Chapter 28
“Wow checkout that house its huge” Alexei exclaimed as the reached the end of the road.
“Alexei that’s not huge that gigantic hello!” Andres continued starring at the house in front of them.
“Look it has a gate, a fountain and a lot of windows check it out” Alma described the house as if everyone else was blind and couldn’t see the orange house in front of them.
“What a house!” Anastasia lastly exclaimed
“Anastasia it’s not a house it’s called a hacienda ” Damian corrected
“Whatever, its still gigantic” she ruddily answered
“Are you guys going to just sit and stare or do you want to go in?” Damian said getting out of the automobile.
“No we want to see” everyone except Eva confirmed and followed Damian out of the car.
“Damian wait” Flor stopped her brother at the door “ aren’t we missing someone?” she asked
“No not that I see”
“Hello Domain Eva is still in the car”
“And!”
“And she is in the car because she is angry at you”
“Don’t be ridiculous why the hell would she be mad at me”
“She’s not mad at you per say, she’s just mad at the situation” Flor said trying to give her brother a little push in the right direction.
“At what situation”
“Your blind” Flor spoke exasperated with her brother “she’s jealous you idiot” she finished punching her brother in the arm and walking into the house while shaking her
head in frustration.
“She’s not jealous, your crazy” Damian yelled after his little sister then made his way toward the truck.
“Camilla gave me the address” Eva mimicked Damian’s tone of voice angrily not noticing Damian coming her way.
“Eva” Damian said knocking on the window “EVVA” he yelled getting her attention “are you alright?”
“Of course, why wouldn’t I be alright?” Eva said getting out of the car and slamming the door “well lets go” she insisted and then starting walking towards the house with
Damian right on her tale.
“My sisters crazy, she wasn’t jealous” Damian thought to himself following Eva into the house.
“Ian the rooms are huge, do we each get our own room” Anastasia said running down the stairs to Damian as while the others went from room to room.
“Yes everyone gets their own room sweetheart"
“Damian we need to get more clothing for the girls and look at the local schools for the girls” Eva spoke to Damian
“Right but I think the school will have to wait till tomorrow and the clothing we”
“Can get little by little” Flor finished
“Right”
Now
“Eva you were most definitely jealous” Anastasia laughed at how Eva had acted the first couple of weeks at their new home
“I remember you avoided Damian the first couple of weeks only talking to him when you had too like when you enrolled us in school or when we went shopping for clothing.”
“I wasn’t jealous” Eva said crossing her arms in a huff
“Oh you weren’t then I can visit Camilla anytime I want”
“What!” Eva exclaimed and attacked Damian putting him in a headlock “who are you going to visit, who!” she said holding him tightly while Damian laughed out “no one”
“What?” she inquired tightening her hold “N O ON E” Damian spit out loosing circulation to his lungs?
‘Good” Eva said letting go of her husband and sitting back while crossing her arms.”
“Well, lets go eat” Flor said everyone following them into the dining room for dinner.
Weeks Later:
Anastasia walked out of Rasputin’s office with a smile on her face and made her way to her new office.
“Miss Derevko were would you like this desk a young man said as he and another brought in her desk “Right over there” Anastasia said pointing to the areas in front of a
wall.
“Anya” Rasputin smiled coming into her office “it’s looking good in here”
“Yes it is thank you sir”
“Please I’ve told you to call me Rasputin your like a daughter to me” Rasputin said putting his arm around her.
In Damian and Eva’s home that night:
“You want to move to the city!”
“Why not Damian I’ve had to pretend to live there for the last two years. The belongs to us why shouldn’t I live there.”
“Absolutely not your not ready to live on you own, no way”
“Damian she black mailed Rasputin’s right hand man and has replaced him I think she has proven herself.”
“I totally agree with Alexei plus I’ll be moving in with her,” Alma added
“What!” Eva exclaimed coming out of the kitchen “no your not”
“Mother I’m the same age as Anastasia and you didn’t seem to have a problem when she told you yesterday that she wanted to move”
“In fact I believe that you encouraged her to move out”
“Yeah Celine right I believe your exact words were ... A girl your age should get out and see the world.” Imitating her mother’s enthusiasm to perfection.
“I,”
“You knew that she was planning to move out and didn’t tell me”
“Damian I didn’t tell you because you have a tendency to over react”
“So do you”
“I do not”
“So you have no issue with Alma moving out then because that way both girls will be together”
“No there’s I have no issue”
“Good then it’s settled, Alma and I will move to the city”
“Fine that’s a great idea” Eva said holding firm
“How did your meeting go with Rasputin today? Andres asked trying to change the subject.
“He was creepy and kind o me like always. When he came into my office he asked me to call my Rasputin once more and reminded that I was like his daughter. He made
skin I wanted to rip his throat out when he put his arm around me” Anastasia voice slowly grew louder and surprisingly grew in anger “Bastard”
“Anastasia you have to keep appearance if we want to destroy The Omen and Rasputin for good”
“I know that Alexei I’m not an idiot”
“I know it’s just sometime you do things by instinct and one of these days your instincts will cost us something more important than our revenge”
“My instincts haven’t been wrong so far,” Anastasia yelled
“You can’t always rely on your instinct to get you out of the tight spot you get yourself into”
“Yes they can and have thus far Alexei. What the hell is wrong with you?”
“What’s wrong with me, what wrong with me” Alexei yelled furious with his sister. “We’ve got a second chance, a new family and you seem to be determined to give it all
up”
“What are you talking about?”
“Guys come on” Andres tried to interfere but both Anastasia and Alexei turned to him and yelled, “stay out of this”.
“I’m talking about just running out of the way of a bullet in the nick of time or running out of a room just before the guards burst in. Do you think that they want to loose a
daughter and a sibling? Do you believe that I want to loose my sister and my best friend since birth? If you under that impression I’m telling you that you’re wrong!” Alexei
finished as one tear made it’s way slowly down his cheek “excuse me he said and made his way to his room slamming the door behind him. Leaving the rest of the family to finish their dinner.
After everyone had gone to bed Eva and Damian sat in bed, Damian read files quietly, while Eva pretended to read her files.
“Eva what is it?”
“Nothing I’m just worried about the gifted young man we have decided to add on to the agency”
“We both know that’s not what’s bothering you, tell the truth my love what is it?
“I’m not sure if they should move out, what if Rasputin realizes and attacks them? We won’t be there to protect them.”
“I know sweetheart but Anastasia and Alma are right they both have proven themselves.”
“But maybe I was wrong to encourage Anastasia she does take a lot of chances maybe Alexei is right. Maybe Anastasia isn’t ready to be on her own I know I give her more
freedom than Alma but she has always been so much stronger then the rest treating them as is they were her children. I don’t know Damian maybe I have over estimated
her and”
“Shhh they’ll be fine”
“But, mmm” Eva said as Damian stuck his tongue down her throat shutting her up
“That’s cheating” Eva instinctively said
“Yes, do you want me stop”
“Hell no” Eva said kissing her husband passionately
“Oh Damian” Eva moaned as she tuned off the lights.
Down the hall Anastasia rasped on her brothers door “Lexei, Lexei open the door we need to talk come on open the door please” she whispered and begged
“Lexei please” she continued just as the door slowly cracked open
“What do you want?” Alexei asked from under his covered
“I’m sorry at times I’m so desperate to revenge our family that I ignore the gift that is our new family and I ignore you. Alexei I love you with all my heart and I promise
that I will be very carful. Ok”
“I love you Anastasia and I don’t want to loose you you’re my sister”
“I know I’ll be careful”
“Ok, good”
“Anastasia, can I ask you something?”
“Yeah sure”
“When did you stop seeing our parents and sisters in your dreams every night?”
“About a year after we moved hear but I see them every once in a while when I need them the most, why when did you stop seeing them?”
“ About six months after we moved here, mama told me that I was very good at adapting because I was so young and she was proud of me for doing so. She said that she
wanted me to move on and she made me promise that I would help you adapt. She told me because you had more memories that it was harder for you and that I should encourage you to enjoy our new family” Alexei thought remembering how his mother hugged him and pushed him towards the maze and looking back at his family as he walked away.
“Thank you lexei, for taking care of me, well you better get to bed, goodnight I love you”
“Goodnight Tasia and thank you for taking care of me too”
“Don’t sweet it, goodnight”
Next Morning:
Rasputin rushed into Anastasia’s office
“Anya!”
“Yes Sir” Anastasia said getting up from her desk
“Anya” Rasputin admonished
“Oh, I mean Rasputin” Anastasia as she thought “God what a pompous bastard”
“Better, I want you to meet someone this is…”
TBC
update coming soon