Tatianna's POVThe phone goes dead, leaving my thoughts a jumbled mess. My Papá is gone; he passed away close to a month ago. So who is this man, and why did Giovanni call him my Papá?I can feel myself staring blankly at the phone. Giovanni smirking as he takes it away from my face and places it in his pocket."This worked so much better than I expected. Who would have thought my boy would marry the Godfather's daughter?" He pulls out his key and turns to unlock the door; as its shutting behind him, I hear him call out; "Vinny, get the car ready!"The door slams the rest of the way shut, and I'm left to sulk by my lonesome. If I ever do get out of her, Axon will owe me a huge explanation. I am not one to be left in the dark.Axons POVA stinging pain radiates across my cheek, and my eyes flick open in time to see the culprit."Good, your awake." Says Vinny with a maniacal

  Mama came running out of the house in a frenzy, though I had just seen her a few months ago; she looked worn for wear. Her peppered black hair, now a solid grey. Her sparkling crystal eyes now a dull blue. Losing Papa must have taken a toll on her.I opened the door to greet her with equal excitement. She grabbed me up, hugging me for dear life. "Figlia mia, Cuore Mio." Tucking my hair behind my ear, she bent down and kissed me atop of my head. "Siete voi davvero voi, grazie al cielo."    My smile reached my eyes; I say, "Yes, Mama, it's me."  She hugs me tightly. Stepping back to check me out. "Tati, I worried; there's much to tell you." She spoke with an accent, but she was learning English which was a start. Anytime I tried to get her before, she would wave her hand and dismiss me.   "Mama, your learning English?"  She blushed a little."Yes, it's lovely. I needed change. My grande bambino will need to kno

Five years later............ We parked our car in the driveway of a painted yellow house surrounded by a white picket fence. I took a deep breath, my nerves getting the best of me. I hadn't seen my best friends in so long. It's true what they say mommy life is hectic, but I wouldn't trade it for the world. Once Annabella was born, I had no time for anything. I had my modeling career to think of, but juggling the two was impossible. Slowly I stepped away from the limelight and started Fashion by Tati. The clothing line I had always dreamed of creating. As luck would have it, my line took in the first year. I am now the proud owner of a multi-billion dollar fashion industry. As for  Axon, he recently stepped down as CEO of Blaze enterprises. Now he spends his days being the best dad to our daughter Annabella. He claims he has left his old life behind, and he no longer talks to the family. I can only hope it stays that way.Axon opened his door to get out an

Past in Axons POV   I go by the name of Axon Blaze, and I am a freshman at the University of Stanford. Unfortunately, my life is anything but average for a college student. The truth is Axon Blaze is not my real name. It is an alias I use, so no one knows who I am. Thanks to my father and his powerful enemies, I have to hide. My real name is Benedetto Amato, and my father is the Capo of the Amato family. I want no part of my father or the family business, and my Mama knows that. That's why she tricked my father into letting me attend school for a business degree. As far as my father knows, he thinks I am using my degree to run a front for the family. My actual plan is to start a company that specializes in new technologies. Im going to call my company Blaze enterprises, and nothing is going to stop me. I force my mind back to my studies and sigh; this upcoming test will be complex. It's a little after 8 p.m; when I decide to put my books away and

  Chapter Forty  Today Bennie is a week old. Were still in Ohio, but our hotel suite is getting cramped. Tatianna is finally feeling up to house searching. What she doesn't know is that  I have been secretly in contact with a contractor for months. Tatianna is about to have her dream home. I try to hide my excitement as I look down at my phone.  Today is the day our house is finally going to be ready. I can't wait to show Tati, Bella, and Bennie. Given my hi