the deadliest rose (COMPLETE)

Chapter 28

"Yes, but I'll let her explain it when she is able." Everyone nodded at me.

Soon we heard Roza moan, "mmmm." I helped her sit up but held her in my lap, after her premonition I wanted her as close to me as was possible.

"Babe, are you ok?"

"Yes, just a massive headache. God, I have never had a headache that hurt this much before." 

I handed her the water and Lissa handed me some pregnancy safe capsules for her head pain after handing her those as well she swallowed them. She lay her head against my chest for a few minutes to rest before getting into her premonition.

"Someone has told the strigoi about the prophesy and they plan to attack the academy in three weeks wanting to kill me and our baby." Everyone gasped. "I saw who told them but it is just so difficult to believe. Lissa and I were raised around him and I just don't understand how he could do this. I mean is it so naïve of me to think everyone wants the strigoi gone?"

"RoRo, who... who was it?" Lissa asked attentively.

Roza raised her eyes to Lissa's before she answered, "Victor Dashkov."

Lissa's hand flew to cover her mouth before she cried out, "oh my God! I was raised to look at him as an uncle, we both were. Why would he do this?" She curled up into Chris's chest as Roza was curled into mine and they both cried.

"Baby, try to relax. Remember stress is bad for Marinique." Her breathing steadied and she calmed. "Now as for your question, no it is not naïve to think that everyone wants the strigoi to end. Everyone with half a brain cell wants them all dead. Some just want it to be because of them so that they will get the glory. Not that killing someone is glorious, not in anyway, but unfortunately you already know that all too well. Others just don't want it to be because of a dhampir. But don't you worry, we will persevere and Marin will be safe you will both be safe. And we will find Dashkov that I promise you. Don't be afraid my love I will protect both of you, always." As I continued to stroke her hair I began to sing her a Russian lullaby that my mother had sang to my sisters and I when we were young. Eventually she fell asleep.

When I knew for sure that Roza was in a deep restful sleep I turned to our accompanying guardians. "When we get back to the academy I want a meeting of every guardian on campus as well as a video link to Hans Croft and the councils. No matter where the members are I want to video link them in. I also want all the moroi that have been training to fight there. This will give us a true idea of how many of them are going to be able to actually have the nerve to fight and those that are in it for other reasons. Call Alberta now and ask her to contact the contractors again have them build a twelve-foot wall around the academy complete with turrets. Cancel classes for a month send the students, faculty and staff that are not guardians or fighting moroi out of state. That includes Janine Hathaway and my family, Ivan you go too."

"No, I am staying to fight; I haven't been in those classes for the fun of it Dimka."

"Fine. Yuri, Tell Alberta to ask court for another three hundred guardians from around the world. Roza didn't say how many strigoi there are this time so we may need even more reinforcements at a date closer to the attack. Tell her to tell Hans to get every spare person he can get together to find and destroy Victor Dashkov. Also, ask Alberta to have all the female guardians and fighting moroi to have pregnancy tests done if any of them are pregnant they go too. Same with any female reinforcements we are going to be sent. We will not risk anyone's child's life no matter who's it is." I turned to Lissa and Chris, "when we land you both pack and leave with the others."

"No, absolutely not. You are not a guardian any more Dimitri and I will not leave my sister alone in this." Chris nodded.

"Lissa if I had my way I would stash Roza on the moon until this was over but I know she will never run. She is going to want to fight which I can't allow at least not physically. If she has to use her magic she will be far enough away and heavily guarded enough to where no one will ever touch her or our baby."