I finish buttoning my top and than I tie my tie. I wear the jacket of my Valentino suit and then put on my Gucci shoes. I can't seem to stop thinking about how much my life has changed. I found my father dead and I was weak, then I met the love of my life, but I was an emotional wreck, after so many events I found out I loved him. I got kidnapped and threatened, but he saved me. Now he is laying in a hospital bed not knowing if he will ever wake up. I love him more than my life and this is why I am doing, if he ever wakes up and I am not there I want him to be happy even if I'm not there.

I grab my guns and take a knife then I put on my Fedora hat.

'I took your place father...'-I think to myself.

As I go downstairs I see all my men gathered.

"Now we take what's ours."-I say and get out of the house to get in the car.

My gray Ashton Martin was waiting outside. Alessandro opens the door for me and I get in.

"You know I am loyal to you, no matter what happens."-Alessandro says to me.

"Yes, I know thank you for this."-I say and he starts the car.

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"We all know the plan."-I say to my men.

"Si signora we do."

"What happened to the people with family I told you about?"-I ask.

"They were loyal, but since they have families we were able to corrupt them. They are safe and away from here."

"Good, I don't want to leave children without their fathers.''-I say and it was true I couldn't do that, I'm not a monster. I am fair, but not a monster.

"Inside that building there are the worst of the worst. They have done terrible things."-Alessandro says.

"I believe you, Salvatore is in there. Now you know what you have to do."I say and close the window of the car.

In just a few minutes I see Salvatore's building explode and burn.

I smoke a cigarette to calm myself down. Yes I smoke, but rarely. I just had done something I never thought I would do. Yes, inside that building there were really bad people, but it had to be done. I watch the fire and a tear falls from my eyes. This is the life I'm a part of.

"Let's go."-I say and the car moves.

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As we walk across the bridge something stops us.

"Signora we have to get out."-Alessandro says.

We get out and see that there are three men in front of us.

I step up in front of them and say:"Get out of our way!"

But one of them points a gun at me.

"Shoot or move and she dies!"-there was a voice coming from the darkness. It was Salvatore. He wasn't dead.-"You had asked one of my men to get away. Stupid, he is blindly loyal to me, so much that he doesn't care about his family."

Family is the most important thing in a man's life, the reason he fights.. doesn't this man believe in something?

I had a plan, but I needed to get Salvatore alone.

"Put the guns down and leave!"-I say to my men.

"But signora.."

"LEAVE NOW!"-I say to them.-"Don Piemonte this is between us, leave your men go just like I did with mine."

"Fair enough!"-he says and motions his men to leave.

Now there was just me and him.

"You are very good at this. Setting on fire my place? Brilliant! And to think that this is your first time out here. A born leader. I want you to work with me."-he says shamelessly.

"So you ruined my father, manipulated Domenico and now you want to destroy me? You really are evil."-I say to him.

"Well thank you, yes I am, I actually destroyed everything your father had built and after that I used your precious lover to destroy him completely. Domenico was perfect. He had great skills and his hatred towards your father for what he did was so strong I couldn't just ignore it. I made Domenico great!"-he says

"You took a child without family and made him a monster!"

"Oh come on it wasn't that bad! Without me he would have been alone and probably dead, besides you don't have to worry. He changed when he meet you... unfortunately. You saved him... pathetic!"-he says with a disgusted face.

"Yes I did... unlike you. You are a real monster, you don't even love your own family."-I say.

"Please I did what I did for their own good more power means more respect."

"They didn't wanted that. They wanted happiness."-I say, my voice weak.

"It's power that brings you happiness. Power is what matters. That's why I couldn't let your father become more powerful, that's why I didn't let Domenico enjoy his time with you."-he says laughing and I was getting mad.

"You disgust me!"-I say and he puts his hand in his pocket, but before he could do that I shoot him.

He was now on the ground as I walked towards him. His mouth was full of blood as he looked at me:"Come on one more time for your filthy family."he says and I get down. I use my knife on him aiming his abdominal area...

"Signora we heard the shooting. Are you okay?"-Alessandro asks.

"Yes, I'm fine."-I say.

"We took care of them miss."-Alessandro says as I get in the car.

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As I walk inside the hospital I thank God I am alive and pray him to wake Domenico up.

I enter the room and see Domenico laying there just like yesterday and the day before.

I sit down close to his bed and with teary eyes say:"We made it, we are both free now. Everything is okay, it's over. I love you and now I am not afraid to say it out loud and I know you love me too. You just have to wake up. You are the bravest person ever to go through all of those things since a kid and still hold yourself together. This is one of the things I admire most about you, and I also love your laugh and your eyes... I need to see them. You have to wake up now it isn't just me and you.. there is a little child coming our way... I'm pregnant."

I put my head down the white sheets of his bed and let everything out. My tears start falling out nonstop, but as I calm down I hear... breathing. I hear Domenico's breathing get more intense. His left hand moves and his eyes open.

I felt relieved and the happiest I have ever felt.

"You, you are awake!''-I say and put my hand on his cheek. It felt like my body couldn't afford these much feelings. I was touching him and I still didn't believed that he was there talking to me..

"Well I heard you... so we have a little Domenico on the way?"-he says smiling.

"Yes, we do. I couldn't tell you because I didn't knew how you would react."

"This is amazing. You have made me the happiest men ever."-he says and reaches for my hand.

"I LOVE YOU!"

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