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CHAPTER 3

A child. Tasha's child. Tasha is gona have my child. I don't know what to think about it. It's not like I have anything against children. I had always adorned my sister Karolina's children Paul and Zoya. It was true that I was not positive for a marriage but at some point in future I did want to raise my own child. But hearing her say that she was bearing my child just sounded wrong. why was it so difficult to believe it. Was I such a bad person that I had become heartless? No I was not a heartless person and if Tasha was bearing my child I could not abandon her. I could take her has my wife even if I knew there will be no love in our marriage but I could do that for my child.

Oh god! I was going to be a father I can very well live with it. But before a smile could grow on my face and I could tell her that I could marry her even if it's the baby my thoughts were interrupted by her voice

"Dimitri, Dimitri are you alright"

"Ya I am absolutely fine I mean I am more than fine. Tasha just forget what I told you I want the baby and if to keep the baby I need to marry you I am ready to do it. We will leave for London tomorrow morning I am going to ask your hand in marriage to your father"

"Oh Dimitri I am so happy"

"Me too" I said but something told me it was not from my heart. Marriage. Something I so did not want to get myself into but I wanted the child. I never felt the need of something so deeply and for that if I had to get myself forced to a loveless marriage I was ready to pay the prize.

The next morning I woke up early. Actually I did not sleep at all. I would just try to sleep and the thoughts of my child could come to me. Not something negative not at all just some weird but good ones. How she was going to call me papa and was going to have me wind up in her little finger. When I could come home after work she could come running into my arm. I know it was kind of foolish of me to think that the child will be a she when the chances of a boy are almost equal but I wanted a girl. Don't know why I think it's a fatherly instinct. I don't know if even there is such a thing.

I went downstairs into the breakfast room. It was smaller than the dinner room. Way smaller it was only for family and lady zeklos had told me I was family so I often came into the breakfast room but today I was met by Ivan

"Good morning Dimitri" "what gives me the honour of seeing you so early this morning?"

He said with a bit of sarcasm in his voice. I often got angry when people talk to me like that but today I was too happy so I excused him he was after all my friend.

"Good one Ivan but I am not angry"

He looked amused "Oh"

"Oh" what does that even mean?"

"It means that I know you are in a good mood and I am sure it has something to do with lady Ozera"

I choked at my juice. How did he know? Did he know she was having my child? Did she tell everyone I knew I won't be surprised if she did? So I asked cautiously.

"What do u mean by something to do with lady Ozera. I don't understand a word of it"

"Oh Dimitri don't act so innocent when everyone knows you are not. My mother is old enough to not see something behind her back but I am not. I have eyes u know. I like to use them on people or u could say spy on them u know that's my best hobby specially when the person is my best friend so if u think I don't know what goes on between that room of yours u are highly mistaken. But the thing is you are in extremely good mood and having sex cannot be the reason for it. u are actually happy so what's the reason?"

I knew it was difficult to hide something from him he could read me as a book. There was no one other than him who could read me so well. So it was no point in hiding I could give him a head start.

"I asked Lady Tasha Ozera to marry me"

It was his time to choke on his food

"U asked Tasha to marry u?" with a rude tone

"U know u can't speak about a lady like that even if not in their presence it's unethical" I don't know why I said it when I did not even mean it.

"Go to hell with your ethics Dimitri I know u can't just ask her to marry you. There is a catch isn't it?" Oh man he knows me too well for his own good. I don't know why I am even dragging this I might as well give in.

"U know she is good in bed and I want to keep her for myself" I tried to act casual.

"Not working Dimitri try another shot"

"Fine I will tell but u will have to keep it to yourself until I am comfortable with telling the others ok"

"Ok good so start speaking"

"She is bearing my child"

He had a weird look on his face it was not surprise in was confusion but then to understanding than to pity than he looked at me and composed himself and tried to act surprised I hoped I knew why. Then he said something weirder than his looks.

"And why are u so sure it's your child?"

And with this the rings in my head started ringing. How was I so stupid? I did not ones try to find if it was my child. I just assumed she was telling me the true. She did not have a decent history when it came to man. Everywhere she went she tried to seduce man there was a high chance it was not my child. I just hoped by doubts were nothing. But I had to clear them right now but how could I find out only the mother could tell who the father of his child was.

I left the breakfast room and went straight into my bedroom. Tasha was still there I did not hesitate to confront her.

"Tasha I want to ask u something?"

"U can ask me anything Dimitri"

"Am I the father of your child?"

"Are u accusing me of lying to u?

"I am not doing any such think. I just want to be sure and for that I want u to come with me to the physician to know the exact time of your pregnancy"

"I am not going to any physician. I am going straight to my father and I will tell him that u took advantage of me when I was in the zeklos household. my father is going to get so angry that he will inform aunt Tatiana and she will see to it that not just u but your friends and family are also punished for your sins well lord Ivan will be in a lot of trouble since I was in his household. U will be forced to marry me to save your dear ones. So if u don't want that you are going to go straight to London and speak to my father about our marriage"

"U think you can threaten me like this? U are not pregnant are u?"

"No I am not it was a small lie to get you to do things the easy way but you want me to take the harsh step I am ready for it."

"Get out. Get out of my room right now"

"Fine but if I don't see you at my doorsteps within fifteen days u have the storm coming your way"

Saying this she stormed out of the room

I was angry and irritated to say the least. She gave me a false hope and I had believed it. She took advantage of my feelings. She knew I could accept her if she could mother my child. I tried to keep my shattered dreams about the child at bay. Right now I needed to get out of her trap

So here I was in the stupid inn waiting for the storm to subside so I could return home and think about a way out. Under no circumstances was I going to marry such a heartless person but I knew she could go any height to marry me even lie to her father I had to find a way out.

I was lost in my thoughts when the door knob of my room turned and a shadow appeared

"Who are u? How dare u barge into my room without permission?"

I knew I was being harsh but right know she was the target of my anger. Wait! A she. What is a girl doing in my room? I could not make out her face due to the dim light of the candles only her gown was more or less visible "who are you?"

"My name is rose, lady rose mazur"

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