Daunte POV

This is not happening. This is not true. This is impossible. How could a man that I mourned for be alive? I didn't know what to think when I seen him holding Keyona in his arms. A feeling of numbness ran throughout my body and I was shocked. I couldn't move, because he was not alive.

I didn't know what was going on around me. I had a whole bunch of emotions run through my body at one. Surprise, Sadness, Fear, Shame, Guilt and Anger, those were the emotions I was feeling. Surprised to see he is alive, Sad because he was alone and my mother wasn't with him. If he is alive, why ain't she? Fear because I think this might be some fucked up joke. Shame and guilt because I built him a tombstone next to my mother, even though we couldn't find his body.

But the most I was feeling right now was Anger. I mourned him for years. I was mad that he left me here to watch over Santi. I was a kid and I had to learn to take over this business, while he was still fucking alive! He is literally standing right in front of me.

I needed to know what he was doing here. I didn't even know if I wanted him to be here. But I know I needed answer.

When I heard Keyona say "That man that saved me Oliver is, Antonio De Luca. Dauntes and Santiago Father." Whatever numbness and anger that washed over me disappeared as I looked at the man one last time before I shut the door in his face.

"Daunte?" I heard Keyona say, I turned and ran towards her. I reached for her face but she pushed my hands away. I felt hurt in my chest. She looked at me and shook her head.

"Why did you do that?" She asked and I shook my head, this was not the time to talk about Briana. "I didn't know she would come, I was going to tell you about her and the ba-" She smacked my hands away from her when I tried to touch her again.

"I am not talking about that bitch or that baby! Now why did you do that?" She asked again, I looked at her confused and she rolled her eyes and pointed at the door. Why was she worried about the door? But after a second, I knew what she meant. She meant Antonio De Luca, my dead father.

"Why would you close the door in his face?!" She asked and I just stood up and looked at her. "Daunte, I asked you something! Why did you slam the door in your fathers face?!" I got angry when she said called him my father. I turned around and kicked the coffee table over before I turned back towards her.

"That is not my fucking father! I buried my father as you called that man! I buried him next to my mother! He has a fucking tombstone, with his name and the date he died, along with my mother! I don't fucking know who that man is out there, but he is not my fucking father!" I yelled. I seen the look in her eyes. I didn't know my eyes were welding up. I didn't feel the tears roll down my cheek. I wasn't sad, I was mad. I was so mad that Keyona called that man my father.

I heard someone running down the stairs and made eye contact with Santi. My little brother, the only person who I would do anything for and who I will always protect. I didn't want him to feel how I'm feeling right now, he didn't deserve that. He may have only two years younger than me but he was still my baby brother that I tried to protect him from all the dangers but he is just stubborn.

"What's going on?" He asked. Then he seen Keyona and gasped as he ran towards her and hugged her. "Your here! Are you okay?" He asked her as she winced. He looked down and seen her leg, "Oh fuck! I'm sorry! Who did this to you?! Who do I have to fucking kill?!" He asked and Keyona only laughed. "It's already been handled. I will explain everything but in a second." She said as he leaned over and whispered into Kevion ear. Kevion nodded at whatever she said and ran out the living room and put the front door.

"So I'm going to explain everything and I want you to understand that it's going to be hard to listen to. But I also am going to need Antonio in here to explain as well." She said but when she said the last part, she looked me in the eyes. "You need to keep an open mind and let him explain." She said and I just stared at her as she kept her eyes on me. She looked at Santi, "Please do the same and trust me." Santi just looked at her and nodded.

We sat in silence and a few minutes later, Kevion and Antonio De Luca walked in. Kevion walked straight back to Keyonas side, as my father just stood in the doorway of the living room. I looked towards Santi and as they made eye contact, I seen Santi tense up. He stood up quickly and looked at this ghost with a confused expression, "Dad?" He whispered but we all heard him. This man that stood in the doorway nodded, "Son?"

It pissed me off when he called Santi his son! Who the fuck did he think he was?! "Don't fucking call him that. Our father is fucking dead!" I raised my voice and I didn't mean to.

"Daunte!" I heard Keyona say as I turned my gaze at her. "What did I say?!" She raised her voice and I knew she was serious. I respected Keyona and I loved her but how did she expect me to listen to a man who I thought was dead for years.

"Fine." I finally said after a few minutes of silence. "Talk, Antonio De Luca." I seen him flinch lightly but I ignored him.

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Antonio POV

When he called me Antonio and not dad, I hurt. I felt like I got sliced in the chest with a sharp knife. He was my child, and what I did to him wasn't fair to him or Santi but I needed to do it. I should of came back once I escaped but I couldn't do it. I needed to get revenge for what they did to the love of my life. She was everything to me, as well as my kids. They were everything to me and that's why I needed to do this for them but mostly for myself.

"Daunte, just let me explain and if you want me to leave, I will. But please just listen to me." I begged and I didn't feel any shame. I would beg on my knees if I had to. I needed him to listen to me. I needed him to understand what I did, I needed to do.

"Talk!" He said and I flinched. He reminded me of myself at his age. So dominant, strong and proud. I watched from the distance as they grown and now I just had to explain everything and pray that he would understand.

"I need you to understand before I explain anything is that I was always here with you. I wasn't there next to you but I was watching from a distance. I was keeping a close eye on you and went to every single meeting and deal you had outside the house to make sure you were safe. Both you and Santiago. I love you both and that never will change. But I had to do what I needed to do." I explained and I seen Daunte relax a slight bit before he put the guard back up and tensed at my words.

When he nodded his head to continue, I started to explain everything I explained to Keyona. How the accident happened, how they kidnapped me and tortured me. How I escaped and how I was taking down every single threat that was to me or him. How I was taking down every person who was apart of or helped with my wife, their mothers murder. I explained how I found Keyona because I was tracing Aces son phone. I explained how I saved her and I explained how I took care of her as a father would. I explained who Maria really is and her involvement.

I apologize for all the pain I have caused them. All the pain grieving they did, thinking I was dead. But I explained why I did what did and why I couldn't be here.

"I can't explain what happened in that room with Keyona and that girl before I got there, that's something she will have to explain and about the man she killed." I heard everyone gasp and start to argue about that. Before Keyona said she will explain when I'm done.

"There were so many times I wanted to come home to y'all. It's true, but I needed to do this, not for me but for your mother and you boys. I needed closer and the only way I new it was to get revenge on those who tortured me and killed her. I knew what I did was right but I needed to do it. Your mother was the love of my life, I was missing a huge piece of myself when she died, she was my other half. Just like how Keyona is your other half, you mother is mine." I said before it went quiet.

"So that's it? You wanted revenge on those who hurt her?" Daunte asked after a few minutes of silence. I nodded. "So why didn't you just fucking come back?! You had so many opportunities to comes back! I'm the leader of the most powerful mafia in the world, I could of helped you!"

I shook my head, "No you couldn't of. Your uncle married Maria. The person who killed your mother. If she would of knew I was alive, she would of tried to kill y'all. I needed to protect you all." I said and looked at my sons before I looked at Leo. "Including you, Leo. I knew how my brother had turned his back on you after marrying Maria and having your little sister. I watched over you too and as the same as the boys, there were times I wanted to come out of hiding and protect you as well. I love you like I love my boys."

I didn't know what happened but both Santi and Leo, came and hugged me. I hugged them but my eyes were rained on Daunte because I knew he was hurting the most. But what hurt me the most was when he just walked out the room. I didn't know what to say or do.

"Daunte?" I said and he froze on the step of the stairs before he continued it up and a few seconds later, I heard a door slam. I looked around the room and seen Keyona trying to stand up. I was going to help her but the person next to her ended up doing it. When she was fully up, she looked at me.

"I'm going to talk to him, so stay here. Oh and Toni, this is Oliver, my older brother and Kevion, my twin brother." She introduced me to the two young men next to her. They nodded at me as I did the same.

"Kevion, can you carry me up the stairs to Dauntes office, I need to talk to him." She said and Santi shook his head, "I don't think you should go right now, he is really angry." Keyona smiled at him, "I'll be fine. Daunte will never hurt me, physically." She said and I seen this look of pain in her eyes before it went away.

Her brother picked her up and they left out the room. It was quiet for a second and in that moment, I just prayed that Keyona would get through to Daunte because I needed him to understand and see what I did, was the right thing to do.