Chapter Twenty

The media though had no interest in the wizened old Aunt, they had discovered Alcina's story and ran it that morning without Annabella’s permission. Fortunately, they did not have the whole story, they knew nothing of her Mafia background and that kept her safe, the story they ran was all about her being the next Duchess. Many people at the funeral commented on her strength of will as Alcina held herself rigid and composed with no emotion on her young face. She held her head up facing those who spoke to her with a poise beyond her eight years she was polite and endearing shaking their hands and speaking in her cute Latin/English accent. Unfortunately, Annabella saw it as a deliberate slight to her, she was the grieving daughter for goodness sake not that little brat. She got more and more angry watching people go up to the pretty child and give her their condolences completely ignoring her. When the service at the graveyard ended she was so furious at this perceived lack of respect fo