{ Andrea's POV }

I stare at the man who forced my existence on to the earth. The man who beat my mother to death. The man who basically killed my nana, and Hector my bodyguard and a man I considered to be my grandfather.

The man who shouldn't even be called a man. He's staring back at me smirking like he knows my answer already. He's over confident.

"So daughter, what is it going to be?" He asks

Everyone looks at me trying to remain calm. I pick up my wine glass and take a sip.

"I'd rather not." I say and take another sip

Everyone looks at me in shock.

"So Alastair, what do you say let's die together?" I ask smartly mocking him

His smirk falls. Good he didn't expect that.

"Everyone in here will die." He says

"I've lost people before..and I survived...something you should be aware of...and this time if everyone dies then I too will be dead. Meaning I won't even have to miss them. Sounds kind of nice if you ask me." I say and casually take another sip

"You will talk to me." He says with anger in his voice

I smile and say "But I'm talking to you now."

I watch his eye twitch, and I take another sip of wine. Here's to becoming drunk enough that if I do survive tonight that I won't remember much.

"Have a seat." I tell him

"You aren't in charge here." He says "Oh I'm sorry am I peeing on your yard? I'll say it politely then... please have a seat Alastair, it's rude for you to just stand there while others are eating, and having their lives threatened." I say

The alcohol is starting to work. Good. When I'm tipsy I tend to become a person who gets a smart attitude quickly. I see Nicolás smirk out of the corner of my eye.

Alastair sits down at the end of the table, while Ander sits at the head of the table.

"What do you wish to talk about?" Ander asks sarcastically

"I wish to talk to my daughter, she is the only reason I'm here." Alastair says

I know it's aimed to hurt Ander, and seeing as how his fists balled up I'm assuming it at least angered him... Ander is like a loaded gun, and Alastair just took off the safety. One more move and Ander will kill Alastair , killing us all along with him.

"What do you want from me?" I ask Alastair

"I want to talk to you privately." He says

"No." I tell him

"No?" He questions

"If you want to talk to me then at least one other person is going to be in this room with us, the rest can go to the ballroom and wait." I tell him how it's going to be

"Andera.." Ander warns not liking the idea

"It'll be fine. He just wants to talk. I just want a witness." I say to him

"Deal.. but I get to choose who it is." He says

I just give a nod sipping on more wine.

"Any volunteers?" He questions

"I'll stay." Ander says

"No son, I'm afraid it can't be you." Alastair says tauntingly

No one else says a word until Nicolás says "I'll stay, it isn't right to leave a woman with company she doesn't want."

Everyone looks at him in surprise, well everyone but Luis who seems to have expected it. Which throws me off.

Alastair grins almost evilly and says "Ok then everyone else.. get out!"

Everyone else leaves... leaving Nicolás and myself behind in the dinning hall with Alastair.

A man who is technically my father, and perhaps could've been one if he wasn't such a psycho or a murder and rapist. I'm not a saint but he's like the devil. The nightmare I can't escape. Not that I'll tell him that.

"Now Andrea, how has life been?" He asks

"Are you serious?" I question

"Yes quite serious actually." He says

He's a lunatic. And for once I let myself snap... Not even remembering that Nicolás is beside me....

"I was conceived by rape, I watched my mother be beaten to death by the man I later learned was my father, on my forth birthday... and just right things start to look up, and I didn't have nightmares anymore...your men drove my nana and bodyguard who was like my grandfather off of a bridge, when I was fourteen. I was brought into the mafia because I had no where else to go, and no one else to turn too. Only to learn the truth about my existence and to learn that I was the reason everyone around me died. I was forcibly married off to a horrible excuse of a man, by my half brother to the worst mafia boss In history and the only thing he was possibly good at is using women, and forcing himself onto them. So my life has been a f!cking walking in the park... How has yours been?" I snap

Alastair's face goes blank.

"She should've let me met my daughter." He says

"You raped her. Tried to threaten her into aborting me saying I was a disgrace. Then four years later you showed up trying to force yourself into a home that you didn't belong in... and then you thought you earned a right to meet me while you were drunk. You thought you were entitled... when you were really only a selfish man who happened to be a complete lunatic in my eyes." I say boldly standing up for my mother because she isn't alive to defend herself.

His face turns red as he gets angry.

"I only wanted to meet you, and everyone even dear old Artemis wouldn't let me meet my own daughter." He says

"So you beat my mother to death...kill off my nana and her husband....and wait for the opportunity where you could force me into a situation to talk to you." I resort back.

"I was drunk..and my men did that but to be fair they did drive themselves off that cliff. I didn't hold a gun to their heads." He says

"Only because they knew you would torture them, and eventually kill them yourself if they didn't give you my location. Did it ever hit you that I might not have wanted to ever meet you, or see you again after what you did to my mother?" I ask him

"I didn't know you were watching." He says

"Doesn't mean you are in the clear, and certainly doesn't excuse what you did. I've seen your anger, I've even known it myself... which is why I know you can control it drunk or not. There isn't an excuse, you didn't have to hit her...and you most certainly could've stopped before you killed her." I tell him

"Do you think I wanted that?!" He questions clearly angry

"I think you wanted whatever you couldn't have. You had a wife, a son and yet you still raped my mother. She told you to leave, and that only made you want to stay more. You might not have planned to kill her, but you did plan to rape her when you decided a no wouldn't be enough to make you stop. You did plan to force your way into that house no mater if she got in your way...just like you forced yourself here tonight, and threatened the lives of people who didn't even know any thing about you... all just to have this lovely chat about what a messed up human you are." I say clearly angry yet deadly calm

"You aren't perfect either Andrea." He says

"No but I'm not a messed up lunatic who can never be satisfied. I'm not the prefect human, and I'd have no trouble in killing you right now.. which is why Nicolás is here to make sure I don't kill you which would result in killing everyone else that I know...but I've known true happiness, and I miss it.. although I'm sure you've never experienced happiness, and content in anything. I would never kill my child's parent off just because of ill will towards them, when it was clear the child was taken care of and happy. I would never kill off my child's other family members. I would never rape someone, or stand by knowingly that my daughter was being raped, and forced into a marriage she didn't want...and I would certainly never join that mans side so I could selfishly have a pointless talk with my daughter, that would only cause her more pain...and those are just a few of the differences between you and I." I tell him

Alastair doesn't say anything, and Nicolás tightens his hold on my hand underneath the table. It's then I realize I've revealed all of my secrets to him.

"I didn't know. He was just suppose to give you to me, but he said you were happy." He says

"I'm sure he did..and I'm sure you believed him because people that work with you are so trustworthy." I spat at him

"I'm sorry." He says

"For which thing?" I question

"Trusting Samuele to keep you happy and safe." He says

"I think you are delusional if you could've ever thought that I would ever be happy, or feel truly safe after everything you caused. My safe place died when Artemis did..and my happiness vanished far before that...and if that's the only thing you can find to apologize for then you are the stupidest person I've ever met." I say

"I'll kill him." He says

"I don't want or need anything from you other than for you to leave, and take your f!cking bomb with you. I'll kill him myself if given the chance no need for you to be a father now." I tell him

He nods and stands up.

"I came here to tell you that regardless of everything that I've done, I have only ever wanted to meet you and get to know you." He says

"You had a son that you didn't love, why worry about your daughter?" I ask him

"Despite what you might think, I had always wanted a daughter.. I've made mistakes, and I am a twisted son of b!tch, and I don't have a heart to love anyone, but I never wanted you to endure the pain I put your mother through." He says

"Then why come here, and threaten everyone's lives?" I question

"You wouldn't have talked to me any other way, and I wanted to make sure that before I die that I got to talk to you." He says

"But why?" I ask

It still doesn't make sense.

"Because no one ever let me near you, this was my only chance." He says

He's messed up.

"I want to ask you two questions." I tell him

He nods.

"Why rape my mother? And was she the only one?" I question him

"I wasn't happy and as you profiled I've never been satisfied or content. I wasn't taught to be. When I saw your mother, I wanted her. She turned me down, which made me need her. She was the only one I raped but she wasn't the only woman I cheated on my wife with." He tells me then turns to leave

I don't understand his purpose for being here or telling me any of that. None of this makes sense at all. As I watch him leave I pick up my drink and down it then I pick up Nicolás's and down it.

Nicolás watches me intensely.

"I'm not going to break." I tell him

"I know... but you might throw up if you don't slow down on the drinking for the night." He says

"I'll be fine. I always am." I say mumbling the last part to myself

"You don't have to be." He says

"It's how I survive. I never let anyone see me break, I keep up my image of being somewhat lifeless. I never show to much emotion, or any affection." I tell him

"No one could ever think you are lifeless...believe me." He says

"Clearly you haven't seen me at my worst yet." I tell him slightly drunk

"Then let me." He says