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

Mafia Kings: Valentino: Chapter 40

It took a while before Alessandra said it was okay for me to leave.

I assumed she had to pay the guy in Sicily, but she wouldn’t tell me for sure – just that we had to wait.

I was a nervous wreck as I packed. Niccolo still hadn’t come home from Sicily, and I was hoping I could be gone before he arrived.

Then the big moment arrived.

Alessandra came to get me just after 3PM.

“You ready?” she asked with a sympathetic smile.

I nodded, trying to look braver than I felt – but I had never been more scared in my entire life.

As I lugged my battered suitcase down the hall, Alessandra walked beside me, giving me advice.

“You’ll be fine – just keep your money safe from pickpockets. But if something happens, call me. You memorized my cell number, just in case?”

“Yes,” I said nervously.

“Good.” She put a reassuring hand on my arm. “It’s going to be okay. It’s all going to work out just fine.”

I forced a smile, but I wasn’t confident.

I had never even flown on an airplane before –

And here I was, about to go straight to the airport in Florence and fly to Sicily!

“Well…” Alessandra said as we reached the door.

“I guess this is it,” I said as I turned to face her.

We looked at each other –

And then both of us welled up with tears as we laughed and embraced.

“I’m going to miss you so much,” I sobbed.

“Hopefully you won’t be away for long,” she whispered into my ear.

I wasn’t nearly as hopeful as she was.

The idea that I could go to Sicily, find Valentino, and convince him to disobey his family’s orders?

It sounded like a fairy tale to me.

Alessandra was sure it would work, though.

When I’d told her my doubts, she said, I’ll believe for the both of us.

Right now, she was doing all the believing.

But I wanted Valentino back so badly I was willing to try just about anything.

That was immediately put to the test.

“Alessandra,” a voice said darkly.

We stopped hugging and looked over to see Don Rosolini and Niccolo striding towards us.

Both of them looked angry.

Not only that, but two foot soldiers were behind them.

My heart literally stopped in my chest.

“Open your purse,” Niccolo commanded me.

I stared at him like a deer in headlights.

“When did you get back?” Alessandra asked, evidently surprised to see him.

“Half an hour ago,” he answered, then turned to me and snarled, “I said – ”

such

her. “You stay

she was about to tear

Rosolini jumped in

said as he gave his brother a

Niccolo immediately went silent.

looked at me. “I need to see the

stepped in front of me, shielding me from her husband.

“The fact

Alessandra. “Tell me why you need to see her

the servants reported that she thinks Caterina has come into possession of a great deal of

Marianna!

money it was

I’d told I was leaving. When she’d asked how I could just up and quit, I’d told her that I had some

That back-stabbing BITCH!

face because I was standing behind her, but her voice was scathing. “That’s how you occupy your time

Rosolini said coldly.

foot soldiers moved to either

sure I

looking at her husband, but she said calmly to me, “Open

stuttered.

purse and show

I

wad of bills

“HA!” Niccolo said triumphantly.

it to her,” Alessandra

eyes opened

can leave here and start a new

over his surprise and went back to being surly. “Servants are not allowed to leave our employ without the express

“She has my permission.”

enough,” Niccolo said with a trace of contempt in his voice, like he was

heard Alessandra speak like she

scared

she said, her voice cold as steel. “You would do well to remember your place

never seen Niccolo that

the only one surprised

protested, trying to justify himself. “She can’t just leave –

is a reminder of everything she’s lost – everything you TOOK

his boss

he

at him. “Are you

him

shook his head in angry

We are in a delicate situation, as you well know. We

safety, or her loyalty?” Alessandra

“Both.”

that night from my father’s café, she was the only one who showed me kindness. Are you really suggesting that my best friend is going to betray the

my heart swelled up and tears sprang to

Don Rosolini was not affected in quite the same way. “Might I

say that says something about your family,

Rosolini gave her made me fear

killed and Alessandra taken upstairs to be beaten, Alessandra spoke again – but this

some stranger? Isn’t it enough that you broke Caterina’s heart? Now you have to punish her, too, by making her stay where she’s reminded of him everywhere she goes? This woman, who was the only person to make me

Rosolini looked from his wife

welled up

him. Either

you going?”

dropped my eyes. “T-to Florence, Don

you don’t have a job

“N-no, sir.”

commanded me, then walked

to confer on whether I could leave

apparently he

walked past his surprised brother into the study and

at Alessandra,

later, Don Rosolini