Mafia series: Innocence

Chapter 53

Lorenzo's POV

3 years.

3 fucking years of searching for her and here I am seeing her for the first time in those years and to make it even more interesting.

I have a fucking son.

I don't know what to feel right now, when I first saw her when I was on the stage I couldn't help but feel a little bit of my old self coming back.

These past 3 years have changed me and not for the best. I went back to being the old me except 10 times colder.

I haven't been doing anything other than killing Nikolai's men trying to get to him.

I haven't seen him sense last year where me and my men ambushed him and his men in a warehouse in upper New York and I almost got him if it wasn't for him catching me off guard and shooting me right in the stomach.

But everything that has happened within in these 3 years almost completely disappeared when I saw Brielle.

She looked so beautiful in her nude color dress and dark red lipstick, her hair is the same dirty blonde but is now down to her shoulders. That woman could pull off a potato sack if she wanted to.

She looked shocked when she saw my parents but once her eyes landed on me she looked broken. This was what I was scared of seeing her after 3 years.

I knew she was going to have some feelings about that night and I really didn't want her to hate me but I guess her hating me is better right now.

Well that was what I thought until I found out I have a son.

"Brielle." I say her name which causes her to freeze in her spot as she kept her eyes focused on the brunette woman sitting next to her.

Once the woman got the hint that Brielle and I had to talk she got up.

"I'm just going to go use the restroom." Her friend gave her a squeeze on the shoulder before giving me a tight lip smile.

Once she left I slowly took a seat next to Brielle. I had no idea what to say to her but all I know is that I need to know about my son.

"What's his name?" I asked her and it seems that my voice still has the same effect it did 3 years ago because I could see her shiver a bit before answering me.

"Leon." She said it so soft and quiet that it took me a second to register what she had just said.

I look at her to see that she was finally looking at me and I saw the sadness in her eyes and the hurt I wanted to wrap her in my arms and tell her that I got her.

But I knew it wasn't the right time for that she clearly has some things she wants to get off her chest and I would like to get to know my son first and make sure that they are both safe.

"Why did you keep him from me?" As soon as those words left my mouth I regretted them instantly, all of the hurt and sadness disappeared and in came anger and hatred.

"I called when I found out and you wanna know who answered, Cassie she answered and I was so pissed that I didn't even care." She says while taking a deep breath to continue.

"I asked where you were and she didn't want to tell me and it seemed like you guys were clearly busy so I told her to tell you that I was pregnant."

I'm gonna kill that bitch when I get home.

The rule would have stopped me a year ago but ever since Nikolai has taken over the Cartel and German Mafia I have had to kill many women because he had turned them into seductive assassins.

"She didn't tell me any of that." I tell her which causes a bit of guilt to cross her face before she quickly looks away from me to her glass of wine before speaking again.

"I understand if your mad Lorenzo but I need you to know that all I want for Leon is for him to be safe and I apologize for keeping him from you."

"He isn't just my son he is also yours and I should have known Cassie wouldnt tell you, but you have to know that I was so angry with you for that night."

My attention is drawn to her hands that were shaking which gave me the hint that she was about to break down.

I then grab her hands and place them in mine which causes her to look at our hands and then up to me with tears in her eyes.

"I would like to meet him if that's ok with you." I said in a low voice as I slowly trace my thumb over the back of her hand.

She gives me a small smile before removing her hands from mine as if she just broke out of a spell she then looks away from me avoiding eye contact.

"We can meet at Ray's cafe, that's his favorite place to go." A smile makes it's way to her face as she thinks of our son.

Our son.

I would have never in a million years thought those words would leave my mouth this soon.

"I would like that." She looks at me with one last smile.

"I'm going to go find Ana and head back home we will meet there at 12 in the afternoon, if you don't show then I cant promise you a second chance." She doesn't even spare me one more word or glance because she was already leaving.

I guess I'm not the only one that has changed.

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Thank you for reading this chapter😎

It's a little short but I'm suffering from a little bit of writer's block but it is slowly going away.

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Published: November 10th, 2022

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