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

Chapter 73

Mafia Kings: Valentino: Chapter 73

I found the Minerva – a tiny hotel, more like the one in Gela than the luxurious cave in Ragusa – and bounded up the stairs.

I knocked on Room 404.

The door opened a crack, and Caterina looked out at me.

“Hey,” she said with a smile…

Though she seemed very subdued.

I pushed my way in, shut the door, and kissed her –

But she wasn’t very passionate as she kissed me back.

I pulled away from her. “What’s wrong?”

“Nothing.”

She leaned in to kiss me –

“What’s wrong?” I asked again.

“Nothing. Everything’s fine.”

“Bullshit. Are you going to tell me, or are we just going to ignore it?”

She looked up at me with a sad but defiant look. “What do you think is wrong?”

I knew.

But the pit of my stomach filled with dread at naming it…

So I lied.

“I think you’re having second thoughts about seeing me.”

She glared at me. “Now who’s slinging bullshit?”

started to walk away

I grabbed her arm and pulled her back to

she yelped, trying to fight me

I had no choice.

the truth, or I

said nothing, we’d end up wasting

because I was going to say ‘I love you’ on the phone, but I

me in shock, tears in

And then nodded silently.

the same emotion

started to

Stopped myself –

do this

love you,”

over her mouth. Then she removed it and smiled as tears streamed down her

pulled her to me… wrapped her up in

with a sniffle, “Why didn’t you say it on

makes the whole

from my chest so she could look me

anything about it,” I said grimly. “In a week and a half, I have to get married. I have to. I have no choice. And it fucking sucks to marry a woman I don’t want, and who doesn’t want me… when

at me a

you turn down Don Rosolini when he said you

away in

heard him tell

I felt ashamed –

guilty as hell

immediately became

couldn’t bear

told me?!” I asked,

me, tears pouring

me the saddest smile I’d ever

to tell you,” she whispered. “And I

That killed me.

broke my fucking

This woman…

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