Chapter 4.

"Nathan I thought you would be missing this dinner." grandmother said giving him a kiss on the cheek,

"I told Felix I had a previous engagement I just couldn't miss." Nathan Ivashkov turned his attention my way. "Who's is this, Riley Ozera, and…."

"Anastasia Ivashkov." Dad told him, Nathan shot a nasty glare at my father.

" Oh this is a child of your's Adrian, who's her mother a blood whore." he said with a laugh.

"Don't speak of my mother that way." I yelled, Riley put an arm around me and pulled me to his side.

"How dare you raise your voice at me dmphire." I could feel my fac become red with anger, mom was right it was better I didn't know about this, about him.

"She's right father, Rosemarie Hathaway Belikov, isn't a blood whore." Dad said. "She's one of the best guardians of this generation, guardian to the Queen."

"It was her, that is the women you had a child with, as if her being dmphire wasn't bad enough, it had to be that no good out of control dmphire." I couldn't take anymore I ran out of the house crying. When I made to the sidewalk my legs gave out.

"Anna," someone was running over to me, "what are you doing here, it's to late for you to be wondering around alone.

"She wasn't alone Abe." Dad said. "We told her today, and she wanted to meet my parents, needless to say my father was his arrogant self."

"Why would you agree to putting my granddaughter through that Adrian, why would Rose agree to that." Abe said.

"Papa, it's not they're I fault I made them, and I regret." I told him as I stood to my feet.

"Regret nothing, child you had a reason for doing this, and you went through with it even though others told you not to. Be proud." I hugged Papa. "Now I take it you all are headed to the palace now."

"Yes Mr. Mazur we are." Riley said, coming to take my hand.

"Then let us walk together, we have to stop and get you Janie though." Papa said.

Nana was working at Court now, partly because she wanted to be able to leave if anything happened to me or Bash, and also because she wanted to be close to Papa. When we got to her living quarters she was waiting for us.

"Anna, come here and give me a hug." I walked over to her and she wrapped me in a hug that reminded me so much of my mothers.

"I've missed you Nana." I told her as I stepped back.

"I've missed you also, why are you here with Abe?" she asked and then looked around at the group I was with. "You told her today, didn't you?" she looked at Adrain.

"Yes, and she had dinner with my parents, we left earlier though." he looked down at the sidewalk.

"I told Rose she wasn't ready to know yet, I knew Nathan would rip her apart." Nana said.

"I needed to know Nana, it wasn't right them lying to me." I told her.

"I know baby girl, I just wish you didn't have to be treated badly by your own grandfather."

"It's okay Nana I'll be okay." I said, and then we all headed for the palace.

Mom opened the door for us when we reached the living area of the palace. Bashton and Ragen were in the main room watching tv and Christain and Demetri were talking.

"Your back earlier." she said, mom looked down at my face taking in my eyes that were still puffy and bloodshot. "She's been crying, what the hell happened Adrian?"

"Dad happened, he made her more angry then upset, he called you a blood whore." Dad said. "She ran out crying and we left, they hadn't even served dinner yet."

"Oh Anna." Mom said wrapping me in a big hug. "This is why we kept this a secret I didn't want you to have to go through this. You don't deserve this." she kissed the top of my head. "You and Riley go change into something more comfortable and then come back down here and we'll all eat." Mom said. Riley and I went upstairs towards our rooms.

"Are you okay?" Riley asked when we made it to the upstairs hallway.

"Yeah I'm fine, I just can't believe I let him get to me." I said. "I mean he's just a stuborn old man, why should I care what he thinks about me or mom?"

"Because he's your grandfather." Riley pulled me into a hug and then kissed me. "Go change, I'll be waiting when your done."

I went in my room and changed into some sweats and a tank top, then I headed out into the hallway to meet Riley. Dinner went smoothly, with lots of laughter and story telling, it was then that I realized something. Although I did want dad's family to like me I didn't need them, I had everything I need right here. A mom, dad, a step dad, grandparents, Bashton, Lissa, Christen, Ragen and Riley. What more could I possibly need?

Life was going to be different now, but with my family I can handle it.