Rosabella's Pov
Meeting 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 me
The 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 place
The 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 them
I 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 know her" the one who introduced himself as Nikolai
"No l just bumped into her on the way" l said
"Then how did the both of you end up together" the other one named Ernesto asked
"Apparently she is a princess who doesn't take lightly to being bumped into "l said jokingly but apparently the other boys didn't like the joke
"Don't talk about her like that" one of the nice man's sons shouted and out of instinct l cowered away and closed my eyes waiting for a slap or kick but nothing came my way so l raised my head to see the boys looking at me strangely almost like they were trying to read me
"You thought he was going to hit you" Maximus l think said and mentally face palmed myself for being stupid
"No of course not ,l think am being a bit edge and panicky because of the accident" l said hoping they would believe my lie
"And am sorry about what l said about that girl it was rude of me to judge her based on our first meeting and from the way you reacted it is pretty obvious she is very close to you " l told them honestly because they wouldn't react that way if she wasn't someone they knew or cared deeply about
"You don't have to be sorry Bella it's not your fault some people can't see a wolf in sheep's clothing"l am guessing the one named Nicolo said
"Don't. You. Dare start your nonsense here "Elonzo said menacingly said glaring at Nicolo who smirked enjoying his reaction and l figured that it was best l don't answer
"You are one to talk after what your disgusting brother did to our sister" the nice man's youngest child whose name is Alexander said
"Don't you dare talk shit about my brother Alex "Nicolo's twin Nikolai shouted
"Nikolai let's get some air" Xavier who l assume is his brother said pulling his brother with him and Nicolo followed them but not before glaring at Alexander
"You know what ,l don't have time to play happy family with some little wannabe bitch l have to take care of my sister" Leonardo the one who shouted at me for talking bad about that girl who l am now guessing is their sister said as he left my room but not before glaring at me and for some reason it hurt hearing him say that about me
"Can you guys leave me alone for a bit l feel very tired now" l asked them holding back my tears
"If it's about what Leonardo said then l am sorry he just likes acting on his anger" his twin l assume said
"I am just tired " l turned to the other said and closed my eyes hoping that they would leave and luckily enough l heard the door open followed by some footsteps then the door closed again
I opened my eyes and l felt tears flowing down from my eyes and l cried for my parents who haven't visited me , l cried for the pain that l know l'll suffer when l go home and l cried for my father who l'll most likely never find
Am l destined for pain all my life, will l always be insulted and called names despite being innocent , what did l do to deserve this pain, why couldn't l just for in that accident because I have no reason to live
I hadn't heard that someone had entered my room until they cleared their throat and l noticed it was a beautiful woman probably my mother's age but she was naturally beautiful
The woman approached me and touched my cheek "you are beautiful" she said and for some reason that complement from her made me happy and l smiled
"but l can never let you ruin my daughters life" she said as a tear fell from her eyes like she hated what she was about to do
"What are you talking about" l asked her confused
"If Matteo tells Alexa about you she won't be able to take it and l can't lose my daughter"she said while wiping her tears
"Let me tell you a story Rosa and l want to listen to me carefully" she emphasised and l nodded
"13 years ago l gave birth in this hospital and l couldn't see my daughter because l passed out just before they could give her to me and because she was born premature she had to be checked
When they brought her to me from the moment l touched her l knew that she couldn't have been my daughter but before l could say anything she opened her eyes and from that moment l was sure she wasn't my daughter
My husband was so excited to me his little princess but when he saw her he instantly knew she wasn't his as well but the difference is that he suspected me for cheating on his even though he couldn't say it l saw it in his eyes
My husband's job is dangerous and l never wanted to be a part of it but l loved him so l thought l could leave with it but l couldn't and by the time l realised that it was too late we had kids
When l found out l was expecting a girl l was very happy but my husband was over the moon it was all he talked about and l knew that the baby was going to be his weakness not that he didn't love his sons but his love for his daughter was bigger
So when l noticed the hospital had given me the wrong baby l stayed quiet in because it was the right thing to do to protect my daughter from her father's enemies
A few weeks later the hospital contacted me to inform me that a woman was claiming to have been given the wrong baby the day my daughter was born and l instantly knew that she was the one whose baby had been exchanged with mine
I met the woman alone and gave her an offer she couldn't refuse my husband was rich so l gave her 10 million in order for her to disappear along with the baby and luckily she did
What l didn't know was that l wasn't just going to lose my baby that day but my husband as well
A few years ago my daughter, the one l raised found out that her father wasn't her biological father and she threatened that if l ever admitted to have cheated on her father she would kill herself and l can't let her find out that even l am not her mother, she won't be able to accept the truth and l've already kept her from her parents for 13 years l can't ruin her life further more"when she stopped talking l was still shocked that it took me a while t
"But why are you telling all this to me" l asked not sure why she was telling all this to me
"Because you are my biological daughter " and when she said that l felt my whole world come to a stand still
"What" l felt tears flowing down my eyes
"You have to go away from our lives before Matteo tells Alexa the truth" she paced back and forth in my room but with every moment my heart was breaking
"Why don't you want me ,tell me why you gave me up ,why wasn't l enough for you that you keep rejecting me again and again "l cried begging for my mother to accept me just once
"I don't hate you but l can't lose Alexa too so you have to go "she said
"No why should l go ,you don't want me it's okay but my father will atleast want me " l said furiously wiping my tears
"He will want you and hellh even yearn for you but he will never have you " she said as she injected my neck with something and everything went blank
Selena's Pov
I stared at my beautiful daughter who was passes out and cried but l had to be strong for Alexa l couldn't let anything happen to her and as long as Matteo had Rosabella he would never be able to accept Alexa
I did what any mother would do for their daughter and l don't regret it because Rosabella will be safe ,l'll send her far from here then l'll convince Matteo not to tell Alexa the truth until we find Rosabella which will never happen
The Rossi family will be easy to deal with as long as l pay them they'll keep their mouths shut to Alexa
"I am sorry Rosabella but l have to put my daughter first before anyone else" l said carrying her sleeping form out of the hospital to the car that was waiting for her outside
Taking her out of the hospital was not easy as Matteo had his men guard outside her room but l had distracted them when going out with her to the back door
I gave Rosabella to the man and woman l had hired to take care of her
"Take care of her"l told them as they both entered the car to leave
When they left l shed a few tears for my daughter who will never get to feel her biological parent's love
I wasn't wrong right?? All l did was protect her
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
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