His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

Chapter 345

Marvin

Everything seemed foggy…

It felt as if I was viewing the world through an underwater lens. That’s right, the car had just crashed. I blinked my eyes through the pain, and crawled away, groaning.

There was no time for pain. The adrenaline pumped through my veins, bringing me back to reality. With heavy breaths, and a ragged pulse drumming in my ears, I had managed to get out of the car.

My first instinct was to go to my brother, who was thrown out of the car. “Are you okay? Can you move?” I asked Tiago, who had luckily remained unharmed.

He nodded his head, his eyes wide open as he took in the scene. With the car almost being on the edge of the cliff, we had barely survived. Did he want to take us all down with him?

My head turned once I had heard a groan, and there he was-Panther, semi-conscious, trying to pull himself together.

A flicker of satisfaction went through my body. Good, I wanted him awake for this.

“Let me give you a hand.” I dragged him out of the wreckage. His body seemed weak as if he was already on the verge of dying. My muscles strained as I pulled him closer to the edge of the cliff, just like I had done when I had asked him about Karina.

I warned him that time.

No more lies, or the next time, I will kill you.

Suddenly I felt a hard object hit me in the eye, and Panther had removed himself from my grip. It all happened so fast, because the next second he stood behind Tiago, with a gun pressed to my brother’s head.

I should’ve known better.

Panther was strong, powerful, he grew up around Castillos.

I carefully observed the frightened expression in Tiago’s eyes. After all those years, and all those days at the Armandos, his reaction towards fear had not changed a thing.

It never would.

“P-P-Pedro?” He almost begged him.

Pathetic.

“I will kill him, Marvin.” Panther smirked. “You know I will.”

“Great.” I shrugged my shoulders, making a thin line with my lips. “Then you’ll know I won’t give a fuck. Good riddance.”

“Marvin!” Tiago called out my name, shocked. Quite funny how he had no issue letting me rot in prison, but now I was supposedly the problem.

He was once again doubting me again.

Of course I wouldn’t let him get killed.

He was still my brother.

“This is how things are going to go.” Panther spoke, taking authority. “I will leave, take him with me–and send him back later, okay?”

I sighed, not giving him a response. Not liking my answer, Panther pushed the gun harder to Tiago’s head.

See, he was actually insane and would do it.

“Okay, okay!” I held up my hands in defense. “But before you go, at least let me know why you’ve been doing all of this. Don’t you think I have the right?”

I was only buying some time so I could figure out what the hell to do.

“Fine.” He sneered. “What do you want to know?”

“You know, Elena told me everything.” I began. “She told me about her family, your threat, she showed me the tape.” I laughed at the last words. “The one of you and my brother conspiring against me to trap me in prison-so first Tiago could take over the business, and then your son….Cisco.”

chuckled, Tiago

Please

plans went to shit.” I continue my conclusion as

You didn’t need him anymore, you got Anya killed because she knew too much, you

“Hmm.”

killed Anya?” He immediately confirmed that information was new

was, but even he didn’t know Panther was capable of taking the life of

did.” Panter

understand where Elena fits into all of this.”

something even Panther couldn’t execute. Our relationship was nothing more than a coincidence.

gift send from the lord himself. A good distraction, better yet-a DEA agent’s daughter.” Panther chuckled proudly “I figured, the more you’d fall for her,

fell for her. I got softer. I got distracted, but not once have I considered leaving my family, not even for

was a Castillo. “Your

Panther spoke. “I knew you were heartless..but damn.”

“I’m heartless?”

“Yes,”

talk.” I murmured. “You’ve been doing all of this, just for

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boy, you don’t pay attention to him-I had to do something to secure his position, I had to do something to secure

to my only nephew, you’re even more stupid than I thought

was not a bad uncle. I would

Victor, and he doesn’t hold any value inside of

was so loved by Dad, it felt as if I

my brother.” I looked him in the eyes. I truly thought we had a

Panther shook his head.

“Don’t say that.”

never liked being in your shadows, I didn’t want to be around you, and every time I looked at you-1

you? Why don’t you shoot me now?” I questioned. “You say that you don’t care, but you

was desperate for his validation. A friendship of a lifetime, and now he wanted to tell me that it was

but I don’t think anyone cares about you, Marvin. I’m sorry that I

felt like daggers, and just like that, it was over. He was dead to me.

had already made

what I

do you

you wanted to be like me, you got a little too ambitious, and now you want to hide behind your son.” I took a few steps closer. “Did you really think you could take over the Castillos, and Mario would welcome you with open arms? If

easy death because I cared about you. I took you here because I didn’t want Mario to torture you. I planned on

me. He send me to prison because he couldn’t kill

back, Marvin.” I could read the nerves from Panther’s face as I moved even

Tiago, who shot me a determined look. One that encouraged me to walk further,

told you, I do not care about him.” I said. “Kill Tiago if you want to. I don’t

He wanted to overthrow him, step up

to fight back-but then a car sped down the hill, hitting Panther without remorse.

old friend

What the…?

Victor surprisingly stepped out of

must be

face in his hands and knelt to the ground, hyperventilating. Meanwhile I was still confused

looked like a family

with Lucas, who stepped

us you might do all of this.” Victor

“Did you know…”

ask him to. I told you

on this? What was the point of keeping it a secret then?” I whispered to myself. the betrayal only getting bigger.

“Get it together, Santiago. I would hate to send you back to- oh shit!” He gasped as Tiago forcefully removed his

gun from his pocket

was

unable to get up from the ground.