Chosen by Karalina >Book 2

Chapter 10

〰️Leonardo Pov〰️

Karalina insisted on driving, the debate took about 10 minutes and she won only because I persuaded her to let go and have a drink with me tonight. I taught her how to drive, but she already knows how to drive. She actually has a valid driver's license and I can't share this information with her yet. Soon. I will soon. I would've if she decided to accept our separation. But once I saw how this woman would fight for our love, fight for me. I couldn't take that risk. So unfair how I expect her to take the risk for me each time though.

Karalina clears her throat stopping at a red robot, thankfully bringing me out of my broody thoughts. "I wanted to talk to you actually about my account." Shit. Here we go. I hoped it wouldn't come up. Not so thankful after all, that she brought me out of my decision making thoughts.

"What about it?" I ask acting oblivious to the big amount I moved to her account before closing another account.

"I checked it today after purchasing clothes for the girls online and there's alot of money in there." She says changing gears and driving off.

I squint my eyes. "Oh yeah, I forgot." A white lie. Bare with me. "Salvo owed me money of the hotel, so I put it in your account." I shrug

"Okay, but please move it to your account. Okay?" She looks over to me briefly as she swerves past a car effortlessly.

"Yeah, sure. You know it's your money as well, right? So it doesn't really make a difference." I say as casually as I can before this turns into a screaming match.

I watch her biting that lip again her eyes focused on the road. "Can I have a list?"

"A list? Turn right here." I motion with two fingers.

"Of the things you actually do."

"No."

She doesn't say anything, only bobs her head slightly up and down,you can barely notice it. As if she's thinking about it in her head.

"Baby, I just don't want you so close to this world then what you already are. I.. "

"I love you and I want you to be safe. Yeah, gotcha." She finishes my sentence and makes me think how many times have I said this to her and if she's growing tired of hearing it.

She parks the car infront of the club, Lenny arranged a reserve for us, so I call him to let him know we outside. Karalina is about to open the door when I touch her shoulder and lean slightly towards her, causing her body to turn in my direction. "Let's enjoy tonight, have fun. We both need it." She kisses my lips with a smirk letting me know we fine and everything is perfect.

Looking out for Lenny I'm surprised. "Fratello." I hear a familiar voice singing out.

"What the fock are you doing here?" I smile actually happy to see this bastard.

"Ginger broke up with me, said I don't make time for her. Can you believe that shit?"

"Antonio, come on you were in Italy and God knows where else. I bet, you probably came home and you were actually never at home." Karalina says to him as we make our way inside. "Why didn't you say you were visiting?"

"Actually, I'll be staying with Lenny for a while." I give Antonio a look. Lenny is a good guy, good for business and good at keeping my shit under wraps, but his bad influence. The kind who really doesn't give a fock about consequences. But never gets caught out. We working closely together again. "I would've come by to see the girls in the week.."

"How long have you been here?" I ask surprised.

Karalina hooks her arm in Antonio's "Lets get wasted." She's trying to change the subject.