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Cassie:

My breath was stuck in my lungs and my eyes didn't dare to blink, but I knew my tears would fail me no matter what.

I was broken from what my eyes saw, the pictures of Luca with another woman. It made me think all the horrible things ever. I hated him, I hated him so much for doing that to me that it fucking hurt.

With every painful sour breath I took, my heart sank deeper into my chest. My knees grew weaker. The realization that Luca had cheated on me sank into my pores like acid.

How had I been tricked into overlooking what I saw in him the first few times we spent together. How could I ever think he would settle down with someone like me. My intuition could never have guessed.

I tried to fight my tears but immediately I was alone in my room, a loud shriek left my mouth and I exploded into tears. My knees gave out from beneath me and I crumbled to the ground, my body shaking in waves of sadness and despair. There was no stopping the tears.

My head was spiraling as I thought
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    Luca:Revenge couldn't wait for the mourning. They say it's a dish best served cold. I'd never rest until I saw this vendetta through, that way I could protect my family.And that only meant one thing, Renzo needed to be gone for good.I'd spill as much blood as necessary to make sure that motherfucker paid for what he did. If there's anything that is off-limits for me in this world of mine, it's my family. No one can fuck with mine.So I was on a fucking mission that would permanently grant me a seat in the flames of hell. I lived in the underworld after all. That fate came with the life I chose.I didn't believe sadistic fuckers saw any light when they died. I'm sure there's nothing for them on the other side, just limbo.A state in some ultra self-conscious where they could live over every fuck-up in their life that had earned them such a prize.I'd probably find myself in such a place one day, yet that wasn't enough to make me grow a conscience.Right now all I could think about w

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    Luca:As I sat in the front row facing the wooden coffin, it felt like everyone around me moved at a supernatural pace while my whole world stood still, trapped at an impasse, a huge part of it lying lifeless right in front of me.The church bells tolled heavy and unrelenting, each strike settling in my chest like a weight I could not shake. Don Morretti’s coffin rested at the front of the cathedral, draped in black and white roses, guarded by men who had sworn loyalty to him in life and now stood for him in death.I wondered how the world would have color without him in it.The pews overflowed. Men in tailored black suits lined the aisles, women with veils lowered their heads, and the sound of muffled crying filled the air like smoke. Every single one of my men was here, paying their respects, and all the Dons of the other Mafia families had come to do the same.Beside me, my sister Muiccia wore dark shades, her hair tied back into a low bun and her jaw set like stone. She hated fune

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    Cassie:The loud crack of the gunshot tore through the hall and my whole body jolted. For a second, I thought my chest had been ripped open, the sound was that close. Screams erupted around me and the chandeliers shook with the stampede of people scrambling for cover.Before I could even process what was happening, Luca’s arm wrapped tightly around my waist. His other hand pressed against the back of my head as he shoved me down against his chest. We dropped behind one of the tables as chaos exploded across the hall.“Stay down!” he barked, his voice low and dominant.I froze against him, my heart hammering so violently I thought it would burst. The music had stopped. Glasses shattered and people were running, crying, pushing each other. My nails dug into Luca’s arm without realizing, clinging to him as the air filled with another round of gunshots.I lifted my head slightly to look, but Luca’s hand pressed me back down. “Don’t look, Cassie.”I heard shouting near the altar. Don Morre

  • The Mafia's Silent Keeper   Forty-Two

    Cassie:My breath was stuck in my lungs and my eyes didn't dare to blink, but I knew my tears would fail me no matter what.I was broken from what my eyes saw, the pictures of Luca with another woman. It made me think all the horrible things ever. I hated him, I hated him so much for doing that to me that it fucking hurt.With every painful sour breath I took, my heart sank deeper into my chest. My knees grew weaker. The realization that Luca had cheated on me sank into my pores like acid.How had I been tricked into overlooking what I saw in him the first few times we spent together. How could I ever think he would settle down with someone like me. My intuition could never have guessed.I tried to fight my tears but immediately I was alone in my room, a loud shriek left my mouth and I exploded into tears. My knees gave out from beneath me and I crumbled to the ground, my body shaking in waves of sadness and despair. There was no stopping the tears.My head was spiraling as I thought

  • The Mafia's Silent Keeper   Forty-One

    Luca:The moment I was trying to avoid had come.As Cassie stormed into the greenhouse where I usually came to cater to my precious plants in my free time, I could see the rage in her eyes as she walked towards me with a brown envelope in her hand. I wondered what was inside the brown envelope for her to walk in like that looking upset."Luca, can we talk for a moment?" she asked.I paused my gardening and took off my gloves."Sure, what's up?"She opened the brown envelope, brought out some pictures, and handed them to me."Care to explain this to me, Luca?" she said, her brown eyes almost watery.I took the pictures from her hand and to my greatest surprise, they were pictures of me. The first picture was of a red-haired bartender lady touching my hands as I was sitting in the bar. The second picture was the both of us kissing at a dark corner of the club and the third picture showed me bare-chested with the lady completely naked as she laid close to me, and the pictures clearly sol

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    Cassie:The clock on the wall ticked louder with every passing hour. Luca hadn’t come home.Before I knew it, it was midnight, then two in the morning, and then five.I waited in the living room first before heading to his bedroom to wait up for him. I must have slept off for a while because I jumped back up the moment I thought I heard the sound of Luca’s car honking outside.My phone was still in my hand, the screen glowing every time a notification popped up.But not a single reply from Luca.I had sent text messages asking him if he was safe because I was worried. I also called him five times already and it went straight to voicemail, until the last call when a female voice picked up and hung up immediately.That made me more worried. I started imagining things, like Luca being with another woman and all of that. But no.I decided to get myself together and wait for Luca to come home. Maybe he was stuck in a meeting at his nightclub. I told myself anything I could think of. Maybe

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