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Chapter 5:

(Mia P.O.V)

After spending a few hours with my dad, I made my way down the hall toward my bedroom. As I began to open the door; an idea popped into my head. A brilliant idea I should say.

If I want to go forward with my plan to rid this world of all Dragomirs, then I need something to keep all of Lissa's friends busy for a while. But, which friends can I easily distract first? Jill is an easy target; she's even the younger sister of the person I want to kill.

Getting her out of the picture will make Lissa more likely to get kicked off the throne which means I can't pretend to be queen. I think I'm just going to stick with stealing something of Lissa's and charming it for me to wear.

But, how am I going to keep her here without anyone finding out? Sighing, I looked around my bedroom. Not much space to stash a queen in. Maybe, I can send Lissa a fake message saying to meet me somewhere alone and make it look like one of her friends sent it.

I know just the person who might want to meet with the queen privately. Laughing to myself, I got out my phone and sat down on my bed. I scrolled through my contacts until I found Lissa's number. Pulling out a pre-paid phone from my nightstand, I went to the messages.

What should I say? Where do I start? More importantly, where is this secret meeting going to take place at? Here at court, there are many apartments or suits, shops, restaurants, etc., but there is also a storage unit below it. I could lock her up in one of them, but which one though?

Well, before I do anything, I need to talk to Robert first. Maybe, he knows something that might help me or he found a way to bring back my mother and Mason. Either way, I really need to talk to him. But, first I need to get something out of my secret room. Something that will help me out a lot.

Climbing off my bed, I walked into my bathroom. Getting down my knees in front my blue bathroom mat, I lifted it up and I nearly screamed. It's gone! The key is gone! Picking up the mat off of the floor, I saw my hot pink tooth brush.

I shook my head in confusion. It can't be gone! It just can't be! That is the only key that opens my secret room. Seeing how it has only one window that is bolted shut from the inside and is locked with a key that's missing, I have no way of getting in there without that key. I always leave the key under the mat and it never disappears. I'm getting a feeling someone took the key and I want it back. Need it back before it falls into the wrong hands.

But, what's with my tooth brush under the mat? Is it some kind of sign or something? I'm so frustrated, I can't even think straight! Deep breathes, Mia. Deep breathes. I need to know who took it? My father and I are the only people that have been in this bathroom and I know my father has no idea that I hid the key under the mat.

When was the last time I saw it? When I got back from seeing what the guardians wanted. I placed the key under the mat where it belongs. I left the bathroom to go make my father and me a snack, but my father stayed in here by himself. I'm pretty sure he didn't take if he did, he wouldn't know what it's for.

This was a break in. Between the time my father and I were in the kitchen making a snack and spending a few hours together, someone broke in and stole my key. If they know about the key, then they must likely know about my secret room too.

Who stole it and why? How did they even know about it? Are they going to black mail me or something with it? How did they even get in? Are they working alone or with a team and if so, what are their names? These questions along with so many more are overwhelming my brain right now. I can't even began to think about what will happen if the whole court found out that I've been stocking them on my spare time. Or what my father might say.

Standing up, I went back in my bedroom and grabbed my computer off my desk. The footage my cameras captured will show me a video of who was in my room that wasn't supposed to be in here. Yes, I have security cameras all around my apartment and no, they don't look like cameras, but like every day ordinary objects you see in people houses.

Just as I was about to see who my intruders are, the computer screen goes all fuzzy, then black. I tried turning it on again, but all I got was a blank screen. What happened? It was working fine a minute ago. Maybe, I need to charge it. Getting up, I set my computer on my desk and plugged it in.

The screen is still black.

Sighing in frustration, I looked from my blank computer screen to my bedroom. Everything is exactly where I left it. From my desk to the door. I don't see anything that's of its place. That or I'm just not looking hard enough to notice anything. Well, how am I supposed to search for clues when I'm too worried my key? All I know is that I have to find the key before...before something horrible happens. But, where do I start? I guess I might want to start in the bathroom where I saw it last.

(Rose P.O.V)

"Mommy, look!" Tyler said, holding up a picture of what I think are people. "You like it?"

Studying the picture, I saw a really tall man standing next to tiny lady with a circle for a stomach. A boy and a girl stand stands next to the as they….as they stand in the middle of what looks like trees of some sort.

Realization hit me. The tall man is Dimitri and the tiny lady with a circle for a stomach is me while the kids are Rosalie and Tyler.

"Sweetie, I love your picture," I answered at last. "Let's hang it up on fridge."

Coming into the kitchen, I saw that Dimitri's head is in the refrigerator while our food is sitting on the counter tops. It must be cleaning day.

Running toward his dad, Tyler jumped on Dimitri's back. "Daddy, what you doing?"

"I'm cleaning the fridge," Dimitri answered, sitting up. "I thought you were playing with mommy and Rosie?"

"Mommy's right here, Comrade." I said, placing Tyler's picture on the fridge with the rest of his and Rosalie's art work. "I don't know about you, but I-"

I was interrupted mid-sentence by a knocking on the door. It better be Eddie and Christian. I've been waiting hours for those two. But, neither Eddie nor Christian ever knocks. Walking toward the door, I opened it. Guardians stood just outside the door. All wearing their guardian black suits with their emotionless faces. Some are my friends, others not so much.

"Hello, Rose," Jacob greeted me with a small smile. "Sorry to disturb you, but Robert Doru won't stop asking for you."

I'm not surprise by the news. I should have known sooner or later that he was going to ask for me. I just hoped that it would later.

"Do you have any idea of what he wants?" I asked Jacob, ignoring the young, creeper boy who won't stop staring me with wide eyes.

He must be newbie since I haven't seen him around before. Or the fact that I haven't been paying much attention to anything, but the important things. Things like the upcoming trial. Robert and his evil minions. How Rosalie will do answering questions in front of a lot of people. And so on…

Jacob shook his head. "I have no idea."

"Oh okay. I'll be down there in a few, alright?"

I didn't even wait for Jacob to answer before shutting the door. He probably knows by now that I always get the finally say no matter what. Coming back to the kitchen, I saw that Rosalie joined Tyler on Dimitri's back. Both of them laughing as Dimitri was just finishing up cleaning the fridge.

How am I going to tell him the news I got without him getting all mad about it. I could say, Hey, Comrade. By the way Robert asked for me millions of times, so I'm going down there to see what he wants. And he'll be like, no Roza, you're not going down there alone or I'm coming with you or you're not going period.

He could say anything, really. I mean come on its Dimitri, you have no idea what he's going to say or do. Just like me. That's why we're such a perfect match for each other. But, seriously what am I going to say? Why do I even care about what Robert has to say? The answer came just as quickly as the question. Because, I need to know what he's dying to tell me.

Taking a deep breathe, I knelt beside Dimitri. "Hey, Comrade. Uh…Jacob was just at the door with a few other guardians."

"What did he want?" Dimitri asked, looking at me thoughtfully.

Well, here goes nothing. "He came here to tell me that Robert Doru has been asking for me a lot, so I told Jacob that I'll be down there in a few…" I started to trail off when I saw the look on his face.

The look that says he's not one bit happy about what I just told him. I've been getting that look a lot lately. Dimitri untangled himself from the kids and stood up to his full form easily. I stood up too with the help of Dimitri.

"Kids, go play in your room," Dimitri said, no longer looking or touching me now. "Your mother and I need to talk."

I watched as Rosalie and Tyler head toward Tyler's bedroom, holding hands. I wonder what life would be like if I met Dimitri as a child instead of an adult. Pushing those thoughts out of my mind, I tried to focus on the situation before me. I just don't understand what the big deal is.

"Roza," Dimitri said, once the kids were out of sight. "I don't like the idea of you going out in public while you're pregnant."

Placing my hands on my hips, I simply shook my head. "You say it like it's some kind of disease or whatever. Like you don't want anyone to know that I'm pregnant."

That lit a spark inside of him. "Of course, I don't want anyone to know that you're pregnant because if people find out-"

"I know. I know," I interrupted. "I understand what will happen, but I'm sorry if I don't want to be locked up in our apartment like a caged animal. I'm sorry that I want to live my life. I'm sorry that I make you angry with me, but I'm important too."

With that, I turned around and headed for the front door. I looked back once to see the hurt and pain in Dimitri's eyes before I walked out. It's kills both Dimitri and me to be in these situations where we have no control over anything. I really want all this to be over! Why does my life have to be so complicated? Why can't I have at least one good day? Is that too much to ask for?

Just why me?

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