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I saw Antonio walk away, I smiled and used the back of my hand to wipe away the tears. I kneeled at my papa’s grave. I just stared at his name, a name I had known so well.
“You knew, didn’t you? You knew I was your daughter? You knew I was a part of you and shared the same DNA? I have to say I wish I could scream at you, I wish you had both told me the truth.” Tears streamed down my cheeks. “But you never told me, I bet in case the monster ever found out. Did you both decide to protect me, keep my safe from him and the nasty world he lived in? I’m not cross. No, I am happy. I am over the moon that you are my papa. In fact, I had wished since I was little that you were my pappy. I even convinced myself at times you were. You were in my life all the time, holidays, weekends, days birthdays parties, you were always there and now I know why. Not only were you my mamma’s bodyguard, driver, and lover but my papa. Thank you. Thank you for making happy memories for me,” I sobbed.
“Like mamma, I will come and see you. I will bring things for you. I am just so sorry; I never cuddled or kissed you the way a daughter did. But you will always be in my heart remember those nights when I couldn’t sleep, and you came and talked or read a book to me? You even helped me with stupid homework. I bet that was your precious time with me. I love you, Paul.”
I rose and gazed down to his grave. I pressed my fingers to my lips, kissing them before placing them on the stone.
“I will come and see you next week. I will look after you both in return for you both being there for me and protecting my eyes from evil. That monster lost and you gained.”
Chapter 40
ANTONIO
Knowing how important this time was for her with her parents but seeing my princess sobbing the way she had brought me great pain. A kind of pain I had never met before, a pain that I appreciated and wished to nurture. I sucked in a deep breath wanting to give her the time she needed even if the day was pressing. I had much to do but Daniella was the top priority.
“The house is safe,” I asked Carlo.
“It sure is. We had to do some artwork to make them understand, but they got the picture that they all belong to you now. You are their boss. I have to say allowing them to see Malinco and Ricco’s lifeless bodies was pretty nasty but it worked, they knew you meant business. What are your plans for the house?”
“To knock the fucker down and rebuild. Once we have what princess needs the place is being bulldozed and I cannot wait. I will personally be there to witness when the building crumbles,” I said without remorse.
“Does Daniella know?”
“No, but she will, and I bet she will be pleased to see the back of that house. It brought her a mixture of emotions,” I informed him.
Keeping my eyes on my girl only seeing her sobbing wasn’t something enjoyed. I know she was talking to him, no doubt asking questions, but the truth was she would never know the answers and, in some ways…it was a blessing.
I lifted my head from sending a message on my phone to see her ambling back towards me, I scratched the side of my face.
She arrived and stood before me. “Thank you. How?”
“I got my boys to find it. That was the call I made when I left you in the cabin.”
She stepped to me, placing her hand firmly on my left cheek feeling my face and running her thumb over my lips.
“You’re a wonderful man.”
I chuckled. “I am the devil but to you, a wonderful man I can live with. Now to your ex-home?”
“Yes, please I need those pictures.”
Back in the car, I drove her with my men close behind to her old home. A place she hadn’t been to since running away and finding herself in my car. The drive was silent, but I bet she had a million and one things running around her head and now I was taking her to the house where she was haunted and left painful and good memories.
Pulling up outside the gate and it didn’t take long for them to open. I glanced at princess as she heaved her breath, memories flooded back to her. I hated this, but she asked, and I gave it.
The car drove up to the front door. She opened the car door before I did and not entering the main door, she took off to go down the side of the house, I followed her. I had no idea where she was going but she was in a hurry.
“Daniella,” I called out, only she kept going getting faster by the second. We arrived at the back garden but again she went further in not stopping to look at anything. She carried on at speed until arriving at a shed, she stopped and pulled the door open. I rushed to her and found her in what looked like junk.
“I want all this taking to our home, so I can go through it all,” she ordered.
“Okay. I’ll get my men onto it immediately.”
“It’s all my mum’s belongings and I bet there are pictures in here of papa.”
“Did you want to go in the house?” I asked her.
She turned to me. “No never. All I want is in here, I don’t wish to step in there. But I don’t mind if the men bring me some of my items like jewellery as my mamma brought me that.”
