Hey guys. Sorry I haven't posted in a really long time. So to make up, I've made this chapter extra long and extra exciting. OH, and also make sure to vote my poll for Rose's unborn boy's name. Thanks! :D

"Any sign of them?" I asked Lissa the next day while Dimitri was at work. Olena and the rest of Dimitri's family were taking a short trip out of Court and would return in two weeks. So it was just us again.

She shook her head. "Mia checked the sow shop, but Aleyna wasn't there. And Christian checked Adrian's room, but he wasn't there either."

I shrugged. "Maybe they're just taking a vacation or something."

"I hope so." she muttered, rubbing her belly. Now, Lissa and I were about seven months pregnant. We were like best friends in labor together, well, with huge stomachs.

"Mommy!" CC said, jumping onto the couch we were sitting in. "Can we go to the park?"

I laughed then nodded. "Get ready then we could go."

She jumped around then stormed upstairs, almost as fast as a Strigoi.

Just then, I felt a cringing pain inside me. I bent down a little. Clutching my stomach.

"Uhhhhh." I groaned.

Lissa placed her hand on the small of my back. "Rose, are you okay?"

I closed my eyes and tried to embrace the pain. "Y-yeah. Maybe just another contraction. Give me a minute."

I squeezed my eyes shut and waited. God, contractions didn't last this long. My fingers curled slightly so it was firmly gripped on the top of my belly.

"Rose, I think we should go to the doctors." said Lissa sternly.

I shook my head. And just like, the pain was gone.

"It's okay. I'm fine now."

She had a worried look on her face so I gave her little nod. "Don't worry."

She shrugged then helped me up. "I still think we should go to the doctor. Contractions don't last that long, Rose."

I rolled my eyes and took a few steps. "See?" I told her. "All better.

She hesitated for a minute, then nodded slowly.

"I'm ready!" CC yelled, running up to me.

I smiled then grabbed my car keys. "Let's go."

As soon as we got to the park, CC immediately ran to the playground and started to show off how she could climb the monkey bars with one hand to her friends. Classic, CC. Where do you think she got it?

Lissa and I sat down on a park bench, in clear view of the playground. It was a nice day today. It was 6:00 PM so the sun was only a faint site over the horizon.

Then, Lissa's iPhone began to ring.

"Hello?" she answered.

"Put it on speaker." I told her. She obeyed then held it in front of us.

"Hello, is this Vasilisa Dragomir?" said a soft, hormonal voice.

"Yes." Lissa said.

"This is Jackson Benit, Personal Secretary of Your Majesty Queen Tatiana. I have some very important news for you." I gave Lissa a short look before he continued. "We're having a meeting tomorrow at 7:30 PM. As you know, the Queen will be celebrating her 50th birthday on Tuesday and it is of law that when a Queen turns that age, she is to name an heir to the thrown."

My eyes widened as well, as Lissa's. I think I knew what was happening.

"So," Jackson continued, "the tomorrow at the meeting, every single Prince or Princess of each Royal family will take part in our election for the thrown. Queen Tatiana and the rest of the Ivashkov family will be voting on whom they would like to hand it over to. And since you are the last Dragomir Princess, you will be in line for the thrown as well, if they pick you."

My jaw dropped to the floor. Could this really be happening? Lissa, my best friend Lissa, was in line for the thrown.

Lissa swallowed and too a deep breath. "But shouldn't the thrown be handed down to the next Ivashkov heir?"

Jackson paused for a minute. Then he said, "Not exactly. The Queen thinks it would be more proper to hand the crown over to another Royal family. Therefore, we would like you to be at the elections tomorrow."

Lissa smiled to herself and met my eyes. I saw waves of happiness inside them.

"That's great." she breathed. "I'll be there."

With that, Jackson hung up, leaving an overwhelmed Lissa to celebrate.

"Oh my god, Lissa! You might be Queen!" I said, patting her shoulder.

She shrugged then looked down to the ground.

"Well what's wrong?" I asked. "Isn't having the chance of being Queen all you've ever wanted."

She didn't say anything. Just sat there, entwining her fingers together.

"I don't know." she finally whispered. "What if Queen Tatiana really picks me? I'm not sure if I'm really fit for that position. People always depending on me. I can't be a ruler. If Andre or my Dad or my Mom were still alive, then they would be King or Queen."

I gave her a small hug. "Lissa, you're the last of the Dragomir line. How do you think you've survived all these years? You believed in yourself. And everyone of us depended on you to be the proper Princess. I mean why wouldn't people want you to be Queen? You stop me from beating the crap out of people and you can control people's temper even without magic. Plus you can handle situations like no other person can. Just give it a shot."

It took her a minute to decide. Then, she sighed then nodded. "Okay. I'll be at the meeting."

I smiled then turned my gaze back to the playground, where CC was doing cartwheels on the pavement.

"And plus, I'm going to be the Royal Guard of Queen Lissa. Perks to me."

We both laughed. But the pain I felt earlier came back to me, causing me to choke of my laughter. It was the same kind of pain, but almost a million times worse.

I shut my eyes and grabbed a hold of my stomach with both hands.

"It hurts." I said in a small voice.

I felt Lissa hands clutch my shoulder. "Rose? Are you okay? Rose, answer me."

I shook my head and groaned in pain. This wasn't a contraction, I knew that as a fact. I couldn't think about anything except the horror I felt in my stomach. And I was only seven months far, so the baby couldn't be coming now.

"Rose!" Lissa almost shouted. "I'm bringing you to the hospital."

This time, I couldn't help but agree.

She helped me up then brought me to the car, which as thankfully only across the street.

"Hold on." she said quickly. "I'll go get CC."

Then, she stormed off, a minute later I saw CC running towards the car then hoped into her car seat.

"Mommy are you okay?" she asked.

I shook my head as Lissa started the car and zoomed off to the hospital.

"N-no." I admitted.

CC stayed quiet after that, figuring that I needed some space.

"We're almost there, Rose." Lissa said, turning a sharp corner before parking in the emergency lot of the hospital.

"I-I can't-"

Then, I blacked out.

Dimitri's POV

I was in the middle of checking the wards before I my phone began to ring.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Dimitri!" said a relieved Lissa. She was breathing hard, like she had ran a marathon.

"Lissa." I said. "What can I do for you?"

She took a deep breath. "It's Rose. We're in the emergency room. Come as quickly as you can."

Deep emotions took over me. "What's wrong with Roza?"

"She started feeling stomach pains this morning, but she thought is was just a contraction. Apparently not because she just blacked out fifteen minutes ago."

No, no, no!, I thought to myself.

"I'll be there as soon as possible." I reassured her before hanging up the phone.

"Belikov, get to work." said my partner who also inspected the wards. His name was Alec.

"I'm sorry, Alec. I have to leave early." I said, starting to walk away.

"What? You can't just leave Belikov." he demanded.

I was getting impatient. Slowly, I turned around, anger burning inside me. "My wife is in the hospital and there's something wrong with her. You're telling me I can't miss an hour of work just to check if she okay?"

Alec was taken aback. He held his hands out in defeat and backed away. "Okay, okay. Go on. I'll check the wards myself."

I turned around again and sprinted towards the hospital. It wasn't far, but it wasn't near either.

What could've happened to my Roza?

As soon as I got to the emergency room, I ran up to Lissa, who was clutching a tissue in her hand.

"What happened?" I asked.

She looked up at me with watery eyes. But she didn't answer my question, she pointed towards an old man with a lab coat on who was talking to the lady in the front desk.

"The doctor wants to talk to you." she said in a small voice.

I nodded then walked towards the doctor.

"Excuse me?" I said in a quivering voice. "I'm Dimitri Belikov."

The old man shook my hand then smiled warmly. "Ah. Belikov? Rose Belikov's husband?"

"Yes." I said flatly.

"Come with me please."

Ooh, what happened to Rose? Oh ya, some people have been wondering where I get names such as Aleyna, Declan, Katherine, and the other character's I've created's names. Well think about it. First, Aleyna and Katherine. Adrian's love interest and Lissa's twin's girl's name. There's another way to spell Aleyna, and that's Elena. Hmm...where'd I get it you ask? My favorite TV show, The Vampire Diaries. And for Declan...my best friend loves watching Degrassi so she told me to make Lissa's boy's name Declan. Well, now that you know that, I'll answer any questions you have for me. Special thanks to everyone who reviewed. Next chapter is on the way.