A person opened our cell and I stood in fighting position.

Hold on for about twenty more minutes. I can do this.

"Isabella? " A deeper voice asked and a body stepped more into the dim light.

Wait, I know this guy. I saw him in some pictures-

"No fucking way." I gasped.

The man looked at me with confusion and relief.

"Dad?" I whispered.

"Hello bambina."



Isabella

"How- you're alive?" I said in shock.

"So are you." He laughed as tears formed in his eyes. Then his eyes &fell on Kiara who stood next to me.

"You're okay. Thank god you're okay." He whispered as he closed his eyes. "No time for reunion-"

"Excuse me, I just got my baby back after fifteen years and my husband isn't dead, I think there is time for a reunion." Kiara said with her hands on her hips.

"Fine love, as you wish." Dad said while smiling and opening his arms for a hug.

Kiara ran to dad and they hugged like they would disappear in the next seconds.

I guess that a normal reaction when you miss each other for over ten years.

"I'm so sorry, Gabriel. I should have never run away, I should have known our daughter would be the safest with you. With her family. I took fifteen years from her and from all of you away. I'm so so sorry." She cried in his arms.

Well this is awkward.

"We all make mistakes love, the important thing is that we're all safe and back together again." He said as he kissed her forehead.

"Not everyone." Kyra coughed as she laughed evil. I turned around, walked up to her and punched her in the face.

"I'm sorry, did I give you permission to talk?" I asked bitterly. "Bitch." I said as I rolled my eyes.

The anger was rising in me again as I remembered that Santiago didn't die from the car crash. He died because she killed him. I looked to my left and saw the gun Kyra was holding laying there.

I grabbed it and pointed it to Kyra. Her eyes widen and I smiled at her fear.

A hand touched my shoulder but I never broke eye contacted with the now scared Kyra.

"Isabella, don't. We need to get out of here, I promise we'll catch her." Gabriel said as he tried to calm me down.

"No." I said and shot her leg. She screamed out in pain and I smiled.

"The fam is coming, they'll handle the situation, and after all this is over, we'll get out with those two bastards to torture. What left us only one thing before helping our family-" I said as I shot in Kyra's arm she couldn't possibly escape.

"-find that mother fucker who goes by the name Logan." I said as I walked out of the room, my birth parents following close behind.

It is show time.

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"Isabella, I get that you need revenge but we've been searching way too long. We need to get out of here now!" Kiara whispered yelled in concern.

"Please baby, listen to your mother-" Gabriel started but I cut him off as I turned around.

"Look, with all due respect but at this moment I don't have any parents. I never had and I am fine with that. Just because we're reunited doesn't mean it makes you my parents right away. Family is more than just blood." I said and started walking again.

In the corner of my eye I saw Gabriel looking at me with a proud smile and Kiara looking at me in adoration.

It weird talking and seeing Kiara like a normal person. When I say that Kiara and Kyra look a like i mean they are basically clones. It's weird having a normal conversation or eye contact with Kiara because she is the exact copy of my abuser.

My mother reminds of all those horrible things and I don't know if I'll ever will come over that...

Finally we opened that last door. I expected him to be in there but all I saw was a long hallway and some whispers.

"Let's go." Gabriel mouthed and he went in as first.

Okay let's do this.

We were all looking for movement. The room wasn't dark yet it still gave those creepy vibes. The hall stayed growing and growing as the voice also became louder and louder. You clearly heard there were more than two voices.

I also definitely heard Logan's voice. The bastard's there.

"You can come out now, Isabella! Play time is over!" He sang and my heart sunk. He's still the same sick psycho I've always known.

I stepped forward but Gabriel stopped me from doing so.

"No? Well that's okay, let's play it my way then!" He laughed and then he did something what cause a yell erupt.

A yell I've known so well.

Katie.

"You either come out now, or your little bitchy friend dies here." He laughed.

"You call me a bitch? You have to have a social life for that first mister dummie." Katie joked and I struggled to held back my laughter.

Always the wrong situations, Katie.

I looked Gabriel in the eye and he understood. Instead of stepping aside and letting me go to Logan, he walked next to me. And Kiara walked to the other side.

"We just got you back, we're not leaving your side Tesoro." Kiara smiled and we opened the door.

"Ahhh There she is. Our infamous Isabella. It's been too long don't you think?"

"Too long for you to be still alive, yeah I think that's one thing we agree on;" I smiled sweetly at him as his face changed into anger. Before he could say anything, all the doors flew open and I guess around a hundred men came in running. They made a path and there they come.

My family.

Where do all these men come from though?

"And there we have the family with the four friends and the best friend's mother" Logan smiled as he pointed his gun against Katie's head as everyone walked closer. Crystal holding her breath, Noah, Hunter, Levi and Calix looking livid.

I didn't expect Noah, Levi, Hunter and Calix to be here. Calix looked around until his eyes found mine and he relaxed. Strange.

"Put it down, you sick bastard." I said as I pointed my gun at him. All of the face of my family visually relaxed, seeing as I was okay. Then their eyes moved to my side and they wet wide.

"G-Gabriel?" Grandpa stuttered.

Yes, grandpa stuttered.

"It's good to see you again father." Gabriel smiled. "This sick bastard faked my death and held me captive." He explained immediately.

"Holy shit- y-you're alive!" Luigi gasped as a tear rolled down his cheek.

"Brother." Romolo whispered with glossy eyes.

"My boy." Grandma smiled with teary eyes. Everyone was shocked, happy and angry at the same time.

Logan did not only make Isabella's life hell, he was the reason that they lost so many years with Gabriel and he was the reason of their sadness.

Logan's death doesn't seem so short anymore.

"Now that everyone's here, it is story time. One of you move and little miss here dies. Ask Isabella how serious my threats are." He said as he winked at me and I wanted to crawl behind Emilio or Romolo. I felt like puking.

Sick bastard.

"I must confess that I couldn't do this alone. I had a spy. I took a random person and threatened him. He needed to come close with Isabella so she would let him in their house and family. From there on he had to deliver me every piece of useful information. Of course at first he wanted to play hero and said no. But then his little brother came in the picture and suddenly he was working like a well oiled machine for me." He laughed.

"Maybe it's time you meet the rat that was right under your noses all along.?" He mocked. "Come forward spy, or Katie's dead." He said as he laughed with an evil glint in his eyes.

Everyone looked around until suddenly the person I never expected to step forward.

No.

"I had no choice, Isabella. I tried telling Lorenzo multiple times but each time ended up worse and worse and last time it ended with Katie's house being set on fire." He pleaded. Tears were rolling down his face.

"I never meant for it to go this far but my little brother- fuck, he's all I have left, I have to protect him. And I'm so sorry your family got hurt because of that." He cried. Everyone was still in shock of the identity of the rat being known.

"I'm so sorry, I-"

"It's okay, Noah. Your brother was at risk." I smiled at him. Lorenzo looked shocked. Now he understood every time Noah wanted to tell him something, it wasn't something stupid. It was quite big and he should have listened more to one of his best soldiers.

"You're sick." I spat at Logan and he just looked angry. Angry that I wasn't angry or sad that Noah 'betrayed' me. "Where's his brother or I swear to got I'll roast your brains." I spat, "if you even have some left." I whispered. Kiara and Gabriel heard it and struggled to keep their poker faces on.

I mean yes, of course I'm mad at Noah for betraying us, but if was in his position I would have done the same damn thing. Everyone thoughts so. Besides, he did tried to tell us something a few times.

"Stupid stupid girl. You think that was it? One rat?" Logan asked as he chuckled. "You underestimate me." He laughed.

Everyone was pointing their guns at Logan, he was outnumbered by many. It was actually quite sad.

Around fifteen men against more than hundred.

"Drop Katie Logan, you're not getting out of here." Luigi negotiated.

"Let me translate that, let her go or you'll find out what my little sister is really capable of." Lorenzo threatened and I smiled wicked.

"And you better listen to my big brother or you'll find out why he scares so many people." I threatened as Lorenzo smiled with evil in his eyes to Logan.

Sibling goals I'm telling you.

"Because I'm not even the brain of all of this." He laughed evilly.

As everyone was pointing their guns to Logan, not even me saw the someone slowly turn their gun to someone else.

That someone being me.

"What the-" Luigi said with wide eyes.

"Surprise." Logan laughed as the person pointing the gun at me. Before I could react a shot was heard together with a scream.

It wasn't mine.

It was the person pointing their gun at me.

I looked at the situation and smiled. Apollo had run to the person and bit their leg what made them miss me.

He saved my life.

Apollo kept attacking and Logan watched with wide eyes. My boy was working like a killing machine until the person kicked him off of his/her body.

Apollo came down with a small whimper.

A whimper that made the whole family go insane. Lorenzo and Luigi didn't even think twice before shooting the person's legs. Each one leg.

"You sick bastards!" The person yelled and I made eye contact with Apollo. He ran to me and only then I noticed he was wearing a bullet proof jacket for a dog with his name on it. How cute.

He stood proudly at my side and barked at the rat and Logan.

"I want to know why." Luigi said with pure venom.

"Because everything was perfect before Gabriel met that bitch Kiara!" Sofia spat. "I was first, the first girlfriend of the infamous Castillo triplets." She laughed. "I did not only have you, Luigi, but I also had Romolo and Gabriel." She said dreamy.

Please, does someone has a bucket I can barf in?

"Romolo never showed any interest and he was such an asshole I didn't care about his attention anymore. But Gabriel was so sweet to me, I wanted both of you. You told me how close you three were and that you shared everything so I was positive you would have done the same with me."

"Until she came around!" She said, pointing at Kiara who was looking at her with tears in her eyes.

"I saw that you two were so in love, this needed a lot of planning. So that's what I did. I contacted Kyra, manipulated her to work for me and planned everything out." She laughed. "In the mean time Romolo fell in love with his college sweetheart, but I didn't care for him anymore. I pretended to be besties with these two bitches. Then I found out I was pregnant and I was over the moon."

"Then Angelina and Kiara were also pregnant and I was furious. So I started to plant doubts into Kiara's head, hoping she would get scared and run away. After thirteen years it finally happened. She was doubting her safety when she found out she was pregnant with her first daughter. Sadly, the whole family already knew she was expecting but the doubts were still there."

"So that's when I made her doubt everything even more and it worked. She ran away and I had my chance to get my Gabriel back. But all that bastard did was look for his wife and daughter, never giving up on their love, trusting her and saying that it was something that made her run away. So I also got rid of him. The plan was to kill all three of them in front of the family for revenge but then these two idiots got into jail and everything fell in the water." She explained.

Dumb bitch.

While she was doing her whole story I explained my plan to grandpa in signs. I also did some fast digging and found some photo's of some very interesting people and sent them to Hunter.

One

"Mom, why- why would you-" Carlos said as he was speechless, most of us were.

"You're mentally ill." Julio said with a sad expressing.

Two

"I hate you." Cameron whispered what made her eyes go wide. yes, she may be a psycho and fucking sick, but she still loved her sons.

"I can't believe you did all of that." Cayden spat as a tear rolled down his cheek.

Three

Grandpa looked at Emilio and Emilio smiled. he reached to his back pocket and held a smoke bomb in his hands. Sofia noticed this and before she could do something, Emilio cut her off.

"Rot in hell puta. (bitch)" He said as he threw the bomb between us. We used the smoke to send ten men to get Kyra. No way in hell that bitch is going to escape.

Another ten men drugged Logan and brought Katie to safety. What leaves us to deal with the bitch and her fifteen men. The fifteen men are already handled when I saw Levi, Hunter and Calix moving in the smoke and saluting me.

The smoke cleared up and Sofia looked around her. Logan was gone and Katie was dancing right next to me like a crazy person.

"Ow yeah, ow yeah, guess what? I don't care!" She sang and I held back a chuckle. "Ow yeah, ow yeah, Katie is free!" She said in a Dobby voice and I laughed out loud.

"Shut up!" Sofia yelled out in anger. Unknowingly, she pulled her trigger of her gun out of anger and the bullet went right through the stuffed animal that was connected to Grandpa's hip.

His little stuffed animal of stitch he bought that week.

He looked down at his now destroyed stitch and everyone held his breath.

"You, killed stitch?" He said as he slowly looks up.

Sofia looked with big eyes and then turned around.

"Kill them!"

Third person

The fifteen men started running towards the Castillo family as Sofia backed up and dialed in someone's number.

Romolo, Lorenzo, Julio and Vito immediately stepped up and blocked the first attack.

Rocco, Sergio, Emilio and Matteo following closely as they took the weaker men. Eight of us were fighting fifteen men and easily winning.

Lorenzo who was fighting two men at once, making sure none of these bastards could hurt even more of his family. He couldn't wrap his head that both his parents were in the same room, alive and well.

"That girl is hot, don't you think?" The first one mocked.

"Who? That Isabella girl? Yeah, i'd tap that." The second one snickered. Without blinking Lorenzo took his gun, shit their feet. Then he took the two knives from his back pocket and stabbed their right hands.

"Rodrigo, get your ass here." he yelled as he charged for another man running up to his sister. Blocking his path and throwing him on the floor. He turned around and winked at Isabella as she smiled at him.

Isabella was hiding behind a small pole as she kept an eye on Sofia. No way in hell she was able to fool this family for so long and not have a backup plan. Isabella made sure Sofia didn't see her spying on her as Lorenzo took care no one hurt his sister.

Rodrigo jogged over to where Lorenzo was after he was done making sure the youngest, grandma, Angelina, Kiara and Gabriel were all safe. It took Rodrigo a while to persuade his parents into leaving their family in there alone. Grandpa had to help him at the task and came back fighting right after.

Rodrigo was indeed also one of the youngest but he was a great fighter so as long he stayed in the background and only came when his brothers told him too, he could fight.

"Take these two idiots who are screaming like girls. I want to torture them later." Lorenzo said as he shot another man running up to Isabella. It was like his sister was the only target they saw.

"Why?" Rodrigo asked curious as Lorenzo punched the shit out of the man's face as he held the man up by his collar.

Lorenzo stopped punching the man, looking at his brother with disgust in his eyes. "They said something about fucking your sister." Lorenzo said and Rodrigo narrowed his eyes.

Rodrigo pulled out a face of disgust and anger as he dragged the two whinnies outside after punching them a few times. He yelled at the wall of men that were standing there to make sure they'd be locked up.

Rodrigo ran right back into the building as he heard Uncle Luigi call for him through his ear piece.

"Take this one for torture, he said some disgusting things about Isabella." Luigi spat out as he punched another man running up to him in the guts. The man doubled over and Luigi went beast modus, not stopping punching the man until he wasn't recognizable. He finished the job by shooting right between his eyes.

Rodrigo nodded, took the man, kicked him in the balls and dragged him outside.

He had to run back again as Romolo called his help.

"Take these three idiots for torture." Romolo said as he cleaned up his face as blood was all over it.

"Why?" Rodrigo asked out of breath from the running.

"Felt like it." Romolo shrugged as he slowly walks to his next victim. Sofia.

As Romolo took steps to Sofia, he was pulled to the ground, a small hand covering his mouth.

"I love you, uncle, but don't you dare to blow up my cover." Isabella whisper shouted. Romolo raised his hands in surrender and she removed her hand from his mouth.

"Where does that strength fit in though." Romolo whispered to himself as he soothed his elbows.

"Yes, send them in." Sofia said hurried in the phone and hung up. Isabella's eyebrows shot up as she connected the dots. Because she listened to the phone call from the very beginning, she understood what was happening.

"She's calling backup." Isabella whispered.

"Did she say how many?" Romolo whispered back as he was squatting behind Isabella.

"She knows how strong we are, I'm betting a lot." Isabella cursed as she knew this would be a blood bath.

"Isabella, I need to tell you something before we go into battle." Romolo said and she turned around, giving her full attention to her uncle. "You can't freak out." He said as he looked over her shoulder, to see that Sofia was now calling with someone else.

It didn't matter to him, he needed Isabella to know this and execute his plan further.

"I'm the Italian mafia." He said in one breath. His fingers were crossed, hoping she wouldn't freak out for long.

"Yeah and I'm famous." She rolled her eyes. After she saw Romolo wasn't kidding, her eyes went wide.

"Are you serious? What the- holy- but- you-" Isabella's face expressions went from confused to shocked to a thinking face to scared to confused to shocked.

"Isabella, remember who I am. I'm your uncle, I would never do anything to hurt you." Romolo said as he gently stroked her hair.

"You're the Italian mafia?" She asked and he nodded with a small smile.

"Can you teach me how to shoot better?" She asked and her eyes light up. "Wait does that mean I can go to these balls and cool missions?" She asked excited.

Romolo chuckled as he answered "After your training, yes." He laughed and Isabella eyes and mouth went even bigger from happiness. Romolo surely did not expect this reaction.

"And one more thing, your brother Lorenzo is the American mafia." He said with a soft smile and Isabella started to laugh.

"My dumb brother Lorenzo is the head of a well oiled mafia? Yeah right." She scoffed and Romolo playfully raised his eyebrow.

"You've got to be shitting me, no fucking way." She whisper yelled. "Now that I think of it, it does make sense, wait why didn't I figure this out sooner?" She questioned herself.

"We need to hurry, she called backup and we have no idea how many." Romolo started and Isabella immediately got down to business.

"How many men have you in reach?" She asked.

"One hundred Italians, three hundred Americans hiding in the neighborhood." He said.

"What are you stressing about then Cinderella?" Isabella scolded him.

"Cinderella, where did that come from?" He asked confused.

"How would I know?" Isabella said as she grabbed her phone as Romolo looked at her confused.

"We got this, you call for the back up to stand ready, get us some guns and more knives in here." Isabella said.

"On it boss." Romolo winked and Isabella chuckled as she ran to her friends.

"It's about to go down, Sofia called back up. We don't know how many men we're talking. Go outside, get yourself some more bullets and knives or whatever, I'll cover you guys." Isabella said, they all nodded and ran out to get everything as fast as possible.

In the mean time there were men running in and out, giving the Castillo's everything that they need. Isabella stopped a men from going outside.

"Could you get me as many knives as possible and some bullets? Thanks" She patted his way too high shoulder and started to punch a man who was sprinting at her.

Before she could even throw her second punch, there was a shot and the man fell dead before her feet.

She looked at her side and saw Emilio smiling at her.

"Hey! That one was mine." She puffed and he chuckled.

"Too bad it's my job to keep you safe even if you can do it yourself." He said as he hugged her. "I'm glad you're okay loca." Emilio said as he stroked her cheek.

"Missed you too brother." She joked and they both started laughing.

"You think you have won?" Sofia asked and started laughing.

Isabella saw everyone getting back inside, with new supplies, their gaze fixed on Sofia. She was the only one still standing. The man that Emilio shot was the last one.

"You think you have?" Isabella snickered back. "You know, I'm actually happy you're a rat. Because your company is on Luigi's name. Who do you think is going to run your business when this is over?" Isabella laughed as everyone pointed at her.

Sofia was getting furious, that was her business, her business she got from Luigi, now way in hell that that little brat was going to take it from her.

"Now!" Sofia yelled and about forty men stepped out.

"Okay, what was I stressing about, really?" Romolo scoffed and Isabella laughed.

"Told you Cinderella." She winked and he laughed.

"Kill the girl." Sofia said as men started running all towards Isabella. Isabella kept smiling and just watched it all happen. She knew what was going to happen in three

Two

One

"REVENGE FOR STITCH BITCHES!" Grandpa and grandma yelled as they both started shooting everyone, taking at least fifteen men out. Grandma and grandpa successfully managed to change into their favorite outfit.

The stitch hoodie, with stitch socks over their guns and ten stitch stuffed animals around their torsos. Both of them having stitch tattoos on both of their cheeks as they yelled out while shooting.

It was really a funny sight to watch.

"Alright, alright, leave some for us over please." Emilio snickered and they stopped shooting.

"Stitch out." They both said together while pretending to do a micro-drop and walk out like they were both running on a catwalk.

"And to think that was one of the most powerful couple in the mafia world." Lorenzo whispered to himself as he couldn't help but smile. Their obsession with stitch was cute beyond ways.

Isabella had eye contact with her friends and nodded at them. They started running together towards the twenty-five men still left. In the middle of their sprint, Apollo joined them and Isabella smiled.

"All of you stay back, this is our fight! Shoot when oblivious!" Isabella yelled to her family as she kept running. With the last sentence she meant, when someone didn't saw a man attacking them they could shoot them death but in any other situation they need to let the six of them handle it. Twenty-five against six with Apollo and a wall of snipers behind them.

Katie and Isabella fought back to back while Apollo stood next to them. A man ran up to Katie and her not seeing it as she was busy fighting two other men, eleven shots were heard.

Everyone firing all at the same time. That poor man had eleven bullets in his body.

"Thanks!" She yelled

"You're welcome!" They all yelled back.

Katie and Isabella parted as Isabella came in contact with Levi's back as Katie fought with Noah. Hunter with Calix.

"Good to see you're alive and well gorgeous." Levi said.

"Damn, I missed that accent." She smiled as she punched someone in his area and smashed his head against her knee.

"Switch?" Levi asked.

"Switch." They both switched from sides and fought the other one's victims.

Suddenly one man escaped from Katie and charged at Isabella. Again eleven shots were heard and she smiled.

"Grazie! (Thank you)" Isabelle yelled back. A word she heard Emilio, grandpa and Romolo say a lot.

Isabella didn't see it because she was too busy fighting but everyone smiled at the thought of their little girl learning Italian slowly. It warmed their hearts knowing that she picked up a few things and actually used them.

Even her mother and father stepped in, standing in the back with guns. They looked at the situation and Romolo explained what was going on. Gabriel was incredibly proud as he saw his daughter fight. Everything she was doing, she learned on her own. He was sure she would be one of the best if he trained her and he couldn't wait to spent more time with his daughter.

The friends switched again from fighting partner, to make sure the men didn't see any pattern in their fighting techniques. Apollo stayed with his momma but other than that everyone switched. It was one of Calix' tricks.

Calix and Isabella were now fighting back to back as there were only six men over. The man that Isabella was fighting was a lot more skills and Isabella was getting tired.

She didn't had her Castillo training yet so she still had a lot to learn, stamina being one of them. Before the man could attack Isabella in her vulnerable moment, Apollo attack by jumping on Isabella's hip and jumping again, right on the shoulder of the man.

In shock the man took a few steps back and Apollo let his body slide so he could bite the man's shoulder properly. He bit the man and the man screamed it out. After a few minutes, Apollo was content and let the man go so his momma could finish him.

She threw a knife right into his neck and he was gone after two minutes.

Breathing heavy and walking to each other, they were all unharmed and the twenty-five men were laying all death or unconscious on the floor.

"Got I need my forty-eight hour sleep." Isabella sighed. They all laughed and Calix let her lean on him so she could catch her breath.

Not paying any attention to Sofia was a big mistake. Sofia watched the situation, her hope on surviving fading every second. But if she was going down, she would take someone with her.

She aimed her gun at the person she hated the most.

Kiara.

A shot rang through the room and it felt like everything was going in slow motion, everyone was quiet.

Sofia's aim wasn't that good, but non the less Apollo jumped in front of the bullet. Like he knew Kiara was his momma's mother. Someone who will pay an important role in her life in the future.

Isabella held back her breath as she watched the situation and her heart shattered. Apollo fell without moving to the ground.

No one said a thing.

Isabella felt tears running down her cheeks as she felt her knees give up on her, not hearing anything.

She did feel an arm wrapping around her, yet she felt so alone. Calix was trying his best to get Isabella out of her shock, scared she'll get a panic attack that was already forming.

And then Apollo sprung up, smiling like he just saw a bag full of dog candy and Isabella watched him with wide eyes. Everyone did.

And then her eyes fell on the name Apollo.

The name Apollo that was on his bullet proof jacket.

Tears were streaming down her face again, happy tears this time as she opened her arms and Apollo running into it.

In the mean time, Hunter pinned down Sofia, making sure she didn't have any weapons anymore.

After calming down, Isabella turned to Sofia.

"You do realize that you killed all of those men, because of your hate for me." Sofia laughed, trying to plant a guilt feeling in Isabella.

"Darling, the world does not revolve around you. I don't fight because I hate what I see. I fight because I love what's behind me." She said, her chin high and a proud smile on her face.

She was finally home, with her family, her dog, her parents and her friends. The danger was eliminated and Isabella never felt more happy than she felt then.

"Now, let's finish this once and for all. Luigi it's your call." Isabella said as she turned to him.

"Bring her back for torture." He said.

"No, you can't do that! I'm the mother of your kids! I- Isabella!" Sofia screamed as she got dragged away.

She turned around and smiled at Isabella. "They're the American and Italian mafia." She said and laughed.

Isabella locked eyes with Romolo and winked at him. She looked at Sofia with wide eyes, pretending to be shocked at what she just said as everyone was quiet.

"Isabe-" Matteo started but Isabella cut him off.

"Is it true? And don't you dare to lie to me." she threatened him, making a very angry eye contact.

"Yes." he said looking at the ground. "We didn't want to tell you because we didn't know how. We were afraid you were going to freak out, or scared of us." He explained with soft eyes.

"The mafia?" She whispered, pulling out her best acting skills. "That's not just some secret you kept from me. All those lies about work? I-" She faked being loss for words and Romolo decided to join the little acting project.

"Little one-" Romolo said but she cut him dramatically off by raising her hand. Everyone was holding their breath, thinking they lost her again and Sofia was tasting the little victory in her mouth as she smiled.

"That's so cool! Lorenzo you better have some jobs for me in the future!" Isabella said genuinely excited and everyone relieved a breath.

"Thank the fucking gods." Julio, Vito and Lorenzo -the oldest ones- said at the same time.

"Wait, Italian and American? Explain, now." She started again. Damn, I really need to become an actor, she thought by herself.

"I'm capo of the American mafia, took over when we thought dad was death." Lorenzo said.

"I took the Italian mafia over when grandpa decided to retire." Romolo smiled, failing to hold it in anymore. He couldn't help but laugh at how good she fooled everyone.

"And I'm bored." Luigi huffed and Isabella laughed.

"No but what do you do then?" She ask Luigi.

"I help them out here and there, mostly I'm the lazy one who spends a lot of time with his family. Only from now on that will be without that bitch." He spat.

"Wait, so this is it? This was the big battle? Damn, I really wanted some blood on my shirt today." Rodrigo whined and everyone laughed.

"Yeah, it all went so easily. Without any deaths." Sergio agreed, ignoring the fact that everyone was covered in blood and bodies laying all around the room.

"Remember brother, we still have three persons waiting to be tortured." Matteo reminded him and Rodrigo eyes lighted up.

"Hell yeah." They said and everyone chuckled.

"So, now the enemy is defeated, it's safe for me to run to you and hug you?" Isabella asked Lorenzo who was standing a few meters away from her. He chuckled and nodded while smiling.

She ran and jumped excited in his arms. He picked her up, and after too many months, she gave him one of her famous koala hugs. She snuggled deeper into his chest and he hugged her tighter. Damn, I missed this, she thought.

"Thank god you're okay." He whispered. "Are you hurt? Do you need to go to a doctor? Does Matteo needs to check you up? Are you feeling okay-"

"Lorenzo, I'm fine." Isabella chuckled as she hugged him even tighter.

While Isabella and Lorenzo were hugging, Romolo and Luigi slowly walked to Gabriel. They looked at each other for a few seconds before breaking into one of the most emotional hugs anyone has ever witnessed.

"Fuck, you're really hear." Luigi said.

"I'm okay, brother." He chuckled back.

Angeline slowly walked to Kiara. They locked eyes and hugged each other.

"I knew you could never do something like that to your daughter." She whispered. They broke apart and in one swift motion Kiara slapped Angelina.

"Talk shit about my daughter again and friends or not, you're dead." She said in a deadly tone.

"How-"

"Yeah, that one is on me." Noah chuckled nervously. Isabella giggled and jumped out of Lorenzo's arms. walking up to her friends and giving them the biggest smile.

"Yeah, we're definitely becoming a team." She said and everyone chuckled. Isabella sided hugged Katie as she held eye contact with Calix.

"I must say little Castillo, you've got some moves." He smiled and she smiled back.

"Guys, I really need to apologize to all of you-"

"Shut it you fool. We all get it, and I'm proud of you for trying to tell us." Katie smiled. Noah smiled back and they start talking about being a team in the mafia. Everyone was on board and excited.

In the mean time, as if they practiced it, all the Castillo brothers ran up to Gabriel and Kiara and had a huge group hug.

"I can't believe you two are alive." Matteo said, his voice cracking at the end.

"You're actually back." Emilio whispered.

"I missed you so much." Riccardo said.

"We missed you too. God I'm so happy we're all together again." Kiara said as she wiped away her tears. "All my little boys." She smiled.

"Mommm" They all whined and the adults all laughed.

"We have a lot of catching up to do." Gabriel smiled. His gaze going over every one of his sons. Pride and happiness flowing out of his eyes.

After a long reunion, some hugs, some tears and some painful and long explanations, they were both up to date.

"I can't believe he's dead." Gabriel sighed. "We'll get through this buddy." He smiled sadly to Romolo. "Together." They shared the same expression and Romolo had to break eye contact before he started to tear up.

The adrenaline was leaving his body, and realization kicked him hard.

"I'm going to kill my sister for doing that to my precious baby." Kiara said as she looked over at Isabella.

She just nodded as she stood a little further than everyone else and just observed the situation. She was avoiding Kiara. It's still weird for her to see her and her not being her abuser. If you get what she meant.

It's going to take a while for her to get used to that one.

I think Romolo realized it because he was walking up to her, a soft smile on his lips.

"Must be weird for you." he said as everyone caught up.

"Yeah, I can't wrap my head around it. Every time she does a weird movement I flinch and want to hide and I hate it." She sighed defeated. "She's my real mother for god's sake." She said as she put her head in her hands.

"Hey, come on now little one. That's completely normal, and she knows that. Trust me, she'll be patience with you and wait until you're ready." He smiled and kissed her forehead softly.

"I still meant what I said." Isabella said. "You still are a father figure to me and that will never change. Thank you for that." She smiled as him and hugged him. He didn't expect it but after a while, Romolo wrapped his arms around his niece. A soft smile lingering on his lips.

"You must be over the moon. You got your brother back." She smiled at him a she broke the hug.

"I think it hasn't hit me yet." He whispered as Isabella smiled. "I'm sure once it hits me I'll be as excited as a high school cheerleader." He laughed.

"And I'll be right behind the corner to film it." She winked and he laughed.

"Wouldn't expect anything else." he said with a smile.





This was one hell of a ride.

Now this is the second last chapter, our story with Isabella is almost over. BUT as I said.

A sequel is in making, I'm starting to write it tomorrow together with the last chapter of this book and some bonus chapters.

If you want any scenes in the bonus chapter, feel free to comment them or message me on instagram <3 @merrystory_

For the record, I did not proof read, now I'm going to bed because it's late as fuck.





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Thank you for everything.