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 55
When the men reached the downstairs area of the club, they could see several dead party goers in pools of blood laying around the room, but the majority of the people had run for cover or escaped the building. The bar was in flames from the small pipe bomb and gun shoots still rang out across the building.
"There's Rick. Look. He took down three of those assholes already. He's a badass," Anton nodded toward the exit. "A freakin' superhero in real life."
Dressed in all black suits, the assailants wore a black masks covering their faces. When Anton ran to a nearby table to cover, Roman waved Luke to follow him as they shot one on site that dropped face first in front of them.
"Head up to the stage, Luke. You can get a better view to flush them out for us. Remember the pattern."
"Okay. Got it."
Before Luke took a step away, Roman grabbed him by the collar. "Luke, are you telling the truth? Whatever you say right now, I'll believe you. Did you kill Beau or have someone do it?"