For the first time in a week Damon had hope. He had found the location. After a week of searching they finally had a location.

He had just finished informimg his family.

"We need a plan" Alesandro stated with a smile. His daughter would be back home and safe soon.

"I agree, we need to do this right if we want to succeed. I already have a plan" Damon agreed.

"Mason you are one of the best snipers,I want you and a team on the roofs, take out anyone who isn't on our side" Damon informed.

"Got it" Mason said, his face was emotionless, this wasn't family, this was his boss giving him orders and he would complete his task.

"Dante and Matteo you both will stick together and have each others backs. You will be both have a large team and clear the surrounding buildings" Damon told them.

Dante and Matteo nodded "we won't fail"

"And dad, you and I will have a team but we will be heading into the building we think she is being kept in. If anything changes, you need to get her out " Damon said.

"Actually Damon, I think it should be you" it killed Alesandro to admit it but it was the truth.

"He's right" Mason agreed.

"No"

"It pains me to say this but damon she was unwilling to trust me at the start because Henry was suppose to be a father to her, if she is in a bad way, she might not trust me, she used to see me as someone who eventually will turn into Henry. We need to get her out and I believe you are the best to do it. She trusts you the most" Alesandro explained, it hurt but it was the truth.

"Guys we are forgetting something" Matteo said.

"What is it" Damon asked.

"After this she will know about the Mafia"

Everyone was silent.

"She's going to hate us"

"It's a risk we will have to take. Damon and I will get her out of the building, Damon will get her out of where she's being kept. Under no circumstances are they to be killed straight away. I want to torture them " Alesandro said, his words were final and everyone nodded.

"Get your people ready Damon and if one of them fucks up I will add them to the list of people I'm going to torture " Alesandro warned before leaving.

Meanwhile

Emilia laid curled up shaking. Damon wasn't coming. They weren't coming. Henry was right. It was cold and dark, she was all alone with nothing but her thoughts to keep her company. She cried harder knowing they would have found her if they were looking, just like Henry had said.

She wanted Damon to hug her and tell her she was wanted.

He lied. They didn't want her or they would have come by now

He doesn't care

They don't care

Henry is right

Emilia cried harder, she wanted to stop but she was in too much pain. Physicallly and mentally.

She should have stopped because minutes passed and Henry returned with a sickly grin.

He left hours later and Emilia was broken. She couldn't take it anymore. She hated this.

Her crying continued only to be stopped when she heard gunshots.

They were getting closer. Shouting could be heard along with heavy footsteps. She didn't want them to hurt her again so she forced herself up and managed to crawl into a dimly lit corner. She brought her knees up to her chest. She was just glad they hadn't broken her legs. It still hurt to walk but she was used to walking on sprains and fractures.

The door opened and she cowered back. She was terrified as to what would come. She saw the footwear of a man making her inch back even further.

"Fuck. She's not here. This is the last room. Go inform my father" a cold heartless voice practically shouted. It was too dark to see her in the corner.

Should she come out. Who was the man speaking? It had no emotion, she didn't recognize it.

Not long ago, the family had successfully started an attack. Everything was going according to plan Currently, Mason and a team where shooting anyone who dared approach the warehouse. Alesandro had called ahead and made sure anyone innocent wasn't there as it was also a business area.

Dante and Matteo cleared out the surrounding warehouses.

It turned out like they all suspected, Henry and Alice had a full opperation going on.

It wasn't hard for Alesandro to know what was going to happen, he taught Alice. Everything was predictable.

Damon was pissed, he had just opened the last room door and she wasn't there. He sent the men he was with to go inform Alesandro whilst he took a quick look around.

"Emilia" he called as he stepped further into the room.

Emilia heard her name, she didn't dare look up but the man knew her. It was a cold voice though. Maybe it was Damon.

With that thought in mind, she looked up.

She saw Damon walking around looking.

Damon was here!

She opened her mouth to speak but fear consumed her. What if it wasn't real. It had been a week. They weren't here. It was a trap, she would get hurt.

Damons eyes wandered to the shadowy corner. He felt like he wasn't alone. He couldn't see it was too dark but he presumed since he didn't get a reply and so far she wasn't in here that she wasn't here. But the shadowy corner was a mystery to him. He didn't know what was in it and he hated not knowing things.

He slowly and causiously made his way to the corner.

A small whimper was heard stopping him in his tracks.

"Emilia" he called.

He got no response.

He walked to the corner and there he saw her.

Emilia was sat broken with her knees up to her chest, tears running down her face. She was terrified.

"Emilia" Damon whispered this time with so much emotion it shocked him.

"I'm here Emilia, it's going to be okay. You're safe now" he reassured.

"Your not real. Go away. Go away" Emilia cried.

"Oh Emilia...I am real, I am here darling"

"No. You're lying. Go away. I'm imagining you. You're not real"

Seeing she was hysterical almost, Damon didn't say anything instead he picked her up and hugged her, at first she freaked out but Damon held her tighter "I'm here" he whispered stroking her hair.

"No" Emilia refused to believe it.

Damon thought for a minute before speaking again "yes Emilia, I'm really here, now let your stalker kidnap you and take you to his home"

It was probably a terrible thing to say considering the situation but he hoped the long running stalker joke would convince her.

Emilias cries stopped. Only Damon would say something like that.

"Damon?"

"Yes Emilia"

"You're here" she said, finally believing it.

"Yes I am. Now let's get you out of here. I need to inform the others I have you, can you walk" Damon said.

"Yeah" Emilia replied not mentioning how much it hurt to walk.

"Nevermind, I'll carry you" Damon said brushing her anwser off.

He took out his phone and called Alesandro since he had sent his men to tell him she wasn't here.

"What is it Damon" Alesandro asked picking up his phone whilst he fought off several guys.

"Got her. She's in a bad way, we are going to come up now. Send some men to cover us"

Alesandro smiled hearing this, one of the men he was fighting took this as an opportunity too stack further but Alesandro simply put his phone back in his pocket and quickly shot the man. He was bored of playing now. He shot the others quick. He wanted his daughter back.

Damon came out of the room carrying Emilia who had her legs wrapped around his torso and arms around his neck, her head buried in his chest. Damon had a hold of her with one arm wrapped around her securing her and his other hand holding a gun

Alesandro rushed over.

"Emilia" he whispered.

Emilia cowered back and buried her head into his chest further.

"It's okay father, took alot of convincing to let her know I was real" Damon reassured.

"We are off to find a white van with tinted out windows now aren't we Emilia" Damon continued but spoke directly to Emilia.

"Damon don't talk like that to her" Alesandro fussed.

"It's okay" Emilia whispered. Although they couldn't see, she had a smile on her face.

"Right well let's get out of here"

And they almost did.

Gunshots were being fired left and right. Damon put Emilia down so she wouldn't be a target and stood in front also shooting back. Emilia was too out of it to realize fully what was going on. She was pleased Damon was here but she was numb and broken to the world around her.

Alesandro held his daughters hand guiding her to safety. Only it was too dangerous.

"Emilia, go hide in the warehouse. Don't come out" he ordered. The warehouse held no danger anymore, they had killed everyone in it.

Emilia hurried to the warehouse but stopped when she saw Henry, Alice and Lexi several meters away.

"I wouldn't do that if I was you" Henry called pointing a gun at Emilia.

Everyone stopped.

"I don't have a clear shot" Mason said informed over the ear piece.

"Shoot her " Lexi said with excitement.

Alesandro and Damon were quick to point their guns at Henry. "Shoot me and my dying act will be to shoot her. Now put the guns down" he warned.

Not wanting to risk anything, they dropped the weapons.

"Is this the man you really chose? A man so hell bent on killing your own daughter. What a disgusting mother you are. Letting a man who was suppose to be a father figure do this " Alesandro said to Alice.

"She's not my daughter, she's just a stupid bitch who needs to be put down" Alice yelled.

Henry pulled the trigger.

Emilia was too hurt to move. She tried she really did but she couldn't. She cried in pain.

Damon saw this and without thinking he raced over and dove in front of her. He wouldn't let anything happen to her.

He was her protector.

Always.

Alesandros eyes darkened as he picked up the gun and shot the man. He so wanted to kill him but a quick death was too good for him. He would torture him. That was a promise.

Alice pulled out a gun and fired but Alesandro dodged it, not having much choice Alesandro fired another shot back.

He raced over to his son he had been shot.

"Damon please" Emilia cried.

"Don't worry I'll be okay" Damon said coughing.

Mason was rushing down from his spot as he called an ambulance.

Dante and Matteo who were busy at the other side of the yard heard what had happened through their ear pieces and were rushing over.

"No more tears Emilia, I'm okay" Damon tried to reassure her

"You got shot. It's all my fault"

"Nonsense. It wasn't your fault none of this is besides I'm fine. Just remember Emilia I love you, we love you, you are loved, you are wanted. You are always wanted. You will grow up loved and wanted"

His eyes closed.

"Damon" Alesandro and Emilia called.

"No.no.no. Damon come on son. Come on. Wake up" Alesandro tried, his voice filled with emotion, so much so that it cracked slightly.

His eyes remained closed.

"No!" Dante screamed as he saw his brother on the floor. He ran over with Matteo running behind.

Mason was last to join and a tear ran down his cheek as he remembered the conversation they had privately beforehand.

Damons words echoed in his mind

"Things might go bad, I'd give my life for her, if I don't make it, look after her, look after the boys. I trust you Mason "

Mason hated how much emotion and meaning those words had at the time, Damon had basically said his goodbye and mason didn't even know it. Now as he stared at his brother, he hoped to god this was a nightmare.

"Damon you better snap out of this, I can't loose my brother" Mason said whispering the last bit.

"Please Damon wake up" Matteo said crying.

"Damon wake up son, just open your eyes for me" Alesandro said with tears running down his face.

"Damon you are stronger than us all, don't go out like this" Dante said, tears ran down his face. Dante never cried.

"Damon please, I can't loose you" Emilia cried.

His eyes remained closed.