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

The next day, Carlos stepped into Luke's office. After standing there for some time, he just chuckled.

"Awe, what's wrong Luke? Someone step on your puppy?"

"What's wrong? You ruined my fiancée's engagement party with that shit show last night."

"Well, the speech did a world of good. It set you and her in good with the leader."

"Leader? Are you talking about Jaxson?"

Carlos's eyes widened as he pushed up his sleeves. "What? How did you know that?"

"Come on. His voice is pretty recognizable. Hey, got new tattoos?"

The guy looked at his arm admiring the work. The images looked like should being absorbed into his skin, screaming for help. He couldn't help but notice one looked like Beau. The idea of it made his skin crawl and he couldn't make out the newest one as it was covered with a bandage.

"Oh, this. I get one for all my kills."

Chapter 146