Lahat ng Kabanata ng A Kiss and Nothing More - Mafia Love: Kabanata 71 - Kabanata 80

“It is!” he snapped, running his hands through his hair in frustration. “I never should have even let myself kiss her. I knew she was different. I should’ve followed that little voice in my head,” he pressed two fingers to his right temple, “that said to let her go. But no. No! I had to go after her, over and over again. Until she became mine, she became…” he exhaled painfully, the words choking him. “She became my everything.” Tears gathered in his eyes. “And I agreed to the civil marriage, so exposed, just to be able to have her… I could’ve immediately made her my wife, without waiting for all the organizational procedures.”Guilt gnawed at him, chewing away at his insides.Vince collapsed back onto the floor, his body trembling as he buried his face in his hands and cried. He had to be strong for his men, always. But right now, he wasn’t the Don, he was just Vincenzo, Vince. He was a groom suffering from the kidnapping of his bride.“Shhhh...” Maddie whispered, massaging his back,

Vince slammed his fist into the wall, unable to contain his anger. It wasn’t just anger; it was worry, helplessness, everything piling up at once. He felt trapped, powerless in the face of what was happening. All he wanted was to see Lina again, to make sure that, aside from the trauma of being kidnapped, nothing worse had happened to her.“He’ll call again. And when he does, we’ll be ready. He’s only going to leave there alive because we need to follow him. That is, if he doesn’t try something stupid and attack you,” Nico said, his voice calm despite the situation.Vince collapsed onto the floor, his head leaning back against the wall. He closed his eyes, focusing on his breathing, trying to calm himself.“I need her, Nico. I need her!” He took a deep breath, then opened his eyes, staring at the ceiling for a moment before looking at Nico. “I’ll burn down all of New York, Chicago, if I have to. But I want my Lina back. And whoever touched her will regret the day they ever laid a hand

That's why Vince didn't worry about him. Now, on top of everything, Gambini also had great affection for Lina. Vince wondered how the hell he'd never seen her there. Maybe because he arrived when she wasn't there yet and left well after her working time. And, after buying that nightclub where he met Lina, he rarely appeared at Gambini’s.‘If I had come here more often, I would have been with Lina long ago!’ he thought.“Then that's it. I'll have to enter through the front door, while you go above and around the sides. I don't want anyone coming in through the backdoor. Just keep guard, but don't enter. I can't risk Lina’s safety.”“Leave it to us, sir,” Eligio said.“Nico, I need you to maintain order among the soldiers, here. With that wound still not healed one hundred percent, I don't want you in the bar.”Nico understood where that was coming from: he wasn't in combat condition and would be a burden.“Copied,” he replied and Vince nodded.Vince had his bulletproof vest on. Of cour

“We’ve totally deviated from the standard of mafia marriages, haven’t we? I don’t know if you agree, but maybe it would be good to follow the traditions. We’ve skipped a lot of steps, and we’ve had a somewhat... crooked start.”Lina smiled softly, and Vince looked down at her, his gaze tender.“I want to propose to you the right way, in front of everyone,” he said, his voice full of sincerity. “I want us to get married within the mafia, with the festivities you deserve.” Lina was, after all, the daughter of the Don of Camorra. She deserved the honors, even if she was born out of wedlock. Bartolomeo had registered her, making her his heir.That was, in fact, something that puzzled Vince. The Camorra had not made any move to support her or avenge Bartolomeo's death at the hands of the Don of the Outfit. To Vince, the only explanation was that Bartolomeo had been betrayed from within. And by high-ranking members, no less.From what Vince recalled, Ignazio Pantuso, the Sottocapo

The next day, Maddie went to visit Lina. Nico was almost glued to her, which didn't go unnoticed by Lina.“I thought you’ve forgotten about me,” Lina complained, pretending to be very offended.“Oh, please... Just because I wasn't here when you woke up?” Maddie asked, getting into the theater mood.“Exactly!” Lina pouted.“Oh, dramatic girl, that one. I'm going to call you for one of the roles in the play, okay? A natural talent, such as you, cannot go to waste!” Maddie rolled her eyes and Lina laughed.“You’re so ridiculous!” Lina threw the pillow at Maddie. “You can't talk to me like that. I'm pregnant...”Maddie stopped playing immediately and looked at Lina, her mouth agape, utterly shocked. Then, he turned to Nico, who bored the same expression Maddie did.“You...” Maddie looked at Lina's belly, looked at Vince and then at Nico. “Did you know?”“No, I didn’t!” Nico defended himself and looked at Vince, who kept his face impassive. “How come you didn't tell me something like that?