LorettaKAuthor

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.

Couture Criminals

Hearing Roman talk about his father hitting Remi, you could tell even the memory hurt Roman to the core.

"She is older right? How did she react?"

"She was scared. Remi didn't have many friends, so she was sort of innocent well into her teen years. Thar hit shook her to the core."

"What about your mother? What did she say?" Poppy asked, engrossed in his story now.

"She left it up to me. Sure, they argued behind closed doors, but she lost all hope. Remember, Momma was depressed and when that happened she was struggling to keep going. I had to step up. So, I waited until he was sober and the next morning, when he came downstairs, I stood up to him. My sister was still in her room, afraid to come down for breakfast, worried he hit her again. People don't realize it, but Remi gets her feelings hurt very easily, and being a daddy's girl, it broke her heart. That night was not my dad. He loves us and I knew when he sobered up he'd hate himself for it."

Chapter 94