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

and pulled

she yelped, trying to fight me

I had no choice.

truth, or I might as well

nothing, we’d end up wasting

love you’ on the phone, but I

looked at me in shock, tears in

And then nodded silently.

suddenly swelled with the same

to speak

Stopped myself –

do this – DON’T DO

you,”

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

me… wrapped her up in my arms… and

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

the whole

from my chest so she could look

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

looked at me a long time in

Don Rosolini when

away in horror. “You heard

heard him tell

I felt ashamed –

guilty as hell

immediately became

couldn’t bear

and you never told me?!” I asked, enraged.

looking at me,

she gave me the saddest smile

she whispered. “And

That killed me.

broke my fucking

This woman…

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