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.

get Stevie Maddens the justice he deserved. My dream was to beat the Castillo’s with the best, and in order to do that,

giving him some new information would hopefully give

No. As long as

of the car and walked to

opened by none other than George Torres. He had a surprised look on his face

“Is Elena okay?”

smiled and showed him my badge. “Sir, I-”

“Is she dead?”

and stuck out his

far, so good.

something I want to discuss with

we shared the same hatred for that family. The rumor had just become a reality.He was

and watched as George closed the door behind me.

He remembered me.

do you have on

my daughter pulled-I’m a bit embarrassed to meet you like

“Don’t be, sir.”

for the mess he was in. George cleared

answer, I threw my map onto the table.

“George.”

I 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

didn’t know any better, I would’ve thought he was close

the correct order. “This is

she had left with him not long

“So you’re

been seeing him for weeks, and a few days after his

“Stop.”

it was the only way. “Not long after, your daughter drove to the Castillo estate, probably to officially meet his family-so the two might be involved-”

“Stop.”

please!” I pleaded. “As you know, Danny Hernandez was stabbed. Don’t ask me how, but I managed to get ahold of the phone of the inmate responsible. Right before, he sent a sketchy message about flowers being delivered….and the one with those flowers was your daughter, who

said!” George slammed his fist onto the

look at

my finger on the last picture. “There seemed to be some

hands through

someone with a temper like that should be around your daughter-

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 was

“I’m sorry, sir.”

send chills through my body as I worried for his daughter. Wait, why should I worry?She brought this upon herself. She

are you going to

done a long time