Prologue

"Give Me back my baby" the girl cried... just give her to me please she begged. But it fell on death ears as she sobbed uncontrollably as she rocked her herself back and forth.

The younger man came in as she laid on her side she knew who it was she still never turned around. "I feel empty inside she said cold and detached; I loved my little girl not too long ago she was a part of me.

He had never seen her this way she was his beacon of light in a dark dreary world. You know I sang to her, I read her books in Greek and Russian the girl said.

She danced for me now she is gone and apart of me is gone with her the young girl said. The younger had tears in his eyes "I promise you I will fix this. Sleep little one this will be all over he said as he kissed her on her forehead.

After both Mikkos and Stavros deceased Stefan picked up his search. After going through all the meticulous records that he found. He realized Mikkos had kept tabs on the child he smiled at the picture of the little girl.

Who bore a striking resemblance to her mother he decided to speak to the adoptive family. He convinced them and brought records that the child had been kidnapped. They had named her Samantha Mikala she was 18 months old, he was able to bring her home finally. Alexandra looked at the girl in shock she was so adorable with her dark brown eyes a hair with her olive tone skin.

She is all yours Stefan says handing her to the young girl "hi" sweet pea Alexandra says smiling. 'Hi' the little girl said shyly what's your name the young girl asked. 'Samantha 'the girl replied as they sat down. That is a pretty name for such a pretty little girl Alexandra said, I have a present for you would you like it.

"I like present" the little girl said with a big warm smile, Alexandra smiled back me too with the same smile. Stefan stood aside watching just how alike they were. But we had to let her know how this had to play out for her and Samantha's future.

Here is the deal Alexandra you will continue your studies, you will have during breaks I will care for her when you have school. But I want to be there every day the ins and outs the young girl said as Stefan picked her up.

I understand but you need to finish your schooling, so you have away to take care of her and yourself. So, I will keep her here with Me and Nikolas company right he said bouncing the child in his arms. I will care for her like she is my own I promise you he said hugging her.

While she was in school the first couple of months, Alexandra was on cloud 9 she went face first into her studies vigorously and excelled at it. The renamed her Samantha Alexandra Stefana Cassadine because as far as anyone knew she was Stefan's daughter.

A year and a half later Samantha was an incorrigible vivacious 3-year-old and Nikolas adored her and she did him. Everything Nikolas did she wanted to do he wanted to teach her everything he learned in his studies and he did.

"Nikolas come find me she said in Greek as ran away laughing as he went after her. Stefan adore how close they were Nikolas was very protective of her he saw how when she fell he would help her up and wipe her tears away. They reminded him of how close him and Alexandra were as children.

As he watched them play Alexandra's semester was almost over and she would be here to take Samantha to the states for the summer. And then it will be just him and Nikolas for the summer maybe he would take him to Italy while there gone he thought to himself.

Never knowing that would happened next would change the course of their lives. When he woke up the next day his Uncle was gone and so was Samantha. The boy remembered her coming to him saying she saw a strange man she was scared.

He thought she just say Stefan, so he did what he always did he put her back to bed. I was a whole year before he saw his uncle again and when he did he was alone.

Nikolas wondered were she was he waited for her to return she never did. Whenever he asked about her to his uncle all he saw was sadness and frustration.

So, he stopped asking, he stopped wishing and hoping she would come back. Whatever happened to her had to do with his grandmother and he knew he would never see her again and his heart broke all over again.

Nikolas come find me