argh this chapter has taken sooooo long to write, just when ive almost finished, something happens and it all gets wiped! beyond grumpy right now!
"what do you know!" i screamed at her, one hand gripping her shirt, Pushing her hard against the wall, the other i punched into the wall beside her head. She flinched, turning her head to the other side.
"Rose!" Christian yelled, anger in his tone
"Roza..." Dimitri placed his hand on my shoulder, i turned my head slightly towards him but kept my eyes on Tasha.
"Dimitri, she knows whos behind this! She knows who has our baby!" i yelled, more at her than him.
"if she does we will get it out of her... But not like this, Roza, you need to calm down before you get out of hand and do something you regret." Dimitri murmured. Always the voice of reason.
"i dont care. Ill kill her." i growled getting back in her face.
"Calm Little Dhampir. She WILL tell us wether she wants to or not." Adrian said moving over to stand beside me, he pulled me back slightly, staring directly at Tasha. "you wont run, you wont fight. You will sit down and tell us what you know about Lexies kidnapping." he said, his voice perfectly calm, perfectly reasonable.
I watched as Tashas eyes glazed ever so slightly, and she nodded her head at everything he said. I let her go, my arms dropping to my sides, fists curled into tight white balls.
She sat on the bed, placing both hands in her lap, she looked at each person in the room before she let out a slow breathe.
"It started about 2 years ago, i was locking up the martial arts studio, late after everyone else had gone home, id even sent Dimitri home hours before hand. As i closed the door, i was approached by a man, a moroi man.
He started telling me things, about me, things that no one knows, that ive never ever told anyone. He told me about Rose, and about how she was pregnant and had a daughter Alecksa. Then he told me that it was yours Dimka, the whore was trying to pass off the impossible, to try and get you back. He told me what he wanted and i made a deal with him... i would help him get access to the queen... and he would take care of Rose and the spawn..."
"No... Aunt Tasha... You were behind Lissa almost being killed?" Christian whispered,his face was a mix of hurt, betrayal, horror and anger.
"Christian im sorry...i didnt think..." she stuttered out
"No,you obviously didnt. You almost got the love of my life killed! not to mention my god daughter!" he was yelling now, fury written all over his face. He turned abruptly, stalking out of the room and slamming the door.
"Who was he? what is his name?" Dimitris voice surprised me, breaking the silence that had decended on the room.
"Robert...Robert Doru." she stated
"Who?" i was confused, i didnt recognise the name. why would he want Lissa?
"Robert Doru... Viktor Dashkovs half brother."
My body turned cold. Viktor Dashkov? the same viktor that kidnapped and tortured Lissa to heal him all those years ago? the one that was sentenced to life in Tarasov because of it? Surely he wasnt behind any of this?
"Where is he now?" Dimitris voice was eerily calm.
Tasha just looked down at the ground, twisting her fingers together.
"Where is he now!" I was shocked, i looked at Dimitri now, his body was slightly trembling and i could see the anger on his face, he was fighting to stay in control.
Tasha obviously noticed the change too, she looked up in surprise, her eyes widening slightly in fear as she took in his angry expression. Her eyebrows knotted together and i could see her eyes begin to water.
"Answer me!" he yelled. i reached over, placing a hand on his arm. He glanced down at my hand, then flicked his eyes to my face. He closed his eyes and let out a breathe, struggling to regain control.
"Hes... hes..." she was bawling her eyes out now, her body hitching with ever breathe "hes taken her to the old factory off the main road out of court... its not far... but its heavily guarded. Hes working with strigoi."
I visibly paled. My hand covering my mouth, My blood running cold. My baby had been taken and was locked up in a factory with strigoi?! What am i going to do? How am i going to get her back?!
As if on cue, to add to my nightmare, the sirens all over court began blaring.
My phone buzzed in my pocket.
"Hath...away" i stuttered out, barely controling my voice.
"Rose...wards are down...Strigoi everywhere...Lissa!" Christians voice sounded on the other end of the phone, he sounded like he was panting, i could hear his voice straining.
The phone dropped from my hand, everything disappeared around me.
Strigoi were here,
Lissa was in trouble,
my baby was gone...