Mafia Kings: Valentino: Dark Mafia Romance Series #6

I watched her walk away.

I wanted to run after her more than anything in the world –

But I didn’t.

Because I knew she was right…

And the least I could do was let her go.

I’ve always been your dirty little secret.

The servant girl you fucked in the pantry.

The one you wouldn’t admit to your family you were sleeping with.

The one you didn’t want to marry.

I felt worse than I ever had in my entire life.

Even worse than when my father died.

Because what I had with Cat had died, too…

And it was all my fucking fault.

I love you.

A part of me will always love you.

But… now I have to start loving myself.

I watched her through the open door of the chapel until she disappeared in the distance.

And when I knew she was gone…

And there was no chance she could see me…

I sank down on the floor…

And I cried.

I stayed in the chapel for over an hour, staring at the wall, haunted by how much I’d lost –

And how seriously I’d fucked up my life.noveldrama

Finally, I walked out and shut the doors…

Like I was burying something inside.

My happiness, maybe.

Or a little bit of my soul.

I stumbled back towards Don Vicari’s like a zombie.

That’s exactly what I felt like:

A zombie.

Dead inside.

When I got back to the compound, none of the foot soldiers bothered me.

Nobody said anything until Isabella saw me shuffling up to my room.

“How did it – ” she started happily –

And then she saw my face.

Her eyes widened, and she looked like she might cry.

“Oh, Valentino,” she whispered. “I’m so sorry…”

“…me too,” I mumbled, then turned and kept on walking.

“Valentino?” she asked.

I stopped but didn’t look back at her.

“You and I… we’re still… we’re still good, right?” I could hear the fear in her voice. “We’re still getting married tomorrow… right?”

I stared straight ahead.

“…yes,” I finally muttered.

After all…

I didn’t have any other choice.