Dimitri and I walked in, "The tallest selves are the things Abe bought for Dimitri. I'll leave you to look around, if you need me just activate the intercom on the panel by the door. When you are ready to leave just close the door it has automatic locks, this room also seconds as a safe room for the two of you." With that he left.
Turning to look at Dimitri I said, "Dimi have you ever seen anything like this?"
In a stunned voice he said, "no babe, I haven't. What did Sergei mean about Abe buying me stuff?"
I went to answer him but baba interrupted me, "I bought stuff for my daughter's other half. I never knew who it would be, but I knew she would need someone. Like Sergei said, the top selves have your stuff on them."
"Baba did you have any particular piece in mind for me to wear to my wedding?"
"Well you know what they say; something old, something new, something barrowed and something blue. Well I got you a set with your birthstones and diamonds, that I was hoping you'd wear."
"That would be perfect baba, where is it?"
"It's over here, I set it apart from everything else." He said as he walked over to a mannequin in the corner. On this mannequin was the most beautiful aquamarine and diamond necklace, bracelet, earrings and tiara I'd ever seen. The smallest stone was three carts and the largest were at least five probably more. The color matched my dress perfectly. And in the hands of the mannequin was a box with matching cufflinks for Dimitri to wear.
"Oh baba it's beautiful and the perfect color."
"I'm glad you like it kiz. While it's just the three of us I want to tell you the other way for you to die I was talking about." I was getting worried, that was definitely not information we wanted anyone else to have.
"What is it baba?"
"Beheading."
"Wow, ok." I looked at Dimitri and he looked as stunned as I felt.
"I'm glad you didn't say that in front of anyone Mr. Mazur."
"Dimitri you are about to be my son in law call me dad, baba or Abe, just which ever you're the most comfortable with."
"Thank you, baba, that means a lot to me."
"Don't mention it son, I know there could never be anyone more able or willing to take care of my baby girl than you."
"Nothing will ever stop me from protecting her baba."
"Good. Rose there is something else I need to talk to you about."
"What is it baba?"
"I'm only able to stay on this side until after your wedding, then I will have to cross over."
"Oh baba." I began to cry, Dimitri took me into his arms and held me as I did. Lifting my head to look at my father I asked him. "Will you be able to go into the chapel to attend our wedding?"
"Yes kiz, I will be walking at your other side. It's the only way I can walk you down the aisle."
"Thank you, daddy."
"It's fine kiz, but I must go, so I can rest. I want to be able to see your whole wedding, I love you baby girl."
"I love you too daddy." With that he disappeared. Dimitri and I stood in the safe room in each other's embrace, my head on his chest crying, his cheek on top of my head letting me cry into his shirt.
"What do you need Roza?"
"Make love to me." He lifted me into his arms bridal style and walked out of the safe closed the door with his foot before he laid me in the middle of our bed and went to lock the bedroom door. On his way back to me he began to shed his clothes, piece by piece they hit the floor. First his duster then his shirt then he kicked off his shoes and socks when he reached the bed he was only in his jeans, which were unbuttoned and unzipped. Standing over our bed looking down at me, I greedily looked him over, he looked like a freaking underwear model standing there like that. I raised my hand beckoning him to me, and he was there in an instant. Slowly he stripped my clothes away, as well as the rest of his. While kissing and caressing every inch of naked skin he came in contact with.
"I love you so much milaya, and I can't wait to say 'I do' to you."
"I love you too Dimi, and I can't wait to show the entire world how much I love you." Those were the last words we spoke for hours. After we finished making slow, sweet, gentle love to each other over and over again we fell asleep. But before falling asleep I projected myself and told everyone to get a goodnights sleep, because we had a wedding tomorrow.
Waking up in Dimitri's arms had always felt amazing, today however, even more so. Because today is the day I become Rosemarie Marsalis Belikova, wife of Dimitri Alexie Belikov.
Without opening my eyes, I knew Dimitri was already awake and watching me, which caused me to smile. "Good morning milaya." He whispered in my ear, causing me to shiver and break out in goose bumps all over my body.
Opening my eyes, I looked at the love of my life. "Good morning my sexy Russian God."
Sighing he says, "You will never understand how much I love you Roza." He moaned as he kissed my neck and shoulders.
"Same to you Dimi."
"So what are your plans for today, before our wedding?" I laid out my plans for the beginning of Tasha's torture. "I like it Roza, I like it a lot, hell truth be told I freaking love it. Let's get dressed so we can begin." We got out of bed and had a glorious shower together before beginning our day. We walked downstairs to breakfast hand in hand.
Once we had our food we sat down at the table with everyone else, and I began. "Ok first things first. Sergei, how long have Tasha and Randall been here?"
"Eight hours and forty-two minutes."
"Have any of the three of them had any food or liquids?"
"No."
"Good. I would like a full breakfast and a large glass of ice cold water and orange juice set in front of all of them, also a very large glass of blood for the moroi. But put it far enough away that they can't reach it, but can still see and smell it. Then have their shoes and socks removed, their pants cut off at the knees. Then have metal pressure plates placed under their feet. Have it rigged to where every time they move water will flood over their feet. And have electricity connected to the metal plates so they will get shocked. Do we have any charmed silver shackles?"
"Yes."
"Shackle the moroi with them, arms stretched high above their heads. Have the shackles placed on their wrists and ankles, fix them to where if they relax either their arms or their legs they will be shocked and burned by the silver. I need a pair of sunglasses that they cannot see through, I want Tasha to think I am a strigoi. I will ask Dimitri to come in so I can feed from him a little in front of her so we can watch her boil. When I give Lissa the signal I want you to turn off the audio surveillance and tighten the video to where nothing can be seen but her face. I want to be able to see the veins pop in her face and neck at what Dimitri and I am going to do. After you fix the surveillance I want the room cleared and guards posted at that door as well as the one we are going to be in, I don't want anyone to see how we are going to torture her. We aren't going to lay a finger on her, but…well let's just say she'll be in her very own hell." Dimitri and I laughed. "After that we will start on Randall, I want a couple of baseball bats, crow bars, steel pipes, brass knuckles, pieces of rebar, knives, pliers, hack saws and wire cutters placed on the table in front of him. Oh and some bolt cutters. After Dimitri and I have a little fun with him, each of the Belikova's that want, can come in and have a go at him. Just leave the killing for his beheading, because he is going to be on the ground right next to Tasha. On the day of the executions I want a couple of bottles of our best champagne chilled and placed where we can make a toast to 'good riddance to bad rubbish' before we bring our glasses together and cheer, also I want some meat cheese and fruit trays passed around. Am I missing anything?" I asked everyone.
My mom spoke up, looking at Dimitri she said, "I told you she takes after Abe a lot more than anyone knew and that it wouldn't be pretty." Then they both laughed and Dimitri nodded. I looked at Dimitri for an explanation.
"While I was packing your clothes, your mom said that once you found out who was responsible for Abe and the other's deaths. I wouldn't be a pretty sight, whatever you did to them, and that you took after baba more than anyone knew. And she was right on both counts, but you deserve your vengeance is what I told her." I smiled at him.
Turning back to the previous discussion I asked, "Anyone else want to get in on this for either of them?"
"I want to smack Randall, with a baseball bat a few times." Yeva answered. I nodded to her.
"Anyone else?"
"I want a piece of Tasha." Chris, Mia, Eddie and Mason all said. Which I completely understood.
"Before she gets all bloody and disgusting I want to slap the crap out of her a few times." Lissa said, again I nodded.
"I want a few punches on all three of them." My mom said.
"Anyone else?"
"Yes, I am the same as Janien, but I can't hit a woman." Nathan said.
"That's alright Nathan I'll put in an extra few for you." My mom told him.
He nodded and said, "thank you Janien."
"You are welcome."
"Ok, is there anything else that needs to be done?"
"Put your ring in your pocket, strigoi don't wear engagement rings." Dimitri said. "Also wear your hair up so they can all see your marks."
"Ok, Sergei can you get someone to do all of that now? That way after we have a nice long relaxing breakfast we can begin."
"Of course Rose." He got on his ear piece and relayed my orders. "It's being done as we speak Rose."
"Thank you Sergei, for all your help I appreciate it more than you know. After the three of them have been dealt with, I want you to take responsibility for this type of business in the future. Unless it gets personal, in that case I will leave my crown at court and strap up for whatever needs to be done."
"Of course Rose, thank you for your trust in me."
"There is nothing to thank me for, baba trusted you so I know I can as well."
He touched his ear piece and started laughing. Looking at me he said, "when the blood was placed the two of them tried to attack to get to it."
"Good that means they are almost ready. What about the chains and other things?"
"It was all done at the same time. Both the moroi had been shocked a few times before the staff left the room."
"It shouldn't take very many times for them to figure out what's causing the shocks. Unless they really are as stupid as I think they are." Everyone laughed. We did have a relaxed, calm and longgg breakfast. With eating and our conversations about both weddings and the coronations, mine and Dimitri's would be the same day at the same time, our breakfast lasted almost three hours.
"Well I think we've given them enough time to stew in their juices so to speak." We all went into the room next to Tasha's and watched her for a bit. While I stood in the circle of Dimitri's arms, leaning back against his chest I said, "Sergei send someone in there to torment her a little." He did as I asked.
We watched as the man entered the room with a cattle prod, "tell him to set it on its lowest level." Again he did as I asked. And the man began to prod Tasha with it.
"You can't do this to me, I'm a royal, you'll go to prison." Tasha screamed and the man just laughed and continued with his task. "Stop, I'm pregnant." She yelled.
"No she's not." Dimitri, Lissa, Adrian and I all said at the same time.
My mom asked, "how do you know?"
"Her aura." We all answered at one time. Then we laughed.