His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

Chapter 324

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?”

somewhere. “All I did was follow instructions. I

“Tiago, kill who?”

as my thoughts went to Maddens, and it all started to make

about?” I asked,

went to prison for. I didn’t mean to

was Tiago? Tiago killed Stevie Maddens. How was I supposed to

to believe Tiago wasn’t entirely at fault, and I knew that man couldn’t be trusted from the start. He just

Victor,” Tiago spoke

about

Panther?

as I could not process his words. This wasn’t true. Tiago

open arms. He wasn’t that smart. but his kind personality had always made

take the fall for me, and I could take over the family business.” He said. “The only thing he wanted was

“Tiago…”

case you didn’t know, and I just wanted to matter for once,” Tiago stated. It was no secret Marvin was not only favored by Linda but

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

man who once had a mental breakdown over stolen candy could be corrupt?

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

even matter? It wasn’t even important at the moment.

to get rid of Marvin, and by the looks of it-for a very long

dad to pull every string to get Marvin out of prison or for him to frame the Hernandez for my

anything to do with this

“Who knows this?”

Tiago shook his head. “Marvin can’t know…not yet.”

why did

Tiago sighed. “Because your dad is a DEA

shock and felt

know?”

crossed my mind that Panther was aware of everything. Thinking about it, he was very quick to bring me to Marvin after dad kicked

your dad, he planned on keeping you close to Marvin

“Just in case?”

hiding your identity because he doesn’t feel the need to

was only one thing I couldn’t wrap my head around. Tiago was not only out of the picture but would also be going away soon-so

“Exactly.”

was to Panther was some stupid game, and unfortunately, he would win either way. This was a win- win situation for

me

my wrist. “Because Anya would’ve wanted me to.” He spoke with pleading eyes.

“She knew?”

time.” He shared. “I want to come clean to Marvin,

was one thing I couldn’t get in between, it had to be Marvin’s bond with Panther. The two were close enough for me to

two things. I could let it go and hope for the best-or I could risk everything and protect Marvin by going against Panther. My identity would most likely get exposed either way, so

proof?” I closed my eyes and took a deep

where it is, though.” By the looks of it, he seemed surprised that I was willing to help. Tiago just admitted to killing someone in

villain, and that person turned

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

“He wouldn’t believe you

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