His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

Chapter 324

Elena

“Tiago?” I lowered my voice as I was headed for the gates.

“Ti-”

I could barely finish my sentence as a hand had already covered my mouth. “Not so loud!” Tiago whispered in my ear as he pulled me to the back.

Seconds later, he finally removed his hand from my lips. I created a distance between us and looked at his face. “T-Tiago.” I smiled awkwardly, still unsure about why he would force me out of my house in the middle of the night.

If anything, he seemed even worse than he did before. I shamelessly observed the bags and dark circles around his eyes. He looked like he hadn’t slept in days. What did he even want from me?

“S-so, I’m leaving tomorrow,” Tiago spoke after a silence. I blinked my eyes a few times, unsure of what to do. “Yes, I know.”

“So why did you want to see me?” I asked, “Do you want me to get Ma-”

“No!”

I flinched at Tiago’s cold tone. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to yell at you…not again.” He took a breath. That’s right. This wasn’t the first time.

I carefully moved my hand to Tiago’s check and looked into his eyes, showing him he could trust me. “It’s okay. I’m here to help.” I nodded desperately.

“I know, and I trust you-that’s why I came to you,” Tiago said.

“Do you want to tell me something?”

Tiago’s eyes turned big as he shook his head. “Is Marvin inside?” He asked in a hurry.

“Yes.”

“Is he alone?”

“No. He’s with Lucas and Panther-”

Tiago stepped back, lowering his head. “He can’t be here. He can’t be here!” He paced back and forth. He slammed his fist against his forehead and released a frustrated sigh. “This was a bad idea. What am I doing?” He muttered. “He’s going to hurt me.”

“Tiago, who can’t be here?” I pushed for answers. “Is it about Marvin?”

“No.”

“Lucas?”

“No.”

“

Tiago stopped in his steps and shot me an angry look. “It’s Victor, isn’t it?” I asked. “Why can’t you just give me a name and tell me what this is about?”

I waited for an answer. “I-I remember you telling me something about you doing something Marvin can never know?”

“Is someone in the house threatening you?”

gulped, meaning I was finally getting somewhere. “All I did was follow instructions. I never

“Tiago, kill who?”

mind went blank as my thoughts went to Maddens, and it all started to make sense. Marvin claimed he

talking about?”

mean to do it. It’s all my fault- but I swear,

How was I supposed to feel about all

at fault, and I knew that man couldn’t be trusted from the start. He just had this vibe, which I didn’t like.

Victor,” Tiago spoke

talking about Panther.”

Panther?

his words. This wasn’t true. Tiago wasn’t in his right state of mind

could Panther be the bad guy? He was the one who accepted me with open arms. He wasn’t that

cleared his throat. “He told me that Marvin would take the fall for me, and I could take over the family business.” He said. “The only thing he wanted was

“Tiago…”

just wanted to matter for once,” Tiago stated. It was no secret Marvin was not only favored by Linda but Mario as

scoffed. “That fucking agent was a corrupt, manipulating ass anyway-but I never meant to kill him!” He spoke. “I

Who would’ve known the same man who once had a mental

dad have known? Was that the reason why Maddens’ death hit him even harder?

did it even matter? It wasn’t even

by the looks of

him to frame the Hernandez for my mistake.” Tiago continued. “I never meant for Anya

this. I didn’t have anything to do with this either,

“Who knows this?”

head. “Marvin can’t

why did you tell

simple.” Tiago sighed. “Because your

shock and felt an uncomfortable lump in my

d-do you know?” I

was aware of everything. Thinking about it, he was very quick to bring me to Marvin after dad kicked me out of

planned on keeping you close to Marvin just in case.” Tiago read my mind.

“Just in case?”

your identity because he doesn’t feel the need to reveal it at the moment.” He told me. “You’re like a

thing I couldn’t wrap my head around. Tiago was not only out of the picture but would also be going away soon-so what were Panther’s plans?”

“Exactly.”

to Panther was some stupid game, and unfortunately, he would win either

are you telling me all of

wrist. “Because Anya would’ve wanted me to.” He spoke with pleading eyes. “She never agreed

“She knew?”

some things. Things which could put Panther away for a long time.” He shared. “I

it had to be Marvin’s bond with Panther. The two were close enough for me to

go and hope for the best-or I could risk everything and protect Marvin by going against Panther. My identity would most likely

and took a

my help. “I-I have no idea where it is, though.” By the looks of it, he seemed surprised

only one villain, and that

tell Marvin?” I suggested, already knowing the answer. He wouldn’t even listen to me.

can’t!” Tiago opposed. “He wouldn’t believe you