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

arm and

yelped, trying to fight

I had no choice.

the truth, or I might

end up wasting what

I was going to say ‘I love you’ on the phone, but I stopped myself,” I said. “That’s

looked at me in shock, tears

And then nodded silently.

with the same emotion I’d felt hours

to speak

Stopped myself –

don’t do this – DON’T DO THIS

love you,” I

and clasped a hand over her mouth. Then she removed it and smiled as tears streamed

in my arms… and

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

it makes the whole

she could look

no choice. And it fucking sucks

me a

Rosolini when he said you could

away in horror.

him tell Alessandra

I felt ashamed –

guilty as

immediately became

bear those

told me?!”

there looking at me, tears pouring

she gave me the saddest smile I’d

hurt too much to tell you,” she whispered.

That killed me.

my fucking

This woman…

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