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Again... She lied again.. The accident part may be true but the bruises? They are both old and fresh new ones.. And surely not the once you get by accident..

Wait...

I frowned as I realized something.. How the fuck is she behaving this normal after what happened yesterday? I starred at her as Xander was wrapping her knee..

"Bambina? About yesterday... "

She looked at me and titled her head looking confused..

"Did something happen yesterday? "

Xander, who was busy with her knees stopped and looked at her and then at me.. We both starred at each other and I spoke again..

"Um.. The cupcakes? "

Xander frowned.. Of course he doesn't know about what we talked last night..

"Yeah.. Did you put them in the fridge or ate? They'll be stale otherwise.. "

She pouted and I forced a smile.. Those are probably stained with blood after the slaughtering we did..

"Um.. I put them in fridge.. But after that? You went to your room.. "

She nodded..

"I did.. And I was going to sleep but Xander came in and... And.. "

She fell silent and I gulped..

"Um.. I.. I can't remember.. It's all blurr.."

I don't know what to feel.. What she is saying now is gives out hint to something.. I looked at Xander who looked a shade paler..

"What's wrong? Why are you guys looking at me like that? Did something happen? "

I forced a smile at her and shook my head..

"No baby.. Xander went to your room to get you so we can play together.. But you fell asleep.."

She made an 'oh ' face and I had to step on Xander's shoe to snap him back to reality.. He became awfully quiet and finished with the bandage..

"We're done for now.. I'll check you up tomorrow.. Ok baby? "

He said and she nodded obediently.. I picked her up and got out of the room to see everyone waiting there.. Mirabella gasped..

"Did you use the portal too? Dad? Can teach me how? "

She asked innocently and everyone looked confused.. That fucker Xander knows how to feed lies.. I chuckled..

"Dad you can teach her how to teleport to hospital right? "

"Huh? Oh... Um.. Yeah.. Oh yeah! "

He chuckled realizing the joke behind it..

"Of course I'll teach my princess how to do it.. "

I love how this tiny baby can lighten up our mood so quickly.. I looked at Ezaikel..

"Take her to her room.. "

He frowned but couldn't refuse and huffed before taking Mirabella from me.. What's with this boy? He was murderous when killing those men just because they want to hurt her but now behaving civil? I'll have a good talk with him once alone.. But for now I have to tell them something..

"Dad.. Mirabella... "

I paused and everyone's attention drawn to me immediately... Grandpa and Grandma looked worried.. I looked around to see Dante but he was missing.. Now how do I explain?

"What's wrong? Is she alright? "

Xander came out right then..

"No she is not.. "

He said and I saw everyone tensing up..

"What do you mean? She looks fine.. "

Grandma said and Xander shook his head..

"That's just the look.. She is not fine.. "

Grandpa became frustGrandpa and yelled..

"Stop beating around the bush and tell the actual thing! "

I signed and patted Xander's back..

"Mirabella has other injuries.. Dad you remember when I said that her breathing sounds abnormal.. I guess she fractured her ribs and chances of her lungs being effected are not low.. "

When did he examined those? Mirabella looked so fine but how is she living with these injuries? And those bruises..

"And I saw her hand.. It was all blue and green.. She says that she got into an accident but I think she's lying cause those bruises are not something you get like that..It looked like... "

Dad narrowed his eyes.. I can feel anger seeping out of him..

"What did it look like? "

I gulped the huge lump before speaking again..

"Like someone abused her.. Beat her up with maybe belt or rod.. I can see the lines of belt on her.. "

Grandma gasped and held grandpa who sat on the bench looking murderous.. He just met her yet behaving like she was with him till ages.. That's how lovely our princess is.. How dare someone hurt her?

"WHO.THE.FUCK.HURT.MY.DAUGHTER! I NEED TO ASK MIRABELLA AND FIND THAT FUCKER!! “ Dad almost stormed out but I held him back.. He landed a punch on my face before pushing me back..

" DAD SHE MAY NOT EVEN REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED! "

I yelled and he stopped on his track.. He turned towards me and raised a brow..

"She has Dissociative amnesia.. She doesn't remember what happened last night, let alone what happened to her throughout the life! "

"What? "

That's the first reaction Vincent gave till now.. Xander and I nodded..

"You guys really think she will be okay being with us after what happened? And she will not even ask a question? "

Xander exclaimed and I joined in..

"The last thing she remembers is that Xander pulled her out of the room.. After that everything is blurry to her.. Which means her brain blocked out the memories thinking that it's a traumatic event.. "

"And for the record, the fact that how fast the memories vanished, I think this is not the only time she saw something like this.. "

Xander finished and dad punched the wall before letting out a scream..

"THIS IS FUCKING MY FAULT!! ONLY IF I LOOKED FOR ISABELLA , I WOULD HAVE FOUND MY DAUGHTER SOONER!! “

He pulled his hair out of frustration and kicked the wall before pulling out his cigarette and lighting up.. And that means just how stressed and frustrated he is.. It's not like any of us not.. I was feeling my skin burn at the thought that my Bambina went through something that I don't know.. Nor we can know unless she says..

" How will we find out what happened if she doesn't say it? "

Vincent spat out and I signed..

" Maybe we can stimulate her memories but that may cause severe damage to her.. We don't know what she went through and how horrific it was.. It's it's something really horrific then it's only better to drop the topic of asking her.. "

Vincent groaned and paced a bit far to let out some frustration..

"I know it's a bad idea to surface the memories but heck! I'll die if I don't chop the person behind my daughters misery.. Oh fuck! Now I get it.. I get it! "

Dad crushed the cigar and walked to us..

"How she flinched and was intimidated? It wasn't her being shy or conscious.. It was her muscle memory.. She was used to the hits and beating that it became her habit to flinch and move away... Fuck! "

The dots are connecting...

Grandpa signed before pulling out his phone and calling someone..

"Capo.. "

The other person greeted him formally.. Though he is an Ex Capo, yet people respect him like before.. And by the tone of the other person, I could make it out as Capo Matteo of Spain and our 1st uncle..

"Come here.. "

I didn't hear what he replied but grandpa hummed before cutting the call.. He made another call whom I assume as my 2nd uncle, Capo Ace of Mexico..

"Get your ass's together and no one asks my granddaughter anything.. We'll find a way to find that bastard of the century.. "

He stood up with grandma by his side..

"I'll go to my nipotina.. "

Grandpa nodded and they exited the medical wing leaving us behind..

"Non avrei dovuto fidarmi di Isabella!" (I shouldn't have trusted Isabella!)

He signed and sat on the bench and burried his head in his palms..

"Se fosse arrabbiata con me, avrebbe dovuto punirmi. Perché ha fatto passare tutto questo alla mia bambina?"

"Cosa ho fatto di sbagliato, Isabella?"

I could hear his voice breaking a bit.. I sat beside him and put my hand on his shoulder to comfort him.. He still blames himself for mom leaving us.. Mom was beloved by both grandma and grandpa but now they wont even say her name.. Why did you do that mom?

Just that the door opened and Dante walked in looking a shade paler..

"Dad... I got the footage of the lawn.. You may want to see what happened that night.. "