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Chapter 18

Previously

I watched Dimitri speak to her by using sign language when had he learnt that? I watched her animatedly reply back to Dimitri. She took another step closer to him wrapping her arms as far around Dimitri's frame as she could. He held her small body close to him and stood up off the ground.

Turning to look at me he spoke shocking me further.

"I know you are wondering how I learnt Roza but I had a feeling 5 years ago that I should learn and I did. Now I know why its so I can communicate with out little Phil."

He knew how to sign, I just don't know he managed to have a conversation with my daughter and what was this feeling he had that made him want to learn it I just felt so puzzled which is a rarity for me.

Unless the idea was put in his head by somebody clever…. Somebody who couldn't use compulsion. Somebody who was intelligent enough to place one single thought in somebody's head without it seeming out of place.

A person who was never wrong and somebody you definitely didn't want to get on the wrong side of. Looking away from the site of Phil cuddling into Dimitri's large frame to right behind him was the culprit herself.

Lifting a shaky finger at me she then pointed to herself and shrugged in a way that was so innocent it was almost conniving, but myself knowing Yeva it was just to innocent for such a woman.

Throughout the whole scene unravelling in front of me I had held a stoic guardian face it may have even hardened slightly when I looked at Yeva.

But shocking her and just about everyone else in the room I stepped forward slightly bowing my head at my grandmother figure lifting my head I gave a proper smile, showing my white glistening teeth allowing the next words I would speak to roll out with ease.

"Thank you Babushka, I appreciate all you have done for me, I just wish you could know how much it meant to me and how much I truly appreciate it."

Briefly breaking eye contact with the woman who had helped me through so much, I glanced at my husband and daughter.

Standing watching them in silence felt peaceful and well I can't explain it but then it was rudely interrupted by a pair of footsteps entering the already full area. Since there were 7 of our new guest standing staring at me and then everyone else who was already in the house.

That was like 12 people before Adrian thought he could sneak in from the room behind me. I had to admit being an Ivashkov he was trying extremely hard to act normal but well I knew what he had been up to.

Bringing me out of these inner-genetic rants was Yeva coughing, not in as in she was feeling poorly but to grab my attention. I watched as she wobbled forward grabbing Dimitri's shoulder turning him around.

He looked at her and nodded placing a small loving kiss on a now sleeping Phil's head. My mother stepped forward taking her granddaughter from Dimitri and leading Yeva to another room.

Taking a 2 steps backward and turning sharply I was face to face with Adrian. He smiled at me in his typical half royal half smirk opening his mouth to speak, but my temper got the better of me and I punched him in the temple rendering him immediately unconscious.

There was silence in the room as his body hit the deck his head landing on the front door mat for wiping your feet. Yes we do have one inside and outside the door and might I say it was just as well as it cushioned his fall other wise he would have more than a possible black eye.

Stepping back from his splayed body I turned round to see Dimitri smirking looking at everyone else their faces seemed to show confusion until I got to Vasilisa and well she was red-faced and being held by Christian.

Out the corner of my eye I saw Dimitri eyes follow where I was looking immediately his shoulders squared and his body completely tensed ready to pounce if anything went wrong and apart from her screaming that was about to start in a couple of minutes…..

My train of thoughts were stopped by her premature shrill screaming. She is getting worse than normal she only lasted 30 seconds, at the Academy it use to take her 1 minute and 57 seconds. Exactly.

"How could you Rosemarie you had no right absolute no right to harm a royal. As your Queen you are lucky that I am not having you put up for treason. As of now you will follow my ruling, that move you just undertook was… was despicable."

Gasping for breath she stopped and her body flopped slowly pulling out of Christians arms she grabbed his hand and stormed off into the living room where my close family where.

You may be wondering where the Belikov's are (being my close family) well they were in the kitchen I don't mean that in a sexiest way but they demanded that they prepare a feast for tonight even though we fought and argued they twisted arms.

Quite literally Olena had my Babas arms twisted right up his back till he caved in. You know what they say don't fight a Belikov.

Taking a deep breath I tried to calm myself down thinking of happy thoughts instead of strangling Lissa. Who does she think she is coming in to my home acting all Queensie ? We will see about that. Turning round I smiled and ushered everyone else into the living room telling them we would catch up in a minute in peace and quiet.

Looking at Dimitri I saw his eyes closed and his eyebrows furrowed, I made a mental note to make him stop doing that as he was staring to look like an old man he didn't need any creases or wrinkles affecting his look.

Without moving my husband relaxed his shoulders and spoke.

"Less of the old man Roza and more about what you are plotting?"

Opening his eyes he was met by my Cheshire grin, avoiding his question I acted like normal.

"Comrade weren't you taught that it's rude to snoop on peoples inner thoughts and I was only being honest you did look like an old man. Secondly I have no plan I am completely innocent… and by now comrade you should know I don't plot….. I just act."

With my words said I waltzed into the living room to see the Belikov's had emerged out of the kitchen.

Standing in the centre room of I smiled and everyone and walked into the kitchen. Making up tea and coffee and placing them on trays I cautiously balanced 2 large trays and carried them into the living room.

Placing the trays down on the table I told people to help themselves grabbing one cup in particular I filled it with tea a dash of milk and 3 and a quarter sugar cubes. Walking over to the Queen herself I handed her the cup bowing.

She gracefully took the cup and flicked her hand signally me to leave. Spinning round on the spot I picked up the sugar bowl and walked away to refill it, standing in my way was an eyebrow raising Russian.

Shrugging my shoulders I walked past him grabbing the tin of sugar cubes and refilling the dish, walking back in to the living room I placed it back on the table.

Walking backwards to lean against the wall for some support I waited to be grilled by our new guests.

Eddie was the first to speak he was sitting looking pretty relaxed in one of the armchairs placed in the corner of the room with Mia half perched on his knee half sitting on the arm of the chair and his arm was sitting snugly in the side of her petite waist.

"So Rose what do we need to know before I assume a debriefing tomorrow?"

Looking him in the eyes I just stared at him for a while as he did the same to me. I think we were both looking at how grown up the other was. Breaking our moment I took the time to speak.

"Well first nice to see you again Mia, and second things you need to know my worst enemies are after me and this time I am in way too deep to tell you the truth. I will give finer details at 10 am human schedule tomorrow morning. But to be truthful I need help I do not expect anyone to risk there lives."

Closing my eyes for a second I felt Dimitri walk over and wrap his arm around my shoulder bringing me close to him so my head was resting on his chest just over his heart.

Mia was the one who replied to me smiling at me in a comforting way like a mother I found her presence in the room soothing. Amazing how people can change isn't it. How friendships can change.

"Rose I don't think there is any one in this room who wouldn't fight for you and I can vouch for myself that I will be their to kick some ass, and if you refuse to let me protect you for once in your life then I will protect that gorgeous little girls of yours and that's final."

I felt truly flabbergasted, all I could do was walk over to Mia and hug the life out of her till Eddie coughed I let go of his girlfriend since I was chocking her. I assumed he was getting worried for her condition and the accidental damage I may have caused but instead he grabbed me and pulled me onto his knee hugging the both of us. Leaning to the side I kissed his cheek.

"Thanks guys you don't know how much it means that you would protect my family after all this time apart."

Eddie shook his head and placed Mia to the side as he stood up stretching.

"Hey sis mind if we go to bed because I can tell its going to be a long day ahead?"

Smiling at Eddies old terms from back at the academy I just nodded and gave them directions to their room. They waved and walked out the room hand in hand…. So cute.

After a while in silence the Belikov's were the next to excuse themselves to get a goodnights rest telling us that there was food prepared and in the fridge. Since everyone was tired right now we could eat it tomorrow for lunch as a buffet.

After all the hugs and goodbyes the next to leave were my parents with my sleeping daughter they offered to put her to bed and I accepted as there was still a lot to do.

I would of course tuck my daughter in extra tight after everyone down here was sorted with. Next was Captain Jack to leave to go to his little cabin at the very bottom of the garden with him he took Oksana and Mark as on his way he would pass another little cottage to the far left of the garden where Michael and Sonya stayed most of the year.

It was their home that they stayed in whilst they weren't travelling and since they had a spare guest bedroom and the two spirit users would bond quickly they were staying together. I wasn't sure but I think their paths had crossed years ago.

Jill and Sydney the best two friends you could ask for in the world were the next to sneak of to bed now your wondering how Sydney can cope in a room full of evil creatures well…. She fell in love with one.

When Sydney told me she had fell in love I thought it would be a human and I was just hoping it wasn't creepy Keith…. it was 5 years ago after I left court.

A year since I left court and I was still moping around this castle of a mansion, my parents were away on holiday in Scotland visiting my Scottish grandmother. Pavel was of course staying with me and I had my little baby Phil ,but she hadn't stopped crying all night until about 10 minutes ago when Pavel offered to take a turn at looking after her.

As I left the room my screaming daughter was in I slumped down against the wall feeling totally frazzled, then the door bell went. Pushing my self off the floor using the door and wall as a support I trailed the length of the house to open the door to find Sydney standing there.

She took one look at me and dragged the coffee cup she was drinking from away from her mouth eyeing it a little before handing it over. At the time I wondered if I really looked that bad that I really needed it enough that she stopped drinking it to give it to an evil creature of the night.

Taking a sip of the coffee I felt like it immediately perked me up like I could process slightly better.

I cleared my throat slightly in an attempt to speak. I stepped back from the door clutching the coffee cup in my left hand.

"Thanks Sydney and are you coming in or just going to stand there looking prett?"

Sydney walked in through the front door smirking at me and marching through the corridor till she was out of sight. Closing and locking the door I walked down the corridor peering in doorways till I came to the kitchen were I found her brewing a massive pot of coffee that smelt strong enough to cause hairs to grow on your chest.

As she heard me enter the room she looked me up and down and commanded me to sit down at the table, she continued to busy herself raking through cupboards. By the end of her searching the table had two mugs of steaming coffee and a range of pastries that she must have found kicking about.

I watched as she grabbed a croissant taking a major bite and then glugging down the steaming coffee I really didn't know at the time how she managed it if I had done that I would have been in the hospital or seeking a spirit user pronto.

Placing the mug down Sydney frowned then opened and shut her mouth repeatedly.

"Rose I know me and you are not that close and I only work for Abe but is it possible for me to stay here?"

I stared at her for a moment hoping she would show any sign of emotion but she didn't. How could I reject the girl who had put herself on the line for me several times?

"Of course Sydney there's plenty of room…. Is it just your or you fam…"

Before I could get the word family out she had her hand up stopping me from continuing.

"Please don't mention them Rose I will tell you in time I just don't want to talk about them. And yes somebody will be staying with me my partner."

I smiled at her hoping it wasn't creepy Keith cause well I just didn't trust him would you?

I had met Keith after I left court a year ago he had been lurking around my father trying to fleece him for money and secretly turn him against Sydney making some serious lies about her. At first my mum had me pinned against the wall outside the door of my dad's office then once she had heard some of the lies herself it was me holding her pinned against the wall.

Let's just say the next day we both had bruised necks from pinning each other. My parents had secretly come to see Sydney as their daughter but they refused to tell her incase they freaked her out.

After my dad had chucked Keith out of the house he had continued to watch over Sydney's movement to make sure she was never in danger my dad ensured that she did jobs that were relevant to his work.

Smiling at her I spoke honest words not jealous but honest.

"Well at least your love life is more lively than mine is at the moment Sydney."

Sydney laughed; reaching across the table she grabbed my hand. She squeezed it softly then spoke in a mothering tone.

"Rose you may not have a physical love life, but you have that beautiful daughter of yours. I know your thinking about all the complications that have come around, but I know your situation Rose…. No don't worry nobody has told me but I am good at putting facts together and know that even though you aren't that little girls biological mother you will be the closest thing she will ever have to it."

I couldn't stop myself from allowing the tears to run out of my eyes and down my face, everything around me looked blurry. I hadn't told anyone the truth about Phila not even my parents and just having someone know part of the story made me feel relieved in a way.

I loved her with all my heart but knowing she wasn't truly mine made my heart ache more than it ever had before.

The two of us just sat in silence me allowing myself to be weak for once as Sydney rubbed soothing circles in my hands. After 10 minutes or so my eyes felt puffy and sore but I had calmed myself down the doorbell went I looked at Sydney.

"That's her Rose you know her so you might as well go open the door for her."

Her partner was due… wait it was a her?

Walking through the house when I got to the door I swung it open and watched as slightly older looking Jail Bait jumped on me knocking me flat on my back as she squeezed the life out of me.

Sydney loved Jill and Jill loved Sydney I was brought out my thoughts my Sydney coughing in a way that showed she was trying to get our attention. Jill stopped hugging me all of a sudden and froze. Jill opened her mouth to speak but she stopped.

Since I was pinned the ground I couldn't see what was going on … I wonder if she gave Jill one of her stop hand signals.

"Rose and Jill what is going on here?"

Her tone was frightening it was calm and serious I stilled on the floor not knowing what to do looking up at Jill she physically gulped.

Then Sydney burst out laughing causing me to chuckle and Jill to join in till we were all in stitches on the floor over Sydney's quick thinking prank.

Still till this day like everyone else apart from me and my dad do they know what he does. Yes he does do some mobster work but his main business is…. A secret till further notice till his newest deal has been signed and we have discussed some more business ideas and told my mum.

That's not going to be fun we have designed and empty room for when we tell her so nobody ends up endangered or damaged in any way.

Over the latter years Sydney got on with her life travelling with Jill they both went to school and when they weren't doing either of them they were living with us.

Sydney also worked in my little lab trying to create life well maybe not life but she tried to and successful discover things that would protect her and Jill out in the world rather than having to rely on a Guardian.

She also does a small amount of my dirty work as in cleaning up the messes I leave behind she still gets annoyed but not as mad as previously. Sometimes it depends on if she's been fighting with Jill whether she will take it out on me.

And I will let you in on a little secret she genuinely scares me once she shouted so much that for the next week whenever she was close by I would hide till she caught we hiding in the kitchen suctioned under the table trying to hold my whole body weight up because I didn't know what she might do to me.

Until I fell on to the floor after failing to suction myself to the underside of the table and well instead of shouting she just apologised and hugged me tightly.

Then we became best friends-cheesy I know.

Damn these inner thoughts seriously I miss half my life due to thinking things threw …uuuh.

Anyway looking round the room I saw Jill had obviously gone to bed and Syd was standing in front of me.

"Rose I'm off to bed, night night… ohh and I have some interesting photos for you at the meeting."

Nodding at her I just cuddled my head further in to Dimitri's chest feeling his arms tighten around me at the same time closing my eyes I heard Syd's feet retreat into the background then stop. It sounded like she was hovering I knew she was about to speak.

"Hey Rose ….. she's out took a while and she clearly fought it but she's out."

I lifted my hand giving her a thumbs up dropping it to my side again. Anyone who had just heard her say that wouldn't have had a clue about what she was talking about…. But I did.

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