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

Mafia Kings: Valentino: Chapter 90

My cell sat on the desk between us. I put it on speakerphone and hit the Contact for Alessandra.

She answered after just a few rings.

“Hello?”

“Hey, Alessandra.”

“Valentino! How are you?”

“Not bad. I’m here with Don Vicari.”

‘Not bad’ was a code word we used when we called each other.

Lars had come up with a list of them.

Outstanding let you know that the speaker didn’t have a gun to his head and that nobody was listening in who shouldn’t be.

Not bad, though, meant Proceed with caution.

I’d told her that Don Vicari was listening in, yes, but I’d used the code word to emphasize extra caution.

I knew Alessandra was familiar with Lars’s code.

I just hoped she realized I was using it.

“Good,” she said. “Hello, Don Vicari.”

“Hello,” he said gruffly.

“How are you?” I asked.

“Outstanding! Massimo’s out of bed and walking around all on his own!”

Outstanding!

So she did get it.

happy to hear my big brother was okay – and that nobody was listening in on her side of the conversation. “Will

think he should stay in Venice and rest, but he absolutely insists on being there. I don’t think anything but a direct order from

I chuckled.

was out of character for me: “I really want everybody

those words – everybody I love – was the night I’d found out Massimo was

specifically been talking about

might as well have been code for

I was hoping she would pick up on it

reply, I was pretty sure she

sure everybody will try. What’s going

wanted to know

I heard, we’re flying over to Sicily the morning of the

24 hours ahead of time?

“No,” Don Vicari interjected.

I’d planned for that.

him, pretending to plead. “What’s 24 hours

snapped. “Don’t ask

been trying

been emphasizing ‘24 hours

Alessandra got the hint.

think it would be possible, Valentino, but if your father-in-law doesn’t want it – by the way, Don Vicari, what time IS the

couldn’t quite decide if something was up or not.

it was at that little chapel near – what was

“Resuttano.”

“Right, Resuttano.”

Cat to be at the chapel outside Resuttano at noon tomorrow

before the

heart leapt in my chest, but I

into my private estate,” Don

wonderful! I can’t wait

“Hrm,” he harrumphed.

Roberto get back okay?”

He brought someone,

“Who?” I asked, surprised.