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The Don's Lethal Desire Mint and Planning
Chapter 30: Mint and PlanningGwenWe spent the next week going through Lorenzo's documents. Marco coordinated with our tech people to verify everything, cross-reference information, build a complete picture of Anthony Ricci and his operations. What we found was both comprehensive and terrifying.Anthony wasn't just some low-level operative. He'd been groomed from childhood to take over his grandfather's operations. Money laundering, corruption, political connections that ran deep. And for the past year, since Santoro's death, he'd been planning something big. Something that involved me and Armando and Restaurant Agnes."He wants to hit the restaurant," Marco explained, spreading out surveillance photos on Armando's desk. "During a Friday night service. Maximum casualties, maximum impact. He's hired mercenaries, ex-military types who don't care about codes or honor."My stomach dropped. "When?""Based on communications we've intercepted, sometime in the next two weeks. He's still fina
The Don's Lethal Desire Black Pepper and old enemies
Chapter 29: Black Pepper and old enemiesGwenSix weeks after the shooting, I was in the restaurant kitchen grinding black peppercorns for a steak au poivre when Marco appeared. I'd gotten used to his visits by now, the way he'd show up without announcement, always with news or updates. But something about his expression made my hands still on the pepper grinder."What's wrong?" I asked, setting the grinder down."Nothing's wrong. Actually, we might have a lead. On something important." He glanced around the kitchen. "Is this a good time to talk?""Dinner service doesn't start for another hour. Talk.""We found Lorenzo. He's in Sicily, working with the old families there. And he wants to meet." Marco pulled out his phone, showing me a message. "Says he has information. About your parents. About what really happened the night they died."My heart started pounding. "What kind of information?""He claims Camila didn't act alone. That there was someone else involved, someone who's still a
The Don's Lethal Desire Chicken soup and Healing
Chapter 28: Chicken soup and HealingGwenTwo weeks after the shooting, they finally discharged Armando. Dr. Chen gave us a list of restrictions longer than my arm: no heavy lifting, no strenuous activity, physical therapy three times a week, follow-up appointments, medications, warning signs to watch for. I listened carefully and wrote everything down while Armando looked increasingly frustrated."I'm not an invalid," he muttered as a nurse wheeled him to the car in a wheelchair. Hospital policy, she'd explained cheerfully, ignoring his protests."You're a man who got shot in the chest two weeks ago. Accept the wheelchair with grace." I helped him into the car carefully, mindful of his still-tender wound. The drive home was quiet, both of us processing the transition from hospital to real life.Rosa had transformed one of the ground-floor guest rooms exactly as promised. Hospital bed, monitors, a chair that reclined fully, everything we might need. But Armando took one look at it and
The Don's Lethal Desire Carbonara and Recovery
Chapter 27: Carbonara and RecoveryGwenA week later, they moved Armando to a private room on a regular floor. It was progress, even though he chafed at the continued hospitalization. I'd finally agreed to go home occasionally to shower and change clothes, but I still spent most of every day at his bedside."You're going to get bedsores if you don't move," I teased, helping him shift position for the hundredth time that day."I hate this. Being stuck in bed. Being weak. Having nurses come in every two hours to check my vitals." He grimaced as the movement pulled at his still-healing wound. "I want to go home.""Two more weeks, the doctor said. Then you can go home and be miserable there instead." I sat on the edge of the bed carefully. "Though Rosa is already preparing. She's turned one of the guest rooms into a recovery suite. Hospital bed, monitors, everything you might need.""So I'll be stuck in a different bed. Great.""Stop complaining. You're alive. That's what matters." I kiss
The Don's Lethal Desire Lasagna and First Words
Chapter 26: Lasagna and First WordsGwenOn the fourth day, his fingers twitched in mine. Such a small movement that I almost missed it, but I'd been holding his hand for so long that I felt every tiny shift. My head snapped up from where I'd been resting it on the edge of his bed."Armando?" I leaned closer, searching his face for signs of consciousness. "Can you hear me?"His eyelids fluttered but didn't open. I hit the call button for the nurse, then turned back to him. "Come on, amore. I know you're in there. Open your eyes for me."The nurse arrived quickly, checking his vitals and making notes. "His heart rate's picking up. That's good. He's starting to surface. Keep talking to him. Your voice might help guide him back."After she left, I squeezed his hand gently. "You've been asleep for four days. Four very long days where I've been sitting here talking to myself like a crazy person. The nurses probably think I've lost it. Marco's been handling business, but he needs you back.
The Don's Lethal Desire Coffee and Hospital Vigil
Chapter 25: Coffee and Hospital VigilGwenWhen they finally let me into the ICU, nothing could have prepared me for seeing Armando like that. He looked small in the hospital bed, which was impossible because Armando was never small. He filled every room he entered with his presence, his power, his intensity. But hooked up to machines that beeped and hummed, with a tube down his throat breathing for him, he looked almost fragile.I pulled a chair close to his bedside and took his hand, careful of the IV lines and monitors. His skin was warm, which felt like a small miracle. Warm meant alive. Warm meant fighting."Hi," I whispered, even though he couldn't hear me. "You look terrible. But you're alive, so I'll take it." Tears streamed down my face. "The doctor says the next three days are critical. That if you can make it through without complications, you'll probably be okay. So that's what you're going to do. You're going to lie there and rest and let your body heal, and you're not go
The Don's Lethal Desire Forbidden Fruit and kisses
Chapter 14: Forbidden Fruit and kissesGwenWe didn't go to meet Lorenzo that night. At the last minute, Armando's second-in-command called with news that changed everything: Lorenzo's hostages had been rescued by a rival faction that wanted to see the brothers destroy each other. The immediate cr
The Don's Lethal Desire Apple and inheritance
Chapter 13: Apple and inheritanceGwenThe wedding was scheduled for two weeks from now. I'd agreed to it, but the reality felt surreal. Rosa brought me designer catalogs filled with dresses that cost more than my yearly salary. Florists called with bouquet options. A wedding planner appeared at th
The Don's Lethal Desire Sour Grapes and arguments
Chapter 12: Sour Grapes and argumentsGwenNico stood when he saw me enter the coffee shop, his face a mixture of relief and fury. He looked thinner, dark circles under his eyes suggesting he'd been as sleepless as I had."Gwen!" He rushed over and pulled me into a crushing hug. "Don't you ever do
The Don's Lethal Desire Bitter Cherries and guns
Chapter 11: Bitter Cherries and gunsGwen"You need to learn to shoot."I looked up from my breakfast to find Armando standing in the doorway, already dressed for the day. "Excuse me?""A gun. You need to know how to use one." He walked to the coffee pot and poured himself a cup. "After last night,
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