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

Please tell

to shit.” I continue my conclusion as they

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

“Hmm.”

killed Anya?” He immediately confirmed that information was new

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

did.” Panter

can only not understand where Elena fits into all of this.”

couldn’t execute. Our relationship

into my life like a gift send from the lord himself. A good distraction, better yet-a DEA agent’s daughter.” Panther chuckled proudly “I figured, the more you’d fall for her, the softer you’d

I got distracted, but not once have I considered leaving my family, not even for a woman.” I said. Ever since a young age, I knew my duties-and no,

a

now.” Panther spoke.

“I’m heartless?”

“Yes,”

“You’ve been doing all of this, just for

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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 secure his position, I had to do something to secure my

attention to my only nephew, you’re even more stupid than I thought you were.” I corrected him. “Cisco

mother, but I was not a bad

any value inside of the

was so loved by Dad, it felt as

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

now?” I questioned. “You say that

reason I was desperate for his validation. A friendship of a lifetime, and now

it’s hard to 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 likes you. Everyone hates you.”

and just like that, it

already made his point.

what I think?”

do you think?”

you really think you could take over the Castillos, and Mario would welcome you with open arms? If he knew

“I wanted to give you an easy death because I cared about you. I took you here because I didn’t want Mario to torture you. I planned on making it quick and painless.”

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

face as I moved even closer. “I’ll really

shot me a determined look. One that encouraged

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

looked sideways 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 once, and

took one last breath, ready to fight back-but then a car sped down the hill, hitting Panther without remorse.

friend flew

What the…?

we too late? No?” Victor surprisingly stepped out of the car,

must be kidding

to the ground, hyperventilating. Meanwhile I was still confused

looked like a family reunion.

I met eyes with Lucas, who stepped back to

all of

“Did you know…”

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

of keeping it a secret then?” I

his hand on Tiago’s shoulder. “Get it together, Santiago. I would hate to send you back to- oh shit!” He gasped as Tiago forcefully removed his hand, and got

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

Anya.” His tone was cold. “I’ll kill him!”

from the ground.