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?”

to walk away

arm and pulled her

go!” she yelped, trying to fight me

I had no choice.

to tell her the truth,

we’d end up wasting what precious time we

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

in shock, tears in her eyes

And then nodded silently.

heart suddenly swelled with the same emotion I’d felt

started to

Stopped myself –

this –

love you,” I

burst out sobbing and clasped a hand over her mouth. Then she removed it and smiled as tears streamed down her cheeks. “I

up in my arms…

moment, she asked with a sniffle, “Why didn’t

it makes the whole

pushed away from my chest so she

I have to get married. I have to. I have no choice. And it

looked at me a long

did you turn down Don Rosolini when he said you

in

heard him tell

I felt ashamed –

guilty as

I immediately

bear those other

knew and you never told me?!” I asked,

looking at me,

the

tell you,” she

That killed me.

broke my

This woman…

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