《Selena Arabella Calos》

"Want a beer?" Alessandro asks me and I shake my head, scrunching my nose in disgust. I hate the taste of beer. I have since the first time I tried it a few years ago... with Adam.

"No, thank you. I don't want my first time getting drunk to be from beer."

Alessandro rolls his eyes. "Would you prefer champagne, then, princess?"

I narrow my eyes at him. "If you want to call me 'princess', say it with respect and not indignation."

Alessandro shakes his head, amused. "What would you like to drink, my darling princess?"

"Whiskey, if you have it, my lowly servant," I reply with a hint of sarcasm and Alessandro laughs.

"Interesting choice," he comments, as he pours my drink of choice in a glass and hands it to me.

"I've seen Daniel drink it a couple of times, I just want to see what's so good about it."

Alessandro mutters something under his breath. I raise an eyebrow in question but he shakes his head. "Nothing. I don't know what kind he drinks, but I prefer my whiskey to be sweet."

"I like it," I tell him, taking a sip of it.

"Now that you have picked your beverage of choice, would you mind telling me what's wrong with you?"

Everything.

"Nothing," I reply and a cushion hits my face. I narrow my eyes at Alessandro. "Ouch! What the hell is wrong with you? You don't just-"

"That's what happens when you lie," Alessandro interrupts. "Now, spill."

"We're not going to last," I finally confess, and as much as I try to control my emotions, tears start to well up in my eyes.

Alessandro puts his glass on the table and holds my hand. "What do you mean, Lena? Why do you think you guys won't last?"

My lips tremble as tears start to flow down my face. "We fight everyday- sometimes multiple times a day. It's so exhausting and painful- sometimes we say things to each other that we can never take back. Things that hurt so much that a knife in the heart would be better."

"Maybe it's just a phase," he suggests.

I shake my head. "It's not just a phase, A. I don't know how to describe it, but it's this feeling I have that we're going to hurt each other so much one day, we will never be able to go back. We will never be able to forget those things and move on. Even now, the things I have said to him, the things he has said to me-"

Alessandro narrows his eyes. "What has he said to you?"

"Nothing worse than anything I've said to him. I love him. I don't want to lose him, but I know it's not possible. He's slipping out of my hands like sand. God, A, he-" I start sobbing mid-sentence and Alessandro puts his arms around me.

"Everything is going to be okay, princess," Alessandro mutters, holding me tighter, but no matter how hard I try, I can't bring myself to believe his words.

It's not going to be alright. I wish that day had never happened. I wish I had never met Antonio Alessi. I wish we never went to that park. I wish we never went to Cayto. I wish things were different. I wish he was mine again.

-

Three hours later

"She broke my heart," Alessandro cries, downing another shot.

"At least Nat broke your heart only once, Daniel breaks mine everyday," I tell Alessandro, trying to comfort him.

Alessandro refills our drinks again. "Why did both of us have to fall for heartbreakers?"

"I know, right! They have turned us from best friends into sad friends. I-"

I'm interrupted by the sound a phone ringing.

"Who is it?" I ask Alessandro when he picks up his phone.

Alessandro looks at the caller ID and pouts. "Your heartbreaker."

"Put it on speaker," I tell him.

"What do you want?" Alessandro asks Daniel as soon as he answers.

"Is Selena with you?" Daniel asks and my heart skips a beat when I hear his voice. I miss him.

"Why do you care?" Alessandro drawls.

There is a pause before Daniel answers. "Are you drunk?"

Alessandro rolls his eyes. "What's it to you?"

"Where are you?"

"Home."

Daniel mutters something under his breath. "Is Selena with you?"

Alessandro looks at me questioningly and I shake my head. Daniel is going to come get me if he finds out where I am.

"No."

Daniel sighs. "Don't drink too much," he warns Alessandro before hanging up.

"Do you want to go home?" Alessandro asks me and I shake my head. "Do you want to go for a drive?"

"Yes!" I exclaim, getting up. I stumble and fall back onto the couch, which makes both of us giggle.

"LeFou!" Alessandro shouts, making me laugh again.

I fall off the couch because of my laughter just as Leandro, Alessandro's driver and bodyguard, comes into the room. He is used to Alessandro calling him LeFou when he's drunk. Leandro looks at Alessandro blankly before his eyes shift to me on the floor. A surprised look crosses his face when he sees me drunk to.

"Prepare the car- we shall go out for a drive!" Alessandro hollers.

Leandro runs his hand down his face, already looking done with Alessandro. "Of course."

-

Two hours later

"I'm dizzy," I say, closing my eyes and resting my head of the car seat.

"Come on," Alessandro says, pulling me out of the car. I look up at the building and laugh. It's so tall. I feel like tinkerbell next to it. "Let's get you upstairs."

"I can go up on my own!" I argue and Alessandro lets go of my hand, making me stumble.

"No, you can't!"

Alessandro and I somehow manage to make it into the building- where so many of Daniel's men are standing, including Gabriele.

Gabriele's eyes widen when he looks at me. "What... how... Where were you?"

"In the car," I reply. Alessandro laughs at my response which makes me laughs too.

Gabriele runs his hand through his hair, looking relieved and disappointed at the same time before ushering Alessandro and I into the elevator.

"Is Daniel mad?" I ask Gabriele. He looks at me but he does not respond.

Oh no.

-

《Daniel Nicholas Castello》

"The terms could have been better for us," Lorenzo comments. Both he and my grandfather look at me with questioning looks in their eyes.

I had been right about Antonio Alessi- he was not able to kill me and so he waved a white flag. The terms of peace between both of our families gave us a lot of advantages- we would get access to some of his best suppliers and he gave up parts his territory, among other things. But, as much as I hate to admit it, Lorenzo is right. I could gave asked for his whole territory and he would have given it to me- his life was on the line, he knew how close I was to winning. But that would have taken too much time and things between me and Selena are already difficult. If I had not agreed to the terms, I would have been stuck in negotiations for at least another month and by that time... I don't know what would have happened to Selena and I.

"In the long run, this is better for us," I reply, keeping my tone impassive.

"How?"

"Alessi will think he owes me now. So instead of having a don who is hell bent on taking revenge on me, I now have a don who feels obligated to me. It will help us someday. "

Lorenzo looks at Nonno who is still looking at me with a questioning gaze.

"He's right," my grandfather finally says. "I may not agree with his reasons for doing what he did, but he made the right decision."

Lorenzo says something but I tune him out, thinking back to last night.

As much as it surprised me when she did not let me touch her, in a way I was happy. I was happy because she finally learned how to stand up for herself and how to say 'no'. No, not happy, but proud. I don't think I have ever been this proud at someone for standing up for themselves.

I run my hand through my hair. I can't wait to get home today- to tell her that everything is over, to tell her that we can go back to normal. I can't wait to touch her again without the motive of ending our arguments. I can't wait to be with her.

-

Where the fuck is she? I think as I check every room of our apartment. I have already looked in our bedroom and her old apartment but she is no where to be found.

Something does not feel right about this. I was not too worried before because there were ways I could track her- her phone and the necklace I gave her. But both of the things are in our room. Even the note she left me seems suspicious. Anyone could have forced her to write that note.

I run my hand through my hair. I gave her that necklace so I could keep track of her even when she did not gave her phone so if she was ever in trouble, I would know where she is. I did not tell her about it because I knew she would not like it and it did not seem important. I now wonder if she knew about the tracker in it. And if she did not...

Someone could have taken her. That explains everything. It explains her very vague note, why both her phone and necklace are still here and how she is not in this apartment despite there being a dozen guards stopping her from getting out.

I take a deep breath to calm down. Panicking right now is not going to help.

I dig out my phone from my pocket and call the only person who she could possibly be with if she left of her own free will.

"What do you want?" Alessandro asks me in an annoyed tone as soon as he answers.

"Is Selena with you?" I asks, trying to keep my voice calm. If she is with him and I snap at him, she is going to be long gone before I can get to her.

"Why do you care?"

My eyes narrow at his voice. I have been drunk enough times to know that he sounds no where near sober. "Are you drunk?"

"What's it to you?"

I pinch the bridge of my nose. He is as difficult as Selena- no wonder they get along so well.

"Where are you?" I ask him. Normally I would not care but he is Rafael's brother and Selena is very attached to him, so if anything happens to him, both of them would be heartbroken.

"Home."

"Thank fuck," I mutter under my breath. At least now I don't have to send out a search party for him too. And if Selena is with him, she is safe- for now at least. "Is Selena with you?"

"No," he replies, making me sigh. Where the fuck is she then? Who is she with?

"Don't drink too much," I warn him before hanging up. I don't want Rafael up my ass for not cautioning his brother to be safe.

"What's wrong, Ace?" Stefan asks me after I hang up.

"Selena's missing," I tell him. "I want you to find out if Alessi or Marcello are involved in her disappearance. Leonardo, find out how she left this apartment, who was with her and see if you can found out if she left of her own free will. Gabriele, send out search parties for her. I want people looking for her in every corner of this city."

All of them nod and rush off to do their respective tasks.

I close my eyes and try to calm down. I don't know how much patience I have left to not tear the entire city apart to find her.

If someone took her, they should already be counting down the minutes they have left in this world. And if she left of her own free will, Jesus, she is going to learn not to defy me as soon as I find her. She is going to regret the moment she decided to leave for a long time.

Seconds trickle into minutes as I pace around, waiting to hear any news about her. Stefan comes into the apartment to inform me that neither Alessi nor Marcello had anything to do with Selena's disappearance.

"Maybe I should help-" Stefan starts but the sound of the elevator doors opening stops him.

I rush forward when Gabriele steps into the apartment, hoping that he has some information about Selena's whereabouts but before I can ask him, she steps out of the elevator.

I don't have time to be relieved about seeing her because Alessandro steps out with her- and his arms are wrapped around her, holding her close to his body. My jaw clenches and I close my eyes for a second.

I cannot kill him. I remind myself but my hand inches to my gun with every second he is touching her.

My eyes shift to her and I try to keep a reign on my temper. I beyond angry at her for her irresponsibility- she should never have left this apartment. She knew how much danger awaited her outside and she still left. But saying anything to her in front of an audience will do nothing but end in another argument.

I pinch the bridge of my nose. She is going to fucking regret this. I have not decided how to punish her yet, but I am going to make sure it is something she won't forget for a long time.

"Daniel!" Selena shouts, but does not make a move to get away from Moretti. Jesus Christ, she's fucking hammered. I take a deep breath as I walk towards Selena and get her out of Moretti's arms. She giggles when I pull her into my arms.

I ignore her and narrow my eyes at the man I am resisting the urge to kill. "You said she was not with you."

"I lied," he says, a lazy smile on his face.

Motherfucker.

"I thought you said you did not lie," I snap at him. Selena turns in my arms and looks up at me but I do not spare her a glance. I know she wants my attention but she does not deserve to get what she wants right now.

Alessandro laughs. "I said I don't lie to her- I didn't say that about anyone else."

He is not making it easy for me to not shoot him here and now. Every word he says is making me want to kill him more and more.

"Get him home safely," I tell Gabriele before I give in to my urges. Gabriele nods and grabs Alessandro's arm.

"Caio, bella," Alessandro says, giving Selena a salute. Then he turns to me and repeats the action before stumbling into the elevator. "Caio, stronzo!"

"Call everyone off," I tell Stefan when the elevator doors shut.

I try not to react with Selena starts tracing my jawline with her fingers, muttering something along the lines of "You're so pretty".

"Do you still want Leo to find out how she got out of here?" Stefan asks me, glancing at Selena. I know he feels protective of her ever since he helped rescue her but his affection for her annoys me.

"Yes," I reply gruffly and he nods at me.

"You're mad at me," Selena observes once we are alone. Not bothering to give her an answer, I lean down, pick her up and carry her to our room. "I'm sorry," she mutters, planting kisses on my neck.

I try to not be affected by her but it's next to impossible. Every time I am this close to her, I have to resist the urge to fuck her. And her willingness to let me does not help at all.

"Please stop being mad at me," she says, kissing the corner of my mouth.

I close my eyes and take a deep breath. "No."

She kisses me again. "I'll do anything, just don't be mad at me."

I wrap my hand around her hair and pull back her head. "You should have thought about that before you left."

"I left you a note," she mutters, pouting.

The fucking note was so vague that I thought she was forced to write it- it did nothing more than make me worry about her more.

I put her down on the couch and kneel down beside her to remove her shoes.

"Why did you leave your phone here?" I ask her once I have gotten her shoes off.

She bites her lip. "I didn't want you to track me."

I narrow my eyes at her. "Why?"

"Because you would have dragged me back here the second you realised I was gone."

I sigh because she is right. That's exactly what I would have done and it would have lead to another argument.

"And your necklace? Why did you remove it?" She looks away from me, refusing to answer. "Selena, don't test my patience because I assure you I do not have any left."

"I-" She starts then bites her lips. Did she realise that it had a tracker in it? Or was it something else? What reason could it possibly be that she doesn't want to tell me? "I wanted to... uh, I wanted to distance myself from you for a bit and that's why I removed it just while I was out."

My heart drops at her admission. Is she done with me? Is that why she wanted to distance herself from me? Fuck, is she thinking about leaving me?

I get up and try to move away from her but she wraps her legs around me and pulls me to herself. I groan when my body presses against hers. Jesus, she is really testing my self-control.

I try to move away again, she wraps her arms around my neck and brushes my lips with hers.

I close my eyes and take a deep breath. I shouldn't do this right now. I shouldn't be so turned on by her right now. She's too drunk for me to even think about kissing her or doing anything else to her right now.

"Why won't you have sex with me?" She asks me and my eyes snap open. What the fuck?

"We will talk about it in the morning," I mutter, my voice tight and controllled as I try to pull away from her but she doesn't let me. Fucking hell.

"Are you not attracted to me at all?" She asks me and I narrow my eyes at her. Is she fucking serious? Can't she feel what she does to me?

"Do you really think that is the reason?" I growl in her ear, pressing my erection between her legs. She rubs herself against me and moans. Fuck, this was a bad idea. I grip her hips to still her. "Do you still think I am not attracted to you?"

"Then why?" She breathes.

"Because I want you to be mine, fully mine in every way, before I fuck you."

"I am yours in every way."

If she had said those words another time, I would have been the happiest man alive but right now I'm too fucking angry at her to care.

"And yet, you removed your necklace."

"But that was becau-" she starts, then brings her hand to her mouth as her eyes widen.

"Wha-" I start but she pushes me away before I can finish and runs towards the bathroom. I run after her and kneel down next to her, holding her hair as she throws up.

Once she is done, I help her up.

"I'm sorry," she says, once she is done washing her face and brushing her teeth. I look at her to see tears streaming down her face.

Oh my love.

"Why are you crying, cara?" I ask her, pulling her into my arms.

"I don't like throwing up," she replies in between sobs. Despite my anger, I smile. "I am never drinking again."

"Good," I mutter, pulling away from her. I take out her necklace from my pocket and put it around her neck. "Take this off again and I will glue it to you, do you understand?"

She wipes her tears away and gives me a small, mischievous smile. "Yes, sir!"

I let out a breath of amusement. This girl will be the death of me. "Let's get you to bed."

-

A/N

I'm crying. Literally crying at the last few lines. I don't know why or maybe I do but writing the last few lines of this chapter made me smile so much I started crying.

Hopefully you enjoyed it.

It's been a while since I have written from our heartbreaker's POV, and I have to say I missed it. Also I am a girl, so I don't know how guys think so I've been writing all of Daniel's POVs based on books I've read and movies.

Anyways, one more chapter of the book left :(

But it won't be the end of Daniel and Selena's story so I'm not that sad.

See you in the next chapter x