Japan was finally starting to feel like home. The hospital visits were less constant, Estrella slept longer each night, and for the first time in months, Aaliyah could breathe without fear tightening her chest. But peace never lasted long for them.
🔥 The traitor in Italy is revealed
Damiano's phone vibrated with a message from his manager in Rome.
He opened the attached file—and froze.
It wasn't a journalist.
It wasn't the ex–band.
It wasn't Giorgia.
It was someone inside the label, someone he had trusted for years—Riccardo, the man who handled their international PR. He had leaked Aaliyah's medical files, their location in Japan, Estrella's condition, everything.
Damiano's hands shook with anger.
Damiano: "He sold us… he SOLD my family."
Aaliyah saw the look in his eyes and felt the fear she thought she had left behind.
But he held her hand.
Damiano: "I swear to you… this ends now."
🔥 Aaliyah receives a decisive medical update
Later that morning, Doctor Hoshino entered their room with a serious expression.
Aaliyah held her breath.
Doctor Hoshino: "We have the final results. Aaliyah… your body is recovering, but the strain was severe. You must understand something important—your heart took damage during the last collapse."
Damiano glanced at her in panic.
Aaliyah: "Is it permanent?"
Doctor Hoshino: "Not permanent. But it means stress could become dangerous again. You'll need long-term monitoring. No sudden shocks. No extreme pressure."
Aaliyah lowered her eyes. She knew what that meant:
Her life had officially changed forever.
Damiano squeezed her hand harder.
Damiano: "We'll adjust. We'll do whatever it takes. I'm not losing you."
And for the first time, she believed him fully.
🔥 Måneskin plans a secret show in Japan
That night the band gathered in their apartment, excitement buzzing in the room.
Victoria: "Tokyo wants us. A secret show. No press, no label. Just the music."
Thomas: "And it can be dedicated to Estrella."
Ethan: "And to Aaliyah. She deserves this."
Damiano looked at them with a mix of gratitude and disbelief.
Damiano: "You guys are crazy."
Victoria smirked: "We learned from the best."
For the first time since everything fell apart, Damiano felt like the world wasn't collapsing… it was rebuilding.
🔥 Estrella has an unexpected breakthrough
During the evening check-up, a nurse rushed into their room.
Nurse: "Come! You need to see this!"
Aaliyah and Damiano hurried to the incubator.
Estrella wasn't just stable—
She was moving, stronger, lifting her tiny hand and opening her eyes wider than before.
Nurse: "Her vitals… they're rising faster than we predicted. She's responding to stimuli. This is a major leap."
Aaliyah pressed her hand to the glass, tears running freely.
Aaliyah: "Hi, mi estrella… mi vida…"
Damiano kissed Aaliyah's forehead, overwhelmed.
Damiano: "She's fighting. Just like her mother."
🔥 Damiano faces the biggest decision of his career
Late that night, after everyone fell asleep, Damiano stared at the contract waiting on his laptop.
The label demanded his return to Italy.
They wanted him to renounce Japan, renounce privacy, renounce time with Aaliyah and Estrella.
Or he could sign the alternative:
Terminate his Italian contract permanently.
Start from zero.
Independent.
Free.
He looked at the sleeping forms of Aaliyah and their daughter.
And he signed.
With shaking hands, tears burning his eyes—
Damiano left his old career behind to protect his family.
🔥 Aaliyah and Estrella leave the hospital — Estrella begins to grow
Two days later, the doctors gave them the news:
Estrella could finally go home.
Wrapped in a soft pastel blanket, tiny but stronger, she felt warm against Aaliyah's chest.
Aaliyah cried silently the entire ride to their apartment.
Damiano held them both, whispering:
Damiano: "We made it. We survived the worst."
For the first time, they stepped into their new home in Japan as a true family.
Estrella's breathing steady.
Aaliyah's heart healing.
Damiano rebuilt but unbroken.
And somewhere far away in Italy…
the traitor realized he had awakened a storm he couldn't escape.