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

Mafia Kings: Valentino: Chapter 33

The awkwardness continued after dinner.

Don Vicari told us he had business to attend to, but he apparently remembered what I’d said to his daughter earlier.

“You two should get to know each other better,” he said.

I already knew Isabella well enough to realize this was going to be the worst arranged marriage of all time. I didn’t need to get to know her any better.

I just wanted to call Niccolo and bitch him out for ruining my life.

But I didn’t have that option, seeing as Don Vicari had my phone.

“Isabella, show him around the property,” he ordered – then added, “Chaperoned, of course.”

“Yes, Papa,” she replied timidly.

By ‘chaperoned,’ I assumed somebody would watch us from a distance.

I didn’t realize that every fucking woman at the lunch party except for the great-grandmother would walk along behind us.

Probably the only reason the great-grandmother didn’t go was because she was too slow.

Not only that, but four foot soldiers with shotguns accompanied the group.

I couldn’t fuckin’ believe it.

There I was, walking through the gardens behind the house with my future wife…

While 15 relatives and female servants chatted with each other about 20 feet behind us…

And four dudes with shotguns came along, too.

Fuckin’ weird.

“Is this normal?” I asked Isabella in a low voice as we started the walk.

“What – being chaperoned?” she asked in surprise.

I looked over my shoulder. “If that’s what you call this – yeah.”

“It’s normal if boys visit, yes.”

“I’m not a boy,” I said humorously.

I thought it was funny –

But Isabella’s face immediately clouded over, and she stared down at the ground in embarrassment. “Of course not – I’m sorry…”

“It’s fine,” I said, alarmed that she was acting like I’d yelled at her. “I’m a boy. It’s cool.”

She looked over at me and forced a halfhearted smile, then looked down at the ground again.

Jesus…

guess that’s what having Don Vicari

many boys come to visit?” I

a couple of

you go out on chaperoned

“Yes.”

“What happened after that?”

much to talk about, and

Lucky them.

weren’t locked into

since I’ll be sticking around,” I said, only half-joking, “what do you want to talk

know,” she said

like

about you tell me your favorite

to Palermo

I mean, like, outside

never been outside

“WHAT?!” I shouted.

group of women behind

the foot soldiers

fine!”

looked at me

the darker-haired servant girl, who was walking directly behind

the

turned back to Isabella. “Seriously

been off our estate maybe

God,” I said in

shouldn’t do

“Do what?”

name of the

Holy fucking SHIT.

to ask her, Do you KNOW what your father does

I didn’t say anything. I

that I care. I don’t. But some of the others are very

gestured with her head

see a couple of the

Okay, good to know.

the heads-up,” I

welcome,” she whispered, then returned to her regular voice. “So, where have

“Lots of places.”

excitedly. “Have

I chuckled. “Uh… yeah.”

“Naples?”

and New York,

my God!” Isabella

wide. She clapped a hand over her mouth and

all the women giving her the stink-eye

servant girl, who was having

Huh…

everywhere!” Isabella whispered