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Thirty Seven

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Cassie:

"Hello, earth to Cassie," Sydney waved a hand in front of me, pulling me out of my thoughts.

I had been stuck thinking about Luca and how he ran off this morning while we were together. What could have been so urgent? Why did he switch to Italian? I wanted to know what was going on in his head. More than anything, I wanted to know if he was alright.

"I'm sorry, girls… what were we talking about?" I asked after zoning out, blinking a few times.

"Girl, where’s your mind?" Rebecca said laughing while shaking her head.

"We were talking about how you bailed on us at the nightclub," Sydney reminded me, narrowing her eyes playfully.

"Oh, that. Well, as you guys know, I’m the life of the party and I love to get my ass on the dance floor."

"Yeah… we needed some of that grind, babe," Rebecca teased, and we all burst into laughter.

"Ugh, I know. But I couldn’t resist my husband’s handsome face when he came to take me home," I said, smiling and blushing.

"Wow, Luca came to get you? Did yo
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  • The Mafia's Silent Keeper   Forty-Six

    Cassie:I looked up and I heard the door creak open, and I saw Luca standing in the threshold of the door just as I was reaching for the edge of the blanket to pull it tighter around me.My heart stuttered when Luca stepped into the room. His face was streaked with blood, dark red splatters cutting across his cheek and jaw, drying at the collar of his shirt. His white dress shirt was ruined, soaked in crimson stains, and his hands were still smeared.He didn't say anything when he walked in, he just stood there in the doorway, the faint light from the hallway outlining the broad, rigid frame of his body.They say grief is the ultimate price we pay for love. Some may wonder if it's worth it in the end, but a loveless life is nothing.I knew the pain all too well. When I lost my father, it was still too fresh in my memory, my mind, and my heart.There was nothing I could do to ease Luca's pain, and watching someone like him, a strong man, break down burned a hole right through my chest.

  • The Mafia's Silent Keeper   Forty-five

    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

  • The Mafia's Silent Keeper   Forty-Four

    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

  • The Mafia's Silent Keeper   Forty-Three

    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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