His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

Chapter 341

Elena

As I walked into the mansion, I immediately felt the tension in the air. It was just a gut feeling that something was about to happen, and I didn’t know why.

It wasn’t too crazy, considering I planned on telling Marvin the truth. Dad and I had a deal, and now it was my job to hold up the end of the bargain.

He needed me back home.

“Marvin!” I called out his name, wondering if he was already home-but he didn’t respond. “Marvin?” I walked further.

“Mar-“I stopped in my words as I saw him sitting at the kitchen table with a gun in front of him, and his head lowered.

I swallowed as he held his hands together, and raised his head so I could see his eyes. There were filled with anger and disappointment.

I wasn’t stupid.

I knew what was happening.

He had somehow found out the truth, the truth about everything. That must’ve been it.

A breath escaped my lips as I reached for my pocket to secure Anya’s drive was still there.

In one way there was a feeling of relief. I could feel the weight of my lies and secrets crushing down on me. I had been so scared to tell Marvin the truth, but now there was no excuse to hide it from him.

“W-What happened?” I sat on the opposite side of him, pretending to be oblivious. “And what’s with the look?” My eyes moved from the gun on the table to his.

Despite his rant about liars, I had enough faith that he wouldn’t hurt me. Marvin couldn’t. Right?

“Where have you been?” Marvin asked, his tone cold and threatening. “Or, no-wait. Let’s not play this game.” He shook his head, pointing out his finger. “Why did you not want me to meet your family?”

Oh, well.

I had to come fully clean, or he would accuse

his fist on the table, his face contorting with anger. “That you’re

shiver left my body and I flinched. He had never been this aggressive towards me before, but his

the guilt washed over me. The thought of mirroring the type of person he hated the most, crushed

I spoke extra fast, thinking

the simplest explanation that would actually make sense. A way

you-I had no idea who you were.” I confessed. “Yes, I did find out somewhere along the way because I looked through my dad’s files-but I was too

me to believe that you didn’t come here and played me to investigate

I thought about the safest way to tell him about Panther’s betrayal

even give me the chance. Instead, he grabbed the gun and shoved it in my

voice was serious and

would only make it worse. I had never expected for him to go that far. “Kill me!” He raised his voice this time. “You’ve already done it once, you might as well do it again.” His words devastated me. I played him, took his love for granted-and this

the gun to the table. Of course I couldn’t kill

chuckled in disbelief. “I

neither is my family.” I said. “I’m things had to go this way and I’m sorry for breaking

as if I was insane.

two

his name for as long as Marvin would allow me. “He planned on taking revenge for his mom, but I guess somewhere along

he knew who you were…and I didn’t.”

didn’t tell him, my dad-”

Marvin snapped. “Elena, what do you think I should do to

was a good question.

Castillo family-but Marvin had already made it clear

fingers brushed against Anya’s drive. I hesitated

trust Panther.” I didn’t beat around the

me but didn’t speak up. I took that as permission to

for a lot of the things that have happened to us. He was the one who set you up to go to prison, and he was the one who got Anya killed.” I said. “She was investigating him.”