Part 4

Rebecca was sitting at the foot of the bed when Diana woke up. Woke up? But I should be dead, she thought to herself.

"We'll have no more of that, Diana." Rebecca said, snapping her fingers. Her irongrip vines sprung up and held Diana gently, but firmly on the bed. "I need you alive."

"This is some weird torture." Diana said, struggling against the vines.

"Don't bother. My irongrip vines can restrain anyone. I'm not going to ask why you tried to kill yourself. What I'm going to ask is that you don't try it again." Rebecca continued. "Seems you have quite the guardian angel, and my husband would prefer he doesn't get frequently dragged off to rescue idiots from themselves."

Rebecca paused, but seeing no reply coming from Diana, she continued. "Now then, my 4 children need their mother, and you would not believe how much milk rusalki babies drink, so I will keep this brief. Sergei is currently retrieving your brothers from the King of Whitemire through ways I will decline to share. They will be placed in the care of the Baron of Thorns, until you work off your debt."

While Diana was overjoyed to hear they would be safe, that last word gave her pause. "Debt?"

"You attempted to spy on me. So you are being given the unenviable task of being a big sister to 2 orphan siblings who live on my estate, Anton and Marie."

"Unenviable?"

"You will understand when you meet them. The head butler Jacob will brief you on them. If you're easily embarrassed about sexual matters, you better get over it fast. I'll be seeing you around, Diana. Welcome to the Ashe Manor."