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

Chapter 346

Marvin

I was in Lucas’ car, on the way back to the Castillo estate. We had already been driving for a long time, an uncomfortable vibe swinging in the air as no one knew what to say. Each second stretched into minutes, and eventually into hours.

The only noise was the sound of the radio.

How could I say something, when I had yet to process everything. In a span of 24 hours, I was forced to make a decision, and lost someone who I thought was my friend.

My brother betrayed me.

I had lost Elena.

There was nothing to say.

“Tiago, as far as everyone’s concerned, you didn’t see anything today, and nothing happened today. ” 1 instructed, my voice cutting through the suffocating silence. As Tiago had already revealed, he didn’t always used his brains. “You saw nothing, you know nothing.”

Tiago remained silent as I continued. “And you keep this from our father, Tiago. He must never find out…that you betrayed me.” The words almost made me chuckle. “I will deal with it. I’ll tell him that Panther betrayed us, threatened us-so I had to take care of it. Done.”

“Marvin, L…” Tiago spoke hesitantly, but I was in no mood for his attempts at reconciliation. Whatever happened, happened, and there was nothing that could fix this. Nothing.

I cut him off. “You should also never speak to me again, Tiago. We are brothers in name, but that’s as far as it’ll go. My decision was final. The bond between us, which had already strained, had finally snapped. “Do you understand me?”

“I do and I’m sorry.” Tiago whispered, his voice filled with guilt.

“I don’t need your apologies, I scolded him. “It’s Anya you should be sorry to. Live on for her. Do something worthy of her memory.”

That poor girl had lost her life over nothing, and that was on him. He should’ve never made her worry about him in the first place.

Tiago nodded, knowing the only thing he could do was take in my words.

Lucas knew better than to answer. See, all he had to do was drive and keep his mouth shut.

Some time later Tiago fell asleep in the backseat. How he could sleep through all of that? I truly had no idea, but I guess everything dealt with their trauma differently.

He had just heard Panther got Anya killed.

He had killed Panther himself.

And now he was napping.

“You know.” Lucas cleared his throat, being the last person I wanted to talk to, I didn’t hate him nor cared

for him, really-but seeing him with Elena did something to my heart, and I could tell by his face, that whatever he was about to say-would be about her.

“Elena was worried about you. She has always been worried about you.”

“Hmm.” I hummed, pretending to be uninterested. “How is she doing?” I mumbled.

“You broke her, Marvin.” Lucas said. “I know she lied, but you should know she did it for a good reason. She did it because she didn’t want any of this to happen.”

“I didn’t make her fall for me. She’s the one who decided to do that.” The words felt heavy as they left my mouth. It was a truth I had come to accept. “If anything, I tried to push her away because I thought I would be the one to hurt her, but—“

“She ended up hurting you?” Lucas questioned, probing deeper into the wound I was trying to hide. “No, I’m not hurt.” I lied, forcing a chuckle. There was a certain bitterness in that laughter.

“You don’t have to be like this around me. I’m not Mario,” Lucas said, his words subtly reminding me that I didn’t have to wear the mask of indifference with him.

but this time it was genuine, “I’m

words with

you have feelings for Elena?” I couldn’t help but ask

silent, then he repeated me. “Feelings for Elena?” He most certainly bought time to

know her, but if I didn’t know who she was and saw her walking down the street, I think I would’ve asked her for

smirk, but the sides

right in front of me?” Lucas said, his own smirk

him off. “What are you getting at?”

is waiting for you to call her, and if you don’t… well, she will find someone else because she

want her to be

“Are you sure?”

my heart begged to differ.

to mention that you know George Torres? I assume

“He does.”

know who you

“He does.”

still

“He does.”

he?” I was curious about the man who hated me

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his partner, Stevie Maddens. Even then, Elena managed to get him off your back, so he’ll leave you alone.” Lucas answered. He must’ve misunderstood my

thing for me?” I

“Anything, brother.”

close to her. Elena

Don’t worry.” Lucas reassured him, knowing what I would ask. He had undeniably observed her as well.

“Thanks

are friends.” Lucas put the emphasis on friends,

when she visited Stevie Maddens wife, she told her Panther was not alone. He was with a platinum blonde girl? She

to spin as I thought about my sister who had had that hair

know of Panther’s

know her by

could I ever betray my own sister? No matter how terrible she was, she,

from

clicked his tongue. “Now what will be your

I paused, letting the weight of the question settle

to prison, brother sent me to prison, and my

to do when everyone was out to get

now on, I will focus on the business,

out of pain and betrayal, is through working.

since that fateful day. Life had moved on, and we all tried to cope with the big changes in our own

Mario, about how he was behind Anya’s murder and planned

us next.

as his son, was left with many questions, but I had managed to turn the story around in order for him not to question my right to make the right call.

eyes, I was hailed a hero. A savior of the Castillo family, and everyone had

the man and had to get rid of five, who had

I knew better than to trust them. Only time would reveal the truth behind

time, our bond strengthened by

hand, had distanced himself from the family business completely. He had left the estate

true feelings about losing Panther, had put up a front and pretended to be fine. Still, I

had been spending time with the Castillos, spending time with Elena, and reported