Half a Lifetime Later—My Mafia Princess is Finally Mine
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Rino
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Valeria was curled up next to me on the couch, a soft blanket draped over her legs, flipping through some thick parenting book with pastel-colored pages and a smiling cartoon baby on the cover. I had my arm thrown over the back of the couch, half reading over her shoulder, half pretending not to care.
“Talk softly to your baby,” she read, trying not to laugh. “Gentle tones help them feel safe and secure.”
I snorted, grabbing the book from her and skimming the page. “Yeah, sure. My old man never talked softly to anyone, and look how I turned out.”