Michaela’s POV.
“I’m sorry, daddy, I couldn’t save her. I couldn’t get to her quick enough. I’m sorry, I’m so f*****g sorry.” I wail in his arms as he tightens his hold on me.
“No, no bambina. It is not your fault. She was lost to us for a long time. She made her choice.” He says with so much heartbreak and devastation in his voice. I shake my head and look into his eyes.
“Daddy, in the end she came back. It was too late by then. But she came back. She told me she has always loved you, us. That she was sorry. Daddy, she shot Santiago to save me and took on his men, but the fucker Santiago was wearing a vest and he shot her in the back. She died with me beside her. I’m sorry, daddy, I failed. I failed.” I say when he takes my face in his hands. His thumbs wipe my tears and he steels hims
