Leandra's POVI am ready for my first day at work. Although I am a little tired, I can make it through today. Carlos takes me to my new job, and he looks surprised. I do not know why he is looking so surprised. I thank him and get out of the car. I quickly walk into the building, to the reception."Hi, I am Leandra Smith. Mrs. Angelo is waiting for me," I say. That is when it hit me. Dante's surname is also Angelo. Is that why Carlos looked so surprised? Is this the family of Dante? I hope I'm not going to work for the Italian Mafia."Good day, Miss Smith. Please follow me," The young lady says. She does not sound too friendly. Oh, well, I don't care. I am here to work. I just hope it's not for the Mafia."Thank you. I am very nervous. Is Mrs Angelo friendly?" I ask. "She's only friendly if you're so away from her son. Just remember that her son is off limits," Sandra says. I can see her name tag. It says Sandra. I guess that's her name. She is obviously not going to introduce hersel
Dante's POVLeandra is even more beautiful than I remember her from last night, or rather a few hours ago. One should not even say that she did not sleep. She looks professional, and maybe it is the way she applied her makeup that makes her look like she is fresh—not that she has a lot of makeup on. I do not even want to know how she feels because I am tired. "Leandra, how are you feeling? You must be tired. We did not sleep at all last night. I just told my mother everything that happened last night. I hope Carlos behaved," I say. "Yes, he's a perfect gentleman. I am okay. I am not that tired at all. I am going to go back to work. It was a nice singing again, Don," Leandra says. I told her to call me Dante, but I guess she does not want to call me Dante in front of my mother. I know everybody always warns the new girls not to come close to me. Well, I cannot blame them. I have not met my future wife yet. How is the man supposed to meet his wife if he is not allowed to shop around?
Dante's POVNothing special happened in the following few days. Brasco went into hiding and has not made another move yet. I have not seen Leandra and do not know why I miss her. Maybe I have taken a liking to her. She is refreshingly different from the rest of the women I know. She's not even interested in me. I still have her car. I fixed Daisy. They fixed everything, even all the scratches and gave her a new paint job. I cannot wait for Leandra to see Daisy. She looks totally new. Daisy has a new engine and everything. I'm going to surprise Leandra after work. "Dante here, you are. I was looking all over for you. Why have you been hiding from me the last few days? I hear that you know that new girl that is working here. Well, you can forget about the other girlfriends. I am pregnant, and I will tell your mother she will become a grandmother," Sandra says. "Sandra, don't be stupid. You and I know it cannot be my child. Stop wasting my time. I am busy," I say. However, I do know Sa
Leandra's POV"Help me out," Dante whispers. The girl from reception is following him. Sandra, I think her name is. Damn the man just kissed me like I am his woman or something. I am still trying to get my thoughts in order! Of course, I will help him, but he will pay for using me like this! Wait, did he just put a ring on my finger? This man is pushing it too far. However, he did help me get rid of Tommy and Mary. Luckily, I did not hear anything from them again, but I don't believe Tommy will give up that easily. Maybe he is waiting for things to calm down before he strikes again. I have to stay in Dante's good books. I might need his help again. I'm a strong woman who can advise my own battles, but I cannot fight the whole street gang. "Snoekums, please do not kiss me in my office. Honeybuns, you know your mother will not approve of us making out in her office," I purr like a little kitten. Dante's face says it all. He does not like my pet names for him. "Okay, Cupcake, I will be
Third person's POV"Okay, let me look," Dante says. He pulls, but the ring is stuck. "Ouch! Dammit! Do you want to pull my finger from my hand? Don't we have something we can cut the ring with?" Leandra says. "You're crazy. I cannot cut the ring. My mother will kill me. It was her mother's ring. We can cut your finger off, though," Dante says."Excuse me! I'm not going to lose my finger over a bloody ring that I didn't ask you to put on my finger. Maybe if we take soap. Maybe then we can get it off," Leandra says. "Let's go to my mother's bathroom. She has a bathroom in her office. We cannot go into the ladies' bathroom. Come. My mother will not be back for a while," Dante says.They walk into the bathroom. Leandra takes soap and puts it on her finger. They start pulling and trying hard to get the ring off."If is stuck! What were you thinking putting is so hard and fast?" Leandra complains. "How did I have to know it was so tight?" I ask. "You could've thought about it. Wanted t
Third Person's POV"Mom, I do not believe that Sandra will ever come back. I cannot keep Leandra hostage. I can not force her to stay engaged to me. She has already saved my life. She has saved me from Sandra. Sandra knows that we can find out if the baby is mine or not, even before it is born. I do not want to force Leandra to do anything she does not want to," Dante says. "We are not going to force Leandra. Leandra, if you are willing to stay engaged to Dante for a while, I will pay you handsomely. You only have to pretend to be engaged. I promise you don't have to stay engaged if you don't want to. As soon as you feel uncomfortable about the situation, you can always walk away. You can be the one who breaks off the engagement. Please, Leandra, will you help us out?" Aurora begs. "You don't have to pay me. I already owe you so much. Mrs Angelo, you gave me a chance when no one else wanted to. I can stay engaged to Dante for a while. I do not mind doing it. However, I want to know
Enrico's POVI am very excited to show Leandra her car. I know she will be happy that Daisy is fixed. I hope she likes the color I painted it. It was bright pink, it is now a sensible white. All the dents and scratches are out of the car. We walk outside, and I want to hold my hands over her eyes. However, she pushes my hands away. We go to the parking area, and I walk over to the little Mazda that looks brand new. "Tadaaaa! What do you think?" I ask, showing her Daisy. "Oh, it's a nice new car. But where is Daisy?" Leandra asks. "It is Daisy. I fixed her for you," I say. "No, no, no, no, nooooo! What have you done with Daisy? She had a character. You took away all our memories! She looks like all the other cars. Where is the scratch on the door? It is where Mrs. Green from neighbourhood watch strached her when she thought I was a thug and hit the door with her cane. And the bump on the bonnet. It is when Daisy and I accidently ran over old man Barnie with his wheelchair and had t
Leandra's POV"What's where you going? You're going to get us killed! You missed that car by a few inches! She did not even look when you turned into the street!" Dante shouts. "I will come on that car was far away! Can you shut up? You are making me nervous. Do you want us to make an accident? Know how to drive. However, I cannot drive with somebody shouting at me all the time. It makes me nervous," I shout back. "Watch out!" Dante shouts, and I slam on the breaks. I am here two days this old breaks, not this new breaks. Dante almost flew right through the windscreen."See what you make me do. I almost hit the car in front of us because you were screaming at me," I say. "Think I have whiplash. Stop the car. I will drive from here. You were looking at me and not at the road when you almost dropped into the car in front of us. I saw my life flashing in front of my eyes. We almost hit that car!" Dante shouts. "Zip it! You are not driving Daisy! Please just stay quiet so that I can co
Isabella's POVI just have a feeling that everything is going to go wrong today. I believe that everything will go wrong. My mother brought over the dress. It fits me perfectly. It is the perfect dress. It is so beautiful, I have never seen such a lovely dress. I always liked vintage dresses and shoes. It's just perfect. My mother tells me that she got it from her mother. I am so happy that I can wear the family dress. I always thought that I would never get to wear a family dress because I was an orphan. I always dreamed about the day I would meet my parents, and they would tell me that I am a princess, and it all happened. No, I'm not a princess, but at least I am a Donna in the Italian Mafia. I am so happy that I finally have my family. And I know I do not appreciate them as much as I should. I wish there were something I could do for my mother and father to make them feel more a part of my life. I know they love me, and I know they won't always love me. They have always loved me a
Dante's POVToday, we are training Isabella to fight with weapons. At first, I was very sceptical because I thought that she wouldn't be able to do it. However, her father insisted that we start training her. I am standing next to Don La Romani while we watch her hit one target after another. She has a natural feel for the gun she is using. Don Romani looks very proud of his daughter. I cannot blame him. She is beautiful. She is talented, and she learns fast. I am very proud of Isabella being a part of my life. "The street gangs are becoming a real problem, and I fear they will come after Isabella. I am glad that she is learning how to defend herself. But I do not trust them. They are like wild dogs. They will attack in a bundle. We will have to give Isabella extra security. I do not want that Tommy friend of hers to come close to her again. I am glad you told me all about him and how he texted her. Your wedding is on Saturday. Isabella feels it is too quick, but I believe the sooner
Isabella's POVI wait while we are alone outside. Dante is busy training with his men, and it's only my father standing there with me. He hands me the gun that we purchased yesterday. Now that it is going to start to be my training right now, I have to admit I am a little bit afraid of the gun. But I know I need to do this. I do not feel like I want to train with the weapon. However, I cannot leave my father and Dante down. I look up at my father, and he looks at me."I can see there is something wrong, baby girl. What do you want to talk to Daddy about?" My father asks. "Do you think that I am ready to get married? I have been very confused lately. I do not know if I am prepared to give merit, and I do not want Dante to think that I am not already. I want him to see that I still want to be independent. I do not wish for Dante to feel like that. I want to be independent and without him. I want him to know I want to be there for him as he is there for me. And we cannot be without each
Tommy's POVI cannot believe Isabella is blowing me off. She thinks I am not good enough for her and believes she can play with me. Well, I am not going to allow it. Of course, I'm not going to leave her alone. She is wealthy, and I want a part of her money. She thinks she can snuff me. She is making a mistake. He has to be together. And I know I was stupid for thinking that Mary was better for me than Isabella. But how am I supposed to know that Isabella is the daughter of the godfather? Mary only knew because her uncle is in the Italian Mafia. She must have heard him speaking because they don't like to talk in front of her. Mary's parents are not a part of the Italian Mafia because her mother is not a part of the Italian Mafia. It is only her uncle who is a part of the Italian Mafia. And I could get some foothold into the Italian Mafia by being with Mary. I made the biggest mistake of my life by leaving Isabella, because now she is the godfather's daughter. It still feels weird to
Isabella's POV"Who are you to tell me what to do? You don't know the Italian Mafia. And my father is the godfather. If I were you, I would leave me alone. Could you not contact me? Lose my number. I have absolutely nothing to say to you. If you come close to me, you will die. I am going to block you from contacting me again. And I am only doing it for your safety, not for mine. Enjoy your life with Mary. That is the woman that you chose. Goodbye Tommy. I never want to hear from you again, and stay away from me if you know what is good for you," I text him before I delete him and block him on my phone. I put my phone away because I do not want my father or Dante to see that Tommy is bothering me. I know they will be furious. That is when my eye catches the other messages. It is from the night that we killed Amelia. Tommy was texting me, but he did not know that I was Isabella Romani back then. Dante answered him, and I'm glad I did not, because I do not know what I would have done if
Isabella's POVI have been training for a week now and feel much stronger. I do not want Dante to worry about me any more. I can even drive better right now. But after a lot of swearing and yelling from Dante. I know what I've been doing this. I know I can drive better than I ever did before. And I know that I can fight better than I ever did before. I have not started my training with guns yet, but I am going to start today. Dante and I are ready to go to a shop to buy me a gun. I am not so sure how I feel about carrying a weapon, but I guess it is part of being a part of the Italian Mafia. My phone pings, and I read the message."So you are the daughter of the godfather. I hear. You are not Leandra Smith. You are Isabella Romani. Baby, I don't care who you are. I have missed you, and you have to come back to me. How long have you been away from me, a few weeks or months? I don't care. I want you back in my life. I miss you. I need to talk to you. I need to hold you in my arms again.
Tommy's POVI am furious after I've talked to Dante. Who does he think he is? He never even knew Leandra. Leandra was always my slave, the one working for me so I could spend all the money that I made on myself and all my needs. Mary is not giving as Leandra was. She's very selfish with that money. However, I cannot piss her off. Her uncle is Don Bellini. I have to convince him to work with us. But first, I need to get Leandra back. I do not know what is happening in the Italian Mafia, but I do know one thing. We can take them over if we want to. We are stronger than they think. We have been working with the cartel lately. I need to figure out a way to get Leandra back. I do not love her, but I need her in my life. If she can only provide me with enough money every month to look after my needs, I can spend more money on myself. "Did you hear the godfather found his daughter? You will not believe who it is."Mary says as she walks into the room. "Who?" I ask. I am not interested in th
Isabella's POVWell, I am ready to train. I have my sweatshirt and pants on, and I am prepared to take on whoever wants to take me on. I know I can fight dirty because I have been in that orphanage and on the streets for long enough to fight dirty. However, I do not want to fight dirty. I want to be trained to fight fair. I want to learn how to shoot a gun, and I want to know how to protect myself. One day, my life may be in danger, and I want everybody to know that I cannot be messed with. I want my father and Dante to stop worrying about me. I walk out of the bathroom and straight into the bedroom where Dante awaits me. He is ready, and we can go. I do not know where we are going and don't know how their training works, but I know that I am ready to start fighting and driving. "I am ready, and we can go. One thing before we started training: I do not want you to shout at me or swear when we drive. I know I'm not a good driver. If you cry and scream at me while we are moving, I am g
Dante's POVI put the phone down. I did not want to wake Isabella up, and did not want her to see what an ex-boyfriend was writing to her. He does not even know that she is the godfather's daughter, and Tommy does not realise he's messing with the wrong guys. He still calls her Leandra. They think the little street gangs can take on the Italian Mafia. I remember someone saying the street gangs are causing problems. I think it was Don Romani, if I'm not wrong. Anyway, I will have to keep Isabella safe from them. I can not allow them to get their hands on her. Tommy is asking for a beating. I don't even believe that they are worthy of our attention, but we cannot allow them to sell drugs in our city. We do not sell drugs. We do not do human trafficking. And we do not sell illegal weapons. It is all against the laws of the Italian Mafia. I do not know why the street gangs are getting so cocky with us. I feel Isabella tossing and turning in her sleep. I know she must have a nightmare, so