Nyx

Tears

The officers have my parents sign a couple papers and then leave.

So I guess I'm expected to go with them.

Well F that.

I pick up Adelina and Lev.

I walk out of the room confidently.

I'm about to go out the door when Alessandro stops me.

"Get your hands off me" I speak to him viciously.

"Wish I could" He rolls his eyes at me.

Groaning, I go back.

I follow the officers and my 'parents'.

I put Lev down and take his IPad.

Lev grips my hand again.

He's scared.

I feel sick to my stomach.

God, Pregnancy is the worst.

The bios are finally done doing whatever they were doing.

I was forced into their car.

I have to leave the car to get the kids car seats.

I'll have my car shipped tomorrow.

I put Lev in his car seat then Adelina in hers. I sit in between them.

Adelina starts to cry.

She's so hungry, I feel so bad.

"Can you get your kid to shut up?" Alessandro says.

Andrea nudges him.

I give Adelina her pacifier.

"How long till we get there? I have to feed Adelina" I ask.

"20 minutes" Alessandro says.

"Adelina? What a unique name!" My mother says to me.

"Its Russian" I say with no emotion.

Both of them visibly shrink.

Good!

"You stayed in Russia?" Alessandro asks.

"Russia is my home, Now and always" I reply.

I love Russia, Don't get me wrong, but I may be using it to get them guilty.

They stop talking to me, knowing I'll just hurt their precious feelings.

Lev tugs on my arm.

"Mama" he says quietly.

"Yes, Baby?" I reply

"А папа?(What about Papa?)" He asks me, knowing to not let my 'parents' hear our conversation.

"Папа плохой человек (Papa is a bad man)" I reply.

"Ой (Oh)" He says sadly.

"It's okay baby" I say wrapping my arm around him.

" я всегда буду здесь (I will always be here)" I tell him.

He closes his eyes and his breathing slows.

Adelina is babbling to herself, probably about how I'm neglecting her.

I'll feed you in a sec.

The car pulls into a large mansion.

I own bigger.

I smile at that.

"Before we go in, I need you to know, You have 8 siblings" He tells me.