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Raven jolted awake and sat up quickly, her heart rate raised. She looked around for a second, unsure what had woken her up. Her room was bright from the sunlight in the window and no one appeared to be in there. She let out a deep irritated breath and threw the covers off.

It was simply morning and time to get up. She suspected her nerves were rather on edge today. Her instinctive reaction to being woken up, or anything other time basically, was fight or flight and honestly she had leaned more heavily on the fight side of it all her life. She had a feeling that if anyone had been in her room at that moment and close enough to her, they might be seriously injured right now. She looked around the room for a few more seconds, faintly amused at how paranoid she was.

Yesterday seemed almost like a dream. The argument, the kidnapping, and most certainly being asked to leave. She felt as though if she went downstairs Juliana would be playing with her crayons in front of the T.V.

She got up and walked into her bathroom. Personally she had the same feelings as Iliana about the whole thing with David. It would be fantastic is he were alive, but not if he was doing all this to them. Nero had his own opinions about this and it wasn't her place to argue with him. Pietor had acted strange when they questioned him.

Raven got dressed and walked over to the door. Nero was walking past at that moment as well and he nodded at her.

"Good morning, Natalya."

"Have you spoken to them this morning?" she asked and Nero shook his head.

"No, they seem to be keeping their distance. I believe Pietor may think we're gone."

"Iliana said she would tell him." Raven replied "Whether or not she has is another matter."

"Agreed." Nero replied "You didn't happen to see Nathaniel around here anywhere did you?"

Raven shook her head "No, but I would assume he's either downstairs or with Diabolus."

Nero nodded with a sigh and turned to walk down the stairs. Pietor was probably down there already and would immediately attack him with words for having not left.

He stopped about halfway down as he noticed him and Iliana next to the kitchen door. Her face was red as though she'd been crying for a while and she was letting Pietor hold her. He had his arms around her and lips pressed against her head.

Nero strained to hear as Iliana murmured something quietly. Pietor replied just as softly and she closed her eyes. Nero silently backtracked up the steps a little way.

Iliana said something else and Pietor looked up, although not at Nero, eyes narrowing.

"They're not gone?"

"No, I asked them to stay." Iliana said, her voice slightly shaky from crying "We have to be able to work this out."

"We didn't ask them to come." Pietor growled "Max took advantage of our trust in him and I don't really want him invading my home any longer. After everything he's done with G.L.O.V.E., he expects us to freely follow him? I don't recall him ever asking for our forgiveness."

"Pietor, they can't just leave." Iliana replied.

"We can find Juliana by ourselves. We've never needed them for anything before." Pietor growled "We don't need them in our way."

"What does Anastasia say?" Iliana asked, wiping under her eyes.

"She's not happy." Pietor replied "In fact, she told me to send a patrol of guards after them."

"What's she planning?" Iliana asked, sounding nervous. She looked straight at her husband.

"It doesn't matter. It's not against you." Pietor said.

"But Pietor if it's G.L.O.V.E. holding Juliana…" Iliana said, trailing off hopelessly.

"Do you think it is?" Pietor demanded.

"I didn't last night, but what if they are?" Iliana sounded anxious "They can hurt her if we retaliate."

"I'll kill Nero with my own hands if he's taken her." Pietor said lowly, voice dangerous.

"But what if they haven't Pietor?" Iliana asked "Who then? David?"

Pietor let out his sigh "I hope not. If so that means he's clearly not our ally anymore."

"Unless he's trying to protect her." Iliana said with a small spark of hope.

"Iliana, we don't even know for sure if that was really him." Pietor said "Even so he wouldn't take Juliana if he was trying to help us."

"What if it's totally someone different?" Iliana asked, changing the subject.

"Then we'll find them."

Iliana shook her head "We'll need Nero and the others."

"What use are they?" Pietor asked, sounding annoyed "Natalya is the only one of them that could ever possibly help. Even so she's too loyal to Nero to ever go against what he wants."

"Don't criticize her." Iliana rebuked him "You would do the same for Anastasia."

"Either way." Pietor said "It's like I said, they won't be any use to us."

"That's not true. Nero and Darkdoom are extremely strategic. So is Nathaniel." Iliana replied "And Wing can almost fight Natalya one on one. I saw it."

"The kid has no nerve." Pietor replied "I'd sooner train Shelby."

"He's just very patient." Iliana said "He can fight, you know that."

"Either way." Pietor said "I don't want their help."

"Pietor, you're just worried. I want her to be here, right now. What if they've hurt her?" Iliana said, covering her eyes and falling forward onto his chest in distress.

Anastasia opened the kitchen door and as she saw Iliana and him, walked closer. She said something quietly and gestured at the kitchen. Iliana let out a deep breath and nodded. She followed the older woman in and Pietor looked after them for a second.

It was silent as Nero began walking down the stairs. The assassin must have heard because he deliberately didn't look over and walked into his room. Nero went over to the kitchen door, reaching to open it and it opened for him. Anastasia half-glared at him as she stepped out and he narrowed his eyes. She didn't say anything, but continued without one more look at him.

Iliana glanced up from her untouched plate of food as he came in. He nodded slightly.

"Any news?" he asked, knowing there wasn't.

Iliana shook her head and leaned it forward on her knuckles.

Nero wasn't sure why he felt as much sympathy as he did for her. He'd known the Furans most his life and currently felt nothing for them. Perhaps it was because Iliana seemed so innocently confused about all of this. After all it was her child that was in the middle of it all. The house was much quieter without the little girl's presence.

"Where are the others?" Iliana asked, her voice cracking slightly and she tried to steady it.

"Upstairs." Nero replied.

"I talked to Pietor this morning." she said "I want to go back to the Convit building."

Nero looked taken aback "Why?"

"Because we never checked the one in Samara." Iliana said "I want to go and look."

"Do you actually think there's something there?" Nero asked.

"I don't know, but it's a chance."

"What did Pietor say? I doubt he wants us to come."

"That's why I'm telling you. I want you and the others to just come. I don't want you to say anything, just come." Iliana replied.

"What exactly do you plan on doing there?" Nero asked.

"I don't know." Iliana replied "I just want to look."

"Are you sure Pietor just hasn't taken her?" Nero growled and she looked at him, eyes angry.

"Yes, I'm sure."

Nero shook his head "Then we'll come."

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Nero relayed the news onto the others and had them get ready to travel to Samara. He wasn't one hundred percent sure he could trust Iliana, but he felt certain enough. However, he'd ordered the others, including the Colonel, to be ready to fight. The Colonel had gone to speak with his men but not without a few words with Nero.

"Do you really think that going is a good idea?" he asked "I mean after all if Pietor was sending the threats telling us to go there, how do you know Iliana isn't leading us into a trap?"

"Iliana doesn't believe that either of us are to blame." Nero replied, knowing that was a partial lie and Iliana had her concerns "She merely wants to go and see if there is anything we could have missed."

The Colonel shook his head "I still feel like she's up to something."

"I doubt Pietor would want to put her through this much anguish." Darkdoom said "If Pietor had taken Juliana, he would have told her and she wouldn't be so worried."

"Unless she knows and this is an act." Nero replied. As his friend opened his mouth to protest, Nero spoke again 'Either way, I want us to be prepared for a fight, whoever it may be with."

"Are you planning on staying here longer than today?" the Colonel asked.

"No." Nero replied, shooting a look at his father, who was silent next to them.

"I'm not arguing. Maximilian." he said, raising an eyebrow.

"You seemed to want to stay last night." Nero replied.

"That was for Iliana's sake." Nathaniel said "And the fact that I'd like to find Juliana as well. She's too young to be in the middle of this. Too innocent."

"I agree." Nero replied.

"When do they want us to leave for Samara?" Darkdoom asked.

"Iliana hasn't spoken to Pietor about our coming. She just wants us to come, so I suppose we'll keep an eye out for when they leave." Nero said "I'll get Raven."

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Iliana rubbed the foundation under her eyes to hide the fact that she'd been crying. Her face was so blotchy it looked like she'd been in a physical fight with someone. After a second, she grabbed her mascara and slowly began to apply it. It gave her a headache just to blink right now.

Setting that down, she started brushing her hair back for a messy ponytail. At the moment her appearance didn't really matter to her. Iliana wrapped the ponytail around her hair and let out a deep breath. She walked out of her bathroom to Pietor who was at his dresser, taking out a shirt.

She went over to him and rested against his back, hands under her head. He closed the drawer and turned slightly.

"Do you think she's alright?" Iliana asked again softly.

Pietor didn't say anything for a second "At the moment, I do. But it all depends on who really took her."

Iliana backed up so he could slide past her.

"Pietor, I want to go to Samara." she said and he immediately frowned, eyebrows creasing in confusion.

"What?"

"To the Convit building."

Pietor just looked at her for a moment "Why on earth do you want to go there?"

"Because we never traveled there last time. There could be something there." Iliana replied.

Pietor let out a breath "You want to go today?"

Iliana nodded.

"Iliana, Juliana won't be there." he said "They wouldn't keep her there like that."

She nodded again "I know."

"Well if we're going to go, we need to head now."

"Nero and the others are coming too." Iliana said and he scowled again.

"No. This isn't their concern. They shouldn't even still be here."

"Please don't argue." Iliana said "If we don't find anything, I'm pretty sure they're going to leave anyway."

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Pietor didn't say anything as Nero got in the car in the passenger's seat next to them. Darkdoom was driving another car to their location with some of the others. They had said nothing to Pietor just as Iliana had asked and he wasn't questioning them.

Pietor twisted to look behind him as he began to back up the car. Darkdoom slowly followed the truck out of the gate.

Iliana looked around at everyone in the car. It was an awkward silence she wasn't sure how to break. Pietor and Nero certainly wouldn't be very helpful. They both stared straight forward, saying nothing.

Nathaniel on the other side of her would have been easy to start up a conversation with if she only knew what to say. She contemplated saying something for several minutes, scratching her arm nervously. As she finally decided to speak up and opened her mouth, she felt a hand on her arm.

She glanced over to see Nathaniel slowly shake his head, eyes sympathetic. Iliana sighed silently and didn't say anything. His hand remained there for a little bit and she found it a consoling feeling.

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They arrived in Samara about three hours later. Pietor pulled into the parking lot and cut the engine. Darkdoom pulled up beside them. The Convit building was now not far off from a park now and there were currently about three families there. It seemed odd that this had become a public place.

Iliana opened her door and got out hastily. Pietor followed her, then Anastasia.

"Do you think we should go in?" Nero asked and Nathaniel nodded.

"We can't drive down with them and then not join them with what they're doing."

"Unless we go in and there's ten armed men waiting." Nero replied, but he got out of the car. Darkdoom and Raven did the same.

They walked up to the building and entered in the same door the Furans had. Iliana was going towards the door to the office of the building. She turned the handle, surprised to find that it was unlocked. Pietor looked around for a moment, eyes narrowed.

The lobby seemed bare enough, excluding the people standing in it. Nero walked after Iliana, receiving a look from Pietor. As he went into the office, he saw Iliana staring at one of the computer screens.

"They're all on." she said, gesturing at all of them.

"Someone's been here." Pietor said, slipping by Nero. He sat down at the nearest computer and began typing in something.

"You think it'll still work after three years?" Iliana asked "They probably wiped all the passwords from it."

"It looks like people still work in here daily." Pietor replied. He waited a few seconds before glancing up with a slight shrug "Mine still works."

"Is there anything on your account?" Iliana asked and he shook his head.

"Well who would be coming in here?" she asked "The one near us is completely deserted."

Nero looked at her thoughtfully, then at Pietor, before backing up to leave the room.

"There's nothing here." the Colonel said and he nodded.

"Although it appears that someone had been working here." he said, motioning at the room behind him "All the monitors are on."

The Colonel narrowed his eyes. Darkdoom came over to them just as Pietor and Iliana returned.

"They haven't changed anything on the computers." Pietor said.

"Who?" Anastasia asked.

"Whoever was here earlier." Pietor replied "Everything looks exactly the same as it did three years ago."

"But there's nothing here." Iliana said with a sigh "They wanted us to meet here so I was hoping they would've left a clue or another note."

Nero bit back the comment 'why don't you ask your husband?' and simply turned to leave. He was faintly surprised that they all followed him in silence.

Once they exited, Iliana walked closer to the park where now even more families were. Pietor didn't object, but he didn't go over as well. He watched her in silence as she ran a hand through her hair.

"This could be their base. Or one of their bases." Darkdoom said and Nero shot him a glare. He spoke as though the enemies weren't the Furans.

"This seems like a long way out for blackmailing us." Pietor replied.

"So then, Pietor, can I ask you again where you went yesterday morning?" Nero asked and the Colonel looked at the assassin skeptically.

Pietor shot him a glare "Do you really want to start that again?"

Nero's eyebrows went up "Don't expect me to ignore the fact that you killed a handful of G.L.O.V.E. operatives and then disappear one morning for half the day."

Pietor rolled his eyes and shook his head contemptuously "I didn't kill anyone, Max. Although honestly now it's becoming a rather tempting option. I can tell you exactly where I went. It's not that shocking."

"The truth would be refreshing for once." Nero replied.

"I went to find David's mother. I wanted to know if she knew anything about this."

"And did she?"

"She wasn't there believe it or not." Pietor said.

"Seems odd doesn't it? That you have absolutely no proof of where you went?"

"I don't need to prove myself to you." Pietor replied simply "None of us do."

"I would highly recommend it very highly if you don't want G.L.O.V.E. to investigate it for themselves." Nero said, sharply. The assassin's eyes narrowed.

Anastasia looked at him coldly "Are you threatening us?"

"I'm giving you your options."

"Yeah? Our options?" Pietor half-sneered.

"Yes." Nero growled.

Pietor walked straight at him, with every intention of joining him in a fight. Nero didn't back down and pretty soon you had Nathaniel in the middle of them, pushing his son back. Anastasia had an arm in front of her brother shoved him back as well.

"Back off." she growled, teeth clenched.

"Will the two of you just stop!" Iliana said, coming back over.

"You want to challenge me, Nero?" Pietor jeered, leaning past his sister's restraint "G.L.O.V.E.'s great leader. You're willing to step on anyone and anything just to get to the top when in the end you have nothing."

Raven stood up as the two of them edged closer and Darkdoom grabbed her wrist tightly.

"Don't." he muttered sharply "You'll make it worse."

Pietor had caught her movement and now glared at her with a challenge in his eyes. Raven stared back, eyes loathful.

"Pietor! Back off." Anastasia ordered.

"You know, you're trying to do exactly what you've been trying to do to us ever since you met Elena. You're trying to ruin my and Anastasia's lives." Pietor snarled at Nero.

"That's not true." Nero snapped.

"Are you sure?" Pietor asked "Would you like me to set up a timeline for you? Even when she died, you decided to blame the only other people who loved her."

"You decided to blame me!" Nero spat.

"Yes, because your mind was so warped with G.L.O.V.E. at the time that you could've done anything."

"Don't try and put anything on me." Nero growled furiously "I didn't take my anger out on other people."

Anastasia's eyes flashed and she let go of her brother to face him.

"Stop it!" Iliana cried angrily "Do you think this is helpful?"

Nathaniel and Anastasia joined in the argument as well. The Colonel stood beside Nero, glaring at the Furans. Raven edged forward.

A small flash in the distance caught her eye and she looked over. It flashed again, like metal was reflecting off the sun. Her eyes narrowed and she moved just as the sound of a sniper rifle broke the air.

Iliana jerked back as the bullet struck her and Raven slammed her to the ground. There were several screams from the people in the park next to them. They grabbed their children just as Raven scrambled off her, shirt covered in her blood. The others looked over in shock and pure horror.

Iliana heard people shouting although it seemed to be muffled and suddenly Pietor's face was over her, eyes huge. He was saying something with a panicked sound in his voice, but she couldn't make it out.

"Iliana!" Pietor whispered desperately. Blood pumped from the wound as she stared up at him, eyes unfocused and blurry. Her mouth was hanging open and her head tilted back slightly.

The people around him shouted again and shapes moved around him. She thought she saw Anastasia's face, but couldn't be sure.

Pietor picked up her head, face raw with distress and she struggled to look clearly at him for the pain. He said something else to her, but Iliana's eyes rolled back slowly and her muscles went limp.