I saw that a lot of people are confused with the new character, what is normal :)

So here you have the scheme again^

Isabella

Romolo was sending daggers to me.

"I can explain." I said

"What truth, Isabella?"

"I- I'm not ready to tell you." Anxiety was right around the corner. Dammit.

"Isabella, enough riddles. What truth." He moved closer to me and I took a step back. A flash of hurt went trough his eyes but he covered it up.

"Romolo, please don't make me say it." I was shaking and trying to fight the urge to break down.

"Isabe-"

"Isabella!" Matteo rushed in the room. When he saw what was going on, he ran to Romolo.

"Uncle, please don't push her. We made her tell us and it didn't turned out right. Trust means everything to her, push her into telling you and you lost it." He tried to reason with him.

He let out a frustrated sigh. "Fine. I'll let it slide. This time."

Matteo looked at me and I gave him a small smile. I pushed myself to breath again and calm myself down.

"Are you okay, koala?" He carefully asked.

"I'm good Teo." I smiled at him.

"I actually came here to talk to you before, well- that happened." He stared at Matteo and Matteo got the hint and went to wait outside after he gave me a small kiss on my head.

"Has there been a DNA test done?"

"Yes." I said confused. "Why are you asking?"

"No reason. I came here to give you this. Your father gave it to me and said to give it to you if something happens to him. I guess he was right." He smiled sadly.

"I'm sorry about his death." I softly hugged him and he looked shocked at my actions. Slowly he wrapps his arms around me. "I can't even imagine what it would be to lose a sibling, let stand a triplet." I hugged him tighter.

"Thank you, little one." He whispered. "I'm sorry you never properly met him."

We held each other for a few minutes until Matteo called us that lunch was ready. He gave me a gift wrapped in paper with my name written on it.

"I'll open it after dinner." I smiled widely at him and he returned it. We walked downstairs and I was slighly nervous.

We took place at the huge dinner table. Grandma and grandpa were sitting both at the two ends. I sat between Lorenzo and Santiago. I had put on my favourite hoodie with the 'Me? Sarcastic? Never' on it.

"You're obsessed with that hoodie, aren't you?" Emilio asked amused.

"Maybe." I said while smiling. "So how long are you all staying here?" I asked to the adults.

"We think for about a week, we're not sure." Sofia answered.

"Cool, so what are we doing today?" I asked Lorenzo.

"Me, Julio, Vito, uncle Romolo and uncle Luigi need to go to work. Aunt Sofia and aunt Angelina are going to buy food with Sergio and Matteo. So grandpa, grandma and Emilio are in charge."

"Lio, can we go to the beach tomorrow, pretty please?" I gave him my best puppy eyes and everyone started aw at me. Emilio chuckled and ruffled my hair.

"Of course loca." He said smiling. Luca, Santiago and Cayden looked at each other and started smiling.

"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN CHICA LOCA?" They all screamed together and I couldn't stop laughing.

"That was hilarious!" I said after I could breath normal again.

"Okay, enough playing, let's eat." Matteo laughed. Plates full of vegetables and meat and cheese were in front of us. A big basket full of baguettes were in front of us. We could all make our own sandwiches and there were huge jugs filled with water, oange juice or wine. We all started to talk and laugh around.

"So, Isabella how's school going?" Sofia asked while take a bite of her sandwiches.

"Amazing, almost every teacher looks at me like I'm the devil because of my brothers. Girls want to be my friend to get closer to them and every time I walk into a room, all eyes are on me. Just peachy." I said and Sofia chuckled.

"You'll get used to the attention, you just need to ignore them. People have nothing better to do than follow our every step." She giggled. I smiled at her and started to eat my sandwich.

"So how's the business?" I asked her.

"Really good, if you want you can come around some time. You would be the perfect model." She said excited.

"Ohhh, try the new summer colection on her!" Angelina said while clapping her hands.

"I think the blue one would be amazing on her." Sofia started to scan my body.

"My little sister is not going to a catwalk in a bikini." Matteo said stuborn.

"Fine, then she'll have to go naked." Sofia said with an evil smile.

"Not a chance."

"Not on our watch."

"Nah ah."

"Are you insane?!"

"No way in hell!"

"Only if everyone is blind."

"Not happening."

"There goes my lovelife." I mumbled but everyone heard and all the adults started laughing.

"If the boys are getting in your way of getting a boyfriend, I'll never make them cookies again." Grandma said with a wink.

"What! Grandma" Luca and Bruno whined

"Not your cookies!" Cayden, Cameron and Carlos said.

"Don't do this." Rodrigo and Riccardo said together.

"Everything but that." Lorenzo, Vito and Julio whimpered and I couldn't hold back my laughter

I started to chuckle and ate my sandwich while watching grandma having all her grandsons wrapped around her finger for her cookies. We joked around and talked about everything and nothing. I really got along with my aunts and Saturday we're going to spend the day together.

After lunch I walked to Lorenzo.

"Can I talk to you for a minute?" I whispered. He looked down at me and nodded. He excused us as we went upstairs and I saw everyone's eyes follow us.

When we entered his office I took place at the seat in front of in.

"What's wrong?"

"There are two things actually." I said nervously.

"Go on, Isabella."

"Well uhm I was wondering what to do now with the Logan case." I said softly "I know I need to have a talk with your lawyers but I'm not sure if I'm ready for that..." I almost whispered.

"I understand your point Isabella, but I need you to open up if we want this to be over." He said with a guilty look.

"Can you at least... stay with me? It's not easy to open up, let alone to total strangers." I said looking at the ground.

"Isabella, look me in the eyes." He said without any emotions. I slowly looked up in his eyes.

"There you go, never in a million years will I let you do something like that on your own." He smiled softly at me.

"Now I believed there was a second thing?" He said amused.

"Yes. If the family is staying here, does that means I have to go to school tomorrow?" I asked.

"No, you're spending the day with your family and Friday and Monday you can also stay home." He smiled softly.

"Can I still go to practise? I can't become captain and not show up on trainings." I said nervous.

"Don't woryy, I knew you would say that. I've already pulled some strings. You're allowed to skip school butt still go to practise. Lorenzo's orders." He winked and I had a huge smile on my face. Without thinking I ran to him and wrapped my arms around his neck.

He stood up with me in his arms and laid me on the counch. I see his evil smile and I knew that wasn't my brother anymore.

Tickle monster!

He started tickling me and I started to laugh like my life depended on it. We heard a knock on the door but Lorenzo never looked up or stopped tickling me. The door opened and I could see grandpa, Luigi and Romolo come through.

"Is everything-" Grandpa started but as soon as he saw the situation and heard my laughter, a smile made its way to his face.

"Lorenzo the big ice prince tickling and laughing with his little sister. Where are the hidden cameras?" Luigi started to look around and I was laughing even harder.

"Lorenzo son, you better let my granddaughter live or I'm having your head." Lorenzo immediately stopped and I could stop laughing at his scared face.

I ran up to grandpa and hugged him. He looked shocked but he returned the hug after a while.

"I've got your back, princess." He kissed my hair and patted my back.

Romolo sniffs loudly in the air and everyone looked weird at him. "You smell that?"

He sniffs again. "Jup, that's definitely the smell of favoritism at its finest." He smiled and we all started to chuckle.

"Oh shut up, Romolo. At the end of the day she has all of these men wrapped around her little pinky finger." He smiled proudly at me and I have him a smile back.

"How was school cariño?" Lorenzo asked while walking to his desk to get himself a drink. He looks at the adults in the room and they all nodded for a drink.

"The usual, you know, boring until I see Katie." I smiled.

"Katie?" Luigi asked while taking the drink from Lorenzo

"Her best friend." Lorenzo answers in my place. " But what bring you here, gentlemen?"

"We have a problem and need your advice." Romolo said. "It's about the business." He eyed me concerned, almost as they were hiding something.

Were they hiding something?

Nahhh probably not.

(The normal one or the dangerous one?)

"Lo normal o lo peligroso?" He asked, I think in Spanish

(A/N They'll use both Italian and Spanish mixed together becasue they were raised in both countries :D)

"Lo normal." Luigi said with no emotion. It was clear they were doing business now.

"Keep going." Lorenzo took a sip of his drink and his eyes fixed on the three older men.

"Let's sit down first." Grandpa said and they all took a seat. I looked confused and I was walking out of the room when Lorenzo called me. I turned around and he patted the place next to him and I gave him a small smile. I walked to him and took a seat next to him. He lifted me up and placed me on his lap and hugged me from behind. I leaned back so my head was in his neck and I let a relaxed sight out.

"So we think someone is stealing 10% of our supplies and drank. The word has spread out we have a rat and now we can't find any damn clue." Lorenzo tensed at the 'damn' part and looked at me. Romolo also looked at me and rolled his eyes.

Erm-

"Lorenzo, she's fifteen, living with five males adults, except Rodrigo of course. She's going to use swearing at one point."

Hello, please never leave me, sweet Jezus.

Lorenzo sighed. "I guess you do have a point-" He looked at me with narrowed eyes. "But still, I don't want to hear such words coming out of your adorable little mouth?"

"Erm, who are you calling adorable mister?" I said in a fake angry tone.

"You." He shrugged and I slapped him playfully.

"Bully." I whispered but I'm sure he heard it as he started to smile.

"So if I get this right, you have an idiot, think he can steal from you but he knows you knows he steals so now you don't know what to do?" I looked at Romolo with my eyebrows raised.

"Uhm- exactly." Luigi answered because Romolo was kinda in shock.

I wonder why?

"That's easy. Let people think you caught 'the rat'. Let the rumor fly and soon the actual rat will think that you have the wrong guy and is in the safe zone. What means he will mess up more and not think everything through. Bam, higher chance of getting him."

They all looked speechless and I looked at them with wobbly eyebrows.

"What?"

"Nothing, it's just that-" Romolo started but I cut him off.

"I'm a girl?" I raised an eyebrow.

"Well- it's just unexpected-" Luigi said.

"Let me ask you this, what's a queen without her king?" I asked coldly.

"Euhmm, a broken heart?" Romolo asked in kinda confused.

"Nope. More powerful." I stand up.

"I don't know if you were disrespecting my gender or my age but I know people like you. They demand respect. Well guess what, respect is a two way street." I walked straight to the door.

The rest of the day went pretty smooth. Me, Emilio, Luca, Santiago, Cameron and Cayden watched a bunch of movies. We basically did a Fast and Furious Marathon with a lot of snacks, pillows and blankets.

After last time, Emilio made me make a huge pillow fort to watch the movies in. The guys didn't like the idea at first but when they were in it, they didn't want to get out. Like for real, they're still in it.

My other cousins were or working or ignoring me. The ones ignoring me were obviously Rocco, Carlos, Rodrigo and Bruno. As expected.

I was excited for tomorrow, I would not have to go to school and spent the day with my family and I get to go to soccer practise. Some of my brothers and cousins are coming to watch me and I'm slightly nervous but I'll be fine. I hope.

Soon, aunt Sofia and aunt Angelina called us downstairs for dinner as the eldest came home from work.

Vito and Julio greeted me by a kiss on my head and a quick hug. Then Lorenzo came downstairs and hugged me. The hug from Lorenzo a little longer than the rest but those are details.

"Sorry for what happened." He whispered.

"It's nothing." Smiled sofly. He gave me a smile back and ruffled my hair.

We all sat at the table, waiting for uncle Romolo, Luigi and grandpa. When they came the room felt in silence as they walked to their seats.

"Did you find anything for the- euhm- problem?" Sergio asked

"Yes, Isabella made a wonderful plan and I'm pretty sure it's going to work." Luigi said proudly while the others looked shocked. They all three give everyone a hug and their wifes a kiss.

I get a kiss on the forehead and three apologies.

"We didn't mean to offend you princess." Grandpa said.

"I'm sorry, little one." Romolo said while kissing my hair.

"Forgive us?" Luigi pouted.

They actually pouted.

All three of them pouted.

Before I said anything I quickly took a picture what made everyone laugh and then forgave them.

"We're never getting rid of that picture, are we?" Grandpa said annoyed.

"Nope." I said with a huge smile and a popping 'p'

(if it makes her smile like that, I will gladly do it every day)

"Se la fa sorridere così, lo farò volentieri ogni giorno." Romolo said. And everyone awed at him. What did he say?

Food was on our tables and we all began eating. Everyone having small conversations with each other and I'm just enjoying my food.

"So, Isabella, I've heard you played soccer?" Grandpa asked while the boys were still looking slighlty shocked at what uncle Romolo just said. All the adults were now looking at me.

"I do. I became team captain yesterday." I said happily. "The team is amazing and coach likes me, I really love it there."

"Made any friends?" Angelina asked.

"Well basically all my team mates but I have this one friend that I'm really close with. Her name is Katie." I smiled thinking about our relationship. She's honestly the best friend I could ask for.

"Really? How is she like?" Sofia asked with a little smile.

"She's a prankster like me and is more an edgy girl. We pranked on our second day Rodrigo in front of the whole cafetaria. Now we have a new target." I smiled wicked and Grandpa and Romolo were chuckling.

"She sure is her father's daughter." Grandpa said. That made me look shocked.

"Dad was a pranker?" I asked shocked.

"He was, he used to prank your grandma all the time, he was getting in so much trouble with the teachers and sure as hell was a ladies man. Until your mother came along and slapped him when he asked her for homework." Grandpa laughed.

"Where is your mother now? I miss her." Angelina asked. All my brothers felt quiet.

"Wait, you don't know?" I asked confused.

"Know what?" Sofia asked.

"She's in jail." I said still confused why they didn't know this.

"How do you mean she's in jail? We need to get her out of there!" Grandma said shocked.

"Why didn't you tell us sooner?" Luigi asked.

"Why is she even in jail?" Romolo asked.

"Well, there is something we might have not told you." Emilio said nervous.

"What is going on?" Sofia said stern, clearly mad.

"You and my mother were friends?" I said shocked.

"Of course we were. Your mother was a lovely woman and we became best friends after she slapped your father." Angelina laughed at the memories.

"A lovely woman?" I said more shocked than before.

"Lorenzo, what is going on?" Romolo asked annoyed.

"Kiara was the one who took Isabella." Gasped were filled in the room.

"W-what?" Sofia asked with a shaky voice.

"There has to be a misunderstanding." Luigi took his wife in his arms, trying to calm her down while he looked concerned at me and my brothers.

"There's no misunderstanding, she took me." I said coldly.

"And how do we know you're not lying?" Rocco asked angry.

"Rocco!" Sofia said angry.

"No, mom. She's been here for maybe five hours and she's already saying aunt Kiara is the bad guy!" He said more angry.

"Rocco, that's enough." Luigi said stern, clearly not liking his son's attitude. We were all standing up now.

"But dad, aunt Kiara would never do that! She loved us! Maybe that brat did something. Like the attention seeker that she is."

For fuck sake, why did that hurt so much.

Hurt and sadnes were turning into anger and without thinking I walked up to him and punched him hard in the face.

"This brat is going upstairs before I have to hide your body from the cops." I said with more anger than I've ever had.

"It was a lovely gathering, family. But it ends here. Have a good day." I said and turned around to walk upstairs. I took everything to not yell at them how the abuse was, how she really treated me.

But he had a good memory of my mother and I didn't want to ruin that. Even how much of an asshole it is, I'll never would do something like that.

I plugged my headphones in and started to vibe on music. I decided to study to take my mind of the whole situation and do something usefull. When I was done with studying biology, I looked up and saw the letter Romolo gave me.

Dad...

I walked up to it and sat on my bed. I slowly open the golden envelope and took out a piece of paper.

Hello Isabella

If you get this, it means something happened to me before I could het you back. I need you to know that everything I did was for you and that I love you so much.

So much, baby.

In these months you've been gone now, I've gone crazy. You're the first girl in generations in the Castillo family history. When I told everyone we were expecting a girl, they were all so excited. Sofia and Angelina always wanted to have a daughter and they curse the 'Castillo curse'.

When I was looking for you, I found something very interresting, it's about your mother. I need you to keep this from your brothers. I need you to do this on your own because if it's true what I found, your mother didn't treat you the way a mother should treat her daughter...

I hope I'm wrong but call it a gut feeling. My brothers and father don't know anything either and I suggest you keep it that way. You're the only one that van know this information and I'm afraid once your mother fonds out I know, she's going to do everything to keep it from you and your brothers.

I love you Isabella, we'll see each other soon.

Lots of love

Your father Gabriel Castillo

My eyes were big from shock. What was he talking about? Why can't I tell anyone? What did he find?

So many questions were floating in my head, but one of them was bigger than the rest of them

What the hell?

THE REAL DRAMA IS ABOUT TO BEGIN MY LOVIES



I hope you liked this one! As I said before, my finals are getting closer and closer what means that will be my first priority. I'll try to write as much as I can but I won't promise anything. If I won't be able to publish in a while, I will post a sneak peak on my page so keep an eye on that ;)

Have a great day and see you next chapter <3