His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

Chapter 346

Marvin

I was in Lucas’ car, on the way back to the Castillo estate. We had already been driving for a long time, an uncomfortable vibe swinging in the air as no one knew what to say. Each second stretched into minutes, and eventually into hours.

The only noise was the sound of the radio.

How could I say something, when I had yet to process everything. In a span of 24 hours, I was forced to make a decision, and lost someone who I thought was my friend.

My brother betrayed me.

I had lost Elena.

There was nothing to say.

“Tiago, as far as everyone’s concerned, you didn’t see anything today, and nothing happened today. ” 1 instructed, my voice cutting through the suffocating silence. As Tiago had already revealed, he didn’t always used his brains. “You saw nothing, you know nothing.”

Tiago remained silent as I continued. “And you keep this from our father, Tiago. He must never find out…that you betrayed me.” The words almost made me chuckle. “I will deal with it. I’ll tell him that Panther betrayed us, threatened us-so I had to take care of it. Done.”

“Marvin, L…” Tiago spoke hesitantly, but I was in no mood for his attempts at reconciliation. Whatever happened, happened, and there was nothing that could fix this. Nothing.

I cut him off. “You should also never speak to me again, Tiago. We are brothers in name, but that’s as far as it’ll go. My decision was final. The bond between us, which had already strained, had finally snapped. “Do you understand me?”

“I do and I’m sorry.” Tiago whispered, his voice filled with guilt.

“I don’t need your apologies, I scolded him. “It’s Anya you should be sorry to. Live on for her. Do something worthy of her memory.”

That poor girl had lost her life over nothing, and that was on him. He should’ve never made her worry about him in the first place.

Tiago nodded, knowing the only thing he could do was take in my words.

Lucas knew better than to answer. See, all he had to do was drive and keep his mouth shut.

Some time later Tiago fell asleep in the backseat. How he could sleep through all of that? I truly had no idea, but I guess everything dealt with their trauma differently.

He had just heard Panther got Anya killed.

He had killed Panther himself.

And now he was napping.

“You know.” Lucas cleared his throat, being the last person I wanted to talk to, I didn’t hate him nor cared

for him, really-but seeing him with Elena did something to my heart, and I could tell by his face, that whatever he was about to say-would be about her.

“Elena was worried about you. She has always been worried about you.”

“Hmm.” I hummed, pretending to be uninterested. “How is she doing?” I mumbled.

“You broke her, Marvin.” Lucas said. “I know she lied, but you should know she did it for a good reason. She did it because she didn’t want any of this to happen.”

“I didn’t make her fall for me. She’s the one who decided to do that.” The words felt heavy as they left my mouth. It was a truth I had come to accept. “If anything, I tried to push her away because I thought I would be the one to hurt her, but—“

hurting you?” Lucas questioned, probing deeper into the wound I was trying to hide. “No, I’m not hurt.” I lied, forcing a chuckle.

Lucas said, his words subtly reminding me that I didn’t

chuckle from me, but this time it was

my words with a knowing smile.

I couldn’t help but ask my brother.

was silent, then he repeated me. “Feelings for Elena?” He

I didn’t know who she was and saw her walking down the street, I think I would’ve asked

him a small smirk,

interrogate her when she was sitting right in front of me?” Lucas said, his own smirk matching mine. “I nearly fell from my chair when

cutting him off. “What

is waiting for you to call her, and if you don’t… well, she will find someone else because she can.” Lucas’ words felt like a punch to the gut,

still want her to be

“Are you sure?”

said, but my

Torres? I

“He does.”

he know who

“He does.”

still likes

“He does.”

man is he?” I was curious about the man who

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that resents the Castillos for murdering his partner, Stevie Maddens. Even then, Elena managed to get him off your back, so he’ll leave you alone.” Lucas answered.

thing

“Anything, brother.”

Elena is naive, clumsy-and she doesn’t have many

know, Marvin. Don’t worry.” Lucas reassured him, knowing what I would ask.

“Thanks

are friends.”

Stevie Maddens wife, she told her Panther was not alone. He was with a platinum

of me began to spin as I thought about my

know of Panther’s

know her by chance-

How could I ever betray my own sister? No matter how terrible she was, she, was still family, same as Tiago.

anything less from

Lucas clicked his tongue. “Now what will be

step?” I paused, letting the weight of the question

friend sent me to prison, brother sent me to prison, and my sister set me

there left to do when everyone was

on, I will focus on the business, and the

all, sometimes the only way out of pain and betrayal, is

passed since that fateful day. Life had moved on, and we all tried to

about Panther to my Mario, about how he was

us

who did in fact see him as his son, was left with many questions, but I had managed to

I was hailed a hero. A savior of the Castillo family, and everyone had

interrogated the rest of the man and had to get rid of five, who had strong ties

a truce with the Hernandez, but I knew better than to trust them. Only time

over time, our bond strengthened by the shared experiences, and

the other hand, had distanced himself from the family business completely. He had left the estate and had thrown himself back into his

who tried her best to hide her true feelings about losing Panther, had put up a front and pretended to