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"Jesse are you ready?" I asked as I opened the jail cell door. He stood waiting.
"Yeah. So what's the plan? You know this place and the people better than I do." He looked down the long hall way for any signs of movement.
"Well everyone seems to be asleep so we will only run into the guards at the door. That shouldn't be too much of a problem. I can take care of them with a power ball. But if we run into any of the other family members you have to change them quickly and quietly." I said full of authority. I knew he would consider me his higher up because of the way he listened to me. I was real lucky that I wasn't there when Tyrla healed him.
"Ok so how the hell do we get out of here?" he asked me.
"Well this compound is under the house and the old man made it a labyrinth so that if anyone got down here that wasn't supposed to they would get lost. But I know my way around." I told him as we started walking towards the exit of the cell area.
"What old man?" Jesse asked.
"Abe Mazur or better known as Zemey. He's Rose's father." I said. I saw Jesse's eyes widen. That name would raise the hairs on anyone who knew it and there were very few people who didn't know one or the other.
"No shit! That was the guy who broke my knee caps wasn't it?" he asked mad and scared. I knew he was thinking of the stories we all heard about how Abe took care of people that pissed him off or irritated him.
"I'd like to drain the fucker of all his blood." Jesse said with a growl.
"If you want to walk upstairs and into a room with Janine Hathaway go right ahead but don't expect me to take part in it." I said angrily. "Let's just get the hell out of here and then make plans to take this family down." We rounded the corner to the exit of the compound. I held up my hand to stop him and we both stood there listening. I knew he could hear my family sleeping as I could. We would walk right past the kitchen and right into Victor.
As we sneaked around the corner the light in the kitchen turned on. Jesse inched towards the light and saw Victor turn look right at him. Before Victor could move he looked at me and acted shocked to see me, an act I was sure of. But it was enough for Jesse to rush him and bite down on his neck. I wanted to look away but Jesse's eyes were locked on mine so instead I looked at him with longing in my eyes. I needed him to believe that I wished I could do that but that I was sacrificing becoming a Strigoi again to protect us and give us more power during a battle.
Victor clasped in his arms and turned white. His chest stopped moving and his eyes slid closed. Within me for some odd reason I heard my little girl scream. It was a painful scream that burned my heart and pulled on my emotions. I wanted to sprint upstairs and hold her but instead I made my way over to Victor and Jesse. I grabbed Victor and flung him over my shoulder. I pointed to front door. Jesse scanned the entrance area and then we made our way to the door.
As soon as we opened the door the guardians saw us and charged. I gave them a sorry look and then hurled a power ball at them both. They flew a good ten feet and hit the ground hard. One of them broke a bone but I couldn't act upset. We made our way to the large garage and entered quickly.
"We need to get out of here fast. Someone had to hear me hit those guards. Look around for keys. I know they are in here but I never have used any of the vehicles. Abe always had them waiting for us." I put Victor down on the ground and started looking for keys too, or at least pretending to.
"Whoa, come look what I found. The keys are in them too." He said with happiness. I knew he found the bikes.
"Holy shit where the hell did those come from?" I asked looking them over.
"Look this one has a note on it." He said as he opened the letter. "Listen to this, Dear Dimitri, happy birthday I've enjoyed the ride this far hope to enjoy the ride with you for years to come. Roza." He said tossing the letter to the floor. "So I guess that would mean this one is yours."
"Damn this is nice. Ok make sure there's fuel in them and I'll get Victor." I said walking away.
"You mean as in Victor Dashkov?" he asked me.
"Yes, why?" I asked.
"Well everyone knows him because of his brother Robert. He told us to find him once we turned him and wanted us to turn his brother so they could be together. Robert was a bit scary, did you know him?" he asked me. That day on the plane strip invaded my mind. The way Victor screamed when they cut Roberts head off had almost made Victor go nuts. But thanks to my Roza he let her kick their asses. God I was going to miss her.
"Well Rose killed him. Let's hope that Victor doesn't hold that against anyone. I don't think anyone that was there is still living." I said as I flipped Victor onto the bike. "Hey can you tie him to me so he doesn't fall. You know having Victor on our side can be a big plus. He knows a lot of sneaky things and knows how to get what he wants."
"That's what Robert said. I guess it's a good thing he got hungry." He said laughing. He tied Victor to me while I sat in the seat.
"Yeah," I said with a laugh. "Let's get the hell out of here. Where are head quarters now?" I asked.
"It's in a warehouse we found not too far from here. We don't like it much because of the lack of rooms, which it makes it very uncomfortable when the ladies come into play." He said. "It gets really bad when one of the ones those aren't like me want a woman. It's not productive for them to have a woman." He said then started Roza's bike. It purred like a kitten and I could only imagine what she would look like on it. Better than that what kind of sex we could have on it. Yesh she really did have an effect on me. Before her I would never think of having sex or making love to anyone on a bike.
"We should look for something a little nicer that a stupid warehouse. When we lived in that mansion there was so much space we didn't worry about having stupid disagreements." I said sure of myself. "I think there's a mansion only a few miles away. It would be perfect." I said thinking of Mikhail's and Sonya's place that Abe had asked them to let go for a good cause. They were to move into our mansion before the night was over. Sonya was upset but Abe or dad promised that if anything happened to the place he would replace it and make it better.
"Ok we will have to wait till we get back and tell everyone." I knew he was holding out on who was the leader at that time. Maybe he wanted to see my reaction. But I was prepared to see someone I thought as a friend. Nothing was going to surprise me.
"Let's go." I said as I turned on the bike. It rumbled under me and the thought of Roza flashed in my mind. She would look so good on one of these. She knew me well enough to know that I would love this even though I didn't. We took off and the wind in my hair felt so good. The power the bike had was so surprising.
I let him lead us for hours. We stopped only once for gas. He had to pay and fill mine because I still had Victor strapped to me. When he awakened I hoped he knew enough about himself to not bite me. That was if we were still on these bikes.
Rose's POV
I watched through the window as he left on his bike. I piece of my heart screamed before ripping out. I crumbled to the floor in tears. Nick was in Tyrla's room holding her. She screamed in pain and because I have a connection to her I knew it was because of Victor. She had given more than one piece of herself to him to keep him healthy so she felt it when he was changed. I had to pull myself together but sitting there on the floor holding my knees to my chest thinking of him I just couldn't gather the strength to get up.
"Rose, honey its ok." Adrian said coming into my room. He bent over and picked me up setting me on my bed. He wrapped his arms around me pulling me into his chest. My tears spilled out with no end in sight. Adrian rubbed my back as I cried.
"I, I can't lose him." I said between cries. I don't know why I was freaking out so badly. He was a strong and powerful Dhampir. I knew he could handle any situation. I just didn't like that I didn't know what would be happening to him. I wouldn't know if he was ok or where he was and what he was going to have to do to make sure he came home to me.
"You won't lose him Rose. He knows what he's doing. He doesn't want to lose you either." He told me. I couldn't stop the tears that flowed out of my eyes. I had a bad feeling that he was walking into something bigger than what he thought originally. As I sat there in Adrian's arms my tears stopped and my eyes closed.
When I woke up I looked over to the empty space next to me. He was gone, I leaned over and took a deep breath in. His smell eased my worries, it always did. He would come home. I had to keep telling myself that because there was no other option.
After showering and dressing I headed downstairs to find my children. I found everyone in the kitchen getting ready for breakfast. The spot Dimitri would eat at was now occupied with Nick. He looked up from his pancakes and gave me a smile. Tyrla was wrapped in her grandpa's arms. She still looked upset and that she had been crying all night.
"Good morning Rose. Have something to eat." Olena said sadly. I guess we all were missing Dimitri's presence.
"I'll just have some coffee and toast." I said. My appetite was shitty at the moment.
"We need to contact all the guardians that Tyrla saved and put them on high alert. We don't want any more of those things roaming around hurting women." My father said. He kissed Tyrla's head.
"Already started a list of people we need to call." Adrian said. He really was stepping up his game lately. Viktoria leaned over and kissed his cheek. They really did love each other very much.
"Thanks Adrian. Rose you need to call Lissa and get her and her family over here." My dad told me.
"Ok." I said taking a sip of my coffee.
"Rose, Dimitri will be ok." He told me. He reached across the table putting his hand on mine.
"What about Victor?" I asked.
"He knows who he is and what they are doing there. But when he gets home he'll be happy to be himself again." Abe said.
"What do you mean he knows who he is?" I asked.
"Well Tyrla had given his so much that his soul didn't want to leave. The only change in him at this moment is his eyes and his appetite. Other than that he's Victor." He said.
That made me feel a bit better. Now I wasn't worried that he would betray Dimitri. He would have backup.
"Roza, everything will work out. Trust him. He won't be gone for long." Yeva said.
"I'm going to the training room to burn off some anger." I said getting up and walking out of the room. I could feel eyes on me but I really didn't care.
Dimitri's POV
"Dimitri did he bite me?" Victor said in my ear. The bikes were loud enough I was sure Jesse couldn't hear him. I nodded my head. "I don't feel any different other than wanting to bite you." He said.
"Victor," I began.
"Dimitri I'm not going to bite you. I just thought something went wrong. It must have something to do with Tyrla." He said happy. I guess he really was nervous like me about how he would be affected. "That's a relief. I thought I was going to go nuts on you and ruin the mission."
"You need to act the part though." I told him. "Jesse!" I yelled. He looked over and I pointed to Victor. Jesse pulled over to the side of the road and I stopped with him.
"Well you finally woke up." Jesse said untying the ropes.
"I'm thirsty." Victor said.
"I know we'll find something for you but in the meantime you are not to bite Dimitri. We need him this way. Do you understand me? If you even try I will kill you myself." Jesse said trying to intimidate Victor.
"He smells good." Victor said. We were only a few yards away from what looked to be a forest.
"I'll go find something to keep you happy for a little while until we get to the warehouse." Then Jesse took off. I wanted to call home but knew that if Jesse heard me I would be putting all this to waste. I hated the look Roza had when I left. I hadn't seen her look like that since that horrible day in church when I told her my love had faded. What an idiot I had been.
"Where are we?" Victor asked looking around while I untied him from me.
"About five hours away from home. We are on our way to a warehouse. Now remember to not look surprise when we find who betrayed us." I told him.
"O.k" he said taking in a deep breath.
"Victor stop smelling me your freaking me out." I said.
"Sorry. You smell good but I also find it disgusting that I'm fighting the feeling to bite you. You know I'm going to have to feed off someone, I don't know if I can." He said.
"You have to Victor or you'll bring attention to yourself and I promised Tyrla I would bring you back. She knew the moment you were changed. I heard her scream in my head. She really does love you." He smiled at me.
"Yes she does. I don't know who I would be without her. I wonder if it hurt her too much." He said sadly.
"Sounded like it did. I wanted to run upstairs to make sure she was ok but couldn't. Here comes Jesse." I nodded in the direction where he would be emerging from the forest. When he did he was holding a half dead deer.
"It's not very good but it will keep you satisfied for a few hours." Jesse said throwing the deer on the ground in front of Victor. Victor dove for it and drank from it. Again I pretended that I longed to be able to do that so Jesse would think I missed it.
"Sucks to be you." Jesse said sarcastically.
"Shut up." I said back. For a moment he coward away from me. That was a great thing he still feared me even as a Dhampir.
"Sorry." He said quietly. "I didn't mean to piss you off man. I guess it would really suck not to crave the taste of blood." I needed to scare this guy so he knew just how much I missed it.
Two steps brought me in front of him. I grabbed his shirt lifting him off the ground. I purposely let my hands start glowing and said, "Try to remember not to piss me off." Then I dropped him.
I got back on my bike and started it back up. He jumped on his and Victor jumped on the back of mine. We took off going a bit faster that before. I was sure that Jesse didn't want to spend anymore alone time with me and my temper.
We arrived at the ware house two hours later. The place was a rundown falling apart shack. It sat in the middle of what looked like brand new buildings with rent signs in the windows. Why in the world the picked this and not take over one of the newer building I didn't know but I planned on finding out.
"This way." Jesse said as he led us to a side entrance. "Everyone is going to be very happy to see you. Well they will once they know you're on our side. I just hope they don't attack you first." The last way he said that made me think he wanted me attacked for scaring him earlier.
"That's ok, they can come at me and I will protect myself with my powers." I said with a grin. In turn his excitement vanished. "So why don't you make sure that doesn't happen." I told him.
When we entered the building there had to be over a hundred Strigoi. The windows to the place were boarded up and the entrance we just walked through was covered with a heavy dark curtain. Once they saw me I heard growls and they started for me. Jesse was waiving his hands and yelling for them to stop but they wouldn't listen. I made two power balls one in each hand. I didn't move or throw them yet. I needed to look like I didn't want to harm them.
"I don't want to hurt you but I will!" I yelled.
"STOP!" someone yelled from behind the mob. "He will kill you." I knew that voice. But my brain kept telling me no. When she stepped forward with a grin on her face I let the power balls disappear.
"Hello Kirova." I said with a smile.
"Well well well. Look who we have here. The famous Dimitri Belokov. What do we owe for this visit?" she asked.
"Here to help out. Thought my powers could come in handy." I said back. I didn't let her intimidate me.
"Don't trust him. He's been in league with the Hathaways." Another voice I recognized said from the right of me.
"I'm sure you remember Stan Alto." Kirova said.
"Oh I remember him. He's a moron and thinks he knows everything. I'm surprised he's still kicking." I said with a dark smile. Kirova's smile spread across her face. She liked that I wasn't afraid of the mod still waiting to tear me apart. She liked that I pointed out Stan was a moron. From my guess they had a few run ins.
"Why should we trust you?" Kirova asked, her red rimmed eyes looking me over like a piece of candy.
"Because if he meant us harm he could have killed us all by now." That voice hurt my heart. It squeezed out in pain. Alberta was a great guardian and person. When she walked towards me her skin was white, her eyes red and she seemed angry.
"What do you mean?" Kirova asked. She hadn't been in the loop, so she didn't know of my powers but Alberta did. She was one of the first to know. She was the one who betrayed us. She was the one that put my family is danger. How in the world did she get captured and turned I don't know.
"I mean all he has to do is hit the ground using his powers and we are all dead. Is that clear enough for you or do you need me to spell it out to you." Alberta said angrily. There seemed to be a question as to who was in control of this bunch Kirova or Alberta.
"And who is this?" Kirova asked changing the subject.
"Victor Dashkov." I said. "He got in the way. I couldn't let him tell the Hathaway's what we were up to. But he's smart and sneaky so I had Jesse turn him." I said with confidence.
"So why not change you back?" Alberta asked.
"Go right ahead and change me but pre-warning once you do I lose these powers. Powers you will need to defeat the Hathaway's." I told her.
"What powers do you have other than hitting the ground killing everything?" she asked coming closer.
"I can move so fast you can't see me. I can hit so hard your head would fly hundreds of yards away. I heal faster and all my techniques I learned as a guardian are heightened."
"You would willingly attack the people you lived with for so long?" she asked me.
"Only waiting for the right time. I know everything about that whole family and I know the mansion inside and out. I know how to penetrate the compound below and where guardians are posted."
"Aren't those your children?" she asked.
"Don't know. That's what she tells me." I said
"So you were fucking her and might have gotten her pregnant and you're going to tell me you did it all for information or to know their weakness? Do we look like a bunch of idiots?" Stan asked.
"First off," I said very mad. "You are the only idiot here. Second off would you pass the opportunity to fuck Rose Hathaway?" I asked. I really hated cussing in English.
"No, I guess I wouldn't. Fucking her would be the best price anyone of us could get." He said with a smile as he thought of my Roza. "I've thought about fucking her brains out the first time I saw her." he said which made my stomach turn.
"That's what I thought." I said.
"Well then Dimitri it's good to have you with us." Kirova said as she circled me. "You sure do look good." She said.
"Kirova if you even think about biting him, drinking from him or fucking him I will tear your fucking head off!" Alberta said with authority.
"What makes you think you can tell me what to do?" she asked as she put her hand on my shoulder.
"I promise you this Kirova touch him in any one of those ways and I will kill you. We need him strong and during sex we all know that we lose control and go for the neck. I won't chance losing him if we are going to go up against that family." She said taking a few steps forward.
"Alberta you don't rule me! I will do with him what I want." She said almost growling. Things were getting out of hand. One more snap and they would be killing each other.
"Alberta is right Kirova we need him strong." Stan said proud of himself.
"You're just saying that because you want me and I won't give it to you." Kirova said with a smile.
"Enough!" I yelled. "You all sound like a bunch of teenagers. How in the world did you last this long fighting amongst yourselves? If this is how things roll around here I'm leaving to find a more mature group to take down that family."
"Dimitri if you try leaving your dead." Stan said.
"Want to make a bet on that Stan. I'm guessing you don't have powers like I do. You want to take the chance and see if you can beat me. I bet I wouldn't even have to use my powers to kick your ass." I said. This got the attention of Alberta and Kirova.
Without warning Stan lunged at me. I moved in a blur and had him from behind in a head lock. He struggled against my grip but couldn't break loose. "I'm not going to repeat myself, if this is how you work I want no part in it. If you think you can stop me from leaving give it a try." I released him.
"Stan don't." Alberta told him. "I trust that you won't harm anyone here correct?" she said to me.
"I will protect myself." I said.
"I understand that. Now in three days we are meeting the boss. At that time we will know what our next move is." She said. "Find yourself a space to relax."
"Actually Alberta these living conditions are for rats and roaches. I know of a mansion only fifteen minutes from here that has been empty for years. It's on the other side of the property where the Hathaway's live, right at their back door kind of." I said with an evil smile. I thought I had found my traitor, I was wrong. Someone else was calling the shots. My gut twisted. Someone who was in the inner circle was betraying us. I needed to get a message to Abe.
"Why three days? Why not now?" I asked irritated.
"She is taking care of matters at court at the moment." She said. She, who was she? I knew without a shadow of doubt that it wasn't Lissa but now I needed to let Abe know not to call Lissa. Whoever was behind this would see or hear of the urgency for her to leave and might find out why I was here.
"Alberta I require food. Unfortunately I no longer can drink blood. I will bring you back a feeder if you would like." I asked as I put my hand on her shoulder. Did I want to gag for flirting with her, hell yes. But playing this way would get me further than playing goodie.
"If he smells as good as you I would love it." She said looking me up and down. "Do you need someone to go with you for backup? You can take three of the others if you would like."
My hand traveled up her shoulder, up her neck to the side of her face. "I think I can handle myself if you get my drift." And then I did something that seriously made me want to hurl, I leaned in and bit her lower lip. Pulling on it till I released it. She smiled at me and winked.
"I'll be back soon. I'm pretty fast." I said walking away.
As I made my way to the door I could hear arguing.
"Alberta I want him. He's mine!" Kirova said.
"Did it look like he wants you or me?" Alberta said.
"Oh, we'll see who he wants more." Kirova said walking away.
I jumped on my bike. I must have been going almost 150 when I finally stopped to make a call. Abe's phone rang twice when he answered, "Dimitri are you ok?"
"Abe whatever you do don't call Lissa. Someone at court is the leader. Alberta, Kirova and Stan are all Strigoi and are fighting for control. In three days she, whoever she is will meet us. So I have to wait till then." I said in a rush.
"Dimitri who do you think it is?" he asked me.
"I don't know but they have to be close enough to Lissa to know about us." I told him.
"This is getting out of hand. Can we trust anyone?" he said.
"No, not anyone outside the house. That includes Lissa for the time being until I find out who really is behind all this. I have to go. Tell Roza I love her and give my kids a kiss for me."
"Take care Dimitri." And then the phone went dead. I found a burger joint and ordered me three different burgers and three fries. I hated myself for it but I found a bum on the side of the road. I found a hotel where I rented a room for a few hours. I made him shower and change into some clothes I picked on the way. He needed to smell good enough.
When he was done I hit him, knocking him out. I flung him over the bike and took off to the ware house. I dreaded what I might be coming back to knowing that both ladies wanted me and seemed to be willing to fight for me. That could work out as an advantage.
"Hey Alberta I brought you a present." I said loudly when I walked through the door with the bum over my shoulder.
"Dimitri where's my present?" Kirova asked coming around the corner.
"Kirova I didn't bring you anything this time. Maybe next time." I told the old women. I remembered her as headmistress and she was showing her age then but now with her skin so white and the skin on her face hugging the bones she looked like a walking corpse.
"Well thank you Dimitri. But I think I'll give your gift to me to Victor. He needs it more than me." Alberta said taking the bum from me and tossing it to Victor. I watched as he drank from the bum, again looking like I missed it.
"You're welcome. Alberta have you given any thought about the living situation?" I asked looking around. "This place isn't fit for someone like yourself." I told her. Kirova looked pissed and glared at Alberta.
"Yes I think we should move to that mansion." She said walking towards me. She circled me once and then stood in front of me. "Gives us more privacy." She said looking straight at Kirova.
"Alberta I have a feeling in three days you're going to lose your play thing. She's always liked Dimitri." Kirova said and then walked away.
"Not if I kill her." Alberta said under her breath. I sat down next to Victor and started eating one of the hamburgers.
"They fight amongst themselves a lot don't they?" he asked.
"Yeah," then I whispered, "Might come in handy though."
"So we are moving to the mansion? How are you going to keep Alberta at bay?" he asked.
"It's going to take some time to move everyone, especially the Strigoi that can't go in the sun light. They can't move that many at a time without attracting attention." I said.
"Well what about the other time? She's going to insist you help her with something in her room." Victor told me.
"Let's hope by then this 'she' is here and does want me. They can kill each other fighting over me." once I was done with my burger I laid down on the cot and closed my eyes. "Victor can you watch my back while I get some sleep?"
"Of course." He said. I fell asleep pretty fast. I was dreaming about my Roza when the image changed. Now I was sitting in the rose garden at home.
"Hi Dimitri." Adrian said.
"Is everything ok?" I asked.
"Yes. You know I just really need to tell you something." He said sitting down with me amongst the roses.
"Go ahead." I said.
"Well when you were taken and changed so long ago I was the one there putting her back together. Then when she went to find you I funded her voyage. When she changed you back I was there trying to help her and be with her. I'm telling you this because I've been there with her through her hard times. It took a lot out of her and she was broken. Yesterday when you left I have never seen her so broken. It scared me Dimitri. If you don't come home there won't be any pieces to pick up, she'll give up living and what little darkness is in her she will let consume her." he said.
"Adrian you have been a great friend to her. I will come home. I can't live without her. You know that." I told him.
"There's more." He said with hesitation.
"Adrian, what's wrong?" I asked worried.
"Rose is pregnant." He said looking at me. "I didn't tell her. She has too much on her plate worrying about you and Tyrla."
"Your serious aren't you?" I asked as a smile spread across my face.
"Damn Dimitri you really are happy." He said with question.
"Adrian why wouldn't I be. We've been talking about having another one. Don't tell her, I will when I get back."
"That's the thing Dimitri if you don't come home soon she'll lose the baby." He told me.
"What do you mean?" I asked
"She's letting darkness in. Tyrla sneaks into her room at night and takes it. She knows Rose is pregnant and can't be happier or any more scared."
"Adrian did Abe tell you I called?" I asked.
"Yes. I think I know who the boss is but you won't believe me." he said.
"Adrian I trust you. You're like a brother to me." I told him. And even though he was my brother in law I felt we were closer than that. Training with him had brought us closer and learning about some of the things Roza had done when I wasn't around really warmed my heart and made me laugh.
The images started getting blurry and Adrian was just a black blob. "Adrain!" I yelled, "Who is it?" he yelled back but all I could see was his mouth moving and then he was gone.
When I opened my eyes Alberta, Kirova and Stan were fighting again. They were screaming about who ran this show. Alberta smacked Kirova and Stan grabbed her from behind.
"Alberta you ever touch me again and I'll have your head. When she gets here you'll be in so much trouble for going against her wishes." Kirova yelled.
"She's not here to see what goes on. When she does come maybe I should be leading this group and not her. She only is around when it suites her needs. I don't like taking orders from someone who can't even show their true colors and what side they are on."
"She's doing all of this for us. If we want to succeed than we have to trust her. she' hiding her true colors because she can do more in court if she's trusted. Think about, this will make us the ones in control and she will be our queen." Kirova yelled.
"I don't take orders!" Alberta screamed back. "I've taken orders all my life from you and everyone else and I refuse to let someone tell me what I should or shouldn't do."
"Ladies this isn't getting us anywhere. When she does come everything will be great. She can compel those who are against us and we will rule." Stan said.
"I am really tired of hearing you fight. Thank you for waking me up with this bickering. Let me make this clear one more word and you won't have to worry about who she chose's as her second because the three of you won't be around. I will lead this group." I said standing up.
"How dare you threaten me!" Alberta yelled. She made a slight nod of her head and with that ten Strigoi came at me from behind. I moved in a blur punching their hearts out or removing their heads but it only took me a matter of five seconds to do it. When I was done I stood in front of the three with blood on my heads.
I grabbed Alberta by the neck lifting her off the ground. "Dimitri calm down. Please." Jesse said from behind me. When I set her down she grabbed her throat. I wasn't going to have to worry about her making any moves on me from here on out. I did however accomplish what I set out to do and that was to show them what I was capable of and scare them from ever thinking twice about my intentions.
"Jesse I want you to bring Alberta, Stan and about twenty of the others and head for the mansion. When you get back I'll have them divided up so that we aren't noticed and get to the mansion before the sun rises." I told him. He nodded.
"What makes you think you can boss us around?" Stan asked taking a step closer to me. I glared at him and he moved back two steps.
"I'm tired of hearing you three bitch if you can't keep your mouths shut and do as I say you'll be dead." I said turning around.
I waited to see if he was going to attack but I think common sense won and he went with Jesse. After they left I went and found Kirova. "What's going on with you three?" I asked.
"She said she would make one of second and the world would be ours. We would be her left and right hand and we could do what we wanted without consequences." She told me.
"You know calling her she has me wondering who she is." I told her.
"She doesn't want anyone to say her name, ever. When you meet her you'll know why. Until then just think her name is she." It wasn't quite what I wanted but I guess I would see in the matter of two more days. Time seemed to slow down.
I wanted to go home and tell my beautiful wife she was pregnant. I wanted to lay in bed with her and touch her soft skin and kiss her sweet lips. I wanted to hug my kids and to play with them. I wanted to sit in the rose garden and watch as Tyrla made the roses grow around little Renee. I wanted to watch Nick try his hardest to perfect a move. I already missed the smell of meals being cooked and the whole family sitting behind the large table laughing. I missed them all.
"Dimitri you should separate everyone into groups so we can start moving everyone to the mansion. How did you find out about this place?" she asked me.
"Well like I said it's one of Abe's places. The mansion's are very far from each other. In fact it would take a good portion of the day to ride horses to it. He had it remodeled last year. It's been sitting empty since. Mikhail and Sonya were supposed to move in but it didn't work out."
"Well it's a good thing you mentioned it. We've been living here and let me tell you there's no privacy." She said with a smile.
We waited a little over an hour and sent another twenty towards the mansion. They moved fast enough and would probably go unseen but I was really hoping that by some chance they would be caught by some guardians. Four hours later and I was leaving with Kirova, Victor and a group of ten Strigoi.
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