Anastasia's POV
The night before the ball Ragen and I stayed with our mother's at her families cabin just outside court. Riley and Bashton were at my place with Daddy Demetri and Christian. As we were getting ready to go to bed there was a knock at the door, mom went to answer it and returned with grandma Ivashkov.
"Anna," she came over and hugged me, "are you excited for tomorrow?"
"Excited, nervous, is there really a difference?" I said.
"All will be fine," she told me, we went and sat on the couch, " here I brought a gift for you.' she handed me a wooden jewelry box, that looked extremely old. I opened the top and inside was a necklace with matching earrings and bracelet. "That's black diamond set in silver, I hope you like it."
"I love it, thank you grandmother." I said before giving her a hug.
Grandmother stayed for awhile and we talked about tomorrow. When she left mom and Lissa sent us off to bed.
The next morning we were up at nine to start getting ready. For mom, Lissa, Ragen and I to get our hair and makeup done three hours, and after that we had nail appoints, and mom and Lissa had to pick up their dresses. By the time we got home it was four, and we all still had to dress and take and hour ride to the palace. Ragen and I hurried upstairs to dress as soon as we got home. Ragen and I both dressed in her bedroom neither of us had seen the others dress yet.
"Okay Anna what do you think?" she asked and I turned to face her. Ragen's dress was a sleek on shoulder black dress the clung to her curves.
"It's beautiful Ra, do you like mine?" I had gone for a princess dress, it was black sleeveless with a corset top and it ruffled out at the waist.
"Amazing." she smiled. "Now lets go so we can meet up with the guys, I'd hate to be late for our own party."
An hour later we were at the palace the ballroom had been decorated for the occasion. Tables were placed around a dance floor with black and white table clothes draped over them, white roses where every where on the tables the chairs even on the stairs. It was beautiful. Mom and Lissa showed Ragen and I to the room we would wait in to make our entrance. It was a small room upstairs that use to be the playroom when we all stayed at the palace. Ragen and I sat in the chairs and waited for our fathers to come in. Christen was the first to come in room, I was expecting dad to be behind him but he wasn't.
"Anna they need you out in the hall." Christen said. I nodded and stepped out in the hallway. There stood not just dad, but daddy Demetri too, I recived hugs from both of them.
"Which one of you is walking with me?" I asked
"Both of us." Dad told me, "Unless you do want to do it that way."
"Of course I do.I want both of you to walk with me, my dad," I hugged Adrian, "and my отец." I hugged Demetri.
"Russian?" he asked with a smile on his face.
"Yeah I thought that's be easier then calling both of you dad or saying daddy Demetri all the time." I looked up at him and he was smiling. "So when do we go down?"
"Right after Ragen." Dad said. I turned toward the door and Ragen was coming out with her father. She gave me a slight smile and then they headed to the stairs.
"Introducing Miss Ragen Amelia Cassandra Dragomir Ozera." an announcer called from downstairs. "Daughter of Queen Valissa and Christen Ozera."
"You ready?" Oтец asked. I just nodded and linked arms with the two of them.
"Introducing Miss Annastaisa Marie Belivok Ivashkov, daughter of Adrian Ivashkov and Rosemarie and Demetri Belivok." We walked down the stairs and everyone was clapping, I looked at the bottom and Riley was waiting for me a smile on his face. When we reached the bottom dad placed my hand in his and we met Ragen and Bashton on the floor for the first dance of the night. We were joined by our parents and other members of the court. I was glad I did this glad that my life was no longer a secret and glad that I had my family.