2. The Encounter

"I have to admit it when my sister told me that you're alive, I couldn't believe it," Alexander said to me but I was still too shocked to say anything.

"you thought you could just hide forever, start some fresh life," Alexander said and I met his gaze.

"I" I wanted to say something, anything but couldn't find anything to explain myself, I always thought about the moment my father finds me, but I never thought about the moment when Alex will ever find me.

"How could you? you tricked all of us, you did something none of us ever thought you had it on you." Alexander said his voice is filled with hurt.

"I had my reasons," I said.

"you had your reasons, what reasons on earth would make a human fake their death?" he asked.

"fear, fear from death, fear from a dark life, fear from a life filled with pain," I said, my voice was shaking but I pulled my self together.

Alexander seemed to think about it but before he could say anything, Ella knocked on the door and I told her to come in.

" Mrs. Andrews." I glared at Ella and she corrected herself immediately.

"Tasha, Nancy is here and she's asking for an urgent meeting, she's in the conference room," Ella told me.

before I could respond I heard Nancy yelling my name and she arrived at my office.

"What is this Nancy?" I asked and glared at her.

"what?" she asked stupidly.

"you yelling my name all over the building, why don't you come and sit in my place?" I said and pointed to my chair.

"I" I interrupted her and said, "don't give me empty explanations, tell me why are you here?"

"I'm here to tell you that our new partner has arrived today." she said.

"Alright, thank you Nancy now you can go back to work," I said and Nancy left.

"didn't know I was that famous," Alexander said and laughed and I got what he meant.

"no way," I said.

"did you think that I would just let you live your life," Alexander said.

"one question at a time, since when did you know I was alive?"

"1 year." and with that Alexander left my office.

I went back to my house, took a shower, laid down on the couch and I fell asleep.

5 years ago

I woke up feeling an unbelievable pain, I heard the sound of the heart monitor, I looked around myself and realized I wasn't in a hospital, memories started coming back to me, the accident, someone pulling me out of the car.

someone entered the room and said, "Natalie how are you feeling?" I heard Marco's voice and felt safe, he was one who helped me in my escape plan.

"what do you think?" I asked.

"right, look Natalie I have to tell you something," Marco said.

"before you tell me anything, were you behind the accident?"

"No, it wasn't me," Marco said.

"Natalie look I need you to stay calm, okay?" Marco said and his anxiety was obvious.

"what is it?" I asked and started getting scared.

Marco held a mirror in front of me and I saw a long scar on my face, I touched it.

Present Day

I woke up at the sound of my door being cracked open, I hurried and got my pistol out of the drawer and stood behind a wall, waiting for the person who entered my house to appear.

when the shadow was close to me I got out and pointed my pistol at... my... family, right in front of me was my family, my father smiled and said "I taught you well Daughter, "

I put my pistol down and stared at them, I looked at my mother who looked full of pain, Dominic was just shocked and Danielle was as shocked as Dominic but my father was just smiling as if he was proud of me.

I went and stood in front of my mother and said "Mom." but before I could finish she slapped me, my mom slapped me for the first time.

"how could do this to us, how could you?" my mom said.

"Veronica, you'll have plenty of time to talk with Natalie, or should I say Natasha?" dad said

"honestly Tasha is fine," I answered.

"so aren't you going to invite us in, I'd like to see your house," Danielle said.

I invited them in, and we all sat in my living room in front of the fireplace, I mean it's winter and it was snowing outside.

"So how long did you know?" I asked dad.

"since the accident day," he said.

"WHAT!" we all said at the same time.

"you knew from the beginning and didn't stop me," I said

"you wanted out, so I gave you out," he said and started eating from the cookies on the table.

"you made these yourself, right?" he asked.

"Yeah, but let me guess now you want me in again, am I right dad?" I said knowing the answer already.

"to be honest, yes I mean you're still the Mafia Princess." my dad said and when I was about to answer the doorbell rang I went and opened the door.

"good evening, Tasha." Alexander was standing with his father and sister.

"good evening Alex," I answered.

"we'd like to talk to your father." He said.

To be continued