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?”

was finally getting somewhere. “All I did was follow instructions. I never meant to kill

“Tiago, kill who?”

all started to

you talking about?” I asked, stunned.

looked embarrassed. “That thing Marvin went to prison for. I didn’t mean to do it. It’s all my

Stevie Maddens. How was I supposed to feel about all of

made you do it?” I concluded. Even though he pulled the trigger, I wanted to believe Tiago wasn’t entirely at fault, and I knew that man couldn’t be trusted from the start. He just had this vibe, which I didn’t like. He was stuck up and rude.

Tiago spoke to my surprise.

talking about

Panther?

could not process his words. This wasn’t true. Tiago wasn’t in his right state of mind and blamed everyone

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

take the fall for me, and I could take over the family business.” He said. “The only thing he wanted was for me to hand it over to Cisco once he turned

“Tiago…”

Tiago stated. It was no secret Marvin was not only favored by Linda but Mario as well. Even then, I

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

Who would’ve known the same man who once had a mental breakdown over stolen candy

have known? Was that the reason why Maddens’

It wasn’t even important

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

get Marvin out of prison or for him to frame

have anything to do with this either,

“Who knows this?”

his head. “Marvin can’t know…not

I asked, confused. “Then why

Tiago sighed. “Because your

back in complete shock and felt an uncomfortable lump in my throat.

know?” I

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

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

“Just in case?”

the need to reveal it at the moment.” He told me. “You’re like a wildcard

one thing I couldn’t wrap my head around. Tiago was not

“Exactly.”

game, and unfortunately, he would win either way. This was a win-

you telling me all

my wrist. “Because Anya would’ve wanted me to.”

“She knew?”

for a long time.” He shared. “I want to come clean to Marvin, but he

bond with Panther. The two were close enough for me to understand that

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

closed my eyes and took a deep breath.

told me she kept it on a stick,” Tiago spoke, surprised as if he hadn’t expected my help. “I-I have no idea where it is, though.” By the looks of it, he seemed surprised

one villain, and that person turned out to be Panther.

already knowing

Tiago opposed. “He wouldn’t

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