Mafia series: Innocence

Chapter 77

Brielle's POV

Instead of going straight back to the house Lorenzo thought it would be better for us to get a hotel because he didn't want me to feel too overwhelmed.

As much as I want to see Leon I agree with Lorenzo. As soon as I walk in the house everyone's attention will be on me and I can not handle it right now, I'm exhausted both mentally and physically.

We had arrived about 20 minutes ago at the hotel and ever since then we have just been sitting in a very loud silence.

I want to talk to him ask him about everything that has happened and hear his side of the story but a part of me is afraid of what I will hear. I know Lorenzo isn't perfect and neither am I but I don't think I want to know why he did what he did all those years ago to Nikolai's family.

"Are you hungry?" He asked bringing me back to reality. I look at him and he looks stressed and relieved at the same time along with tired. I then look at the clock to see that it was only 8pm.

"I could eat." I answer in a low voice not really sure why I'm not talking like I normally would.

Maybe it's because of everything that has happened in the last week.

"Does Chinese sound good to you, I know a good take out place." I don't bother to answer with my words I just nod instead.

He makes his way over to the phone and dials a number and places our order in. After he is done ordering he then goes back to his spot on the couch that was across from the lounge chair I was currently sitting in.

He looks at me for a few seconds before moving his eyes down to my wrist that had bruises on them from the rope I was tied up with.

"You don't know how much I want to bring that fucker back to life just so I can torture him." He says as his eyes glossed over with anger.

"It's okay Lorenzo I'm safe now and so are you that's all that matters to me right now." It's true all I had cared about was getting home safely to our son so that he had both his parents still present in his life.

"No it's not fine ever since you have enter my life it seems that I only get you into more trouble and you end up almost dying every time." Lorenzo looks at me with sincerity in his eyes.

He really feels guilty and I don't want him to feel that way but I don't know how to comfort him. He isn't wrong, my life has been in complete danger since I have joined his world.

It seems every step I take is into a dangerous situation. But it isn't his fault he has done so much to protect me and make sure I was alive and safe.

As many times as I have gotten into these kinds of situations he is always there to save me from them.

"Please don't blame yourself Enzo." I say in a soft voice as I move to go sit next to him on the couch.

"Brielle I saw this coming and I didn't do much to stop it so how can I not blame myself."

"What do you mean you saw this coming?" I was confused because I myself didn't even see this coming, Even though I should have.

He looked at me right before looking away and he just started staring in front of him at the wall. He then takes a few deep breaths.

"I didn't fuck Cassie that night."

Ok, I don't know why that's important for me to know right now. He can see that I only grew more confused.

"I only did what I did 3 years ago because Nikolai had sent me pictures of you and told me he has had someone following you around for a while, I got worried and all I knew was that I needed to let you go so you weren't stuck in my world anymore, I knew if I would have asked you for a divorce and had just let you leave you would have been confused and would try to find a reason which could have gotten you killed, so I thought if I had hurt you that you would ask for the divorce yourself and leave but I wasn't expecting you to leave right then and there."