable of taking the life of someone we

did.” Panter admitted.

understand where

Torres daughter was something even Panther couldn’t execute. Our relationship was nothing

gift send from the lord himself. A good distraction, better yet-a DEA agent’s daughter.” Panther chuckled proudly “I

I considered leaving my family, not even for a woman.” I said. Ever

I was a Castillo.

that now.” Panther spoke. “I knew you were heartless..but damn.”

“I’m heartless?”

“Yes,”

talk.” I murmured. “You’ve been doing all of this, just for a

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all of this for Cisco!” It sounded like I hit a nerve. “All of you…you don’t look after the boy, you don’t pay attention to him-I had to do something to

you think I don’t pay attention to my only nephew, you’re even more stupid

a bad uncle. I

Victor, and he doesn’t hold any value inside of the family.” Panther retorted, only

so loved by Dad, it felt as if I had been competing with him all my life.

brother.” I looked him in the eyes. I truly thought we had a

never.” Panther

“Don’t say that.”

We were never. I never liked being in your shadows, I didn’t want to be around you, and every time I looked at you-1 held

you shoot me now?” I questioned. “You say

validation. A friendship of a lifetime, and now he wanted

but I don’t think anyone cares about you, Marvin. I’m sorry that I have to be the one to tell you, but no one

just like that, it was over. He was dead

had already made his point.

know what I think?”

you think?”

I took a few steps closer. “Did you really think you could take over the

wanted to give you an easy death because I cared about you. I took you here because

me. He send me to prison

Panther’s face as I moved even

that

do not care about him.” I said. “Kill Tiago

to the gun, then back into my eyes as I gave him a nod. He wanted to overthrow

breath, ready to fight back-but then a

seemed to stand still as my old friend flew

What the…?

Victor surprisingly stepped out of the car, and

must be kidding me.

face in his hands and knelt to the ground, hyperventilating. Meanwhile I was still confused as to what my

almost looked like a family reunion.

who stepped back to let Victor take

might do all of this.” Victor spoke, rolling back his

“Did you know…”

ant if someone’d ask him to. I told you that boy was no good.” Victor

was the point of keeping it a secret then?” I whispered to myself. the betrayal only getting

it together, Santiago. I would hate to send you back to- oh shit!” He gasped as Tiago forcefully removed his hand, and got up with a dark

Victor’s gun from his pocket as I watched it all unfold.

killed Anya.” His tone was

distance, unable to get up from the ground. Not even