Keyona POV

Kevion carried me up the stairs and I thanked him when he put me down on my feet.

"You go down, I'll be fine." I told him and he nodded, "I know." He gave me a hug and kissed my temple, "It's so good to have you back and safe, sis." I smiled and opened the office door, limping my way in. I looked around the room before I need Daunte sitting there with a hand laid on his face and his other with a glass of scotch. His elbows leaning against his knees. His eyes eyes were on me and I seen this confused hurt in his eyes.

(Dadddy 😍🤤 Toni Mahfud Aka Daunte ❤️)

I shut the door behind me and stood there looking at him. I knew he was hurting and I'm grateful that he listened to me and let his father explain. I limped towards him and Daunte tried to get up to help me, "I got it." I told him as I made my way to him and sat on his lap. He was taken aback by my action but relaxed quickly when I wrapped my arms around his neck.

I felt the warmth in his body and it felt like home. I wanted to stay like this but I knew we needed to talk. "Daunte, how do you feel?" I asked and he looked up at me and narrowed his eyes at me, "How the fuck do you think I feel?!" He said, raising his voice, making me flinch lightly. He noticed and quickly wrapped his arms around my waisted. Putting his head on my chest. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to raise my voice, I just- I just-" I ran my fingers through his hair. "I know, I understand."

It was quiet for a minute before I felt wetness on my chest. That's when I realized he was crying so I did the only thing I knew he needed, I hugged him and continued to rub my fingers through his hair. This was all a shocker to him and he wasn't okay. I remember Leo telling me how close Daunte and his father were. I knew before we arrived that this was going to hurt Daunte the most.

After about a half of hour of me holding him and him crying, he finally calmed down and said the one thing I didnt expect him to say. "Why?" I took a deep breath and cupped his face in mine, making him look at me.

"Daunte, what your father did was not the right way to do it, I agree but the only way he knew how to do it. He lost your mother as well as you did. But he had a stronger connection with her. That was his wife, the love of his life and his everything. He watched his wife die, he watched as she took her last breath. He probably wished he died with her but he didn't get that chance. He was taken and tortured, he was beaten, cut, electrocuted and drowned for months. Receiving forever lashed and scars on his body and probably his soul. But losing your mother, his wife, was probably the worse scar he has. He did what he though was right. I can tell he by the way he explained everything that he still has those scars but I think when he was explaining everything to you and Santi, I felt some wounds opening up. He knew you would react this way, but I told him you would listen and I told him to trust me. He did and now I need you to trust me."

I kissed his forehead, "Your father loves you. He always thought and cared for you. If he hadn't, he wouldn't of been watching you from afar. But he had a mission and he couldn't get his life back until he accomplished it. Antonio De Luca has a lot of regret for what he did to you and Santi but going after those who caused both of you and him pain, wasn't a regret. I understand that he hurt you but he is here now, I think that whats matter the most."

He just looked at me for awhile before he turned his face away from me. Scooting next off his lap and sat me carefully in the seat next to him. Before he stood up and turned his back toward me. "Keyona, I buried him, I mourned him. He has a tombstone next to my mothers. What am I suppose to do about that? Huh! An I suppose to go and break it down, maybe smash it?!" He started to yell and I knew he was becoming mad.

"He left me to take over this business and not only this fucking mafia he left me but also I had to take over to raise Santiago! I was suppose to be a big brother, not a father! There were times I had to teach Santi thing, a father is suppose to teach his son, not his brother! I struggled during the day with the business when I first started! I didn't have no respect to begin with! People took me as a joke after my father died! They looked at me like I was fucking weak, I had to do things at a young age and earn my respect! I wasn't ready but this was the last thing I had of my father and I wasn't going to let it slip out my hands! After all that I went through, thinking he is dead, he just so happens to be the one who saves the girl I fucking love!" He yells and I flinch, he loves me? I was going to say something but I don't think he realized he said it because he continued.

"I looked up to my father, Keyona. I wanted to make him proud, dead or alive. I continued his business and became the man I knew he would want me to be. But I mourned him, he was dead and now he stands in my living room, giving me this sad story that I believe but don't want to believe at the same time. He could of came home, Keyona." He looked at me and dropped to his knees. "He could of been here." I quickly moved down next to him and gripped him. Everyone cried but when you look at Daunte, you would think he didn't have an ounce of water to shed through his eyes. You would think he didn't have a soft side and you would of probably think he didn't have a soul, but he does and right now, he is showing me he does, he is showing me how vulnerable he is right now and I finally got to see the real Daunte Silvano De Luca.

I held him against me, ignoring the pain in my legs because that wasn't important to me right now, this moment with Daunte was the most important thing right now.

"I understand Daunte, I understand the pain you went through. I understand how you felt alone, how you felt betrayed and how you wanted to shelter all these emotions that made you look weak. Trust me, I know because when I was five, I felt the same way. I was raped, right next to my two brother and they couldn't do anything. I felt betrayed because they were suppose to be save me and look after me but they didn't. But I knew they couldn't because they were kids along with me. I understand and I'm right here to help you. I won't leave you every again and your father is here to stay. You might not believe he feels sorry but he does. I could tell in his eyes that he missed you and wants you to forgive him, just like I can see that you missed him and wants to forgive him. It will take time but before you could forgive him, you need to understand and accept that what he did, wasn't the right way, but it was what he believed was and try to stand in his shoes. Try to look at him from his point of view. His point of view of a man that lost the love of his life." I pulled away from him and for a few seconds, it was silence before he stood and nodded and helped me to my feet.

"I think what you need is a one on one with your father." I said and he shook his head, "I'm not rea-" I raised my hand to his mouth, "Yes you are. Now you are going to take me downstairs, then you and your father is going to come back up here and talk. You are going to listen to him and he will listen to you. Then you are going to come downstairs and I will explain about my kidnapping and how Briana baby isn't yours."

He froze and stepped away from me. "What are you talking about? Briana baby is mine. I took a DNA Test and it's mine." He told me and I rolled my eyes, "That bitch and that baby isn't not yours! I don't understand why-" I told him and he took a step away from me and looked at me is disgust.

"That baby is mine and that bitch will always be around because she is the mother of my child!" He raised his voice at me. "Daunte, you don't understand, let me explain. The lying bitch lied and that baby isn-" he shook his head and cut me off, "I understand you do t like her, I don't even like her but just because you lost our baby doesn't mean you can say these things because your jealous of-" I didn't let him finish before I raised my hand and slapped him so fucking hard.

How dare he say some shit like that to me?! I understand that I lost our baby but I would never be jealous of her because they are having one. One that isn't even his and he would of known if he would of just let me explain. I think he realized what he said because when he looked at me and seen the tears in my eyes, I knew he realized how he fucked up.

"Keyona, I didn't mean-" he tried to reach for me but I slapped his hand away from me, "Dont fucking touch me." I took a step away from him and always fell backwards when I put to much pressure of my damaged leg. I saved myself from falling by holding onto his desk. He tried to help me but hit him away from me, "Dont fucking touch me, Daunte!"

"Keyona, Please let me hel-" I have him the same look he gave me a few minutes ago, disgust. "I don't fucking want you near me. How can you say that to me? I love you and you just said I was jealous of-" I couldn't even finish. "I lost-" I couldn't finish, I just shook my head and turned away from him and limped out the office. Leaving Daunte standing there alone.

I closed the office door and took a step away and leaned against the wall. I was going to try and walk but I froze when I seen Kevion sitting at the top of the stairs, scrolling on his phone. I quickly wiped my face and coughed. He looked up and ran to me with a smile but when he got closer to me, his smile faded when he seen my face.

"What's wrong?" He asked and I didn't want to tell him what happened. He worked for Daunte and I didn't want Daunte to get hurt, even though he just hurt and broke my head. So I smiled, "It's nothing, he just got emotional about his father, which made me cry about how sad and hurt he is. But can you carry me back to the living room, I need to tell Antonio that Daunte wants to talk to him alone." He stood there for a second, looking to see if I was lying but after awhile, he let out a sigh, he knew I was lying about something but didn't say anything. He picked me up and carefully walked down the stairs to the living room.

We walked in and I seen Antonio smiling at something Santi was telling him and Leo nodding in agreement. I seen Oliver standing by the window, talking on his phone, probably to Josie or Nova. They stopped what they were doing and looked at me. I smiled, "Hey Toni, Daunte wants to talk to you. Just you and him." Kevion sat me down on the couch and Toni looked at me, he looked scared. So I grabbed his hand and squeezed it, "It will be fine, I promise." I told him and I seen him slightly relax, he smiled and gave me a hug, "Thank You." He whispered in my ear, as he left up the stairs.

After a few minutes of me catching up on everyone lives, we heard someone slam the front door. Leo got up to see who is was and I heard him mutter 'Fuck' under his breath before he looked back toward me.

I was confused for a second before the person walked in and our eyes connected as I traveled them to her round belly.

Briana.

She looked at me like she just seen a ghost before she covered it up. "Why are you always here? What the fuck are you doing in my house?"