Mafia Kings: Valentino: Dark Mafia Romance Series #6 by Olivia Thorn

Mafia Kings: Valentino: Chapter 25

When I walked away from the bedroom, I heard Caterina howl in pain –

And I wanted to die.

But I kept on walking. I forced myself to put one foot in front of the other and make my way up the stairs to my room.

I told myself over and over again, It was just a fling…

It wasn’t serious…

She’ll get over it.

But at the moment, it felt like I might never get over her.

Not that I would have admitted that to anyone.

Hell, I couldn’t even admit it to myself.

I threw some clothes and shoes into several suitcases, along with some suits in hang-up bags.

When I was almost ready to go, Niccolo walked in. “Don’t forget to bring your tuxedo.”

“Why?” I asked angrily.

“Because you’ll need it to get married in.”

He walked out, and I snarled under my breath, “Motherfucker.”

But I packed the tuxedo all the same.

A foot soldier drove me and Niccolo out to the airfield amongst the olive trees. I ignored my brother the entire way.

An old jet was waiting for us on the airstrip.

And when I say ‘old,’ I mean old. The fucking thing looked like it was out of the 1970s.

“We’re supposed to fly in that?!” I exclaimed as we pulled up.

“Second lesson,” Niccolo said. “When a Sicilian offers you something – whether it’s a ride on his plane or a glass of wine – never, ever criticize it. EVER.”

I scowled at him as we got out of the car.

The foot soldier carried my suitcases, and I took the hang-up bags with the suit and tuxedo.

I noticed Niccolo didn’t have so much as a carry-on.

“You’re not bringing any clothes?” I asked.

“I won’t be there that long.”

there for fucking ever,”

Nic didn’t say anything.

jet, which had seats that looked like they hadn’t been replaced since

wasn’t a stewardess to help, so I just stashed my

this guy afford a better jet?” I muttered to

did I say about

Is he

the richest man in the Cosa Nostra. Only the Widow of Venice has more

get a new

UP look as the

70, and brown as a walnut from years in the sun. He looked pretty strong, but it was hard to ignore the white hair

accent that we’d be in Palermo – the capital of Sicily – in an hour and a half. Then he told us

a new pilot, too,”

flown combat missions in the military,” Niccolo said. “Not to mention a thousand drug runs through NATO and Russian territory. If there’s anybody in

at

have a lot to learn about Sicilians,”

get. For most of the flight, I

came over and

you hate me right now,” he said, “but I’m

me over, apparently,” I

the girl

“She has a name.”

it’s Caterina, then why didn’t you take Dario up on his

anything – but the question enraged me all

I said. “What the fuck were you

be a consigliere,” he said

all you were doing? ‘Cause I seem to remember you, Dario,

“But not Roberto?”

think Roberto would know a party if it

grew more serious. “We had our fun back in the day, yes… but it wasn’t all

out of prison. Somehow, I don’t think

got out alive because he met Lars. People tried to kill

peace and love where I’m going? No danger at all? Give me a

bitched and moaned about all the guys before them who hadn’t had to serve. But in the end, when war comes, they hand you a gun, and you

picked up our guns, and now it’s your turn to serve. I’m sorry it had to be

chance, I’m going to shoot them both in the back of the head,” I snarled. “But it’s not Fausto or Aurelio who’s forcing me

me and Dario,” Niccolo said. “And you can hate us for the

all your idea, so I just

against our family… then Fausto gets to do whatever the fuck he wants. And right now, he’s winning. So when you get gunned down like they tried

in my hand and nobody telling me what the fuck to do,” I

should have taken Dario’s deal,” Niccolo

up and walked

you should have taken Dario’s

hated Niccolo with a passion

words had the

back to Caterina, my heart aching, and wondered, Why

I take