The next day

Today is the day we all move forward with our lives. Jason and I are currently on our way to New York to meet my father and his lawyer.

I can't help, but feel relief like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders and I couldn't be anymore grateful for that.

"I'm so sleepy", I yawn.

"Go in the back and take a nap.. we're still have four more hours until we get to New York", Jason responds drinking his slurpy, he bought from 7/11.

Taking a whole minute to think about his suggestion, I give in feeling so drained out. This pregnancy has had me so tired all the time and pigging out every chance I get.

"Wake me up once we get there", I yawn getting into the back seat buckling my seatbelt laying down.

I take a glance at Jason who looks so handsome right now not that he doesn't ever cause boy does he always look good. I slowly flutter my eyes shut letting sleep take over.

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"We're here", I hear Jason murmur lightly shaking me.

I begin to flutter my eyes open letting out a soft yawn stretching my arms out. As I pull myself up, I glance at the home I grew up in. Instead of feeling a warm feeling about being back, It's the complete opposite from that. I feel every hair on my body stick up remembering this very same home was where I was pushed down the stairs and Alessandra was brutally murdered.

Since that day, I've been thinking about who could possibly be behind her death. Like who wanted her dead so bad? Crazy, how it happened right after me being there too, which is scary because what if I stayed longer would that murderer also gotten Jason and I?

"I know what your thinking babe... relax", Jason firmly says breaking me out of my thoughts.

He intertwines his fingers with mine, as we approach the mansion. I can't help, but feel nervous about seeing my father. It's been four months since being away from here luckily I'm only three months pregnant and my belly still isn't visible yet. There's no way I want to share the news with him.

I ring the door bell, my heart starting to beat irregularly. I turn to smile at Jason who's pretty quiet most likely anxious himself.

I soothingly rub my thump in circular motions on his hand. He turns to glance at me giving me a half smile in return.

The door finally opens revealing Eloisa who's brown eyes widen completely stunned by my presence. "Princessa!", she splutters embracing me into a tight long hug.

"I missed you", I whisper in her ear smelling her fruity perfume, I bought her last Christmas.

"You look different nina.. you have some sort of glow", Eloisa says pulling away from the hug taking in my appearance.

If only she knew

"Who's at the door?!", I hear my father shout making his way downstairs.

"Aleysa", she responds smiling hand shaking Jason's hand.

We step inside the mansion warily watching my father approach us with a serious face expression. I take the moment to look at the floor where the FBI reported finding Alessandra's lifeless body laying.

It's such an unexplainable weird feeling to stand in the very spot where someone's soul drifted out from their body.

"How are you baby girl?", my dad smiles laying a soft kiss on my forehead.

"I'm good, where's the lawyer?", I bluntly ask looking all over the house seeing no sign of anyone else besides us here.

"Jason Jason Jason", my father ignores my question blankly beaming at Jason.

"I want to thank you for your help in clearing my name from the charges... I know we haven't seen eye to eye, but I'm very grateful", Jason responds extending his hand out to shake my father's hand.

My father scrunches his nose up in disgust staring at Jason's hand not moving his hands out of his pockets.

"Save it you worthless criminal!", my father spat his face full of hatred.

A thousand flips must of happened all at once in my stomach feeling suddenly ill. The house becoming unbearably hot.

"Dad!", I grumble furrowing my brows together in pure confusion not understanding his sudden remark.

"Do you really think for the slightest moment I would believe this Juvie delinquent didn't commit murder!", he scolds.

My heart sinks breaking into a million pieces realizing this nightmare is far from being over with. I glance at Jason his face angry, yet pained by my father's harsh insensitive venomously words.

Averting my eyes away from Jason, I deathly glare at my father. Anger fuming inside of me. I will no longer let him talk down to the father of my baby.

"Jason didn't murder Alessandra!", I hiss.

"The neighbors saw a him running out of the house when a scream was heard!", my dad roars his veins popping out from his neck from how angry he is.

"Don't yell at her!", Jason snaps losing his patience.

"I can't believe you would stoop so low getting involved with a criminal!", he scolds his fists clenching.

Suddenly loud sirens are heard outside of the mansion.

"JASON MCCANN STEP OUT OF THE HOUSE WITH YOUR HANDS UP! WE KNOW YOUR IN THERE!"

My stomach turns upside down feeling very nauseous on the verge of vomiting. My body starts to shiver from fear.

My whole world freezes as confusion sets in. However, after a quick minute of silence it hits me.

My father set us up.

"How could you?!", I spat as my voice cracks feeling so betrayed by him.

"You left me no choice Aleysa plus this is for your own good. I did not bust my ass for my only daughter to end up with a fucking low life murderer!", he roars his hands flying all over the place.

"HE DIDN'T FUCKING KILL YOUR GOLD DIGGING WHORE!", I shout tears falling down my cheeks no longer being able to hold it back.

Jason softly grabs me by the shoulder tugging me in into a tight hug.

"JASON MCCANN I'M COUNTING TO 3 FOR YOU TO STEP OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP OR WE'LL HAVE TO BARGE IN!"

"Princessa if he doesn't go out there.. there's a high chance Jason can get hurt or even killed", Eloisa chirps from out of the blue. A worried face expression on her face.

I look at her as I hug onto Jason tightly like if my life depended on it.

"I'm turning myself in before someone gets hurt", Jason mutters.

"No, please don't leave me! You didn't even do the crime!", I sniffle hugging him tighter not wanting to let him go out of my arms

"I have no other choice", he says looking completely broken.

"1", the FBI starts counting through the speaker.

Jason pulls away from the hug and cuffs my cheek his light brown hazel eyes a glossy sheen.

"I love you"

"2"

Jason kisses my forehead walking away from me as he opens the door.

Before he steps out he glances at me one last time then his pained eyes drop down to my stomach.

"PUT YOUR HANDS UP MCCANN!"

Jason puts his hands up as he averts away from me staring straight forward barging out.

"JASON MCCANN, GET ON THE GROUND! GET DOWN ON THE GROUND NOW!"

I can feel my heart completely shattering as I see the love of my life getting ripped away from me.

Without thinking I try to go out there to help Jason escape, but I am quickly stopped by Eloisa.

"I can't let them take Jason", I sniffle

Eloisa strokes my back trying to comfort me while my father steps outside completely satisfied by it all. A look of victory on his face.

"I will not let them take him away from me!", I scold pushing Eloisa aside running out of the house.

"Aleysa, they'll shoot you!", Eloisa yells petrified.

"ALEYSA NO!", Jason shouts a horrified look plastered on his face.

BANG!