His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

hapter 302

Elena

After a long day of work, I was finally on my way back home.

How was I going to find a way to talk to Tiago?That was the only thing going through my mind.

Getting the name of Maddens real killer was one way to kill two birds with one stone. I could clear Marvin’s name, and I could save my dad’s career.

Several minutes later, I arrived home and made my way inside. Surprisingly enough, all the lights were turned off, which possibly meant my dad was probably in one of his weird moods.

“Dad?”

“Alex?”

I called out their names but got no answer in return. A small part of me was starting to get worried, especially after seeing the suitcases at the staircase. Would he be okay?

“Dad?”

dad looked up from the

Curious, I made my way to the living room and watched as my couch. The half-empty bottle beside him was enough proof that something was bothering him. He was drunk.

“Oh, here you are!” I smiled. Perhaps my cheerful mood could take away his worries. The expression on his face had not changed as he looked at me with his sharp eyes. “Here I am.” He slurred his words.

“What are those suitcases? Are you going on a trip?”

My dad grabbed the bottle beside him and took a long sip. “No, they are yours.”

“Mine?”

He slammed the bottle to the table and tapped the glass with his fingernails. “Elena, I’m going to ask you a question-and you have to tell me the truth.” He spoke with closed eyes. It was probably about one of his crazy theories, and he needed my opinion.

“Sure, what is it?”

I stumbled back and grabbed the door for support as my dad stood up from the sofa. No words could leave my mouth, as all I could think about what his unexpected question.I was so careful.

“What?”

“Are the two of you together?” He closed his eyes in annoyance.

“No-”

“Elena!”

“No, I promise!”

He grabbed a pile of papers and made his way to me as I held in my breath. The smell of alcohol was too much for me to handle. “Then what is this?”

My dad pushed pictures in my face as I was forced to take in his evidence. Not just pictures, they were pictures of all the times Marvin and I had met.What was the meaning of this?

know was that both of us had the same goal. I wanted to find Stevie’s killer just as much, but he was so obsessed with Marvin that he couldn’t look

I can explain!”

don’t want to hear

this for you-”

my face. I flinched at his

and get

did not want to leave him. Who was going to take care of him? Who was going to make

“Dad-”

shouted. “I don’t want any liars, gangsters, or mob wives

His own daughter?

by my arm and dragged me to the hallway while

and get

away from my father’s grip and covered

me out.”

spoke, startled.

scoffed. “Alex, she’s been lying to us this entire time, and

Alex turned to face me, and all I could see in his

bad, but I can explain-”

filled with my dad’s laughter, causing me to turn around again. What was so funny? Ganging up on me? Bullying me? Kicking me out?

than the fact that you’re a desperate, hungry, criminal-loving, attention whore like your mother, there’s nothing more to explain!”

Neither of us said a word, and the tension was high until I decided to do something about it. “Yes, because you’re so

his brows. “I’m sorry?” He spoke, offended. I leaned in closer, making sure he would catch every single word. “You’re a pathetic abusive man who wants to ruin other people’s happiness because you can’t find your own,” I told him. “Let’s face it, you’ve already lost mom, you’ve lost me, you’re obsessed with Stevie Maddens

and I had gone through a lot of stuff, but this was as far as I could

including my dad. I was not in the mood for the ambulance to take him away, and I didn’t

two suitcases and walked to the door. “I hate you. I don’t want to

want to see you either!” My dad yelled

not paying for shit

there!” Alex tried his best. I looked at my pitiful brother one last time and

would my brother be able to help me?

did not want him to do anything stupid,

started walking. I had no further plans, but I did know one thing-and that was that I could not stay in that

as if my legs were going numb. “Elena?” A car pulled up beside me. Shocked,

he doing here?

even matter?

nice timing,” I spoke as he stopped the car and walked to the trunk to put in my suitcases. Panther seemed confused but did not react as

wait, what are you doing here?” I wondered. The panther looked

my car?” He turned around the conversation.

what are you doing

answer my question and drove off, which I didn’t mind at all. I had no complaints whatsoever about leaving this neighborhood.

informant?” Panther suddenly broke

“Huh?”

At that moment, it felt as if my life had ended. It seemed like today was not my day as yet again, another secret of mine was exposed.He knew. If Panther knew, it meant Marvin

father of two, former partner of agent Stevie Maddens who had quite the connection with the Castillo’s, and Marvin in particular…” Panther continued. I peaked at the locked car door and quickly concluded that jumping out of the car would not be an

Panther chuckled. “That’s what you’re thinking, right?”