the lost daughter
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1The black SUV came to a stop in front of a massive mansion.
You stared out the window, your heart pounding.
"This has to be a mistake," you whispered.
The men who had brought you here exchanged glances but said nothing.
A few minutes earlier, they had told you something impossible.
The man waiting inside was your father.
Not just any father.
Nyx Moretti.
A name feared by criminals, politicians, and businessmen alike.
You laughed when they first told you.
Then they showed you the evidence.
The birth records.
The DNA test.
The photographs.
Now you weren't laughing anymore.
The mansion doors slowly opened.
A tall man dressed in black stepped forward.
The moment his eyes landed on you, he froze.
For seventeen years, he had imagined this moment.
A thousand different versions.
None of them prepared him for reality.
You looked exactly like your mother.
His jaw tightened as he fought to control his emotions.
The feared mafia king looked completely speechless.
Finally, he took a slow step forward.
"Is it really you?" he asked quietly.
You folded your arms.
"I think I should be asking the questions."
A faint smile appeared on his face.
Stubborn.
Just like your mother.
For a few moments neither of you spoke.
Then he reached into his jacket and carefully pulled out an old photograph.
A picture of a woman holding a newborn baby.
The edges were worn from years of being carried around.
"I never stopped looking for you," he said.
His voice cracked.
Just slightly.
But enough for you to notice.
The powerful man standing before you looked less like a mafia boss and more like a father who had spent seventeen years grieving.
"I searched everywhere."
You stared at the photograph.
Then at him.
Then back at the photograph.
A million emotions crashed into each other.
Confusion.
Anger.
Shock.
Curiosity.
Part of you wanted to walk away.
Part of you wanted answers.
Before you could speak, another voice called out.
A young man stepped through the doorway.
His eyes widened.
A grin spread across
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