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I normally only do Christian and Ana pov's but this chapter needed more otherwise a lot of detail would be missed.

APOV

I woke up unable to move, feeling arms around me pulling me closer. I turned in his arms and kissed his lips.

"Morning Christian," I said squealing when I am suddenly underneath him.

"Morning princess"

I could feel him hard against me as he kissed my lips. Asking for permission, I wrapped my legs around his waist pulling him to me as he pushed inside.

"Ana, shit you're so tight."

I could feel him everywhere as he moved inside me. His lips moved to my breast sucking before gently biting my nipples as my back arched off the bed. Our movements never ceased as he thrust in and out of me.

My moans were getting louder the closer to the peak I climbed, my body shattering as I fell over the edge taking him with me as he shouted my name.

"Fuck Ana, shit I love you" he panted out.

"You just did," I said my breathing ragged.

"I did what" he replied.

"Fuck Ana."

His hands tickled my sides until I begged him to stop.

Pulling his face to mine, I kissed him. "I love you," I said before our lips joined again.

…

We had left his penthouse heading to Claire and Eamon's. We had driven back to my apartment first to exchange cars as I don't think Hugo will fit in the back of Christian's sports car. I could hear Hugo barking when we arrived.

Eamon had the sprinkler on as my silly pup chased the spray. He ran over to us excitedly and greeted us with a shower as he shook the water from his coat making everyone jump back.

"Hi, sweetheart" Eamon greeted us both. "I give up trying to keep him out of the spray it looks like he's trying to drink it but with it moving he's chasing it around"

We had to turn the water off before we could towel dry him and get him in the car. I don't think he was very happy that his fun was over as he had his head down sulking all the way home.

My apartment isn't the best place for a dog as big as Hugo but there was no way I could leave him behind in the vet's office. He loves the garden and apart from the chihuahua, there are no other dogs in the building.

"What are you looking at Ana," Christian asked me, we had just walked through the gate and were halfway to the door when I had stopped.

"Just seeing how long a hose I would need to set a sprinkler up down here for Hugo."

"You would need a fireman's hose for that it's too far for a normal one" he laughed.

"I could always take him down and get one of the girls to spray the hose from the balcony then again knowing them I would end up more wet than Hugo."

We made our way up to my apartment as we headed inside. Hugo went straight to the sunny spot on the carpet as I opened some windows. It was lovely and warm today so I was making the most of it as rain was due later this week.

…

We were due to leave soon to go to Grace's and I had defrosted a tiramisu that was in the freezer. Trying to stop Christian from digging into the ice block until it ready though was the problem and a few bent spoons were the result.

"Who will be at dinner today."

"My parents, grandparents, brothers and your sisters. Rhian and John won't be there, it is her dads birthday so Max will be with them." Only family then.

We stopped outside the front doors of the house, I noticed there were still people with guns walking around but I tried to ignore them.

"Ana, Christian thank you for coming " Grace greeted us when we were escorted into the living room by Franco who Christian had just introduced me too.

"Like we had a choice" Christian mumbled making me laugh.

"This room Is lovely Grace."

"Thank you dear its nice to have my house back from painters and decorators" Grace laughed.

We were quickly joined by my sisters and Christian's brother as we were told dinner was ready. We followed them into the dining room before taking my seat which Christian held out for me.

"Thank you," I said receiving a wink.

Throughout dinner, we talked and laughed but I could see his granddad looking at me, I turned to him smiling receiving one in return.

"Let's take coffee into the living room," Grace said as we all followed her through.

I took a seat next to Christian sipping my tea, yes I was awkward and the only one having tea.

"What were the boys like when they were younger," Kate asked hearing groans from all the Greys.

"A nightmare at times, always into trouble" I turned to Christian smiling.

"What I was innocent Princess."

"You are full of shit son, the number of scrapes I have gotten you out of, gotten you all out of. I should charge you for my services, I would be a billionaire" his granddad said as we laughed at the smirk on Christian's face.

"My boys were the perfect boys when they wanted to be" Grace added.

"Yeah, but we didn't want to be most of the time" Elliot laughed.

"As you can all see I was an angel," Ethan said picking a photo up off the mantel before passing it first to Mia, then Kate and lastly me.

Ethan in his shorts was hilarious, they had palm trees and parrots on and looked ten times too big for him.

I got up placing the photo back on the mantel looking at the others that were there. Christian looked so cute with his chubby cheeks and always a smile on his face.

I looked at the next three photos which were grouped together. Two were family photos but it was the middle one that caught my eye. I reached up taking it down, not believing what was in this photo. My locket, I could feel against my chest as I turned to Grace.

"That photo is of." Grace trailed off unable to finish her sentence.

My hands were shaking as Christian got up coming to my side.

"Ana, what is it."

I wanted to know why this was here. How she knew.

"Why do you have a picture of my mother," I asked. Nobody spoke, the room was suddenly so quiet. "Please tell me why you have a picture of my mother."

Grace's hand was over her mouth as she took a step back looking towards Carrick.

"Oh my god" I heard from Christian's grandfather but I couldn't concentrate on anyone but Grace.

I could feel Christian holding me from behind as I shook in his arms. Nobody was speaking, no one would give me answers.

"Please tell me" I whispered.

People were approaching me trying to calm me but I didn't want comfort I wanted answers. I pulled my mother's locket out from the front of my dress as a cry came from Grace, the same locket my mother was wearing in this photo.

"You're a Mancini. If you're Carlotta's daughter, you're a Mancini. The family need to know" I couldn't breath I needed to get out. Family, I couldn't go through that again, couldn't go through the pain.

I dropped the photo hearing it smash behind me as I ran for the door. I heard footsteps behind me and it's only when I was halfway to the car, was I wrapped in Christian's arms.

"I have to go, please let me go" I sobbed into his shirt.

"Don't ever ask me to let you go because I can't Ana. I love you and I will never let you go."

"Please take me home, get me out of here" he led me to the car helping me in before getting into his side and starting the engine.

"Christian" Carrick shouted as Christian shook his head driving away leaving Carrick and granddad by the door.

He sped back to my apartment as I tried to keep the sobs at bay. I was scared, so scared of what will happen now.

I walked into my apartment quiet and numb. Hugo was still in the same spot we had left him in as I sat by his side. Sitting up he licked my face before putting his head on my shoulder as if to give me a hug. I couldn't stop the tears then. Christian came and sat behind me with his legs on either side of me as he held me in his arms.

"I'm sorry, so sorry Christian," I said when my tears had slowed.

"You have nothing to be sorry for Ana, shit I don't know what to say."

"I'm scared Christian" he pulled me closer to him.

"I'm here and I will never let anything happen to you. The Mancini's will never hurt you, Ana. They are just as protective of family as we are."

I needed him to hold me at that moment and he did with my boyfriend behind and my best friend in front of me I broke down and cried, for my mother knowing I would never see again and for a future I was terrified to step into.

GRACE POV

Seeing the horror on Ana's face when my dad said family, will haunt me. Carrick had gone after them coming back a few minutes later telling us Christian had taken her away.

I picked up the glass from the frame up off the floor pulling the photo out.

"Why didn't I see," I said to Carrick.

"You were too close Gracie," dad said. "You always said you felt close to her from the day you met and now you know why. There was something familiar about her but I couldn't place it until she asked about her mother."

"She's gone" I cried "Carlotta's gone. If she is Ana's mother, she died 21 years ago. All this time they have looked for her and she's gone." Carrick held me as I cried in his arms.

"We need to go to Ana," Kate said. Seeing how upset their sister was I can understand the need to make sure she is ok. I have that need too. If it wasn't for my boys holding them because they were upset they would have been out the door by now.

"Girls, Ana's father do you remember what he looks like," Carrick asked. Mia shook her head as Kate nodded.

"Kate?"

"The week before Ana was shot we were all together at our house, he had come to pick Ana up or more like drag her out. I had my camera and recorded what he had done as I wanted to show my dad. I saved it on my computer but can pull it up on my phone."

Kate was on her phone before she showed us a recording of pure evil. That man had destroyed Carlotta's life and then Ana's no wonder she is so afraid.

"Stephan Moretti," Carrick said aloud hearing my dad swear behind me.

"She's a Principessa della mafia" Elliot said.

"A what" Kate replied.

"She's a mafia princess. If both parents come from Italian mafia families the females are classed as princesses. They are very rare as a lot of the old family's have died out, the only one I know of is mum. Females born into the Grey family are also very rare, we don't know why but it's been over a hundred years since the last female was born a Grey" he said turning to me as I nodded.

"No, what Ana is, is hurting. We need to go to her." Mia said. I could see Kate nod as they got themselves together.

We watched the boys take the girls home before I turned to Carrick.

"It doesn't add up. If Ana's birthday is September and Carlotta was taken in March then unless Ana was very premature, Carlotta was already pregnant when she was taken."

"Frankie," my dad said before he came giving me a hug. It doesn't matter how old you get but in my father's arm's I sobbed for the friend I had lost and the young woman who is about to have her whole life turned upside down.

CARRICK POV

I left Grace with her father as I headed into my office, shit I was dreading what I was about to do but they need to know what had happened to their daughter.

I was just about to call when Christian called.

"Is she ok?" I asked him.

"Yes, she's sleeping for now. She cried herself to sleep. Have you called them?" he asked.

"No, I'm about to. Son, she needs protection."

"I know dad, I will get Luke to continue for now but she will need additional security as well. Shit, she's a Principessa. I've called her princess since we met, I didn't realise how accurate I was."

"I know. Son, I know you are protective of Ana but they need to know about her, we also think with her birthday and the date Carlotta was taken she was already pregnant. She was with Frankie before she disappeared, he could be her father instead of the bastard we know it to be" I still couldn't believe that the little weasel could pull this off.

"You know who did this."

"Yes, Stephan Moretti."

"Fucking hell, really" he was as pissed as I was.

"Look, son, I'm going to let you go I have to make this call, the girls are on their way home."

"OK, Ana gave me three letters with mum and dad, Mac and Frankie written on them. She also has a photo beside her bed of her mother and her, I don't know why I didn't notice it before" this is getting more and more real by the second.

"Give them to Elliot he can bring them back here. I will see you soon son, don't let Ana out of your sight."

I ended the call before dialling Italy. I didn't have to wait long for it to be answered.

"Carrick hello, how are you all doing" Marco answered.

"Mac."

"Carrick what is it, are the family ok."

"We think we have found Carlotta Mac" they are going to be devastated.

"That's fantastic news where is she."

"She's gone, I'm so sorry," I said quietly.

"No, she's not gone. She can't be. How do you know this."

I told him about meeting Ana, her being Max's doctor and everything leading up to today. I could hear the anguish in his voice the more I spoke

"Ana told us her mother was killed in a car accident, I think the plan was for both of them to go but Ana survived, she was only five years old. Her years after that were filled with abuse until he shot her when she was ten because she wouldn't lie still and let someone rape her."

"My baby sister is gone and if this Ana is my niece he continued his torture on her" I could feel his anger, I felt it too. "This girl are you certain of who she is, telling my parents especially my mother what you have told me, I need to know."

"She has letters with the names mum and dad, Mac and Frankie on them placed in a box her mother had left her. Her sister also showed me a video of Moretti she had taken of him dragging Ana, it is definitely him. She has Carlotta's locket. I had seen the chain she always wears as she keeps what was on the end hidden away but today is the first time she has shown us what was on the chain. She is completely terrified Mac, family to her is pain but I'm hoping with Christian there she will not run."

"Christian?"

"Yes Christian and Ana have been dating, he is very protective and completely in love with her."

"Carrick she needs to be protected, if word gets out about this especially to our enemies she will be the first target they go for. Especially how entwined she is through both family's."

"She is, Christian is already sorting out personal security for her, she is a doctor at the local hospital so we will have to figure out how to guard her there." she will need a lot more security than one guard that's for sure.

"Do you have a photo of her?" he asked me.

"Yes I will send it through to you, Max had pictures on his iPad of her." I had picked his iPad up from his playroom before going into my office so I sent the clearest picture I had of her.

I heard his gasp when he opened the email I sent him.

"She's beautiful, I can see Carlotta's features in her especially her eyes. She had Frankie's features too."

It had been a while since I had seen Frankie Lambert. When Carlotta went missing it destroyed him as they were the perfect couple and were due to marry the month later.

"I need to let my parents and Frankie know what you have told me, I can guarantee we will be on the first flight over. We will try not to overwhelm her Carrick but we need to see her. Do you know where my sister is."

"We know the town where she lived and Welch went there when Ana told us her story and we wanted to look for him. He was going by the name of Stephen Morton and was a cop. Nobody would say anything and clammed up when he mention Morton's name. Ana told us she was too scared to go back and put flower's on her mothers grave unless he was still around. The place is called Montesano it's just under a two-hour drive from here." he was very quiet.

"She shouldn't be afraid to lay flowers for her mother grave. We are going to want to go I hope she will not be too afraid to come with us."

"Do you want me to arrange a DNA test for when you get here?" I asked him.

"I will speak to my parents but after the details, you have told me and especially looking at this photo, you can tell who her parents are. I will get back to you as soon as I can" we hung up as I went back to Grace she was just staring into space holding her mother' s hand.

"Hows Mac" Theo asked me but knowing by my face he knew the answer.

"I need to speak to Ana, Carrick," Grace told me.

"She is asleep at the moment, Christian said she cried herself to sleep. When she is awake we will go and see her but let her sleep for now. Christian told me Ana had three letters kept in a box her mother had left her."

"Letters," she asked.

"Yes, for her family and Frankie."

We just sat there, it could have been minutes even hours I didn't look I just held my wife while she grieved.

The front door opening had us turning towards the door as Elliot came through, letters clutched in his hand that he passed to me.

"Ana," Grace said.

"She's still sleeping she has Mia and Kate either side of her while she sleeps. Christian is upset at how scared Ana is. He is trying to hide it but it is written all over his face. He's sorting extra security out, trying to keep busy until she wakes up."

"Dad Kate gave me this as well" he passed me a memory stick he had pulled from his pocket as I looked to him. "its the recording Kate took of the night Ana was shot. Kate said not to let mum see it as it is too upsetting."

My phone beeped then with a message from Mac.

My parents and Frankie are a complete mess but we are on our way, due in Seattle tomorrow morning - Mac

We will be waiting – Carrick

We received a message from Christian about thirty minutes later saying Ana was awake.

CPOV

I am still reeling from the events that happened today, trying to get my head around everything.

Ana my princess was a true princess in our world. As my girlfriend, she was already protected, Luke has kept a safe distance when she has been at the hospital since we started dating. He doesn't report anything back unless its an emergency as I don't want to be intrusive in her life. I have enough with the cops snooping around me without Ana worry about the same. He is there for her protection only.

I have spoken to Jason and told him what has happened, he is as shocked as I am knowing about Carlotta Mancini and what happened to her. The disappearance of my mother's friend has always affected my mum deeply as they have been friends since they were babies.

"She's awake Christian," Mia said coming out of Ana's bedroom as I walked in. I sent dad a message before I approached the bed.

Hugo was laying across the bottom of the bed guarding Ana watching who was coming through the door, seeing it was me he put his head down licking Ana's foot letting her know he was there.

I took Mia's spot as Kate got up leaving the room. Ana turned to me as my arms went around her holding her to me, her hand keeping hold of the photo of her and her mother in her hand. The only photo she has of the two of them together.

"What happens now, I don't know what to do," she whispered.

"You don't have to do anything Ana. I know the Mancini's will want to see you but that is your choice. Please, I know you're scared but don't be scared of them. They will never hurt you" she rested her head on my chest as Claire came into the room.

Kate had called her parents to let them know what had happened and was both immediately on their way over. Eamon was at the hospital but told them it was a family emergency and left.

"Here you go sweetheart," Claire said placing a tea on the bedside table before engulfing her in a hug.

"I'm so scared" she whispered.

"Ana, your mum was my friend for only five years but she was the best friend a girl could ever wish for, if her family are half as nice as her then you have nothing to worry about. No one will let you ever be hurt again ok."

Ana nodded and got out of bed washing her face before going into the kitchen. She brought the photo from her bedroom placing it face down on the counter. She was pulling things out of the cupboards. I know when she has a bad day she likes to bake to take her mind off everything, having your life turned upside down can certainly class as a bad day. She looked up to me with everything on the counter as a tear escaped her eye.

"I don't know what to do" she looked so lost as I pulled her into my arms

"You don't have to do anything Ana."

"Don't let go" she whispered.

"Never Ana."

I was still holding Ana when the buzzer sounded through the apartment, Claire went to answer it letting up whoever it was and opening the front door for them when they arrived.

"Sorry for being so clingy. I feel like I'm drowning at the moment and you're my life-raft that I need to hold onto."

I brushed the hair from her face kissing her lips.

"Cling away," I said pulling her tighter into my embrace.

I looked up to see my parents stood in the doorway of the kitchen. My mum's eyes were red and my dads weren't far from it. We may be a criminal family and put on a tough exterior but if one of the family is hurting we all hurt.

"Princess," I said as she lifted her face to mine before she saw my parents at the door. Tears escaped her eyes as my mum walked forward and I relinquished my hold on Ana as my mum wrapped her in her arms.

When the tears slowed for both my mother and Ana she apologised for breaking the photo but my mum would have none of it.

"You sweet girl, have nothing to apologise for. Come, I want to tell you something's about your mother if that is ok with you" Ana nodded reaching for the photo that was on the counter passing it to my mother.

"Oh, you're so beautiful together," my mum said as her tears fell again. She handed it to my dad who smiled nodding his head. What for I don't know, probably to confirm what he already knows to be true.

We all made our way into the living room my mother still holding on to Ana's hand. We sat on the couch with Ana between my mother and me.

"Ana before Grace talks to you would you look at a photo for me and identify who your father is," dad said.

I was about to protest when Ana took the photo from him. She looked at the photo nodding her head saying that it was him, she was just about to hand the photo back when she started shaking against me.

"Ana, what is it, he will never get near you," I said trying to get her to focus on me and not the photo but she shook her head pointing to a man who was stood behind Moretti.

"It's him," she said quietly before looking into my eyes. "It's him, Christian, he's the one who tried to rape me when I was a child."

My dad quickly took the photo back before looking to me, I knew who that was, ran into him a few times over the years, José Rodriguez.

"How often did you see him at the house when you were little Ana."

"A lot but he always ignored me until that night" bastard was biding his time waiting until she was older but obviously couldn't wait.

"When was the last time you saw him Christian" dad asked me.

"He's your friend," Ana said in shock next to me.

"No princess never, he was a low-level drug dealer who tried encroaching on our territory about five years ago. He left the area with a broken nose and a few busted ribs, when I get my hands on him he will receive more than that."

"Ana, I will let Grace tell you about your mum and if you have any questions when she has finished I will answer any I can." dad said as mum started to talk.

"Carlotta Mancini and I were friends from diapers, we were inseparable as our families were very close, our parents used to joke where you would find one of us the other wasn't far behind. We lived in Italy at the time where I was born. In my teens my parents moved over to the states because there was some trouble going on at home and they wanted me out of the way, we still spoke every day and she even lived over here for a while. Your mum had met a man called Frankie Lambert, he worked for Marco her brother and they quickly fell in love. He treated her like a queen and was very protective of her. Being a large organisation there were always other people around, Capo's, made men the house was always full. One of those men was Stephan Moretti, he was low level and was originally posted as a bodyguard for Carlotta but he made her feel uncomfortable." my mum took a pause before she continued to speak as she held Ana's hand tight in hers.

"In March of 1989, Carlotta had been to visit her grandmother. Her car was found at the side of the road, her driver shot dead in the front and Carlotta was missing and so was Moretti. For years our family's have looked for her and had never been able to find her. How she came to be in America when she went missing in Italy I don't know. Sweetheart, I don't think he was your father as unless you were very premature she was pregnant when she went missing. We think your father is Frankie."

Ana hadn't said a word taking everything in. her first words when she did speak shocked us.

"If you ever find him I want five minutes with him," she said. Protests went up around the room as we all shook our head. "I deserve that, he took so much from me" she cried and she was right, the life she should have been living was ripped away from her before she was even born and in its place was a nightmare.

"I promise five minutes but there will be conditions," I said knowing my dad was going to shoot me down but I just stared at him, dared him to deny her this.

"Ana, I know you're scared and we have thrown a lot at you today. I don't want to scare you even more but I want a bodyguard appointed to you. They will not be intrusive or interfere in your life but they will protect you. All females in our family are appointed bodyguards or CPO's close protection offices for their protection" Ana sat up looking to dad absolutely terrified.

"You said my girls were not in danger" Claire protested loudly, her outburst making Hugo bark standing in front of Ana to protect her.

"They are not Claire but we don't take any chances and if Ana is a Mancini as well as a Lambert the focus will be more on her than any other female in the family."

Ana cuddled further into my side as I rubbed my fingers over her knuckles. everyone spoke around us as we were in our little bubble.

"I love you Christian" Ana said as I kissed her lips pulling her closer to me.

"I love you too princess" I didn't care who heard what I had said I loved this woman in my arms and would protect her with my life.

"What happens now," Ana asked me as I looked to my dad.

"I spoke to Mac earlier, they are very upset hearing about your mother but they would like to meet you. I promise you, Ana, they would never hurt you. Like us, family is the most important thing. If you want to wait or cannot see them yet they will wait, forever if they have to but they will wait until you are ready to see them."

"I would like to see them as long as you are all there" I kissed her forehead needing to show her how proud I was at her facing her fears.

"We will all be there Ana, you won't have to face anything alone," mum said.

We had all talked quietly as Ana watched the rain that was now hitting the windows, I would take Hugo out later but he was lay on the couch at the moment with his head in Ana's lap as she absent mildly stroked his fur.

Slowly people started to go home, my parents not knowing whether to stay or go.

"We're fine mum and dad go home, we will be ok."

They gave us both hugs as they left with my brothers going back to the girl's apartments with them.

"Christian."

"Yes, Ana," I said looking down into her eyes where he head lay on my chest.

"I want you to help me forget everything if only for a little while."

I stood picking Ana up from the couch where I took her into her bedroom and made love to her. Helping take her mind of everything that was coming. One thing I did know for certain was that I would be by her side throughout.

Thank you for all the love and support for my home city of Manchester. We're a strong city and we pull together in times like these.

Ana finally has the answers she was seeking and she will meet her family soon. The Italian came from google translate so I hope it was right

Until next time

take care

Caroline