All Chapters of The Mafia's Rebel Wife : Chapter 21 - Chapter 24

“What do you mean?” Mario asks.“A week after I returned here, someone called me to tell me that they knew about Alfredo,” I mumble out anxiously, my eyes going to him.“You also only knew about just Alfredo, didn't you?” I ask, and Mario nods distractedly at me.“When I was attacked, someone left me a handwritten message. It said my grandson was still alive. I wasn't certain—thought it was just some joke—but your reaction at the hospital confirmed it.” I let out a strangled breath at his words.“W-what if they sent something to Rino too?” I ask, holding my breath as I place my palm against my belly anxiously.Mario's eyes meet mine. “If my son even as much as suspected that his kids were alive, he would have combed through the earth to find them, Freya,” Mario tells me, his features twisting into one of discomfort.“It would be foolish of you to underestimate my son's ability to read people and pick a lie. He definitely knows you're hiding something—he just might not know what. And k

Rino’s lips remain only a breath away from mine. He lifts his darkened eyes to mine like he’s searching through my soul.My body jerks at the hot, warm feel of his lips against mine. I inhale sharply when he suckles on my lips, my brain working overtime.His tongue darts out to swipe against the sensitive injury on my lip. My eyes widen even further at the act.Before I can process anything, Rino steps away from me, and I find myself breathing hard. My fingers lift to touch my lips.“W-what did you just do?” I breathe out.“Don’t do that to your lips.” Rino’s eyes continue to flicker from my lips to my eyes like he’s trying to rein himself in.He just suckled at the injury on my lips.He watches me like prey for a moment longer before dashing out of the kitchen.If I still couldn’t feel his hot lips on mine, I’d have thought I just imagined this moment.Rosa clearing her throat from the front door causes me to jump.“Help me out with setting the table, will you?” she says with a sly s