His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

Chapter 326

I rested my hand on my mom’s stone and smiled. “I’m almost there, mom,” I spoke in a whisper. “Please hold on for just a bit longer.”

It was time for my weekly meeting with George Torres, and I knew he wouldn’t be too happy considering I had yet to give him useful information.

I discovered his so-called presentation was nothing more than a fairytale. He liked doing things fast, while I wasn’t fond of sloppy work. I was used to doing things spotless.

Spending time with Marvin had shown me that he wasn’t that difficult to get close to after all. Despite his cold image, he was a warm person who liked making his presence known.

Whether he was sincere or because he was fearful of me hitting on Elena? I had yet to find out.

Then agam, Pedro, or Panther as he liked to call himself, didn’t seem like a criminal who decapitated his enemies’ heads, but I had seen the pictures, so I knew the truth.

“Hey, kid!” George made his presence known. He patted my shoulder and joined me at my mother’s grave. “Hey.”

“So, how are you holding up?”

“I’m good, sir. How about you?”

“Besides missing my only daughter…fine, I think. He sighed. “Although I’m pretty sure she’s not doing well in that household.”

This was typically George. He didn’t want to come off as too pushy, so instead, he used reverse psychology.

I chuckled. “Don’t you worry about Elena,” I told him. “She’s doing perfectly fine.”

“My daughter is still young, so she can’t decide for herself,” George stated. “He’s taking advantage of her”

Somehow George still believed his daughter was a victim in all of this while that wasn’t the case. Elena was hopelessly in love with Marvin and would’ve followed him anywhere. No one forced her to do anything.

“Do you have something on Marvin?”

“No, not yet.”

“How long will it take?”

“Well damn, I don’t know George.” I snarled. “I’m not psychic!”

I respected the man, but he had to understand that I was putting my life on the line here, especially after he decided to include his immature, unstable daughter.

“Time is ticking, Lucas,” George spoke, irritated. “We need to get Marvin before he gets away with his crime and my daughter.”

See, that was the difference between George and me. He was after Marvin Castillo, while I was after Mario

-the true villain. He manipulated my mom those around him, and at the end of the day, everyone in that house was just a pawn in his twisted games.

“I get it, George.” I nodded. “I’ll get you what you want-so please be patient.”

After I met with George, I was back at the station. Making detective was not as easy as I expected it to be, mainly because I couldn’t focus on my job.

All I could think about were Elena’s words about the maids. If they were indeed close to mom, they could give me some more information about how disgusting Mario treated her.

you here to turn yourself in?” I heard from a distance.

what, leading a

the man who leaned over the desk. Mario Castillo. Behind him

was he doing

my office, and our eyes met. “Absolutely not.” He straightened his tie. “I’m here to

nearly ran out of the office. This was the only division that was not corrupt, and no one would ever take me seriously if they knew

“Lucas!”

the stairs. As if things couldn’t get

Peter Clover.

man and used to be a DEA agent until he made the switch after catching Freddie

explaining. “He’s here because I had some questions about this case

to Mario and the men with squinted eyes

found himself

frowned, unaware that this angel was the daughter of his former

is out

at that?” A laugh escaped from between Mario’s lips. “It’s good to know you’re finally making use of those

couldn’t get to Mario. Clover and I felt the same, but unfortunately for me, that man was

at me. “Lucas is one of the good ones.”

He pointed his finger at me. “I like

two men stayed behind as Mario followed me to my office. I made sure to shut the door behind me and looked at the

Mario sat down in a chair. He had a bold personality and was not afraid of speaking his

lied to his face. “I just don’t want people

“I see.”

you doing

to

grateful smile on my lips. “You’re always welcome,” I said.

in the city risked everything to

enjoy your presence.” He continued. “You’re different from your siblings, and

Sure.

surprised at how much free time this man had-but what else was there to do if he had others doing the dirty work

Mario gave me no choice. “I have a lot to tell you about your

After feeding me lies, this man would just keep going and going. I held myself back from

“Just

long until hours had passed, and just as

renting out the

worry about it. We own the place.” Mario claimed. The ‘we’ in question made me uncomfortable because I had actually worked my butt off to get where I was today. I wasn’t involved in any illegal business and did

your pasta.” A waitress put a plate in front

was starving.

you do this often?”

away from me Marvin didn’t

spoke casually. “So you said you had something to

pockets. “Right, Carmela.” He

He

roller rink, movies, and anything else one could think of. Mario had his arm wrapped around her in an overprotective manner in most if

In her last few years, the drugs had ruined her glow, but even then, one could not miss

asking, who

Julio,” Mario explained. “We used to go on

was married to Linda and had Marvin

he still around?”

to fly over soon, and he can’t wait to meet

many pictures of my