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

Chapter 71

Mafia Kings: Valentino: Chapter 70

Another upside of not having to work on Rocco’s crew was that I didn’t have to get up at the ass-crack of dawn anymore.

I was eating breakfast around 8 the next morning with Isabella and Ludavica – under the watchful and disapproving eye of an older kitchen servant – when Paolo walked in.

“Hey, boss,” he said cheerfully.

Guess he was happy about his promotion to Isabella’s bodyguard.

“Good morning,” I said.

“Signorinas,” he said respectfully to Isabella and Ludavica.

Isabella smiled back at him and said Ciao.

Ludavica said Ciao but didn’t smile.

Then Paolo turned back to me.

“Hey, boss,” he said excitedly, “take a look at this!”

He opened his suit jacket to reveal a shoulder holster and revolver.

“You know how to handle that thing?” I asked.

“Yes,” he said, offended.

“Okay.”

“So – where’re we headed this fine morning?” he asked Isabella.

“I asked Papa if we could go to Cefalù, and he said yes.”

“Where’s Cefalù?” I asked.

“About an hour and a half north of here,” Paolo said. “On the coast.”

I frowned. “How far is Cefalù from Ragusa?”

Paolo looked at me with wide eyes and a fake smile like, What the fuck are you asking THAT for? “Uh… three and a half hours, give or take?”

Shit. That meant Cat’s taxi would have to drive pretty far.

I needed to call her as soon as we got out of here.

“Alright, then – let’s get going,” I said.

We all walked out to the SUV. I got in the front passenger seat beside Paolo, and both girls got in the back.

As soon as Paolo was on the main road, I said, “Let me see your phone.”

He laughed nervously and looked at me like, Are you crazy?! “Uh… why, boss?”

“So I can call Caterina.”

I said it mostly to see what his reaction would be.

He didn’t disappoint.

He swerved into the oncoming lane, although he recovered quickly enough.

Luckily nobody was coming in the opposite direction.

“Jesus, don’t kill us!” I barked.

Paolo laughed nervously again. “Who’s Caterina?”

“We already know,” Isabella informed him from the backseat.

Paolo looked around in bug-eyed terror. “You do?!”

“Yes.” Then Isabella looked at me. “Is that her name? Caterina?”

“Yeah,” I said uncomfortably.

It was a little weird talking to your future wife about the girl you were banging.

“That’s a pretty name,” Isabella said sweetly.

“Yeah,” I said lamely.

What was I supposed to say?

Thank you?

I agree?

Instead, I focused on Paolo. “Your phone.”

Paolo was sweating now. “This is a bad idea.”

“Now you know why you got your promotion.”

He glared at me –

But he got distracted when Isabella said, “We can keep a secret.”

Paolo looked at them in the rearview mirror, then shook his head and swore under his breath.

“PHONE,” I said.

He pulled it out and slapped it into my palm.

“Pull off the road up ahead,” I ordered him.

“Why?”

him. “So I can talk to her outside the

to listen to your conversation with your

girlfriend. And

“Awww,” Ludavica complained playfully.

She was having more fun than

Ludavica said, which

then both girls collapsed into gales of

the rearview mirror, then looked at

– and had shut the door on the

“…hello?” she answered warily.

“It’s me.”

she said, her voice suddenly full of

Isabella’s remark about Cat being my girlfriend but

to see me

“Of course!”

But there’s something we

Caterina sounded worried. “…oh?”

I didn’t work with

he know about us?”

to get out of the house to see you, I had to

“…which is…?”

with me and

was a long

name?” Cat

said in annoyance. “Yes, that’s

Another long pause.

going to keep her from finding out about

“She already knows.”

“SHE ALREADY KNOWS?!”

Cat scream before. It took

She doesn’t want to get married to me, either,

“And you believe her?!”

lockdown. She’s only left her

bewilderment in Cat’s

think. Look, that’s not the

isn’t the important part,” Cat said sarcastically. “What’s the important

to somebody who crossed him,” I said angrily. “It wasn’t pretty. In fact,

Silence.

a notch, “I called you to warn you. If you don’t want to run

want to run the risk,”

Of him

house right under the nose of Niccolo and Don Rosolini. If either of THEM had

have done anything to you –

wouldn’t be so nice about it if

to you,”

she asked softly. “Are you just trying to

“What?! No! Absolutely not!”

“Are YOU afraid?”

If anything happened to you… I don’t think

something happens to

said with

dangerous. I don’t care. I only want to be with you. So if you’re asking me, then I’m in.

careful Don Vicari’s consigliere

admit, I was relieved by Cat’s

I said

do I

pretty far from

better

when you get there. Or call or

can’t wait to see

swell of

I stopped myself.

had been about to say something I had

good idea

Especially now.

“…yes?” Cat whispered hopefully.

I struggled to answer…

just said, “I’ll see

Another long pause.

said sadly, then hung

Shit.

was going to get laid in a few hours, I was

Isabella

Do you love her?

way here for you

to think about

stood there for a long

through the other calls on Paolo’s phone until I

Alessandra’s number.

many Lars had made

the number and waited, my

a familiar voice

“Alessandra?”

“What are you doing calling from THIS

it

“So it’s going okay?”

– yeah, it’s going great. I’ve seen Caterina a couple of times in the

know!” Alessandra

“…you do?”

me. I’m so happy for

lifted

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