Hey guys. I still need a name for the villan... the moment i get the name, i will post two chapters. promise.

CHAPTER 14

Six pairs of dark brown eyes stare at me as I make my way into the room. This is not good. I'm not a family person. I don't do well with family reunions. And this isn't even my family.

"Roza, this is my family. My mother Olena, my babushka Yeva and my sisters, Karolina, Sonja and Viktoria. Everyone this is my student Rose." A small boy, about ten years of age, taps Dimitri on his shoulder with a questioning look on his face. He looks so much like Dimitri. He is also growing his hair to be shoulder length.

"What about me, Uncle Dimka?" He asks. Dimitri looks down at him and smiles.

"Oh, and this is Paul. I was saving the best for last." Paul turns to me and gives me his hand to shake. I accept his hand.

"It's nice to meet all of you." I nod at them all. The sudden crying of a baby in one of the rooms gives me a fright.

"Can I go get her?" Dimitri asks to his eldest sister. She nods her head with a smile on her face. She looks relieved that she didn't have to get up. Sonja, Dimitri's younger sister, looks about eight months pregnant.

"Dimitri has told us so much about you Roza." Olena said as she motions for me to sit in the arm chair opposite her. It is weird hearing my Russian name being said by anyone but Dimitri.

"I hope all of it is good things." I joke as I sit down. I look over at his grandmother Yeva. She is glaring at me. She mutters something is Russian that makes Olena chastise her.

"That is not very nice, mother." Olena looks at me apologetically. I wave away the apology. My mother told me long ago that not everyone is going to like me, and I have accepted that. Hell, she doesn't even like me.

"No worries." The silence in the room started to get awkward, luckily Dimitri returns back to the room, holding a baby in his arms. The sight of him holding a baby caused something in my stomach to churn. He was born to be a father and I can't give that to him.

"Sometimes, love means sacrifice. You've got to let someone you love for them to find their own happiness."

Words Lissa's mother once told me reappears in my mind. I have to let him go. That the only way he will have his happily ever after. I can't give him a family like he wants and with these pills, I can't show him my emotions. He deserves so much more than I can give him.

"Rose?" Dimitri's voice brings me out of my thoughts. He is looking at me with one eyebrow raised. He must have asked me something.

"Do you want to hold my niece, Zoya?" Dimitri asks. No, I can't get attached to his family, not when I'm planning on ending our relationship. I stand up abruptly.

"No, I have to go." I make my way out of the room swiftly. Dimitri grabs my hand just as I reach the stairs. I didn't even notice him coming after me.

"Roza? What is wrong?" I caress Dimitri's cheek as I fight back the tears.

"I have to let you go." My voice wavers a bit as I try to hold back the sobs that want to break free. Dimitri looks confused.

"You are meant to be a father. To have a family. I can't give that to you." The emotional switch clinks off and makes my tears go away. I never thought I would be grateful for the switch, but I am now.

"This has to be the end of the road for us Dimitri."

"But, no Rose. I won't accept this. I have made my piece with the fact that I will never have kids with you and that is fine, as long as I have you." Dimitri tries to pull me to his chest, but I resist, pushing away from him.

"No, here is where our relationship ends. I'm sure if you call Tasha, she will be more than…" Dimitri crushes his lips against mine. I respond immediately. This is where I want to be for the rest of my life. By Dimitri's side, kissing, fighting and everything else. But I love him too much to deny him the one thing he deserves. I pull away from him.

"Please, I have to make this sacrifice for you." Dimitri shakes his head, hurt is clear on his face.

"No Rose, if you walk away now, it's for you. You don't get to decide what is good for me. Walking away is going to be all on you." I take a few steps back. With every step I take, I can feel my heart breaking. Dimitri can see the apology forming on my lips.

"Please don't Roza." He begs. It's a good thing my emotions are numb because if they weren't and I heard him beg me to stay. I would have cracked and ran to him with my arms open. Maybe these pills are good, they help me make the tough decisions that I couldn't make with my emotions. I turn to leave, but Dimitri calls my name using his mentor voice.

"Do you want me to go on my knees for you to stay? Do you want to see me grovel and beg? Because I will. That is how much I love you." I shake my head slightly.

"No, I want you to have a family and be happy. That is how much I love you." I turn and walk away from the love of my life.

Xxx

"Rose, where are you?" Kira's voice comes through the speaker of my phone. She has been calling me four times. I went to the cabin after breaking up with Dimitri. I just wanted to be alone.

"Never mind that. The Queen is here, and she wants to see me and you now."

"I will be there in a minute." I hang up my phone and make my way to the assembly hall. The Queen always did her business in the assembly hall when she visited the school. I am in no mood to see the Queen, but it's not like I have much of a choice.

"Ah, Rosemarie. We have been searching for you for about an hour now." The Queen tsks as I walk into the room. I bow my head slightly and stand next to Kira. She smiles at me and nods her head. Both of us give the Queen our full attention.

"I'm not going to beat around the bush with this. It's just going to be a waste of time. Kira Valentine is the daughter of Freya Brown and Eric Dragomir." My eyes nearly pop out of my head. This is insane. And impossible. Insane and impossible. There is no way the Queen has he information right. Mr Dragomir loved his wife. He would never have had an affair. No, she has this wrong.

"It's true Rose. We have DNA tests to prove it. you will be assigned to protect Kira after graduation and I will make this information public at graduation. For now, you two need to keep this information between the three of us. The less people know about it now, the better." I wanted to protest, but Tatiana hands me the DNA tests. It seems legit, well I have never seen DNA tests before. But why would she lie about this. This is too much. I look over at Kira. She is a shade paler and she looks like she is going to be sick.

"You can leave now, Rose. I have a few things I need to discuss with Kira." I squeeze Kira's shoulder to give her some strength before I leave the room. I have to meet with Lissa in half an hour. I ponder if I have to tell Lissa about Kira as I start to walk to the woods.

"You did a very selfless thing." I almost jumped ten feet into the air when a voice spoke. I didn't even notice her until I hear her. I turn to the bench nest to a tree and see Yeva, knitting. Her accent is much thicker than Dimitri's.

"It shocked me and that rarely happens." She pats the vacant seat next to her. I sit down as far away from her as possible.

"I have no idea…"

"Really? You are going with that line. Giving Dimitri a chance to have a family." Yeva looks at me like I'm the stupidest person she has ever met.

"I didn't see that one coming. I saw him having children and when I saw you, I knew that he is in love with you. I thought you would hold him back from having what his hear most desired. But I was wrong. You are going to be the reason he has children." I look down at my hands in my lap. I just wish I could be the one to give him what he desired. I didn't dream of children often, but when I did, it was children that Dimitri gave me.

"I just want him to be happy. That is all I have ever wanted." Yeva pats my knee as she stands up. She shoves her knitting into a bag.

"He will be, and so will you. Just think clearly about what you want to do tonight. Now go and talk to the princess." My jaw nearly hits the ground as she walks away. What the hell? How does she know I see Lissa? Maybe she… nope there is no other explanation. She was talking about Lissa. Dimitri did tell me once that he thought his grandmother is a witch. Maybe he was right.

Xxx

"You are going to leave?" Lissa asks me after I told he my plan. I want to get out of here. Start somewhere fresh. I need to give Dimitri his space and I wanted out of this messed up world. I decided that I wasn't going to tell Lissa about Kira. I don't want to upset her now. It's unnecessary.

"I have to Liss. If I stay here, I will just be tempted to run to Dimitri and beg his forgiveness. We both need a new start." Lissa looks sad for a moment.

"I know it's selfish, but what about Christian? Who will look after him for me." Since I started to guard Kira, Christian has been hanging out with us a lot. He and Kira had a few classes together and they have become good friends. She told me that she has a crush on him and when I look at Christian, I think the feeling is mutual. He will never admit it because he is still in love with Lissa. At first it pissed me off that he developed feelings for Kira but now, I just want him to be happy. Maybe Kira could help him ease the hurt and help him heal. And now, knowing what I know, he will always have a piece of Lissa with him if he has Kira. And I will to.

"I think he will be just fine Liss. Trust me." Lissa opens her mouth like she wanted to say something, but she disappears before she has the chance.

"Hello there. Tell me, are you Rosemarie Hathaway?" I turn around and stare into cold eyes with a red ring around the pupil.

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