Matteo De Luca's Pov
Looking 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 either
I 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 dad
I 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 that l am literally busting with happiness while Alexandra is fighting for her life at the same time" l said looking through the glass again
"No you're only following a fathers natural instinct to put your daughter first before anyone"Lorenzo my youngest brother said
"I love her already frattelo and she hasn't even opened her eyes" l said smiling
"She will bring back your smile that you seemed to have lost along the way "Massimo said as he joined us
"Yep we finally have a ray of sunshine after 13 years of a dark cloud" Bernado laughed as we did a group hug
I love my brothers we've had fights ,arguments and we've even shot each other but we've always come back stronger because that's what our father has always taught us 'family over everything'
"Mr De Luca l am sorry to interrupt you but l have news about Rosabella"the doctor said but l was confused because l don't know anyone called Rosabella
"Who's Rosabella " before l could ask Padre beat me to it
"Your daughter" and l just felt happy hearing her call her that
"Is she going to be okay doctor" l asked seriously
"She lost a lot of blood and she will have to go for another surgery because they seem to be some swelling in her brain and also we've contacted her legal parents ,but l noticed something while l was still with her and l think you need to know that she has a lot of bruises in her body and she is malnourished one can hardly tell she's 13"
I felt my heart drop and my legs become heavy when l heard the doctor say that
"The bruises ,did she inflict them on her self" Natasha Lorenzo's wife asked
"No someone definitely did that to her " the doctor confirmed and l smirked evilly because l was going to make the person who hurt my daughter pay 100x more
"Thank you doctor "l said hoping she would catch the sign that l wanted to be with my family right now and she did
"I'll bet you that it's probably the family" Massimo said
"Then l want you to dig up everything about Rosabella and her family ,l swear frattelo if it was them then l'll make them regret ever putting their hands on her " l said using my Capo voice
"As you say boss" he smiled evilly while walking away to use his phone
"You know you can't kill them right" Oral Massimo's wife said and l knew what she meant at the end of the day they are still Alexandra's family and hurting them will be hurting her but if they are really the ones who hurt my daughter then l am going to give them a fate worse that death
"I'll just show them the consequences of hurting the princess of the Italian Mafia Ora "
While we were still talking a clean looking middle class man and a fake extensions woman arrived talking to one of the nurses saying that they were looking for their daughter and you could see that they didn't care about the person they were asking for
"Ronan Rossi what are you doing here" my brother Lorenzo seemed to recognise the man
"Mr De Luca l a-act-actually am looking f-fo-for my daughter" he said basically shaking because he had noticed me
"You know him "l signalled towards Lorenzo
"He's the italian lawyer we hired from America "Bernado said
"Who is your daughter"madre asked the woman who didn't see line she wanted to be here at all
"Rosabella her name is Rosabella Rossi" the woman said
I felt my blood boil because seeing these two made me realise that my baby was never given any love by these two but the big question is were they abusing her or was someone else
They both looked at the glass and noticed Rosabella
"Well we've seen her she looks like she'll survive so we'll be on our way"the woman said l stood there shocked by the way she spoke about my daughter
"We have t-to go o-ou-our other children need us " Ronan Rossi said as he took his wife's hand for them to leave but the doctor told them that she needed to talk to them which l guess is probably about the girls being exchanged at birth
When they left with the doctor l knew it was them that were hurting my baby but why, they were supposed to be her parents for Pete's sake
Massimo came back looking furious as ever and somehow l knew l wasn't going to like what he was going to tell me
Apparently that good for nothing son of a bitch didn't think that education was essential to my daughter while he took two of his to best schools money can buy in California Rosabella was never given the right to learn..... He took his family to fancy restaurants and galas but Rosabella was never with them and he openly expressed to the world that he had two daughters which means despite being her father she never gave my daughter an identity
"This is all l could find out in a short time but the guys in California are working on getting a complete background check" Massimo said
Just as l was about to answer my brother Ronan and his wife were coming directly towards us and l almost snapped his head but l composed myself
"I can't believe this happened Mr De Luca but the girls will be the most affected by this" l almost thought he cared after his little speech but l knew better
"Of course they will be but before we continue figuring out what to do and how to tell the girls l want you ,your wife and kids to get tested to see if you are possible donors to donate a kidney to Alexandra" l said leaving no room for disagreement
"But isn't that dangerous " the wife said
"Well it's your daughter's life that's at stake here ,l don't know about you but l would die for mine " Arabella taunted the woman and she looked embarrassed that it was pretty clear she didn't care about her kids
"My wife was just saying Mrs De Luca , she is really a good mother to our children am sure Rosabella would totally agree with me on this" Ronan looked pretty nervous after saying this probably because he was worried that Rosabella will tell the truth once she wakes up
"She better tell us that Ronan because you know what happens if you mess with the Family especially our Princessa right" Lorenzo said fake joking while Ronan gulped and l knew l had him right where l wanted him
Time skip
Ronan and his wife who l now know as Valentine had taken the test and discovered that Ronan is a perfect match
I convinced the boys to take Selena home so that she rests after she threw a tantrum about why l let the Rossi's claim a right over Alexandra and here l thought l was doing a good job trying to save Alexandra's life
Rosabella had to undergo a surgery which just ended now and the doctor told me that they put her in a medical induced coma until she shows some improvement
Ronan had agreed to donate his kidney so he was undergoing a detailed test to make sure he was eligible to donate
I decided that l should had home and come back later because l had already spent the night and day in the hospital
When l reached home l went bed and went to bed l had seriously had a long day being in the hospital since yesterday night and today the whole day
When l woke up itiwas still early morning and l still had to go back to the hospital because Ronan's Results would be coming in and l wanted to see how Rosabella is doing
I did my morning routine and went straight to Selena's bedrood because it was quite clear we had 13 years worth of talking we had to do and today l deserved answers and so did l
I knocked and Selena opened the door to our bedroom which l hadn't stepped inside of in years
"I've been expecting you" she said as she sat down on the edge of the bed
"Well here l am ,l have questions Selena l know you do to "l said as l sat on a nearby chair
"You have questions Matteo after being the one who constantly accused me of cheating on you , don't you dare play the victim here " she snapped at me
"Don't play the victim as well Selena l never even once asked or accussa you of cheating even though l believed that you did l still kept quiet but if you knew you didn't cheat then why didn't you confront me for accusing you huh why did you let us drift away "l raised my voice on her
"I won't ever forgive you for thinking the worst about me Matteo you and l are done unless of course if you do the right thing" she said looking at me expectedly
"What right thing Selena"l said as l walked near her
"We keep Alexa and send the other girl with the Rossi's and pretend this never happened" l took a step back when l heard her say that
To say l was shocked would be underestimation
"You don't want our daughter" l said flabbergasted
"Alexa is our daughter Matteo have you thought about what this will do to her " Selena said as she started pacing all around the room
"You know surprisingly you knew that she was also in an accident and you haven't even asked if she's going to be okay rather you want me to pretend l never met my daughter and for what a marriage that ended 13 years ago" l said as l walked out the door but Selena held my arm before l could leave
"This will break Alexa please Matteo"she said beggingly
"Never ask me to choose between you or our children Selena because despite what l feel for you l'll always choose them" l said taking her arms away from me
"All am asking is that you choose Alexa for once please"
"Alexandra is a De Luca no matter what Selena she won't leave unless that's what she wants" l said as l left
Knowing Alexandra she will never want to leave because he parents are obviously middle claac l just hope Rosabella is nothing like Alexandra
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Characters
Augustino and Helena De Luca parents to---🔢
1️⃣Matteo De Luca 44
(Wife) Selena De Luca
(Children) Elonzo De Luca 22
Leone De Luca 20
Leonardo De Luca 20
Alexander De Luca 16
Alexandra De Luca 13
2️⃣Bernardo De Luca 42
(Wife) Arabella De Luca
(Children) Xavier De Luca 21
Nicolo De Luca 16
Nikolai De Luca 16
3️⃣Massimo De Luca 41
(Wife)Oral De Luca
(Children) Maximus De Luca 20
Emiliano De Luca 18
Ernesto De Luca 17
4️⃣ Lorenzo De Luca 39
(Wife)Natasha De Luca
(Children) Luciano De Luca 15
Lucien De Luca 15
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
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