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?”

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

“Tiago, kill who?”

agent.” He blurted. My mind went blank as my thoughts went to Maddens, and it all started to make sense. Marvin claimed he

are you talking about?” I asked, stunned.

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

was Tiago? Tiago killed Stevie Maddens. How was

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

about Panther.”

Panther?

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

was the one who accepted me with open arms. He wasn’t

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

“Tiago…”

is Panther’s in 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 Mario as well. Even then, I

meant to kill him!” He spoke. “I just shot him where Panther told

same man who once had a mental breakdown over

reason why Maddens’ death hit him even harder?

even matter? It wasn’t even important at the

and by the looks of it-for a very long time.

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

anything to do with this. I didn’t have anything to do with this either, so I was still confused as to why he would even share this with

“Who knows this?”

his head. “Marvin

confused. “Then why did you tell

Tiago sighed. “Because your dad is a DEA

felt an uncomfortable

know?” I stuttered.

it crossed my mind that Panther was aware of everything. Thinking about it, he was very

about your dad, he planned on keeping you close to Marvin just

“Just in case?”

to Marvin,” Tiago explained. “He’s only hiding your identity because he doesn’t feel the need to reveal it at the moment.” He told

be enough to make Marvin lose his mind,” I whispered. There was only one thing I couldn’t wrap my head around. Tiago was not only out of the picture but would also be going

“Exactly.”

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

telling me all of

wanted me

“She knew?”

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

Marvin’s bond with Panther. The two were close enough for

either do two things. I could let it go and hope for the best-or I could risk everything and protect Marvin by going against Panther.

closed my eyes and took a deep breath. It

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 that I was

one villain, and that person turned out to

I suggested, already knowing the answer.

opposed. “He wouldn’t

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