Page 216 of Mafia Kings: Valentino

It hurt so much that he wouldn’t do anything about it.

I understood. I did.

I knew he couldn’t go against his family…

But it just killed me that I was the one who would pay the price.

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Valentino

Ileft Cat’s room feeling vaguely unsettled.

The first part, when I’d walked in the room and she’d been all distant, had sucked.

Then…

When I’d finally had the courage to tell herI love you…

THAT part had gone GREAT.

The sex…

It was fuckingmind-blowing.

I’d never felt like that before.

I’d seen a whole new world of emotions in her eyes as she came…

And me?

I’d felt…

Free.

Alive.

In love.

But now…

Leaving her…

Something wasn’t right, and I couldn’t put my finger on it.

When I got down to the lobby, Paolo was waiting for me.

Isabella and Ludavica were in a parlor next to the front door,oohingandaahingover paintings and coffee books laid out in the sitting area.

“Boss…” Paolo said grimly.

“Don’t start,” I warned him.

Isabella looked over, a teasing expression on her face. “Did you – ”

But when she saw my expression, she stopped short.

“Did I what?” I asked gruffly.

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