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

Mafia Kings: Valentino: Chapter 113

The priest started reading Bible verses. All about God making man in his image, then creating woman…

There was other stuff, but I tuned it out.

All I could think about was Cat and how I could’ve married her back home.

About how she knew I’d said ‘no’ when Dario offered me a chance…

And how that must have broken her heart.

But she still stuck by me.

She risked everything to come to Sicily to be with me.

She’d begged me, over and over, to run away with her –

But I’d always said ‘no.’

Why?

Because I had to do it ‘for the family.’

We didn’t know if Massimo and Lars were alive or dead.

And if Roberto didn’t come through, we’d be too broke to fight Fausto.

But Massimo was alive. He was right behind me.

Lars was alive, too.

And Roberto had gotten the money.

In short, all the reasons Niccolo had arranged this marriage –

them

yet I was still going

to mention Massimo, Lars, and Roberto all got to

Not me.

Niccolo had decided that

fucking hated him for

But…

listening to the priest drone on

that it wasn’t Niccolo’s

Not really.

arranged it

him because I didn’t want

had the chance

the chance to run

to say

to be with her, and I’m not

But I didn’t.

Because…

In the end…

the piece of shit in all of

Vicari, I’d stood up to the fucker when he was an asshole

there was

won’t stick up for his woman

And yet…

stood

hadn’t stood up for the woman

I

But I’d known.

I’d always known.

just like

always treated her like