His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

Chapter 301

Lucas

“I made it to detective, mom.”

“Mom, I’m going to get him this time-I promise.”

Defeated, I looked at the grave in front of me and brushed my hand over the stone.

Carmela Nunes.

Today marked the tenth year of her death, and even at the age of twenty-four, the wounds had still remained. I was not over her wrongful death, and justice had to be served.

I was going to makehim pay, even if I had to do it with my

last breath.

For most of my childhood, I grew up with a single mother who worked her ass off just so we could get food on our plates. My sorry excuse of a father who was loaded could not give two shits about me.

My mom worked as his maid, and after he got her pregnant-he kicked her out without as much as a single dime.

He killed her.

His abandonment was the cause of my mom’s drug abuse and the cause of her eventual overdose. My mom was the main reason why I had fought my way through to become a detective. I was going to put an end tohim, and I was going to do it for her.

I kissed the top of my finger and brushed the stone one last time before I took my exit with the

map full of evidence in my hands. I got into my car and drove to the house of the man who was going to make a difference.George Torres.

After following Elena Torres, and The Castillo’s, I had gathered more than enough power to end this for once and for all. Two innocent women had already died because of that family, and I wasn’t going to danger another one.

Elena’s naive personality reminded me of my mom, and if I wouldn’t step in-she would probably end up the same. After the questioning, I had concluded that she was so far up their asses that she had somehow managed to give me zero information She was willing to lie for

him.

It all started at the hospital, and I could not understand how someone like Elena got involved with the Castillo’s Pen pal?What kind of excuse was that? She was the daughter of a DEA

What was she up to?

According to several rumors at the station, George Torres had been leading his very own. investigation and was after the Castillo’s as well.

was after the Castillo’s to get Stevie Maddens the justice he deserved. My

daughter has been hanging around the Castillo’s and giving him some new information would hopefully give him the push he

some trouble? Yes.Did I care? No. As long as I could

took a deep breath as I stepped out of the car and walked to

on the door, it had already been opened by none other than George Torres. He had a surprised look

“Is Elena okay?”

and showed him my badge. “Sir,

“Is she dead?”

shook my head. George took a relieved breath and stuck out

far, so good.

I want to discuss

was clear that we shared the same hatred for that family. The rumor had

and watched as George closed the door behind me. “You’re the one who

He remembered me.

I followed him to the living room. “So what do you have on the Castillo’s, and why do you think I care?” George asked. “I have to

my daughter pulled-I’m a bit embarrassed to

“Don’t be, sir.”

for the mess he was in. George cleared his throat. “She’s at work right now, but she’s not in any trouble, right?”

him a proper answer, I threw my map onto the

“George.”

was going to hand him the news. Everyone knew Torres had a temper, meaning this could go both ways. “I don’t know if you’re aware, but I have reasons to believe that your daughter might be in some kind of

I would’ve thought he was close to fainting. “I’m sorry, but you’re mistaken.” He chuckled. “Elena broke off all

put them in the correct order. “This is the timeline I made,” I told George. “The first picture was taken a few weeks after I questioned your

she had left with him not long after. “He came to pick up your daughter, and as you can see -he took her to

the picture from my hands. “So you’re

with the following pictures. “She has been seeing him for weeks, and a few days after his discharge-he came to visit her at the bar.” I continued. “He was

“Stop.”

only way. “Not long after, your daughter drove to the

“Stop.”

the phone of the inmate responsible. Right before, he

said!” George slammed his fist onto

take a look at the other

seemed to be some

his hands through his hair.

but I don’t think someone with a temper like

balled his fist. After all the information, the only thing that surprised him was his daughter lying to him. So it wasn’t the first time.She

“I’m sorry, sir.”

worried for his daughter. Wait, why should I worry?She brought this upon herself. She was

you going to

“Something I should’ve done a long