Home.Blake started telling me about home. That was what he meant?
“We don’t have resources!”
“You have the entire Paegeia at your call if you just opened your fucking mouth,” Blake yelled.
I jumped slightly. Why was he so angry? But he said a word that I knew. Paegeia.
Dad looked at Robert. “You told them.”
“I told them we need to sort something out that is crucial to Paegeia. That is it. Helmut is waiting. He’ll send more people to assist.”
Assist. “Paegeia?” I asked.
“You know about Paegeia?” Blake asked.
“Yeah, from stories my dad used to tell me. It’s a world hidden behind a magical wall, but that is it. I don’t remember the rest.”
Silence lingered.
The story was true. A place like that existed? I knew there was more, but I couldn’t remember it. Tears welled up in my eyes.
“What do you mean you don’t remember the rest? Bear, I told you about the princess and the Rubicon.”
“The what?”
“What did you do?” Robert asked Dad.
Dad shook his head. His gaze became glassy as he tried to think.
“Herbert,” Robert yelled.
“Tanya. She is close to Elena. She loves her, she must’ve erased more than what she meant.”
“Erased?” I asked.
“It’s because it’s Tanya,” Robert roared.
“Who is Tanya?” I yelled.
“Your mom?” Dad answered.
“She is not….”
“Robert, please,” Dad begged.
“What?” A tear rolled down my cheek. The revelations were too much.
“Let me tell her, please,” Dad whispered.
“Mom isn’t my mom. Then who the hell is my mother!”
All of them stayed quiet and the only person that looked at me was Dad.
“Speak, dammit!”
“Okay, let’s sit down.” Dad walked over to me and led me to the table where Blake sat at.
Robert took another chair as I chose a chair on the opposite side.
