Matteo De Luca's Pov
I 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 go
We 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 you are getting worried though ,she's already met you and she seemed to like you" Oral said seriously saying
"She met me as a stranger but this time she'll be meeting her father for the first time"l said thinking about the little girl who already owned my heart
"Have you spoke to Selena on how you guys are going to tell Rosabella and Alexandra the truth"Natasha asked
"Every time l talk about Rosabella she just ignored me and talk about Alexandra intentionally l don't get what her problem is and she hasn't met Rosabella yet "l told them honestly because l was confused about what was going on with Selena
"Have you guys spoken it through though since you found out she didn't cheat" Madre said
"I went to talk to her but she literally told me to choose between Rosabella and her because Alexandra blah blah blah and l told her the truth that my children will always come first" l said having the horrible coffee they serve in the canteen
"I think she's literally started to get obsessed with Alexandra, l mean all she ever talks about is Alexandra this or Alexandra that" Oral said
"Maybe she just got lonely because we all kept our distance from her after Alexandra was born"Madre said
"But she was the one who kept her distance from us " Arabella said
"We tried to be with her she pushed us away so we kept our distance" Natasha added
"Well whatever it is l just hope she gets her senses back" l said standing up to go get a hug from my daughter for the first time
I told my family that l was going to tell Rosabella the truth myself because l didn't want to overwhelm her but when l appreciated her room l immediately noticed something was wrong because the guards l had assigned infront of her door weren't there
When l entered her room she wasn't anywhere to be found so l instantly ran back to the canteen to inform my family
I called the boys as well and they said that they left her room a while ago because she claimed she was tired
The Rossi's couldn't have done this because Ronan was scared of my mere presence so he wouldn't have taken Rosabella from her from and she was clearly to weak to walk
Someone took my daughter from the hospital and l was going to find that person because what that person clearly didn't know is that l had put a tracker in Rosabella's clothes
I took my phone and checked the tracker which clearly showed that Rosabella was on the move so l excused myself and told everyone that l was going to start looking
I trusted my family but someone inside the hospital was obviously responsible for all this and in order to find them l had to let them think they had won then show them that nobody messes with Matteo De Luca
I alerted my best men the Rosabella's current location then left as quickly as possible to catch whoever had my daughter of guard
The person who had Rosabella was clearly going to the airport but foolishly they stopped somewhere along the way but that just gave me and my men enough time to catch them of guard
Selena's Pov
Did l do the right thing by sending Rosabella away?
What if Matteo catches those 2 and they confess
Matteo won't spare anyone who was involved in this ,l saw it in his eyes if he catches them then am dead
Should l probably confess before they find them??
I should relax they won't find her l covered all my tracks by switching of the CCTV cameras and no one would suspect l went anywhere near Rosabella
"Mom are you okay ,you look like you've just seen a ghost" Alexa said
Alexa was sleeping when l left and l found her still sleeping when l came back so she assumed l was with her the whole time which was going to be the perfect alibi not that Matteo would ever suspect me but l guess it's better being safe than sorry
Elonzo's Pov
It's ironic right, her being real questioned Alexa's position in our lives and l hated that but now she's gone and l feel like l've already lost a part of myself
I spent a less than an 2 hours with her and every minute l spent with her l kept thinking that l was betraying Alexa but now that she's gone l wish l had more time with her
I chose Alexa over her without even knowing her , l let Leonardo insult her what kind of an older brother am l
Now that she's gone l would give anything to get to know my little sister ,yes Alexa will always be my sister but Rosabella is also my sister and l should have treated her as such
I practically raised Alexa because dad wanted nothing to do with her which l understand why no and my was always distant after Alexa's birth she pushed everyone away ,my brothers and l spoiled Alexa to death all she had to do was say the word and we would get her whatever she desired and that was our biggest mistake because she became an intitled spoilt brat but she has a good heart
After that incident with Xavier we became more protective of her but l still can't believe Xavier did something so sinister and cruel with my sister and l vowed to never forgive him for it
My dad is always there for us when we need him ,he may be the Don of the Italian Mafia to everyone but to us he is the best dad in the world and l want to be just like him ,yes he is not someone to mess with and he never spoilt us like other kids, instead of being free to do whatever we wanted we were always tied to the Mafia but he always told us that if we ever felt like leaving he would do anything to get us out and we always respected him for giving us that choice but the Mafia is our legacy which our great grandfather, our grandfather and him worked so had for and we would never let them down
But for now the most important thing was bringing my sorella home
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
Matteo's PovI so badly wanted to know what was going through her mind ,l could see the pain her eyes and l just wanted to take it all awayMy only daughter didn't deserve to be in pain or to see how cruel this world actually is ,she deserved to sheltered all her life and l was going to make everyone who dared to touch my princess pay for every unshed tear that l see in her eyes but firsty l needed to keep her safe because it's pretty clear that someone is trying to mess with me by taking my daughter out of the hospital and l am going to make sure they know the consequences of messing with a De LucaI drove Bella to one of my apartments because l couldn't take her home without knowing who took her in the first place as it was pretty clear who ever did knew pretty well who she was so l needed to know who among the people who knew backstabbed me and whyBella was quiet the whole time but l just wanted her to talk to meWe entered the apar
Matteo's PovI couldn't believe it out of all people to betray me it had to be my wife , l know we haven't gotten along in years but for her to punish me like this and most importantly to give away my little girl despite knowing how much l wanted a daughter, l've always had a problem in trusting people and especially in my line of work you learn that no one can be trusted but part of me trusted Selena even though l questioned Alexandra's birth l didn't even for a minute think that Selena would even do such a thing.I am not a good person , l am a ruthless murderer but if there is something that is valued the in the Mafia it's Family and loyalty. Rosabella sobbed as l put her in my lap while she told me what Selena said and did to her , in my heart l swore that l won't let anyone hurt my daughter anymore not even her own mother but l need to find out what exactly happened the day Alexandra and Bella were born because it's getting more and more confusing which means that
My dad, my father was that really possible l yearned to hear someone address me as their , for someone to accept me and this man who clearly had it all is telling me that he is my father and that he is glad to meet me but in the back of my mind l know that soon he will leave me and hate me like they all do because no one can ever want someone as damaged and broken as me"What am l supposed to say" l said looking at him with tears rolling down my cheek"Nothing princess l just want you to know that you that you have a family that loves you and cares for you Bella ""l could see hat he clearly meant what he was saying so l did what l always imagined l would do if this day ever came l hugged my dad and he embraced me like he couldn't believe l was here "l love you so much little one and from today no one will ever hurt you again" he saidI finally had a protector l wasn't alone anymore and it's the best feeling in the world knowing that you have someone who lo
Alexa's PovIt's been 4 days since l was discharged from the hospital and one week since anyone ever saw Papa though he calls to check on them and sometimes ask about my health even though l just wish he'd call me and ask me directlyI went home with the De Luca family because obviously and l told the Rossi's that l want absolutely nothing to do with them l mean obviously they can't provide me with the life that the De Luca's canOn the other hand l've been pretending to to be depressed since l found out about us being exchanged at birth so that my brothers feel sorry for me and it's totally working because they are always around meI actually pretend to not eat until they feed me or l make sure my eyes always look red and swollen so they think am always crying and they reassure me that they will always be my brothers blood or notAs for the their biological sister she's been missing since a week ago and it's probably the reason why Papa has gone A
Matteo's Pov"What is he talking about mom" Leo said as they all turned to Selena for an answer"I did it for our family" she said sobbing and no matter how much l felt sorry for her l couldn't let her tears get to me because she hurt my daughter and that is one thing l can never forgive"What did you do mother" Elonzo asked menacingly and honestly l was a proud father this is what l've always taught him to never forgive betrayal he could see it in his mother's eyes that she did something unforgivable"I-l l wanted to protect her Two " l missed hearing her call me by that nickname but now that sink has sailed because all l see when l look at her is the pain my daughter went through for 13 years even though Bella hasn't told me about the abuse l am her father l know everything"Protecting her by giving her away to someone you hadly know " l said raising my voice because l really don't have time for her nonsense l promised my daughter that l would wa