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?”

did was follow instructions. I never meant to kill him.” He broke down. Kill him?

“Tiago, kill who?”

started to make sense. Marvin

talking about?”

thing Marvin went to prison for. I didn’t mean to do

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

Tiago spoke

about Panther.”

Panther?

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

the one who accepted me with open arms. He wasn’t that smart. but his kind

“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 for me to hand it over

“Tiago…”

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 could still not understand how

never meant to kill him!” He spoke. “I just shot him where Panther told

who once had a

the reason why Maddens’ death hit him even harder?

It wasn’t even

to get rid of Marvin, and by the looks

to pull every string to get Marvin out of prison or for him to frame the Hernandez for my mistake.” Tiago continued. “I never

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

“Who knows this?”

his head.

confused. “Then why

simple.” Tiago sighed. “Because your dad is a DEA

felt an uncomfortable lump in

d-do you know?” I stuttered.

aware of everything. Thinking about it, he was very quick

on keeping you close to Marvin just in

“Just in case?”

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

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 away soon-so

“Exactly.”

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

are you telling me all of

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

“She knew?”

“She found some things. Things which could put Panther away for a long time.” He shared. “I want to come clean to Marvin, but he wouldn’t believe me. Not without proof anyway

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

I could risk everything and protect Marvin by going against Panther. My identity would

eyes and took a deep breath. It

he seemed surprised that I was willing to help. Tiago just admitted to killing someone in cold blood, Stevie Maddens, on top of that-but it didn’t scare

villain, and that person turned out

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

opposed. “He wouldn’t

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