Leah's Seduction: 10 (Gianni and Leah - Leah's Seduction) by Emily Jane Trent Page B

therapy. According to her sister, she ditched the drugs she was on and is getting help with addiction.”
    Gianni spoke up. “What about the men she was connected to in New York?”
    “I handled that,” Dawson said. “When they didn’t find her at home, they came to her modeling agency, as I suspected they would.”
    “And?” Joshua said.
    “They were told the agency had been sold, and that Ava was in a private facility for substance abuse. The location would not be revealed to anyone.”
    Gianni raised his brows. “Did they go away?”
    “Yes, they sure did.” Dawson shrugged. “I suppose once there was no money in sight, they moved on.”
    “It’s sad, really,” Leah said, “that they didn’t care about her.”
    “Hopefully she will pick her men better from now on,” Gianni said. “Excluding me, of course.” He smiled at Leah. “I’m taken.”
    *****
    The lawsuit was over. With nothing to fuel it, the social media flurry quickly died. The press floundered with reports that the case had settled, and speculated about what had gone on behind closed doors.
    But there was no one to answer their questions. Gianni’s story became history. And the media moved on to other controversy. Leah was relieved. She finally didn’t have to dodge reporters wherever she went.
    Yet Gianni’s press agent wasn’t satisfied with that. It wasn’t enough to make up for all the harassment. He leaned on his connections, demanding redress. Subsequently, an article about GR Showroom came out. It touted Gianni Rinaldi as a brilliant entrepreneur, as close to an apology as he would get.
    If nothing else, the good press succeeded in calming the family down. Leah’s mother called to express her relief that it was over, and asking when she would bring Gianni for another visit. The Rinaldis were equally soothed. Gianni’s parents, and his brother Jacob, phoned with their congratulations.
    Daniela wasn’t about to talk about it on the phone. She appeared at GR Showroom. First, she found Leah and took her to lunch, since Gianni was meeting off-site with some buyers. She pressed Leah for full disclosure, and it was difficult not to spill the details of Ava’s torrid encounter with Gianni. The incident that had changed everything.
    Leah distracted her by changing the subject to Paris, and telling her moment by moment about the romance at the top of the Eiffel Tower. “I am so happy,” Daniela said. “I told you my brother loved you. I knew it before he did.”
    “I’m sure you did,” Leah said. “You knew it before I did .” And they both laughed.
    Upon returning to the showroom, Daniela found her brother and gave him a big hug. “I am so happy for you.” She looked up at him. “About everything .”
    Gianni glanced over at Leah. She lifted her hands and smiled. Of course, he would know she had told Daniela everything. Well, at least everything that could be shared. Gianni smiled at Leah, his eyes shining.
    It was finally over. For the first time since they had met, their life had calmed down. At last, they could focus on each other. Leah was really looking forward to it. She still had her apartment, but she wasn’t sure why.
    She was spending every night at the condo, in Gianni’s arms. Falling asleep with him wrapped around her was one of the best parts. And they had spent time in the playroom, working their way toward the intensity they both sought.
    It was going to work. It really was. Gianni loved her. And Leah loved him so much. She had no idea how she could be so fortunate, but intended to do everything she could deter fate from stealing her happiness.

 
    Chapter 2
    Kyra had been to Paris before, and remembered many of the places Leah talked about. She had even been to the top of the Eiffel Tower. After Pilates, they went for coffee. Leah gushed about the French culture, the food, and the quaint buildings.
    “I’d like to go back sometime,” Kyra said. “I haven’t traveled like I used to.”
    “You