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Chapter 11 Lying

Everyone was too busy to notice my reaction. I had a decision to make and I had to make it fast. I could tell them I knew who was this stalker, or I could keep it to myself. I know it sounds crazy especially after everything I have been through, to not tell my friends and family, and most importantly Dimitri, but what would I risk if I did? They would freak out, start to go on insane missions, and if he knew they knew he would most definitely hurt them.

If I kept this to myself he would only threaten me, only go after me. I was obviously the one he wanted, I was the one who had killed Victor. But then again this old crazy old man who I thought was harmless by himself had sent strigoi after me. He had been able to somehow either get himself or a follower into to court and into my home. They had followed me outside and I had not been able to spot them.

I made up my mind and it was probably the wrong choice.

"Rose do you know who this could be?" Asked Dimitri with a frown.

" NO idea. Who ever it is must be freaken crazy, and powerful to do this." God I was lying to Dimitri, Dimitri whom I promised to never lie to, Dimitri who I loved with every fiber of my being, Dimitri my one and only. Wait thats exactly why I had to keep him out of this. I had to keep him safe. I don't know what I would do if something happened to him again.

"Well I suppose there isn't anything we can do for now, we will take this in and check everything. It will be ok we will find this fucker Rose." Jenkins said to me while patting my back.

"Thanks Jenkins, you have a good night and don't work too hard."

"Work, nah this is fun for me. Mystery and a jack ass I'll be able to smack down." And with that he walked out. As did all the other guardians.

I walked into the bedroom and laid down. Dimitri soon followed and I felt the bed dip as he sat down. He laid down next to me and pulled me close. I placed my head under his chin and inhaled. Why was I lying to him? He was always here for me. He would do anything for me. He had always told me to trust him. Why was I leaving him out of this when I knew if he found out he would be pissed?

That was easy to answer, because I loved him. Because just like he wanted to protect me I had to protect him and everyone I loved. I would not let Dimitri get hurt, I would not be the reason for something else was going wrong. I was going to be getting help anyways, I mean yes it would slow them down to not know who it was. But maybe that was a good thing. People would not be wasting time and energy looking for him. This way, I was hoping I could bring Robert to us. He would have to show up eventually and when he did it would be easier. Right?

"You hungry Roza?" Dimitri interrupted my train of thought.

" Actually Lissa invited us over for dinner again. Christians making meatloaf. And you know I wouldn't miss that for the world."

"Roza I don't think you would miss any opportunity to get a free cooked meal." He chuckled at his own joke.

" Hey comrade got to do that when you don't know how to cook. Plus it will give you a break. You work too hard as it is. Come on lets get ready and go over early. Im sure they wont mind."

We got up and dressed and headed towards Lissa and Christians place. Once again Lissa opened the door without me even knocking.

"I can now spot your aura from a whiles away. I'm getting so much better. I almost made a spirit dream the other day too." She frowned still frustrated she couldn't walk dreams.

"Soon Lissa. Soon. I mean you can almost completely read moods and thoughts from auras." I was happy she was making progress, but at the same time I was scared. The more she used her spirit the more I knew she was messing with her own mind. She had been really happy lately and even though that was a good thing, I feared when the madness would kick in.

Sonya was probably the reason she had been doing so well. Her and Lissa had been meeting a lot lately, and each had been creating healing charms for the other in hopes to balance the darkness. Neither could stay away from the magic and if they could find a way to make it work they were going to do whatever it took.

Christian and Dimitri started up a conversation in the kitchen and Lissa pulled me into her bedroom.

"Do you think Christian will ask me soon? I mean I don't know if I am ready?" Her question caught me off guard. I think she was still having problems with me not knowing what she was thinking. She would often start talking about things that she thought I could hear in her mind.

"Lissa you're doing it again? Ask what? And ready for what?" I laughed

"Oh yea sorry. I guess I'm still not use to having you in here." She said while tapping her temple. " Christians been acting weird. Im worried he feels like he has to propose. And I don't want him to do it unless he wants to. Not only that I'm only 18. And I don't think I'm ready. I mean I love him. He's my everything but I don't want him to feel pressured. I worry he thinks he has to do things cause of my title and his own. And then I know people say things to him about it. I think I'm ruining his life. And everyone else's."

Maybe the darkness was getting to her more than I thought. I sighed.

"Lissa its ok. And if he asks its cause he wants to. When has Christian done anything he hasn't wanted to? He loves you. And I think he wants to marry you just because he wants to. And he knows you're not ready yet." I smiled. "Plus I think he would purposely wait just to piss people off."

"You're right. Geez I just sounded like a whiny bitch. I'm over it. It was just something someone said today. It seems like everyone is expecting us to get married. And I think they are excited since the last few monarchs didn't get married."

I pulled her into a hug and kissed her check. "See problem solved! And I didn't even have to punch anyone."

She laughed and pulled me in closer. We walked into the kitchen to see what the boys were up to. They both looked up and they looked guilty. I wondered what those two talked about. For being the anti social butterflies they sure seemed to always have a lot to say to each other. Maybe that was why, both were shunned by our society but had managed to succeed.

We sat down and ate, and laughed and talked until our voices went hoarse. I hugged Lissa and Christian good bye. I would being seeing her tomorrow, so good bye was not necessary. But any time away from her was still hard. I always felt the need to protect her no matter where or what we were doing. She meant so much to me and I still believed no one could protect her as well as I could.

I went to bed that night with a smile on my face. Everyone was safe, and I was sure I could catch Robert without anyones help. This was going to be easy. Everything was going to work out. Dimitri cuddled closer and I soon fell asleep.

Ring ring ring.

The waves hit my toes and I looked up.

Ring ring ring.

What an odd noise to be heard at the beach. The waves were really loud and no one was around. I felt into my short pockets but didn't have a phone. Oh, look a seashell.

Ring ring ring.

The beach started to fade and I noticed the ringing I was hearing was my cell phone on my bedside table. I looked to my right but saw nothing. Dimitri had gotten up early to work, and had once again left me to sleep in.

"Hathaway". I answered while yawning.

"Hathaway wake the fuck up and come have breakfast with me." It was Jenkins and he was laughing.

"Sure give me 15." And with that I hung up got up and got dressed.

I met Jenkins at the cafe near the guardians office. He already had my chai tea and 2 eclairs ready. I think everyone knew about my sweet tooth, and my dislike of coffee.

"Hope this is enough, they said there was a limit to how many eclairs one person could get. I guess you come here a lot." I smacked his arm as I stuffed one of the eclairs into my mouth.

"Shut up, I just have a healthy appetite. I'm a growing girl." I said after a few minutes of chewing.

"I think I may have found a lead on that bastard thats been stalking you." This made me put the second eclair down and I motioned for him to continue. "Well there was some hair on the box. And I went all CSI on it. I was able to get the DNA on it. Looks like the perp is related to someone royal. I couldn't get it to get me a family. But it linked it to royal blood. Pretty cool huh?"

I had been holding my breath. I was certain some test like that would narrow it down a little more. But I was glad it didn't. Dimitri would figure it out and the man hunt would begin. I just wanted Robert to come to us to make one mistake and his ass would be mine. We could lock him up and this would all be over with.

"Thanks man you know I appreciate it. This scum needs to be brought down." Jenkins lifted his eyebrows at that and hit my tea cup with his.

"Well Hathaway, I guess its time for me to go into the office. See you later!" He turned and started to walk away but then turned around. "Hey, I wanted to invite you and Belikov over for dinner at my place. You guys are like my only friends, and I haven't cooked in forever. Would you wanna come over tomorrow night?"

"Sure just let me know what time and where you live."

And with that he went away. I don't know why I always called him Jenkins, we had become good friends in the last month and I do not recall anyone calling him by his first name. Then it hit me. I knew why I never called him by it. His first name was Victor, and it brought back too many bad memories.

I got up and headed to meet up with Lissa. From what I heard she was going to a meeting about the family law. I cheered up at the thought, because if anyone could convince a bunch of stuck up royals that they were wrong it would be Lissa. Although something told me she had a long way to go. She had to take every thing slow and win over everyone. Her life and Jill's life lay on the line with this law. I could only hope they would see the light soon.

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