Chapter 3.
My life has been a lie for the past seventeen years, the man I thought was my father is actually the one who stole my mom from my father. Why did they lie to me about this?
"Anna, please open the door, we need to talk about this." Mom had been trying to get into my room for the past hour but I hadn't let anyone in. "Anna we didn't tell you to protect you, if you'd let me in I tell you why?" What the hell could they possibly be protecting me from. I got up off my bed opened the door and returned to my spot.
"Why couldn't you tell me? What did I need protection from?" I asked, as she joined me on the bed.
"Your grandfather, Adrian's dad. He never liked the fact that your father and I were together, so who knows what he'd say if he found out we had a child together." My mother looked at me. "Please don't be upset with Adrian, he never wanted to hide anything from you, it was me. I knew what it was like being treated like your lower then someone because your not Mori and I didn't want Nathan to treat you like that."
"So why tell me now?" I asked her.
"Because Adrian wanted you to know." she said. "He's been asking me to tell for the last year, he never felt right about lying to you."
"Tell him to come up here, I need to talk to him." Mom left the room, I pulled my knees up to my chest and wrapped my arms around my legs. Moments later there was a knock at my door.
"Anna," Adrian, my father was standing in my door way. I patted the bed beside me, and he came to sit down.
"Mom told me, that you wanted me to know. That it wasn't your choice to keep it a secret from me." I reached over and took one of his hands in mine. "I'm sorry I ran off when you told me, I shouldn't have over reacted like that." He squeezed my hand.
"It was to be expected with the news you just got. Did your mother tell why she wanted to keep it a secret?" he asked.
"Something about your dad, not being a big fan of dmphire." I said.
"My dad is not a nice man, we've never gotten along. He thinks bad of anyone who is not a Mori, you should've heard the fight we had when I thought I was going to marry your mother." he looked down.
"I want to meet him and my grandmother, it's not right that I haven't met them." I said.
"I really don't think that's a good idea, but if you really want to, there's a family dinner tonight. Your mom was already heading to court with the Ozera's. You could meet them tonight." he told me.
"Alright." he got up and headed for the door. "See ya later dad." he turned and smiled.
"See you later my little dmphire."
We got on a plan at one and where at court by three. That gave me two and half hours to find a dress and get ready for dinner tonight. Mom wasn't to happy about me going but she would deal with it. Aunt Lissa said she would take me dress shopping after we had unpacked. I went to the room I had always stayed in at the palace and began putting clothes in the closet.
"Hey love." Riley came up behind me and kissed my neck. "Your father sent me a text asking if I'd like to attend a dinner at his house tonight. I figured I asked you first though."
"You don't have to, I'm meeting my grandparents, I guess he thinks I need some support with me." I said.
"I'll go, I know how Lord Ivashkov can be."
"Thanks."
That night I arrived at the Ivashkov house with my father and Riley, I was in the black sleeveless gown Lissa had bought me for the dinner. Dad knocked on the door and one of the servents answered.
"Hello Tia, please tell my mother we've arrived." dad led us to the dinning room where we waited.
"Adrian my son," Daniela came into the dinning room and hugged my father. "Your father could not join us tonight he had a meeting with you uncle, who are your guest."
"Mother this Riley Ozera, Christan and Lissa's soon, and this is Anna my daughter." Daniela nearly collapsed.
"That is not funny Adrian."
"It's not a joke mother this is mine and Rose's daughter. We've kept her a secret the past seventeen years."
"Oh my, come here child." I walked over to her and she wrapped me in a hug. "Oh so beautiful, she has your eyes Adrian."
"I know mother, I was hoping you and dad would both be here so I could tell you together."
"Are you sure telling your fathers a good idea?" she asked.
"I don't know but, he needs to be told."
"I need to be told what?" Just then Nathan Ivashkov entered the dinnig room, and my father grew pale.