Alexandra's Pov
All my life l've been treated like a princess after all l am the only daughter of the De Luca family but the only person whose love l craved could never look me the eye or let alone spend even a minute with me without being coaxed to but somehow l've always convinced myself that maybe one day he will look at me like he looks at my brothers and cousins but no ,l was never enough for my father
My mother always tells me how excited dad was when he heard that mom was expecting a baby girl but all that changed the day l was born ,the day l opened my hazel brown eyes from that day my father barely looked at me
My dad provided me with the best of everything the best clothes, best of school ,an unlimited allowance but never his love but it's okay l found solance in his money and my 4 brothers who would even die for me
Actually all in all I have 12 brothers including my cousins who used to be close to us a few years back but when l noticed that my brothers had started to give my younger cousins more attention l came up with idea of divide and conquer so we've never spoken to our cousins in the last 4 years and it's actually been great perfect even but l know my dad still talks to them because he and my uncle's were always close
Well actually my idea of divide and conquer was a complete success all l had to do was to threaten one of the maids to get Xavier my eldest cousin too drunk and take him directly to my room and after that l tow my clothes a bit and then l screamed that he was trying to touch me in inappropriate way and after that my brothers were livid that they even tried to kill him but my uncles were persistent that Xavier would never do that so all our families drifted apart but somehow dad believed that Xavier could never touch me inappropriately but they could never prove it otherwise
My mother is a totally different person from me while l am a totally a spitfire ,life of the party ,high class and of course l don't take shit from anyone after all l am Alexandra De Luca ,my mother on the other hand is a totally different person she's reserved, humble , quiet and she just let's my dad walk all over her l mean really
Dad thinks that mom cheated on him which resulted in her having me but of course dad never got to prove it after all he wasn't man enough to deal with the truth about it and you know what hurts is the fact that l took a DNA a few months ago to finally confront my father about his misconception because my mother swore that she never cheated on my father and l definitely believed her because l thought she wouldn't like but l couldn't be more wrong she lied because the results definitely proved that l wasn't Matteo De Luca's daughter but of course l never told anyone the truth and neither will l ever do it
I would rather my father suspect that l am not his daughter than have him know for sure that l am not a De Luca even though it's pretty clear l resemble no one in my entire family and extended family
My grandparents have never been fond of me and after the Xavier incident they openly expressed their hate for me but l don't care as long as my brothers were here with me l could take on the whole world without any fear but the problem is that even though my father was the CEO of the De Luca Group and also a majority shareholder he still needed my grandfather and l don't know why
My 3 uncles and l had learned to co exist they never liked me and l them so we stayed out of each other's ways
Even though my brothers and my mom always support me l always yearned for a father's love but l guess l was never destined for that as well because knowing my mother my biological father is probably a poor person and l seriously can't have that
I am not exactly a straight A student but l get other people to do my work for me so my report is only full of A's because a girl's got to do what a girl's got to do and l would do anything to get my father's attention even though all he says when l show him my report is "good job Alexandra" but l guess that's better than nothing
My father is basically the king of Italy and even his very name is feared by all except his family because Matteo De Luca can cross any limits for his family including me of course because no matter how much he never loved me he still have me my identity infront of everyone he always presented me as his only daughter
My brother's love dad but they have always argued with him for distancing himself from and like you can tell it's never really changed anything because dad is drifting further and further from me
As for mu parents marriage even a fool can see that it's at shambles and it's a matter of time before they separate but l cannot let it happen because if it does dad will probably give my mom custody over me and l definitely can't lose all this money
I was pulled from my thoughts by my mom as she stood infront of me while scolding me for being rude to the servants l mean really who cares about them they are only our personal slaves but of course mommy dearest says that they are a part of our family
"Si! I get it mom l'll respect the maides from today onwards l'll even be best friends with them happy"
"Enough Alexa l will not tolerate any disrespect from you if l here you were rude to the helpers then you will forget your allowance"
"Whatever helps you sleep at night mom "l said tauting her because l know she makes empty threats most of the time
"I am serious Alexa why can't you be like other kids and respect other people because l am tired on having to reprimand you everytime"
"Chill mom l said l'll be respectful right"
My mom walked away from my room fuming but l didn't care after all l had plans with my friends
Time skip
My friends and l went for a movie and lt was so cool and l texted the driver to come get me and my friends and l kept gossiping while waiting for our drivers until a girl bumped into me and l fell down, to say l was angry would be an underestimation l was furious and when she told me to watch where l was also going l was determined to teach her a lesson she would never forget because no one messed with me and gets away with it
I noticed my driver on the other side of the street and l dragged the annoyingly stupid girl with me until l heard my friends calling so l looked back at them ,then infont of me l notice a car coming directly next to us and it was to late to run but the last thing l remember was screaming along with the girl whom l was gragging with me until everything wet black
Matteo De Luca's PovHave you ever been in a house full of people but still be lonely because that's how l've felt in the last 13 years ever since Alexandra was bornBeing a father of 4 boys l was so excited on finally having a girl my little princessa and l was so sure she was going to be a daddy's girl by the way she would react when she was still in her mother's womb everytime l touched jrh mother's stomach she would kick so bad that Selena would complain everytimeSelena and l met at a small restaurant were she used to work while l was there for a business meeting and of course it was love at first sight ,l proposed 5 months after we met and we had our first born Elonzo who is currently 22 at the moment after him came the twins Leone and Leonard who are both 20 ,then came Alexander 16 and 3 years after Alex my wife was pregnant again and we found out it was a girl we had decided to name her AlexandraMy brothers and l were pretty excited about having
Matteo De Luca's PovLooking at the girl on the other side of the door through the glass l had so many unanswered questions , how could they have exchanged them at birth and why couldn't me and Selena notice that the child we had wasn't ours ,l was so caught up in thinking that Selena cheated that l didn't think to notice that Alexandra wasn't anything like Selena eitherI was so blind this whole time and my daughter was somewhere out there being raised by someone else and l couldn't even bear the thought of her calling someone other than me dadI feel like l am dreaming and this isn't real because l had given up all hopes of ever being a father to a baby girl and today l finally got my wish and l just feels like a dream come true and if am really dreaming then l don't ever want to wake up"Feels pretty unreal right, we finally have our tesoro Matteo and it's not a dream" my youngest brother Lorenzo said as he patted my shoulder"Is it so wrong tha
Matteo De Luca's PovI was in my room getting all my things so that l could leave for the hospital when l heard a knock and my 4 sons entered"Dad can we talk" Elonzo said"Is everything okay guys" l said motioning for them to continue"Yesterday before the doctor spoke about the girls being exchanged at birth you said that you knew Alexa wasn't your daughter"Leo said and that's one of the things l love about my sons they always come to me when they have questions or when they are confused"Yes l've known for a couple of years now"l told them honestly"Why didn't you tell us dad we also had a right to know" Leone said"At that time l thought your mother had cheated on me so l thought she was your half sister and l didn't want to ruin your relationship with your sister""You know us dad ,we wouldn't have treated her differently because at the end of the day she was going to still be our sister you hid such a big isais from u
Rosabella's PovMeeting the nice man and his family was fun l really enjoyed their company but the elder ones had to leave so the younger ones stayed behind with meThe ones that man introduced as his children seemed to talk less and they stayed away from me but l didn't know why they were all here in the first placeThe other one Xavier also kept his distance from me but the others were so good to me and even if l knew it was only for a while l enjoyed my time with themI wonder where my so called parents are ,they didn't even bother to visit me and check if l am fine or not l guess they were probably praying that l died but l didn't expect anything less from them anyway"Did you hear anything about the girl l was with" l asked the nurse who had come to check on me suddenly remembering the rude girl who was dragging me with her"Yes she's actually doing good" the nurse said and left but the boys remained"Did you kn
Matteo De Luca's PovI couldn't wait to tell Rosabella the truth and take her home with me ,l finally had her here with me and l would never let her goWe went to the hospital canteen after our talk with Ronan l was furious and l didn't want Rosabella to see me like this when l told her for the first time that l was her father ,l could barely contain my excitement about telling her and that quickly melted my anger"It's now or never fratello " Bernardo said seeing my anxious state"She will love you and accept you figlio " Padre said agreeing with my brother"Jeez l never thought l would ever see the die Matteo De Luca was worried of how a 13 year old girl will think of him "Arabella said as the ladies broke into a fit of laughter but l was just going to let them tease me today l had a lot of things to worry about other than their ends teasing"I'll let you have your fun today ladies" l told them shaking my head"But l don't get why y
Alexandra's PovEveryone was acting really strange since l woke up from the hospital and you know what's weirder is that dad visited me in and he looked happy and all his actions seemed totally not like himMy brothers barely look at me the eye and they always find an excuse to leave just as soon as they come in and that is not like them eitherMom on the other hand rarely leaves my said it's like she's become obsessed with me because she's always there wherever l goI've also had strange visitors whom mom introduced as her old friends and l like their daughters Valerie and Valencia are so cool to be around they are just like me from the coolest clothes, to the coolest shoes ,the newest trend and not to forget the celebrity scoop and gossip l love those girls no one would really think they are older than meThe girls may not come from a rich family like mine but they totally get me and l them but mom is not very fond them but l really don't
Alexandra's PovI've always planned everything in my life to avoid suprises but for the first time in my life l have received the biggest shock in my lifeI have so many unanswered questions about about this girl that is rumoured about being the De Luca princess and mostly who she is and why didn't anyone tell me about herCould she be the reason why dad is constantly in the hospital or why my brothers are barely looking me in the eye and mom's strange behaviourI can't let this happen l was born to be the only girl in the De Luca family and whose daughter could she be dad's ,uncle Massimo ,uncle Lorenzo or uncle Bernado's but the last time l checked none of my aunt's were pregnant and my uncles wouldn't cheat on their wives and that would mean that dad cheatedI cannot lose this name that l've worked so hard to keep and no girl will ever be able to replace me , l've always had what l wanted except my father's love and l won't let some
Rosabella's PovI woke up in a car and l was on the back seat while in the front seemed to be a man and l woman initially l was confused of how l got here but now l understandMy mother did this to me ,my biological mother gave me away without any second thought, she chose her other daughter over me but why did l expect anything less who would ever choose a broken , skinny and ugly girl like me over anyoneI was a fool to think that maybe if l found my biological father then he love me after all if the woman who gave birth to me didn't want me then how could my father want meThe good thing about all this is that l know that the man and woman who abused me all my life are not related to me ,the people who ruined me and destroyed my whole life are just strangers who were paid to keep me and l don't blame them for not liking me ,they probably didn't know what their real daughter was going through then how could they treat me fairlyI silently cried