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Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Fifteen

" Are you sure you want to do this Roza? They could arrest you the second they get off your father's plane. We could leave now and Sonya, Sydney and Adrian can lead them to Tasha." Dimitri murmured in my ear.

I grabbed his hands in mine and looked into the brown eyes that held so much love for me, compassion for all, and bloodlust for the undead monsters we faced throughout our life.

" I do want to do this Comrade. I trust you and my father to keep me safe from anything."

He nodded his head and then Sydney announced the arrival of my fathers plane. I turned and watched as it hit the runway and finally came to a stop. The door opened and the steps were let down. Eddie and Luka came down first walking over and standing in front of me. Dimitri took a protective stance behind me.

Next Guardian Croft came down the stairs followed by Guardian Mikhail Tanner. Sonya let out a squeal and he stopped on the bottom step. He was looking at her half in awe and half in fear despite the sun beating down.

" It's me Mikhail. I'm back, they brought me back to you."

He took a faltering step towards her and then he ran to her picking her up and twirling her around. It was such a sweet moment. I became upset because I'd longed for that to have been Dimitri and I when he'd been changed back. He reached forward and pulled my back to his front. I guess he was feeling the same way at the moment. I looked back towards the plane but saw my father walking towards me, Croft right behind him. Luka and Eddie moved to either side of Dimitri and I.

" Kiz, Belikov."

I hugged my dad and then looked behind him. No one else was coming.

" Where's Moore? And where's mom?"

I'd kind of wanted to see my mom too. I thought she'd be here since she was dad's Guardian.

" That piece of filth is handcuffed to a seat with his own personal jailer." He said pointing behind him at the plane.

" And mom?" I repeated.

" Your mom is back at Court, she had to stay with Vika. Olena is on her way with Pavel but they couldn't get here before we had to leave." My father said reluctantly.

" What happened to Vika?" I was scared to know. I didn't know much about pregnancy but I knew sometimes there were complications.

" She had a little scare two nights ago, the baby is fine they just want her to stay in bed until her next check up in a month. It's just a precaution." I nodded and felt both myself and Dimitri relax. I turned to Guardian Croft who had been staring at me intently.

" Well what would you like to know?" I asked point blank.

" First I want to know why you thought escaping was a good idea when you could have asked to see me with the information you had." He said placidly.

" Because you and everyone else had already decided I was guilty, and why would I think you would believe me? Next Question!" I stated.

" Fair enough. Second why would you take a Royal Moroi and an Alchemist into the home of a Strigoi?" He asked surprisingly still calm.

I handed him Tatiana's letter and he read it quietly.

" Next Question!" I said when it was clear he was finished and had handed the letter back.

" Where is Natasha Ozera?"

I don't think any one of us missed the fact that her title had been dropped. My father didn't really look surprised though.