Chapter 134

Damiano

Althaia was in shock.

She was so shocked that her body gave out, collapsing to the ground. I gritted my teeth as I shoved my pain aside, grabbing her and pulling her to me.

I didn’t give two shits about Alexei at this moment; my only concern was her. She looked numb, lost, as she tried to comprehend what I had just said. For once, Alexei remained silent, and his men stood by as he observed Althaia.

His daughter.

He hadn’t expressed his thoughts on the situation, about discovering he had a daughter. However, he seethed with anger toward her mother for keeping their child a secret.

For twenty-five years, he had lived oblivious to the fact that he had a child in the world. To compound his frustration, his daughter believed Gaetano was her father; an Italian man who had married her mother.

“Come on, breathe, Althaia… there you go… breathe.” She gasped for air, and I felt her entire body shaking against mine. Despite my o