CHAPTER FOUR: Lucia Romano's pov

She looked at the dark haired guy standing before her holding her arm tightly ' let me go' she said trying to wiggle her way out of his grasp.

' Dr Roberto, what's going on ', another man said, her gaze followed the voice and then she realized she was so focused on the guy holding her that she did not realize there were other people with him, the voice belonged to a guy, he looked so much like the guy holding her, they looked like brothers but this one had a calmer voice.

'She is fine, she is just disoriented from shock', Dr Roberto answered, turning his attention to Lucia he said ' you need to calm down, we know what happened to your father...we are just here to help you'.

She looked at the people standing before her, there were about five men in the room all staring at her, the one holding her arm had loosened his grip but was still staring, maybe it would be a good idea to just listen to them she thought. ' Okay, can someone please explain to me what's going on '. She said.

'This is Andretti ', Dr Roberto said pointing to the one who held her arm, he pointed at the one who looked like him and continued 'This is Amato, I am Dr Roberto and we are all here to help you'.

' okay but you don't understand, I need to go help my father, please just let me go', Lucia sobbed.

' oh, I'm sorry love, your father is dead', the one introduced as Amato said with pity in his eyes.

The news hit her like a boulder dropped on her feet, her chest tightened, she couldn't breathe, tears clouded her eyes, she staggered, Andretti held her steady, she knew she should have expected the news, the gunshot sound she heard earlier in her house was definitely meant for him but she didn't want to believe, she just got him back and now he is gone again, this time forever.

' those bastards killed him', she cried out.

Andretti still holding her asked,' who killed him?'.

' I think we should allow her to rest first before badgering her with questions ', Dr Roberto said, ' come on dear,let me take you upstairs', he said taking her hand gently and leading her upstairs right back to the room she found herself when she first woke up. He assisted her to lay down and the bed and asked for water to be brought to her.

'i am so sorry for your loss, I really cannot imagine what you are going through ', Dr Roberto said sympathizing with her

She didn't know what to say at this point, her mind riddled with questions of what was she going to do now?, her father was the only person she knew in Sicily, she would have to sought out his burial, how would she do that?.

'where is his body now?', she asked

'the police found him, don't worry about all that for now... How are you feeling?, Dr Roberto asked, his eyes focused on her, he looked liked he genuinely cared about her well-being, his frail old hands still holding hers.

'i am just overwhelmed I guess, I saw everything that happened, the people that came into his home to attack him, I mean he was just a government worker why would someone want to harm him?, she asked .

' well...', Dr Roberto started but stopped, he continued 'those men out there, your father worked with them on some issues'.

'what do you mean he worked with them? I have stayed in Sicily long enough to know that those are made men... So you mean my father was also in the mafia business?... I don't understand', she asked.

Made men are men who have been officially inducted into a Mafia family.

Dr Roberto answered 'Your father just did some business with them, and I can assure you they are not bad people, they are just in a bad business '.

'Mafia men killed my father!', Lucia shouted, ' I wouldn't trust any of them'.

Just then the bedroom door opened, Andretti walked in with a glass of water

'are you good?', he asked, ' Dr Roberto thank you for your help but I think it's time for you to leave now, I want to talk with my guest'.

'No, I want him here', Lucia protested.

'I think Dr Roberto has more important things to do, we have kept him here long enough and you are fine now', he answered.

Dr Roberto was definitely not going to undermine Andretti's instruction, he stood up grabbed his briefcase and said to Lucia ' I will come back to check on you tomorrow,trust me Andretti may be arrogant and look like a wolf but you are safe with him'.

'i am going to ask you a few questions and I would like you to try to remember as much as you can, do you understand?'. Andretti asked.

'i would not answer any of your questions until you tell me what business my father had with you, was he a bad man? What was he doing?', she asked searching his eyes for answers, he had light blue eyes, but they were expressionless, almost like they had no life in them.

' your father was greedy but he wasn't a bad man, he used his position to help us,and we paid him for his services', Andretti said , the man was dead so there was no need to save his reputation, ' I am surprised he has a daughter, he has never mentioned you before '.

Andretti's words wasn't so shocking, she had always wondered how he was able to afford the huge house, the expensive gifts he gave her to win her over, he was a government worker, she had asked him but he always said he had investments.

'are you listening ', Andretti asked, she had zoned out completely.

' yeah, I don't know how things work here, so I ant to know what happens to me when I tell you everything I know, are you going to kill me?', She asked, she had to protect herself.

' we don't kill innocent people', He answered.

' oh really, you were ready to kill me when we first met'.

' well, I didn't know who you were, whether you were innocent or not, you shouldn't blame me for trying to protect myself '.

'so you should understand my point then, how can I be sure you wouldn't make me disappear after I tell you everything '.

'look lady, we are protecting you, if whoever kills your father realizes that you are alive, you are going to be in danger, so tell me what to you know so i can take care of the people who killed you father'.

He was right, she didn't think of the fact that her life could be in danger, what should she do?, she thought, should she stick to the people who are in the same business with those that killed her father, her father was probably killed because if his business with them or should she trust no one and stay on her own.