Riccardo’s POV.“You wouldn’t believe who I met yesterday,” I said. I was talking to Enzo.“Who was it?” He asked. “Ella,” I answered.“Ella, you mean Gabriella?” He asked and I nodded. “What the hell? Where did you meet her?” He asked. “Emilia hired her as a stylist in the store so I ran into her in Emilia’s shop,” I said as I continued flipping the pages of the documents I was looking at. “Did they get along?” Enzo asked. “What?” “Emilia and Gaby, did they get along?” He asked. “I imagined they did pretty well, I am honestly not sure how to answer that question but I think they do get along, I mean Emilia hired her,” I said. “I don’t think they will get along much,” Enzo said. “And why do you say that?” He looked at me in disbelief. “Are you kidding me?”“No, I am not.” He sighed and slammed his document shut. “Gaby has always liked you, Ric.” “That is not true,” I said. “How is it that you are the only one who doesn’t see it? Gabriella has always been in love with you,

Aria's POV. My name is Aria De Luca. My parents say I am five but I will be six in two months so yeah, I am six years old. My mum has always told me that I am too smart for my age and I agree. I grew up without a daddy, it has always been just me and my mummy and I love my mummy a lot but I have always wanted a daddy like everyone in my class. The days I hated the most in school have to be the father-daughter dance party, you don't have to worry I always end up not showing up because I know just how to get my way. Few waterworks and wide puppy eyes and nobody can say no to me. I was very happy when I finally met my daddy. It felt good to finally have a daddy and I wanted to show him off to the world. I was the happiest when both of my parents decided to get married because marriage means that we are going to live together as a family forever so yeah, I was happy. My happiness was short lived though. I soon realized that my parents may be married but they never do things together. I

Emilia's POV."What do you think about getting a cat? Or a dog?" Aria asked. It was Saturday morning and we were on our way to my store. I agreed to her coming with me after a lot of persuasion and I also made her clean her room and finish her assignments. "We don't need a dog or a cat. Besides, there is one in the dog's crib outside." I said. She shook her head. "I meant those pretty dogs with white furs, something I can snuggle with when going to bed." She said. I pulled her closer to me and wrapped her up in my arms. "If you need to snuggle up just call me and I will be right there." "You know what I mean mummy." She said. Her voice was all muffled up. "Oh, I do but like I said, no cats or dogs," I said. "Mummy..." I glared at her. "You can barely take care of yourself properly, what are you going to do with a pet?" She shrugged. "I think they are really cute and all of my friends in school have one." "Livia and Lorenzo don't have any dogs," I said. "That will soon change

Riccardo’s POV. I woke up to someone snuggling up to me. It was weird cause I hadn't slept in the same bed as anyone since the night I almost got my wife killed. In fact, I haven't had any good sleep since then. It took me a while to remember last night's events and a little longer to realize that it was my wife who was being all snuggly and clinging on to me. I pulled back a little so I would be able to stare at her face. She was fast asleep and her lips were pursed in a pout that looked very similar to Aria's face when she was trying to get her way. Her long lashes were fanning her cheeks and she looked ethereal and so beautiful. I don't know how I made the mistake of falling asleep beside her last night. I was exhausted and I knew I needed to sleep but I have not been able to sleep for a while now so I had already given up on sleep. I stretched my hand and slowly pushed back the few strands of hair that were on her face. She opened her eyes almost immediately and locked eyes with

Riccardo's POV. That was close. I was so close, very close to losing everything I hold dear to me. Enzo had sent word that he finally figured out how to reach those guys and that I needed to come home immediately, that was why we had to leave like that earlier. We have spent days and nights trying to figure these guys out so I couldn't wait to hear what Enzo had to say when that attack happened. I have always had the ability to sense when danger is lurking, I have always been alert like that but these days I just...I have been too relaxed, too happy, I have been so wrapped up in what I have with Emilia that I have somehow, unconsciously let down my guard and to think I almost lost her today because of that. The attack was planned and it looked to me like the main target was Emilia. The fact that she could have died if I didn't notice what was going on in time. I can't even bring myself to think about what would have happened if I hadn't shown up at the park, it would have been just