DILARA'S POV: I place a pillow over my head trying to block out the sound of my alarm clock, but then remember I didn't set an alarm.

Smoke.

I smell smoke, which means only one thing.

Fire.

I practically jump from the couch and run out of the room, bumping straight into Adriano.

The hallway is filled with smoke.

'What happened?' I ask.

'Get outside with everyone else now!' He replies, grabbing my arm and shoving a gun in my hands.

I do as he says and go outside. Jasmine, Matteo, Zoya and Terzo stand there with scared expressions on their faces.

'Where's Mimi!' I yell.

'Alessandro went back to get her!' Adriano replies.

I run back into the house and feel Adriano's fingers graze my arm as he tries to hold me back.

'Dilara stop!' He yells.

Ignoring him, I run through the smokey corridor but stop when I hear someone crying.

My eyes start watering and I feel as if I can't breathe. The thick smoke tries to get into my lungs and I body tries to grasp onto any oxygen left.

'Rory.' I gasp.

I run through a bunch of corridors panicking as I hear her cries getting louder and more desperate.

'Mimi!' I yell, but get no reply.

Where is she, where is Alessandro?

I run towards her room and shove at the door. It's locked, I look down at the doorknob and see no lock.

It's locked from the inside.

'Shit!' I exclaim.

I cock the gun and shoot at the door. I push it open and run in.

Flames engulf the entire room and Rory is in her bed crying. I cover my mouth with my arm and walk towards her.

'Mamma!' She cries, her face red, wiping her nose on her sleeve.

I grab Rory and she clings onto me, putting her face in my neck as she cries.

'It's all right baby,' I mumble.

I need to get her out of here and find Mimi. She wraps her arms around my neck and I can feel her crying against me.

'Dilara!' Adriano yells, running up to me. 'Are you crazy!'

'Mimi's my sister!' I reply. 'I couldn't just leave her.'

'Alessandro has her, she's safe.' He says.

He puts his arms around us both and escorts us out.

When I finally reach the fresh air, Mimi runs towards me and pulls me into a hug.

Her hair is messy and she has a bruises on her arms.

'Oh my god Dilara I love you so much.' She cries.

'You're safe,' I say. 'We all are.'

She takes Rory off me and starts soothing her. I turn and see Alessandro next to me, a scared expression on his face.

I open my mouth to say something but he pulls me into a hug.

'Thank you,' he mutters. I rub his back and he lets go of me. 'I might've been wrong about you.'

I give him a small smile.

'I'm just happy you guys are all ok,' I sigh.

Zoya and Terzo are comforting Mimi while Matteo checks Jasmine for any scars or burns.

We hear the sirens and the firefighters pull into the driveway. They immediately take action and start setting out the fire.

'Are they members of the public?' I ask.

'They're part of the mafia.' Alessandro replies.

Adriano walks towards me and I push him back.

'Why did you follow me!' I yell.

'You ran into a house that was on fire what did you expect me to do!' He replies.

'Do you have a death wish?' I ask, angrily. 'You could've died.'

'I don't-' he starts, a confused expression on his face.

'Stop,' I cut him off. I take a deep, shuddering breath and look up at Adriano. 'Never follow me into fire.'

'Then don't run into it.' He swallows, his expression hardening. 'I would follow you to hell and back.'

I shake my head and look down.

'You're crazy.' I mutter.

A firefighter walks towards us.

'There were only two rooms that were set on fire.' He says. 'The baby's room and a room near the back of the house.'

My room.

'The only thing left untouched by the flames was this.' He hands me a white rose and I take it with shaking hands.

The same rose that was left in my hotel room two years ago.

I turn it around and see two initials.

D.D

My hand flies to my mouth and I drop the rose.

We're not safe, not anymore.

'Thank you for your service.' Adriano says to the fireman who calls his colleagues and the pack up and drive away.

'What's wrong.' Zoya asks.

'Dominico,' I mutter. 'Dominico knows I'm here.'

'How?' Jasmine asks, Matteo's arm is around her shoulders.

'I don't know,' I shrug, 'I've been so careful.'

'It's been weeks since you arrived here.' Alessandro says. 'How has he just found out.'

'Maybe he already knew.' Adriano says. 'And he was just waiting out his time.'

My chest tightens and I swallow the lump in my throat. I've put everyone in danger, Rory could've died because of me.

I can't have these people die. They're like my family.

'Why would Dominico want to get rid of me and Rory?' Mimi asks.

Something in my brain clicks and I turn to look at her and Alessandro. He's holding Rory who look too scared to let go of him.

'Rory is the future heir if both Adriano dies.' I explain. 'He wants to get rid of the heir and the person who can provide another one.'

A chill goes down my spine and I wrap my arms around myself.

'Aren't I the heir after Adriano?' Matteo asks.

'With all the biological complications.' Zoya says. 'Dilara's technically right.'

'That means Dominico knows the truth behind all this.' Terzo says.

'That's why Vittoria is disappointed about the face that I don't want to be heir.' Alessandro says. 'She's the leader of all this.'

'Then I guess it's time for us to dethrone her.' I say.

My eyes land on Adriano who has a hardened expression on his face. Things have gotten a lot more serious than we expected.

*AUTHORS NOTE* I hope you guys all enjoyed this chapter. Have a nice day!