Couture Criminals
Cheeky owner of a struggling fashion boutique, Poppy Fields dreams of having her designs rocking the couture runways in Paris and Milan. While fantasizing about the glamorous life, her world is about to collide with the devil himself in the form of a dangerous mafia leader, Roman D’Amico, out for revenge for his dead brother. Often mistaken as the future wife of one of Chicago’s most notorious crime bosses, and Roman’s rival gang member, everyone who enters Poppy’s little shop believes they are doing a favor to the Gambino family. When her doppelgänger waltzes into her boutique, the women are shocked to find they look like twins. Leaving her identification behind as a ruse to flee the country, Claudia switches lives with the unsuspecting fashion designer. When Luke Gambino falls for the ploy, he believes Poppy is his runaway bride, forcing her to take on the persona of the real Claudia Ricci. Following the murder of his brother, Roman D’Amico is looking for revenge. When he suspects the Gambinos are behind it, he plots to kidnap the rival gang member’s wife. Unknowing that the women have switched places, Roman kidnaps the wrong couture diva. With Claudia missing, Poppy must keep up the ruse, and convince Roman to keep her alive or fall into the hands of the murderous Gambino family.
Chapter 142
A month had gone by and Poppy, along with her brother and Tate, were now living in Italy with the Ricci's. Mid fall the leaves were changing and the Italian country side was lovely with colors of orange, red, and gold's. But a darkness still hung over, as the grieving of the sad fashion designer was more than she thought she could handle.
In Roman's absence, Salvador didn't feel safe with his daughter alone in Chicago without supervision. Although the plans were still in action and Luke had to keep a low profile, Don Ricci listened to his recommendation for Poppy to move there so she would be properly watched over. He had gotten enough intel on the Serpents movement as of late to know she was now one they were planning to abduct in their next round of captors.