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

“You stay

she was about to tear Niccolo limb

Rosolini jumped in

handle it,” he said as he gave his

Niccolo immediately went silent.

me. “I need

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

at her. “The fact that I said

didn’t satisfy Alessandra. “Tell me why

but he 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 saved while

Marianna!

money it was

asked how I could just up and quit, I’d told her that I had some money

That back-stabbing BITCH!

was standing behind her, but her voice was scathing. “That’s

Alessandra,” Don Rosolini said coldly.

as the two foot soldiers moved

was sure I was about to

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

stuttered. “M-ma’am –

your purse

I

bills with a rubber band around

“HA!” Niccolo said triumphantly.

it to her,” Alessandra

eyes opened wide.

think? So she can leave here and

to being surly. “Servants are not allowed to leave our employ without the express permission of

“She has my permission.”

with a trace of contempt in his voice,

heard Alessandra speak like

it scared me

voice cold as steel. “You would do well to

had never seen Niccolo that shocked

I wasn’t the only one surprised by the way she was

security risks involved!” he protested, trying to

she’s

his boss

wait over there,” Don Rosolini commanded as he

him. “Are

him a warning

in angry disbelief,

turned back to Alessandra. “Niccolo’s right. We are in a delicate situation, as you well know. We can’t afford to let people come and go as they

worried about Caterina’s safety,

“Both.”

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

she said that, my heart swelled up and

the same way. “Might I remind you, my

say that says something about your

Rosolini gave her made

have me killed and Alessandra taken upstairs to be beaten, Alessandra

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

Rosolini looked from his

eyes welled up from Alessandra’s

tears moved him. Either way, his

you going?” he asked

eyes. “T-to Florence,

assuming you don’t have a

“N-no, sir.”

right here,” he commanded me, then

froze. I was expecting them to confer on whether I

expression, apparently he was expecting that,

Rosolini walked past his surprised brother into the

at Alessandra, who

later, Don Rosolini