Hello readers! Thanks for all your comments, they really cheered me up. But I'm still coming to terms with what the doctor told me. She told me I have some Anixety Disorder :S and she doesn't know which one, so she wants me to see a therpist at the doctors so they can pin it down. But that's not all! She's worried about my health so I have to have a blood test too! Great...

To top it all off! My dad and I are having awkard silences as my grandma says he's "worried" about me, but he hardly shows it.

So there's my crap life at the moment! Just can't wait to get back to college to get away from all of this home drama!

Anyways, here's the next chapter you've all been dying for :D

Chapter Twenty Nine:

I stared blanky at the name on the mother's name. I thought for a minute this was a dream or some kind of cruel trick, but my fast beating heart told me otherwise. Quinn Mazur. The name ran through my brain, trying to piece it anywhere so I could know who this person was. But nothing came into mine. Just the name.

"Rose," Lissa whispered. "I know this is a very bad time to load more stuff on you, but there's something else."

I finally looked up towards Lissa after a moment of silence. "What do you mean?"

Gently, Lissa pulled me down onto one of the sofa's in the office and took the file from my hands. She turned it over and pulled out a sheet towards me. I held it up to see it was another birth certificate, but this one wasn't mine.

Ryan Stephen Mazur

That was the name on it, with the same mother and father.

"Whose Ryan?" I asked, my voice shaky as my hands.

Lissa hestiated before saying, "Look at the date of birth."

I scanned for it until I found it.

March 23rd, 1992 (AN: I'm not sure I got the year right, sorry if it's wrong!)

The day I was born too.

"Rose," Lissa said again, "Ryan's your twin brother."

My eyes watered even more as the breath caught up in my throat. I stared and stared at the two unfamilier names, but none of them fitted in my head. I wanted to deny it, say it wasn't true. But the truth was staring at me right in the face. I knew something wasn't right, but I thought it might of been something small. Nothing like this. Was Janine not my birth mother? If not, then why lie?

Just then the office door slammed open, I didn't need to look up to see who it was as I saw my Dad's familier black shoes.

For a while there was just silence, the only thing I could hear was heavy breathing and the feel of tenison in the room, that made me want to vomit.

Then, my father's angry voice said, "You told her!"

I felt second of fear in the bond, but it quickly went away. "She has a right to know."

"But not like this!" Janine shouted, "We were going to tell her...but there was never a right time."

"You had no right to tell her!" Abe shouted too.

That's when I exploded.

"DON'T TAKE THIS OUT ON HER!" I yelled, partly grateful that they're was loud music playing from where everyone else was. I looked up to both Janine and Abe, glaring at them as I said, "Lis, can you leave us alone please?"

Corncen came through the bond, "Are you sure?"

I turned to Lissa and gave her a small, small smile. "Yeah, go on."

Slowly nodded, Lissa went out of the office, closing the door behind her. I stood up, anger passing through my veins as I looked back at them, holding the closed file in my hands tightly.

"So," I started, my voice tense. "Are you going to explain this?" Held up the file towards them, "Or do I need to figure out for myself?"

"Rose-" Janine started to say but I cut her off.

"No," I growled. "No more lies, tell me the truth. I want to hear it from you."

There were tears in Janine's eyes as I knew in her mind she was trying to figure out how to get out of this one. But she knew, that she couldn't. It was too late.

Closing her hazel eyes, she muttered, "I'm not your birth mother." I saw relief cross her face as she opened back her eyes.

I could feel my legs start to shake, but I didn't back down.

"Right, so were you ever going to tell me? Or were you going to let me live a lie for the rest of my life?" I said with a straight tone.

"We were going to tell you." Dad, Abe, whoever he was said, taking a small step forward.

"When you turned eighteen. But..." Janine trailed off.

I waved my free hand, "But?"

"But, you already met your father and I didn't want to tell you too much because then you would be overload." Janine told me.

I ran my hand through my hair, "So, if Lissa didn't tell me, would of you two told me?" Gulit crossed their faces, "Would of you?"

Abe slowly shook his head, "No, we wouldn't."

I rubbed my forehead, "So, you would never told me that your not my birth mother and that I have a twin brother!" Silence reached us, until I whispered. "What happened to them?...Where are they?"

Abe and Janine looked at each other before silently nodding and looked back at me.

"You might want to sit down for this," Janine suggested. "This could take a while."

I agreed as I sat down where I was a minute ago. Janine sat on the sofa opposite me and Abe stood next to where Janine was sat, looking to tense to sit down.

Taking a deep breath, Janine was the first to talk. "Quinn's name before she married Abe wasn't Mazur...it was Hathaway." She slightly smiled as I gave her a confused expression. "Quinn Hathaway was my half-sister."

I struggled for words.

"She was only a year younger than me, but she was much more like our mother - your grandmother - Marie." Janine looked like she was in a lost memory. "Quinn was such a free-spirit, down to earth, caring and passionate, with feistiness in her. She would have died for anyone she cared about." Breathing out a laugh, Janine continued. "I was always the bitchy, in control sister - who at a first meeting you wouldn't like. But Quinn saw passed my cover and saw me as the 'sensitive' one." She took another breath, "We did go St Morgans, only because our mother owned a small cafe on site. I always found it embrassing, whereas Quinn loved it. Her and her best friend would always go there after were classes were done and hang out over there." Janine looked into my eyes as she said, "I regret not being as kind back then."

I took a moment to say, "But that doesn't explain how Abe and my birth mother met. It doesn't explain why your pretending to be my birth mother. It doesn't explain why you say Abe isn't the father to your unborn baby."

At the last thing I said Abe cracked up laughing and Janine looked embrassed as well as amused.

"What?" I asked, frustated.

Abe calmed down, but a smile was still on his face. "Sorry Kidz, I had to laugh at the last thing you said."

"Why? Why would it be so funny if you and Janine had a baby?" I asked.

"Because firstly," Abe started as he crossed his arms over his chest. "It would be illegal. And secondly, it would be sick and wrong."

I narrowed my eyebrows, "What? Why would it be illegal."

Abe turned to Janine with a smirk on his face, "Should you tell her or should I?"

"I've already told her about the start, it's your turn." Janine said.

"Tell me what?"

Turning to me, Abe said. "The reason it would be sick and wrong for Janine and I to have a child because...we're brother and sister."

My eyes widened and my jaw dropped.

"H-how?" I managed to get out. "How could of you then gone with...my birth mother?"

Janine answered, "Me and Abe have the same father but not the same mother, whereas Quinn and I have the same mother but not the same father."

"So me and Quinn were never brother and sister." Abe finished off.

I put my head in my hands, "This is so hard to get my head around." I mumbled.

"Quinn loved you," Janine said in a small voice. "She loved you both, you and Ryan. She always said that you two were destined for greatness."

"Loved," I repeated as I looked back up at them. "Loved? As in past tense..."

Abe looked down, "Do you remember the story I told you about Peterson and what he did to Richard's family?" I nodded my head slowly. "Well right before that, both you and Ryan were three months old when I met Peterson. It was around the time I became business partners with Richard." Abe ran his hand through his hair. "Peterson wanted both me and Richard to work for him, as he was a non-royal like the both of us. But he had a lot of power over the Moroi world. Since we knew how dangerous it was in his world, we told him to 'piss off'. Unknown to us after that, Peterson was in rage and wanted pay back. But even before he did, he continued to ask Richard and myself to join him and we kept saying no. But after that night, we learned that you never say no to Peterson without something happening."

"Is that when Richard's family was killed?" I whispered.

Abe shook his head, "That was later." I could see his eyes were lost as he continued to look down at the ground. "Two years later I went out for a business meeting with Richard. I wanted you, Ryan and Quinn to come with me, as I had been feeling as we're beening watched. But Quinn told me I was being silly." He coughed out a laugh. "She told me not to worry, but I left one of my guardians there, just to be on the safe side." Abe groaned as he stormed over to the window which was behind the desk, both I and Janine watching his every move. "I know I shouldn't of left you guys...I knew I should of stayed and had the meeting another day. But I was young back then...happy with my beautiful newly wife and my lovely children. So on that night, I left...and that was the last time I saw Quinn and Ryan again."

I felt tears run down my cheeks as I knew where this was going.

"Peterson's men came to the house that night, killed the guardian I left and started a fire in the kitchen, to make it look like Quinn had left it on." I had never seen my father cry before, but there I saw two tears ran down his cheeks as he stared outside the window. "At the time Quinn was asleep on the sofa after putting both you and Ryan to sleep. She must of heard them as she...she...was shot in the stomach." I felt my chest tighten, but forced myself to listen. "But unknown to the men who came that night, Quinn managed to call someone for help. A good friend of the family and your godfather." Abe paused before going on, "Derek Longarm. Both him and his pregnant wife lived next door and Derek went into the fire to save all of you. But he couldn't find Quinn so he went upstairs, as he followed a screaming babies' cries." Abe turned for a minute to me. "Your cries." He turned back outside, "He followed the cries as he couldn't tell where he was going through the smoke and fire. So he managed to find you, but since you and Ryan didn't sleep in the same room and Ryan wasn't crying...Derek couldn't find Ryan nor Quinn." Abe quickly wiped his tears away when he turned back to me, with a expression that showed both sadness and worry.

That's it. The story of my life. I always have felt that there was something more to my background. I always felt like-

"Hey Rose!" Adrian yelled as he opened the door, making us (Janine, Abe and I) jump as someone had broken the silence. Adrian had a smile on his face but quickly placed with a frown as he sensed the tension in the room. "I'm sorry," Adrian said in a low voice. "I didn't mean to walking in on anything..."

I shook my head, "No, it's fine Adrian." I said with a shaky tone. "Just give me fifteen more minutes."

Looking at the state I was in, Adrian slowly nodded. "Okay," Was all he said before walking out, closing the door behind him.

There was a two minute silence as I took everything into my mind.

Janine broke the silence, "Rose. Please say something."

I looked down at my palms as I said, "How come I can't remember?" I asked. "I can't remember the fire. I can't remember Ryan...I can't even remember my own mother."

"Rose," Janine started with a gentle voice. "You were only two when it happened. Children at that age don't remember anything..."

I head snapped up to her, "Is that why you decided to pretend to be my birth mother?" I shouted, anger and gulit going through me. "So you knew I wouldn't remember them and you could take on the mother role?" I was now back to standing and breathing heavily.

"NO!" Janine shouted, standing up too. "Both I and your father thought it would be best, so people wouldn't ask question."

"OH! Okay!" I said putting my hands on my hips, "Who knew about this little secret!"

Janine looked to Abe for help.

Abe took a deep breath before saying, "Both your godmother and godfather, Derek knew since they were there that night. Your grandmother Marie knew before she died two months later. And of course the Queen knew as she had you set at St Vladimirs when you would turn six."

"So, wait?" I said, "No one thought it was weird that you, never came to see whilst I was growing up? Because Mason and Eddie's mothers always came to see them when they could. But you...You didn't even try." I said looking towards Janine.

"I couldn't," Janine replied. "Even when I wanted to, I still couldn't because...I knew when I saw you, you would call me 'Mom'. And I felt so gulity because...Quinn would never get that. Seeing you at the academy, watching you grow up into the brilliant girl you are today." There were both tears in mine and Janine's eyes as we stared at each other. "I'm so sorry."

I pressed my lips together as I held back the more tears that wanted to come. "Well, sorry isn't good enough. Not after living a lie."

Janine rubbed her forehead, "I need to go to the toilet..." She said putting her hand to her stomach. "This baby needs to pee..." With an awkard laugh, Janine left the room.

Leaving me with my father.

After another minute of silence, he broke it.

"Rose-" I cut him off though.

"How many?" I asked, looking down at the coffee table between the two sofas opposite each other.

"What?"

"How many people have to be killed just because of your business?" I shouted at him and he looked shocked at my choice of words. "Come on Dad! How many? Twenty? Thirty? Or how about fifty?" With each number I took a step closer to him, making us five steps away from each other.

"No one will die." Abe said with a firm voice.

"Really?" I said with a not-so-funny-laugh. "Because Mom died. Ryan died. Richard's family died. Scott and I almost died!" I shook my head as I stared at him with a blank expression. "When are you going to stop playing this game?"

"I'm not playing a game." Abe tried to sound firm this time, but he looked like he was almost broken.

"Then why are you still playing!" I shouted in his face. "All the deaths...all of them. They lead to you..." I moved away from him, "You're the reason I never knew my mother and brother...All because of this business."

I was crying now and Abe looked like he was about to cry.

"Leave. Now." I growled at him, looking at him right in the eye. "And never come back." I sat on the sofa and whispered, "You're as dead to me as Mom and Ryan..."

Abe flinched and he looked like he wanted to say more, but realising I meant my words. Slowly, he left.

Leaving me with the file that told the whole story of my life.

I quickly checked my make-up and hair before leaving the office. I didn't look too bad, but anyone who would look at me twice would know I had been crying. That something wasn't right.

As soon as I made my way through the hallway and to the crowded cafe, I felt someone catch my arm. Through the bond I could tell it was Lissa.

I turned towards her worried jade-green eyes as she said, "Are you okay?"

Managing to keep the tears at bay, I slowly shook my head and Lissa pulled me into tight hug.

"I'm so sorry that you had to find out that way." Lissa whispered in my ear. "I'm sorry that I had to tell you like that."

I shook my head again agaisnt her shoulder, "It's fine." I said as we pulled away from each other, "I needed to know."

Lissa nodded, "I know."

"Rose, Lissa," Adrian's voice came to us and an expression of confusion and stress was on his face. "You and me need to get up on stage to welcome everyone and to reveal the name. But we don't have a name yet!"

Suddenly, a thought went through my mind.

"I know what to call it." I said with a small smile on my face.

Adrian narrowed his eye brows. "What?"

"Quinn's Cafe." Lissa gave me a light smile, "Quinn is my mother's name."

Adrian looked even more confused than before and said, "I thought your mother's name was Janine?"

I shook my head, "No, it's a long story. One that I'll tell you later. But it would be great if we could name it after her. Please." I begged Adrian.

Adrian smiled at me and pulled me into a hug, "Of course Rose. It's the least I can do."

I smiled and hugged him back. When we pulled away, he grabbed my hand and said, "Come on, we're on!"

With a quick goodbye from Lissa, Adrian and I managed to get to the stage. The DJ gave us two microphones and everyone clapped as we entered the stage.

As Adrian was a talker, he explain how the idea came to him and I. Whereas I was looking through the cafe, until my eyes landed on Dimitri.

He was standing with Jill and Scott - who were listening to Adrian - and his dark, dark eyes were focused on me. He could tell something was wrong, he knew me too well. Since I didn't want to worry him too much, I gave him a small smile which meant we'll talk later.

For some reason my eyes went to the back to see Abe, at the door. My guess he was about to leave but he wanted to stay for the naming part. I quickly looked away before he noticed that I knew he was there.

"So, my darling Rose," Adrian said, putting a his arm around my shoulders. "Would please tell everyone the name of our great cafe."

I had to smile as I said, "Quinn's Cafe."

"Welcome to Quinn's Cafe everybody!" Adrian shouted through his microphone and everyone clapped again.

Through the screams and clapping, I managed to see Abe leave, with a small smile on his face.

"Are you okay?" Dimitri whispered in my ear as we were walking home, Jill and Scott in front of us.

"I'll tell you when we're alone." I needed to tell Dimitri, because I don't think I'll be able to cope.

Without saying anything else, Dimitri nodded, wrapping an arm around me.

But as we got to the house, someone was waiting outside the door for us.

"Janine?" I questioned as she stood up from sitting on the step.

"Hey Rose," She gave me a small smile. "Can we...talk for a minute."

Even though I was really tired from all the yelling, I nodded. "I'll see you guys in there."

Dimitri gave me one last look before the three of them went inside.

"How are you doing?" Janine asked.

"Not good. Well, it's not going to be good when you find out your birth mother isn't your birth mother."

Janine sighed, "I'm sorry that we lied to you Rose, but I really did think it was for the best. And so, I have this for you." She held up what looked like a photo album in her hands.

"What is it?"

"The first two years of your life." Janine said, handing the album to me. "With Ryan, Abe and your Mom." I held the book lightly me my hands, not wanting to break it. "I've had it for the last sixteen years, and now I can finally give it to you."

I looked at her, "Thanks." I said quietly. "Aunt Janine."

She breathed out a little laugh, "And I've been waiting you to say that for the last sixteen years."

I nodded as I walked towards the door, "Goodnight."

Janine nodded also, "Goodnight."

I went inside, leaning on the closed front door as I hestiatly opened the book album. And the first thing I saw made my hand cover my mouth.

It was a picture of me. But someone holding me, a woman.

My Mom.

From the looks of it I was only a few hours old as we were on a hospital bed.

Mom was holding me in her arms and right away I could tell where I got my looks from. But her eyes...her eyes were a hazel-green colour. I must get my eyes from Dad. Mom had brown hair like me, but a little bit lighter and the same oval face. We both also had light tanned skin.

She was smiling down towards Baby Me, and looking like a proud mother.

ABE'S POV

I was at Roland's bar, drinking to get rid of the pain in my head and heart. Rose didn't want anything to do with me no more and honestly I couldn't blame her. I was the reason that Ryan and...Quinn died. God I missed Quinn everyday and Rose was the only person who could still keep her alive for me. But now she has now put me as dead to her, there was nothing left to lose. Sure I still had my great son Scott, but when Rose tells him everything. I was sure he wouldn't want anything to do with me either.

So, I grabbed my phone from my pocket and ran a number I knew well.

He picked up on the fourth ring. "Richard here."

"Hey Richard it's me, you said you wanted revenge for your family." I took one last slip from my drink. "I want that to."

So there you have it people! The truth is out and now I smell revenge on the way, do you too? Mwahahahaha! And yes, I had to leave that cliff-hanger at the end. It's my job :D But what I really want to know is what was the most shocking twist for you?

1. Finding out Janine isn't Rose's birth mother?

2. Finding out Rose has a twin brother named Ryan?

3. Learning that Janine and Quinn were half sisters?

4. Abe and Janine are infact half brother and half sister?

5. Derek Longarm being Rose's (and maybe Ryan's) godfather?

6. Learning more about Peterson?

7. How Quinn and Ryan died?

8. Or was it that Rose wanted nothing more to do with Abe?

Wow! A lot of stuff happened! But I still hope you liked it! It was really hard to write it too, to get all the right emotions in it! But I hope I got it right for you guys! Let me know what you think!