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 embarrassed.

well. Please tell me what happened after

and both of your plans went to shit.”

him anymore, you got Anya killed because

“Hmm.”

Anya?” He immediately confirmed that information was

of monster he was, but even he didn’t know Panther was capable of taking

did.” Panter admitted.

understand where Elena fits into all of

daughter was something even Panther couldn’t execute. Our

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

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

was a Castillo. “Your plan

spoke. “I knew you

“I’m heartless?”

“Yes,”

all of this, just for a bit

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you…you don’t look after the boy, you don’t pay attention to him-I had to do something to secure

I don’t pay attention to my only nephew, you’re even more stupid than I thought you were.” I corrected him. “Cisco is my family.”

was not a bad uncle. I would never

inside of the family.” Panther retorted, only he was

felt as if I had

You were like my brother.” I looked him in the eyes. I truly thought

Panther shook his

“Don’t say that.”

around you, and every time I looked at you-1 held back the urge to choke you

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

friendship of a lifetime, and now he wanted to tell me

believe, 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

made his

what I

do you

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

I took you here because I didn’t want Mario to torture you. I planned on making it quick and painless.”

to believe that he wouldn’t shoot me. He send me to prison because he couldn’t kill me back then, and he wouldn’t kill

back, Marvin.” I could read the nerves from Panther’s face as I moved

determined look. One that encouraged me to walk further,

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

to the gun, then back into my eyes as I gave him a nod. He wanted to overthrow him, step up and be a Castillo for

took one last breath, ready to fight back-but then a car sped down the hill,

as my old friend flew over the car, thrown yards away.

What the…?

surprisingly stepped out

must be kidding

Meanwhile I was still confused as to what my two brothers were doing

looked like a family reunion.

Lucas, who

warned us you 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 shared. “Her friend

it a secret then?” I whispered to

to send you back to- oh shit!” He gasped as Tiago forcefully removed his hand, and got up with

me that!” He growled, grabbing Victor’s gun from his pocket as

was cold. “I’ll kill

to get up from the ground. Not