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 thing!” Alessandra

“You

to tear Niccolo limb from

Don Rosolini jumped

handle it,” he said as he gave his brother

Niccolo immediately went silent.

need to

of me, shielding me from her husband.

her. “The fact that

Alessandra. “Tell me why

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

Marianna!

money it

I was leaving. When she’d asked how I could just up

That back-stabbing BITCH!

couldn’t see Alessandra’s face because I was standing behind her, but her voice was scathing.

Don Rosolini said coldly. “Caterina, open

foot soldiers

sure I was

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

stuttered.

purse

I

bills with a

“HA!” Niccolo said triumphantly.

gave it to

eyes opened

you think? So she can leave here and start

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

“She has my permission.”

with a trace of contempt

had never heard Alessandra speak

frankly, it scared

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

never seen Niccolo

I wasn’t the only one surprised by the

he protested, trying to justify himself.

a reminder of everything she’s lost – everything

boss in exasperation. “Dario –

Rosolini commanded as he pointed at the

at him.

him a

shook his head in angry disbelief,

situation, as you well know.

worried about Caterina’s safety, or

“Both.”

my first friend when I came here – my only friend. When you forced me to come here that night from my father’s café, she was the only one who showed me kindness. Are you really suggesting that

she said that, my heart swelled up and tears sprang

was not affected in quite the same way. “Might I remind you, my

well, I’d say that says something about your family, not Caterina,”

made

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

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

looked from

up

moved him. Either way,

are you going?” he asked

eyes. “T-to Florence, Don

you don’t have a job lined up

“N-no, sir.”

here,” he commanded me, then walked towards

I was expecting them to confer on whether I could

apparently he was expecting

Rosolini walked past his surprised brother

at

a minute later, Don Rosolini