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

pointed at her. “You stay

was about to tear Niccolo limb from

Rosolini jumped

it,” he said as he gave his brother a

Niccolo immediately went silent.

looked at me. “I need to see

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

at her. “The fact that I said so

why

answered. “One of the servants reported that she thinks Caterina has come into possession of a great deal of money – more than she could have possibly

Marianna!

money

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

That back-stabbing BITCH!

because I was standing behind her, but her voice was

defy me, Alessandra,” Don Rosolini said coldly. “Caterina, open

foot soldiers moved to either

I was about to

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

stuttered.

your purse and

as I

bills with a rubber band around

“HA!” Niccolo said triumphantly.

to

opened

do you think? So she can

not allowed to leave our employ without the express

“She has my permission.”

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

had never heard Alessandra speak like she did

frankly, it scared

cold as steel. “You would do well to remember your place when

never seen Niccolo

one surprised by the way she

to justify himself. “She can’t

everything she’s lost

his boss

Don Rosolini commanded as he pointed at the other end of

at him. “Are you

gave him a warning

in angry disbelief, then

delicate situation, as you well

safety,

“Both.”

When you forced me to come here that night from my father’s café, she was the only one who showed me kindness. Are

swelled up and tears

quite the same way. “Might I remind you, my uncle and cousin betrayed the

something about

her made me fear for

might have me killed and Alessandra taken upstairs to be beaten, Alessandra spoke again – but this time

sent Valentino away to marry 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,

looked from

eyes welled up from

moved him. Either way, his expression

are you going?”

my eyes. “T-to Florence, Don

happened so quickly, I’m assuming you don’t have

“N-no, sir.”

here,” he commanded me, then walked towards

heart froze. I was expecting them to confer on whether I could leave

Niccolo’s expression, apparently he was

past his surprised brother into the study and closed

looked at

a minute later, Don Rosolini walked