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.”

chuckled, Tiago looked embarrassed.

Please tell me what happened

and both of your plans went to shit.” I continue my conclusion as they both

remorseful for betraying his 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 took the fall for

“Hmm.”

face changed. “Y-You killed Anya?” He immediately confirmed

he knew what kind of monster he was, but even he didn’t know Panther was

did.” Panter admitted.

only not understand where Elena fits

George Torres daughter was something even Panther couldn’t execute. Our

distraction, better yet-a DEA agent’s daughter.” Panther chuckled proudly “I figured, the more you’d fall for her, the softer you’d become, the more you’d realize you don’t belong here, and lastly, the more you’d be willing to eventually give up your position to protect her

not even for a woman.” I said. Ever since

but I was a Castillo.

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

“I’m heartless?”

“Yes,”

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

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look after the boy, you don’t pay attention to him-I had to do something to secure his position, I had to do something to secure my position.”

you think I don’t pay attention to my only nephew, you’re even more stupid than I thought you were.” I corrected

mother, but I was not a bad uncle. I would never abandon my

value inside

was so loved by Dad, it felt as

in the eyes.

Panther shook his head.

“Don’t say that.”

I didn’t want to be around you,

you shoot me now?” I questioned. “You say that you don’t care,

some reason I was desperate for his validation. A friendship of a lifetime, and now he wanted to tell me that it was

sorry that I have to

and just like that, it was over. He was

already made his point.

know what

you

admired me so much you wanted to be like me, you got a little too ambitious, and now you want to hide behind your son.” I took a few steps closer. “Did you really think you could take over the Castillos, and Mario would welcome you with open arms? If he knew

you here because I didn’t want Mario

had good reason to believe that he wouldn’t shoot me. He send me to prison because he

the nerves from Panther’s face as I moved

who shot me a determined look. One that encouraged me to

about him.” I said. “Kill Tiago if you want to.

He

fight back-but then a car sped down

friend flew over the car, thrown

What the…?

late? No?” Victor surprisingly stepped out of

must be kidding me.

ground, hyperventilating. Meanwhile I

looked like a

Lucas, who stepped back to let Victor take the

of this.” Victor spoke, rolling back

“Did you know…”

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

in on this? What was the point of keeping it a secret then?” I

you back to- oh

He growled, grabbing Victor’s gun from his pocket as I watched it

was cold. “I’ll kill

from a distance, unable to get up from the