Who's Mind Is In My Mind? (complete)

Chapter 15

She looked me dead in the eyes, and said, "I want you to be our next queen, Rose."

"WAIT WHAT?!!!!" I quickly jumped up, and started pacing the room.

"Didn't I tell you, that this would be her reaction?" My father laughed, and I sent him a scathing look. Which just made him smile, and laugh even harder.

'Crazy old man.' I thought.

"Rose, please come sit with me." Taking a deep breath, I did as she asked. She had moved to the sofa so that I sat down next to her.

"Please hear me out, before you say no, ok?"

I nodded.

"The largest portions of the royals, are becoming more and more corrupt by the day. I can't even trust anyone on the council, to do anything that is anyone's best interest, except their own anymore. You have grown up around the royals Rose, you know what they are like. I know what Jesse Zeklos, Ralph Sarcozy, Camille Conta and others have done to you Rose. I know, what they have put you through. And if we don't do something very very soon, they, or others just like them, will be the ones on the council. I know, that you don't want that to happen, any more than we do... anymore than I do."

She paused to gather her thoughts, before continuing.

"If they become part of the council, what little rights, that the dhampir and non-royals do have. Will disappear, forever. They will all become, little more than slaves to the royals, even worse than they are now. You are the only woman, with enough royal blood, that I trust to do this. I would ask Lissa, but there are only two problems with that. One, is that she is the last Dragomir, and the second, is that she is too sweet and gentle, to be queen. As much as I adore her, she just doesn't have the balls, to tell the royals, to sit down shut up and shove it up their asses. Which will be required, on a regular basis, I'm afraid. Even more so in the coming years, than it is now. And I have had to do it quite often already. I have to do it at most of the meetings."

I was shocked, I never in my life thought I would hear Tatiana say something like that.

"What royal blood do I have?"

"Janine's father, is Prince Edward Szelsky and your paternal grandfather, is Prince Damon Badica."

Turning to my father, I asked, "How is that possible? Your last name is Mazur."

"I took on my great great great great great great great grandmother's maiden name when I started my business. She was not a royal, therefore unknown to most of our world. Taking her name, was the only way that I knew how to protect my family."

"Wait, so your saying that the massacre that Mitya and I walked in on was my family?!"

"Part of it, yes." My father answered sadly.

"Oh baba, I am so sorry." I walked over and tightly hugged him, just not tight enough to hurt him.

"It's not your fault kiz. Even though you unknowingly avenged them, which I do appreciate, more than you know." He said, as he wrapped his hands around my upper arms, and looked into my eyes. Letting me know just how serious he was.

"How did I avenge them exactly?" I asked, as I returned to my previous seat.

"Isaiah and Elena, were responsible for their deaths. For Art's death."

"And Mason's. Although, they had monetary incentive with Mason."

"What do you mean kiz?" My father asked confused.