All Chapters of Love Amidst Shadows: A Mafia Romance Story : Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Genna's POV Days turned into weeks and every morning I woke up either in Leonardo’s arms or with him slipping into my room before the sun came up fully. We made love slow some nights, fast other nights, always hungry because we could not keep our hands off each other. Adriana left for a short trip to Milan three days after the kitchen counter and the house felt peaceful without her eyes on us all the time. I cooked breakfast for Denise, took her to school, picked her up, helped with homework, read bedtime stories, then waited for Leonardo to come find me when the house went quiet. Life felt almost normal, almost safe, almost mine.One Saturday morning I woke up alone in my own bed because Leonardo had an early call and left before six. I stretched slow, smiled at the small ache between my legs from last night, got up to brush my teeth and pull on shorts and a tank top. A soft knock came at my door just as I finished tying my hair. I opened it and Leonardo stood there in jeans and

Genna's POV It is a day after Marco's threats, which I didn't carry out. I had expected him to call me again but he didn't. Maybe he decided to permit me on my birthday.I sat on the garden bench long after Leonardo left for his meeting that afternoon because the sun felt warm on my skin and the birds sang softly in the trees and I needed time alone to think. Denise played inside with her new dolls from my birthday and the house stayed quiet behind me while I stared at the roses climbing the wall. My mind kept turning the same thoughts over like stones in a river, smooth but heavy, impossible to ignore.I loved Leonardo. That truth sat clear in my chest now because every time he touched me, my body came alive. Every time he smiled at me, my heart beat faster and every time he held me at night, I felt safe for the first time since Clinton died. He gave me a birthday party with cake and presents and songs and he confessed his love like it was the easiest thing in the world and he mad

Leonardo's POV I held Genna tight in my arms while I ran through the house with her body limp and foam coming from her mouth.I shouted for help loud enough to wake the whole estate because I could not lose her now. Guards came running from the halls and I ordered them to get the doctor fast. I carried her to the medical wing myself because every second counted and her breathing turned shallow against my chest. The door to the wing stood closed so I kicked it open hard and laid her on the bed gently even though my hands shook and blood from her coughs had already stained my shirt. The doctor walked in sleepy with his bag in hand “Can you act faster? This girl is dying in front of me! Can you not see it!!?” I yelled at him.He checked her pulse quickly, grabbing her wrist.“What happened, Sir?” he asked.“I don't know. She drank wine and just collapsed, choking on the drink. What is the problem? Could it be an allergy?”“Hmmm…it looks like poison, although I am not entirely sure, Si

Leonardo's POV I stood beside the bed with my hands folded in fists and my heart beating too loud. Adriana waited for my nod because I needed to hear every detail even if it destroyed me. I gave the nod shortly and told the guards to leave the room and close the door behind them. They went out quietly without questions and the click of the door sounded final in the silence. The room felt smaller now with only the three of us left and the monitors beeping steady behind Genna’s quiet crying because she still would not turn to face me.Adriana stepped closer to the bed and held her phone tight in her hand while she looked at me with eyes full of something I could not name. “I’ve suspected her for weeks, Leonardo,” she started, voice low but steady. “She acted strange every time you left the room for calls or meetings and she always listened at doors when she thought no one noticed.” She paused, shifting her gaze from Genna to me, then continued.“She asked questions about your busine

Genna's POV I finished packing slowly with my hands shaking while I folded the few clothes I owned into the small bag the guards brought me. I added the bracelet Leonardo gave me for my birthday even though it hurt to look at it, the drawing Denise made of us holding hands and the picture from the party where we all smiled big. The bag felt light because I came here with nothing and left with almost nothing. I sat on the edge of the bed after that with the bag beside me and waited for the guards to come take me out because Leonardo said before sunrise and the clock showed four-thirty already.Rain started suddenly outside with thunder loud and water hitting the windows hard so the room turned darker grey. I listened to it beat the roof and hoped it would stop soon because I had no coat and the walk to the gate would soak me through. I sat quiet with my hands in my lap and tears coming slowly again because every minute in this room felt like goodbye to the life I thought I could ha