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𝐃 𝐀 𝐍 𝐓 𝐄 • 𝐑 𝐔 𝐒 𝐒 𝐎

For the first time in awhile I suddenly feel motivated to go about my day, I don't know if it was nanna's encouragement, but I need to find out who this rat is. Once and for all, with or without anyone's help.

I feel the stream of water trail down from my scalp down to my spine, the shower was cold and was only doing so little to cool the warmth of my body.

I walk out of the shower along with my thoughts and have the towel wrapped around the bottom half of my body, the call of my name only perks up my ears like a meerkat.

"Come in." I state, having no shame if my men see me half naked, but the presence doesn't thicken as much as a broad man would do. I turn around and see Luna standing there with the door slightly opened, revealing parts of her body to me. The plain black t-shirt only passes by her stomach and stops not long after, then her grey baggy shorts reveal the long length of her bare legs.

"I'm sorry to intrude like this." She states from her soft lips, I glance up at her and begin to ignore her presence with the lack of noise expelling from her voice box.

I walk into my closet and soon find the shadow of the blonde woman following me.

"What is it?" I ask, turning and feel the patience suddenly becoming thin.

She mumbles at first but then talks louder when she finally finds the courage to find her words, "We need to talk." I find myself rolling my eyes, like I need an undercover cop talking to me, she'd probably only try to fish for information out of me.

And like she's reading my mind she replies, "It's nothing about me being an officer Dante."

"Go wait downstairs, I'll be down in a minute. And for fuck sake put more clothes on." I slam close my draw and watch as the hesitant nod is thrown in my direction and suddenly my shadow has disappeared.

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I find Luna sitting outside with a mug in her hands, she is now fully dressed with a grey oversized jumper on, covering almost the whole of her body altogether. I sigh and walk out the doors and watch as her body suddenly becomes startled.

I flick over the buttoned up shirt to reveal the time, 7:00AM, no one else is awake as far as I'm aware, which makes me even more curious to why Luna is up so early.

"You wanted to see me?" I question, I sit beside her and watch as the tears begin to build up in her eyes, I feel myself becoming useless, I've never seen so many women cry in a short amount of space between them, my nanna, now Luna. I run my fingers through my hair with frustration and already want to flip my shit.

"I need you to believe me first you won't lose your shit." She looks at me with the sapphire orbs I've suddenly become so found of.

"You may not remember, but I do. Now anyway." She chokes on her tears and then encourages herself to talk again.

"This isn't the first time we've met Dante." She looks down and fiddles with something in her hands, I look down at them but can't seem to make out the item, her fingers are protecting whatever it is she's hiding.

I suddenly become fucking clueless, of course it's the first time we've met, if it wasn't I would have avoided her after seeing her again. My blood flares with heat but I try and contain myself.

"You also need to understand that this is not the reason why I'm here." She states, only bringing me closer to the edge of my seat.

"Alessia is your daughter." She blurts, the tears suddenly fall and I can't help but stand up in horror.

"Who the fuck are you to throw shit like that around?" I growl, I find myself gritting my teeth and not storming away, but for some reason I'm glued to the ground.

She holds up the item that was in her hands, a chain. A simple, small, silver chain that once was a gift from my mother. The only reason I recognise it is because of the way it hits the light, no chain has been made of material like this. I snatch it off of her and observe it closer, only to feel the sudden nostalgia from when our mother gave Bruno and I matching chains on our sixteenth birthday.

But I throw it back into Luna's now sweaty palms.

"You're lying." I grit out, yeah the chain is similar but she probably has made it herself to worm herself in.

She takes a step closer to me looking up at me, "Why would I lie to you knowing what you're capable of?" She raises her brow at me like she knows shit. I scoff and her words are suddenly flying out again.

"After we hooked up at the club, you gave it to me. You said 'Although we won't see each other again and this is a one-time thing, you'll always remember it." I look at her in disbelief, I don't believe her, if she is so keen that I'm the father of her child, where the fuck is the evidence? And why the fuck would I give her something so meaningful?

"Quit lying Zaffiro, otherwise there will be consequences." I raise my voice but Justin suddenly appears from behind a tree, why the fuck he was hiding there I don't know.

"She isn't lying boss." He hands me a piece of paper, declaring DNA sampling.

I read the whole page more than twice, over and over again. Alessia is stated to be my daughter, but I still don't believe it.

"How do I not know you're sticking up for this woman?" I growl and get into Justin's face, I know deep down my men wouldn't betray me but still there is always a possibility that they can turn your backs on you the moment you piss them off.

"Have I always been loyal to you boss?" He asks and I nod, I'm not lying, other than the fact when he hit Luna, but that was before we even knew anything about her.

"Then why would I change now?" He cocks up his brow and folds his arms one over the other. I examine the paper again and again, running my fingers through my hair, that night all makes sense now, the memories fly back into my mind. The blonde haired firey women who kept pushing, it was the night Bruno, Arianna and I went out for a job, I got distracted.

"Then the other question I have for you Justin, is how exactly did you get this DNA off of Alessia?" I become stern, I look into his eyes and suddenly his Adam's apple bobbles with guilt.

"I—I..." He mutters, a coward.

"I took fingerprints, blood samples... Saliva." I look at him and throw a punch to his face, Luna gasps and tells me to calm down. But I simply can't.

"If this is my daughter, you don't fucking lay a hand on her again or anything she touches, do you fucking understand me?!" I roar, watching as Justin nods to obey me. I look at Luna who is still tearing up, but all I can do is walk away from the mess that has been caused.

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'She looks like you' My nanna stated, to my face. She knew, deep down she knew she was right even when I didn't, even when I doubt Luna knew.

I'm standing in my guest bedroom where Luna and Alessia are staying, I view the tiny blonde person inside of the double bed, the grey sheets covering the whole of her body minus her head. I take a moment to try and understand. But I can't.

I pull my phone out of my pocket and dial Cameron's number. He answers on the very first ring, "Boss?" He questions. I sternly reply, "I want you to track Alessia Gomez medical records, birth certificate, fucking everything." He replies without question, telling me he'll get it done and it'll be on my phone within a couple of hours.

In the mean time I watch as Alessia rubs her eyes and opens them, I stade at her in hopes I didn't wake her. But I can already see the colouration of her eyes. She looks like you. I shake the words out of my head and find another explanation, it's just a coincidence.

A message is pinged over from Cameron to assume he wants the DNA medical records matched to Luna, I reply I want it matched to mine. He doesn't argue, or go against me. He continues working to do what I say.

"Dante?" I look at the bed and don't see the little person sleeping there any longer, she is now standing directly in front of me, staring at me blankly.

"Morning Fiore." I whisper, the smile is painted onto her familiar face and she beams with happiness, regardless of her situation.

"Can you make me pancakes?" I chuckle and allow her to hold onto me while I take her down stairs, I mutter to her how I don't make the pancakes, someone else does it for me and all I get called is 'Lazy.'

We sit up at the counter and begin devouring the pancakes, of course little Fiore had to have chocolate and strawberries.

The pinging off my phone pulls me away from watching Alessia eat her pancakes so beautifully, she hardly makes any mess for a child her age. I open up my phone and view several documents ready for me to open, I take in a deep breath and begin to hover my finger over one of them, but before I can the simple message from Cameron says it all, 'Congratulations boss.'

Hey! And that was one of the plot twists! (Some of you may have caught on) but did you enjoy this chapter? There are more twists and turns coming up throughout this book! Enjoy!