Daunte POV

"I don't understand what you mean?! She would never do something like this!" Matteo yells. We are currently in my office and this is going exactly how I knew it would. My father had just finished explaining to my uncle how Maria, my uncles wife, her part in the killing of my mother and the kidnapping of himself. I knew Matteo would defend his wife. He seen the wonderful woman he fell in love with, not the monster my father is telling him she is.

"Antonio! You don't know her! She would never do anything like this!" Matteo stood up and turned his back to my father and I, pinching his nose in frustration.

A couple days ago, I called my uncle to my house and surprised him with the ghost of my father. Matteo didn't know what to do when his eyes landed on the man that was dead for years. He thought he was hallucinating and seeing the dead. But when that wore off, he couldn't do anything but embrace his older brother. They spent time arguing about my father being alive and not coming home, which led my father to tell him he will tell him everything in a few days but to not tell anyone.

So now here we are after he found out everything. "I would never lie to you, Matteo!" My father stood up abruptly and shook his head. "I have never lied to you, so why would I now!" My uncle turned quickly to my father as a fire blaze in his eyes, "MAYBE BECAUSE I HAVE A WONDERFUL WIFE AND YOURS IS DEAD!"

My father didn't waste a second before he lunged at his brother, punching him in the jaw. My uncle falling on his side, as my father stomped over him and pushed him on his back and landed punch after punch.

"Don't!" Punch.

"Ever!" Punch.

"Speak!" Punch.

"About!" Punch.

"My!" Punch.

"Wife!" Punch.

I hurried out my seat and grabbed my father off my uncle who is laying on the ground, holding his bloody face. My father thrashes in my arms as I push him into a corner of my office, away from my uncle.

"YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO SOEAK ABOUT MY WIFE WHEN IT YOUR BITCH OF A WIFES FAULT THAT SHE IS DEAD!!!" My father yells as he continues to thrash around in my arms as my uncle starts to try and get up.

"You know I didn't mean it like that, Antonio, I loved Talia like my sister! But what your saying makes no sense! I'm sorry!" My uncle yelled, holding his sleeve up to his nose and wiping the blood away. They continued to argue for a minute before I had enough.

"SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!" I yelled and they both shut up, still eyes blazing at each other. "Look uncle, you know my father would never lie about something like this and I knew you would go against it. So I decided to send Leo to get Maria and take her to the basement." I said, as his eyes snapped to me, "YOU WHAT?!" He screamed and I narrowed my eyes at him, trying to figure out who the fuck he yelling at, because I'm not my father.

"Excuse me?!" I said and he said nothing but eyes still blazing but not at my father but towards me. "That's what I fucking thought! Now she is in the basement and we going all going down there. You are going to listen to me and follow what I'm going to say, uncle or not, I will shoot you if you run into that room before we figure out the truth! Am I fucking clear?!" I yelled and eyes still blazing, he nods.

"Now listen to what the fuck is going to happen. I had Kevion put mini camera in the room that I'm holding Maria. She doesn't know that because she knows I would never have camera in the basement since that's where we torture the ones who cross us. I'm going to go in there and ask her about my father. I'm going to tell her that someone sent me some evidence of her past like and see how it goes, if she doesn't fold then I'm going to bring my father in. I know she probably thinks he is dead so it's going to be a shocker and I'm sure your temper, so I know she will unfold. Now you are going to be in the other room with Kevion, watching everything, hearing everything. You are to not come into that fucking room, until I say so and if you do, like I said earlier, I will fucking shoot you, uncle or not." I said and after a few minutes he nodded.

I looked at my father so I can see that he agrees to. I snatch my phone off my desk and call Kevion to come get my uncle. A few minutes later, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in." The door pushes open and Kevion walks in with Santi. "Everything is set up and running. She is currently yelling and banging on the door for us to release her, she is quite annoying." Kevion said and rolled his eyes. My uncle said nothing as he just looked at Kevion. He is quite a character because even though he is this quiet and nerdy kid, he is also a bad ass and speaks his mind and doesn't care who is around.

I nod at him, "Take my uncle, and Santi, make sure he doesn't leave that room at all. If he tries, shoot him in the leg if you have to." I said and Santi smiled wickedly. My brother is always trigger happy so I know he won't have a problem with that.

A few minutes later, my father and I are alone. "You ready?" I ask and he says nothing but nod. He is going to hear the truth about why she did what she did. He knew it had something to do with her ex lover but she didn't know what he did for my father to kill him.

We walk down to the basement and all you can hear is her shouting Leo's and my name, demanding we let her out. I look at my father as he steps away from the door and I push it open, he stumbling backwards at the force of the push.

"Hello Maria." I say as she stands there looking at me confused and a little kissed off.

"What am I doing here, Daunte?! Why did Leo push me in here?! Let me go!" She yelled and I just looked at her and shook my head, "Let's have a seat and talk Maria, because I'm really upset with the recent rumors I heard and I just want to make sure it's rumors. Because you know the safety of my uncle and cousins matter to me." I motioned first her to sit down in the chair.

The room was cold and wet. It was a concrete cell with a metal door. There was a metal table that stood in the middle of the room that has chains connected to the corner for me when strap people down and torture them. Two chairs sat on each side of the table.

"What are you talking about? What rumors?!" She spat and I smiled at her, "Why don't we sit and talk?" I pointed to the chair again and she sat down a couple seconds later.

"Great, let talk. I have a question and I hope you would answer it right because I late liars. You know that Maria." I said and she rolled her eyes, sitting up straight in her chair. She looked like a confident woman, sitting there like a woman with power. "I know Daunte. Now ask." She said as she flicked her wrists around.

"Alright, What did you do before you got with my uncle? What was your occupation?" I asked and she froze for a second before going back to the confident woman. "I worked as a nurse." She said and I nodded, "Are you sure about that?" I asked and she nodded.

"Alright." I picked up my phone and texted one of my men to bring me a folder and add a few plain piece of paper in it. I put my phone back in my pocket as I looked at her, "Are you sure about that?" I asked and she gasped, "Of course I'm sure about that! Now you better let me go before I call your uncle!" She yelled as she stood up. I slammed my hand on the table, "SIT YOUR FUCKING ASS DOWN!" I roared and she froze before she sat back down. I looked at her and we sat in silence for a couple minutes before the door opened and Francesco walked in, handing my the file.

"Here you go boss. The file you asked for." I took it and nodded at him before he turned and left. It's been almost a year since Leslie has been teaching him English and the lessons are truly working out.

I opened the file and moved the papers around, pretending I was looking at something. I closed it and looked at her and say the file in front of me. "Okay, so what I don't understand is why you lied to me." I asked as I tapped the folder. She looked towards me and then to the folder. "What's that?" She asked and I looked at the folder, "Oh this?" I lifted the folder up. "This Maria, is your folder. Everything that I need to know about why your lying to me." I said and she froze.

"You are Maria, I hate fucking liars and for you to sit here and lie to me, doesn't make me happy." I said and she gasped as I slammed the folder on the metal table, with my hand slapping on top of the folder and making the table cling.

"Call your uncle! He will tell you I'm not lying!" She stuttered and I laughed. "I'm not calling him because he doesn't even know your here! He thinks your out shopping with LaMina." I said and she gasps, "LaMina? Where is my daughter?! You better not hurt her!" She yells and stands up, I roll my eyes at her, "LaMina is with her brother, Dont worry, I would never hurt my little cousin. She is just an innocent child. The only thing that you should worry about is her having a crazy and disgusting mother like you." I snapped.

"I-I don't know what your talking about! Call your uncle now and tell him to come get me!" She yelled and I rolled my eyes again. "If I were you, I would stop raising your voice and yelling at me like you lost your fucking mind." I said sternly. She sits there quietly and I look at her for a second before I pick up the folder again and opened it. "Now, would you like to tell me who Enrique Gonzalez is?" I asked and I seen her face go pale. "Excuse me?" She asked and I rolled my eyes, "Enrique Gonzalez? Would you like to tell me who he is to you?" I asked and she shakes her head. "How do you know about him?" She asks quietly as her eyes start to water.

"Oh no, don't start crying now. I'm just talking and I need you to tell me who he is and it would be in your best interest not to lie since I already know who he is and your ties to him. I just want to give you the chance to explain yourself." I said and she shook her head, "No... No... No... Matteo! Matteo!" She screams and run towards the door and banging on it. I stood up and looked at her as she continued to cry for my uncle and I laughed, "I don't know why your doing that. I told you he not here. Now come and sit down so we can finish our talk."

She shakes her head and her back is still towards me. I have had enough and grabbed her by the arm, not hard but enough to have a good grip on her. I dragged her back in the chair and sat her down. She fell in the chair with a oof. I sat back down.

"Now I'm going to ask again. Who is Enrique Gonzalez, Maria?" I ask sternly and she shook her head so I slammed my fist on the table. She jumped, "He's my ex husband!" She screamed and I nodded, "alright, see that wasn't so bad and now why did Enrique do for a living and Maria, don't lie." I tsk at her, "I already know everything."

She took a deep breath and then something switched in her like a light switch. She sat straight up and confident like. I kept my eyes trained on her, as she started to clapped her hands with a smirk. "Alright, Alright, Alright, you caught me. What do you want to know?"

"Who was Enrique?" I asked and she smiled, "He was the love of my life. He is Sophias father. He owned a cartel here in Sicily a decade ago. He was the strongest man alive, stronger than that thing you called a father. Enrique was a powerful and rich man. He owned the most popular sex tracking ring. He would sell men, women, and kids to the highest bidder. Of course I would help out. I was his woman, I was in love with him and would do anything for him."

I nodded, "Okay, we're getting somewhere. Now would you like to tell me how he died?" I asked her face froze before anger took over, "Your stupid father killed him! He was jealous that Enrique was at the top and he couldn't fucking stand it. They were enemies for years, fighting and trying to steal each deals. The only difference is, your father was number one in drugs and gun trafficking as Enrique was number one in sex trafficking. So one night when Enrique was on his way to the docks where they transported the girls, your stupid father showed up and shot Enrique. Killed him with a shot to the head and heart, called himself a hero for saving the men, women and kids that night from being sold."

"That's very heroic of my father, don't you think. But what I don't understand is, what kind of woman, allows their man to sex trafficking any human beings and help. You had to be one sick fucker for that and to think MaLina is safe with you. I can't wait to tell my uncle." I said and she laughed. "Do you really think your uncle is going to believe you?" She shook her head and continued to laugh, "I got him wrapped around my little finger. She worships the ground I walk on. I gave him a daughter and he only cares for me and my girls. He will never let you do anything to me. He probably wouldn't care about that annoying son of his, but me and my girl," she scoffs, "he will walk on heaven and earth for us. He is such a naive man." She said and I shook my head before I stood up and slammed both hands on the table. She didn't even flinch.

"DONT YOU EVER SPEAK ABOUT MY UNCLE OR MY COUSIN LIKE THAT! IM GLAD HE KILLED ENRIQUE, THE SICK BASTARD DESERVED IT! IT JUST FUCKS THAT HE DIDNT KILL YOU AS WELL!" I roared and she just rolled her eyes as she stood up and copied my movement. "YOU DONT GET TO SPEAK ABOUT ENRIQUE LIKE THAT! I HAPPY HE DIDNT KILL ME BECAUSE IT GAVE ME TIME TO PLAN AND KILL HIM AND THAT USELESS MOTHER OF YOURS!"

"SO YOU KILELD MY PARENTS FOR REVENGE OF WIPING OUT A DISGUSTING HUMAN BEING LIKE ENRIQUE WHO DESERVES TO ROT IN THE HELL HE IS IN NOW!" I yelled back, she tried to come at me but I pushed her back. She landed against the wall and after a second, she tried to attack me again, I grabbed her, slamming her again the table, not hard but enough to stop her. I moved her arms behind her back and was able to hold them in one hand as I grabbed the chains on one end of the table and wrapped them around her wrist. After about three wraps, I pulled her up and continued to wrap it around her whole chest before pushing her into the chair and locking her down.

She thrashed around yelling as I fixed my suit jacket and sat back down in my chair. I ran my hand through my hair and moved my hair out my face. "Now, let continue." I said and she growled, "FUCK YOU!" She roared and I smile. "Oh my, you seen real angry. Now I don't think you deserve your special gift." I said and she stopped thrashing before she looked at me evilly. "What?" She spat and I rolled my eyes.

"What's crazy is that, I found out that you killed my mother and kidnapped father. You tortured and killed him, right?" I asked and she smiled evilly, "Oh and what fun was it. I was going to kill you and your brother too but your stupid uncle cared for you to much and you always had men around. It was harder but I end up falling pregnant with LaMina and couldn't do it and harm my child." She said and I nodded, "Okay, well are you sure you killed my father?" I said and she smiled even harder, "Oh I'm sure, it was the most amazing feeling. Getting revenge for the love of my life, as I cut, tased, burned, drowned and whipped your father to say. Feeling his blood drench me as he cried out. Oh and that poor wife of his, screaming for him as she burned in that car crash. Telling him to tell y'all how much she loved y'all. Mmmm, it was beautiful." She smirked as I started to feel anger shoot through me.

I have never in my life raised a hand to a woman in my life, yes I have pushed them and held them by the throat, but not hard enough to leave a bruise. I've never raised my hand to a woman and punch or slapped them. I never wanted to but right now, I wanted to fucking beat the fuck out of my uncles wife as she sat here and disrespected my parents. I looked up to this woman as my mother, I thought she was the most amazing woman ever. But know thing who she really is, it disgusts me. I calmed myself before I smiled at her.

"Well since your so sure, let me get your gift. I know they are so excited to see you." I stood up and knocked on the door three times. A few seconds later, it opened and my father walked it. I looked towards Maria and I seen her face pale.

"Hello Maria." My father said. Her mouth opened as tears fell down her face, "That's not possible! I killed you!" She said and my father smiled, "I don't think so, Id I'm standing right here." He said and she paled.

I walked back to Maria and stood next to her as she stared at my father. I bent down close to her ear, "You see Maria, you didn't kill him. Your people were so stupid and weak to hold my father as he splattered their blood one by one. How he went and took every single one of their life's? He couldn't get to you because you were with my uncle and he seen my uncle was happy and he still had business to take care of. So you see Maria, what you don't understand is that it felt so good that you felt so powerful to speak about my family the way you did, and it also feels so much better that my uncle has been watching this whole time."

I stood up as her face went pale and she started to cry and shake her head.

"You lose Maria, you lose everything. You will never see another day of light again. You will never step food near my family again." I turned my back to her as she started to scream and thrash around as my father and I walked out the door and slamming the door behind us.

"I'm going to sleep. We are going to deal with this tomorrow. We will let your brother choose what to do about his wife."

An hour later and after eating some left over spaghetti for dinner, I went into my room, took a shower and laid down. I was about to drift to sleep knowing it was late when I heard my phone ring. I groaned as I snatched it up and seen the one name I have been waiting to see. I quickly answered it after the second ring.

"Keyona?" I said quietly. Hoping my eyes weren't deceiving me.

A few seconds later I heard her angelic voice. " Hey Daunte."