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

know everything so well. Please tell me

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

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.”

immediately confirmed that information was new to

know Panther was capable of taking the life of

Panter admitted.

“But I can only not understand where Elena fits into all of

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

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 become, the more you’d realize

distracted, but not once have I considered leaving my family, not even for a woman.” I said. Ever since a young

a Castillo. “Your plan failed.”

see that now.” Panther spoke. “I knew

“I’m heartless?”

“Yes,”

been doing all of this, just for a bit of power?”

+5 Bonus

I’ve been doing 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 secure his position,

only nephew, you’re even more stupid than I thought you

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

hold any value inside of the family.” Panther retorted,

was so loved by Dad, it felt as if

the eyes. I truly thought we had

never.” Panther shook his

“Don’t say that.”

I never liked being in your shadows, I didn’t want to be around you,

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

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

hard to believe, but I don’t think anyone cares about you, Marvin. I’m sorry

felt like daggers, and just like that, it

already made his point.

know what I think?”

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 got our Karina pregnant, and killed

to give you an easy death because I cared about you. I took you here because I didn’t

shoot me. He send me to prison

could read the nerves from Panther’s face as I moved even closer.

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

care about him.” I said. “Kill Tiago

He wanted to overthrow him, step up and be a Castillo for once, and I would

to fight back-but then a car sped

friend flew over the car, thrown

What the…?

No?” Victor surprisingly stepped out of the car, and

must be

hands and knelt to the ground, hyperventilating. Meanwhile I was still confused as to what my two brothers were

looked like a family reunion.

guess…Elena…” I met eyes with Lucas, who

do all of this.” Victor spoke,

“Did you know…”

I told you that boy was no good.” Victor shared. “Her friend contacted me a while back, it’s a long story-one that doesn’t matter right

people were in on this? What was the point of keeping it a secret

you back to- oh shit!” He

gun from

killed Anya.” His tone was cold.

to get up from the ground. Not even the