Hey you guys :D Finally done with my mid-terms and got to just got to know now I got an A2 in math :DD. Pray that I did just as well in the others!

I'm really happy so I'm gonna write as much as possible today and try and make up for all the time I haven't updated. Everyone who read, favourited, followed and reviewed, you all get free virtual hugs from me :D.

Flashback

Rose stood in Alberta's room as the old lady tried to tell Rose to behave.

"Rose I'm not going to be here forever, I'm going to be gone very soon. Try not to get kicked out of every single foster home I get you settled in. I know something really bad is going to happen and I want you to promise me that you'll take care of yourself and Vasilisa." Rose didn't tell Alberta the real reason she never stuck in any house for too long. Someone had promised to come and get her and she needed to be here before he came.

Alberta had been right, a month later she died a mysterious death and there was no clue left behind. A cruel man named Victor became the owner of the orphanage and he abused all the children sexually and physically. Rose had managed to collect some money before Alberta's death.

One night, when everyone was asleep, she snuck up to a boy named Christian. She handed him the money and an escape plan and she forced them to run away together. She knew that Christian would take care of her friend. She was sure. Lissa struggled and pleaded Rose to join them but Rose refused. She had to wait here till her 14th birthday. She didn't have a choice. That was the last she saw of her friend.

The next day Rose was questioned, whipped and starved but she never said a word about their whereabouts. she had fulfilled Alberta's promise.

Rose blinked back to the present as tears started to prickle her eyes. That was the past, she shouldn't think about it now she scolded herself.

Rose blinked her eyes to try and clear the tears that had been forming. She didn't want that memory to continue, the memory after that happened to be the worst, it was that event that had given her the courage to run away after her 14th birthday. She had lost her reason to stay at the orphanage and had ventured into the outside world...And fallen into Nathan's trap. A sharp tug at her hair brought her back to the present Melissa tugged and twisted her long brown hair and added more hairspray to it.

She would have stopped Melissa from treating her like a guinea pig but the truth was that a part of her felt comforted. This was what normal girls her age would do, they didn't work as strippers, waitresses or whores. After what felt like an eternity, Melissa moved on to her face. She could feel Melissa applying foundation, loose powder and a blusher. Melissa covered the slight bags with some concealer and then applied eyeliner,eyeshadow and mascara. Rose wasn't really interested about how she looked, she was going to be among a bunch of strangers, why bother?

She allowed herself to be helped into a floor length dress by Vanessa- the maid. Melissa examined her work and let out a high pitched squeal and clapped joyfully, she forced Rose to turn towards the floor-length mirror and Rose gasped.

Her hair didn't look like a dull brown anymore, she had shiny silky hair pulled into an elegant French-twist with a few tendrils escaping and framing her face. Her ears had chandelier earrings in gold which sparkled beautifully with a similar design around her neck. Her eyes were lined with black with made their doe-brown colour more prominent. Her skin looked soft,smooth and glowed with just the right amount of blush. Her lips were a tantalizing shade of red and showed a bit of her daring personality.

Her dress took the whole look to a different level, it was a shade of red that complemented her tanned skin beautifully. The neck line covered everything but clung to her curves and her hips.

She didn't look trashy, but beautiful and elegant- she looked everything she was not. If Rose had any fears of being recognized, they faded away immediately with one look at the figure that stared at her in the mirror. She looked classy, confident and she looked like a woman out of a magazine.

"Thank you Melissa, you've done a really great job. I look so different, I doubt anyone would recognize me. Thanks for doing this."

"Quit flattering me Rose, you were always beautiful, I've just used a bit of makeup to enhance your beauty. Anyway, Vanessa will fetch you a pair of gold heels and a clutch. Try not to ruin your dress, Ivan will be here in 15 minutes and I need to get dressed."

Rose followed Vanessa and stepped into the heels and grabbed the clutch and put her phone and a tube of gloss. She waited impatiently for Ivan to arrive after she realized he was late. She felt extra nervous and figety.

The moment the door bell rang, Vanessa rushed to open the door and at the same time Melissa appeared wearing a purple silk dress. She looked beautiful with her blonde hair done half up and half down.

Rose could feel Ivan's eyes on her as she came into view and she caught Melissa smirking in Ivan's direction when he swallowed.

"Wow, Rose you look gorgeous. I'm going to have to keep an eye on you or someone's going to steal you away." he joked.

He lightly kissed Rose's hand which caused her to blush at the attention she was receiving. He led both Rose and his sister into a waiting limo like a perfect gentleman.

Once inside, the atmosphere was pleasant as both siblings continued to banter. Ivan got out of the limo once they had reached but Melissa stopped her.

"Promise me that whatever happens between you and Ivan, we'll still be friends. You're the only girl he's brought home in ages that I've gotten along with and I would really like you as a friend. I'm not a rich snob like you think, I don't care what you work as, I know we'll be great friends."

Rose nodded mutely, she admired Melissa's confident and fierce nature. Melissa smiled at Ivan when he looked at her with suspicion. Ivan helped Rose out of the limo and Rose knew that he was itching to ask what she and Melissa had been talking about but Rose didn't want to face Melissa's wrath so she pretended like she didn't know anything. Ivan quietly led her into the beautiful garden where the wedding was being held and the sight took Rose's breath away.

She had always dreamed of such a wedding as a kid and for the first time she was envious of Dimitri's wife. Ivan told her everything about her, she was supposed to be Russian as well and had met Dimitri in high school. They had dated on and off at first but Dimitri had really fallen for her and had proposed. Rose could feel this odd vibe from Ivan, almost like he disliked Natasha but she brushed it away, it was none of her business anyway.

Ivan was supposed to be Dimitri's best man and he disappeared a few minutes later and Rose was left wandering alone. She could hear people whispering about her, something about never seeing her before and the whispers were starting to make her feel self conscious and nervous.

She caught sight of platinum blonde hair and a green dress, the figure seemed extremely familiar as when the person turned around her breath caught in her throat. No it couldn't be her, no way. That couldn't be Vasilisa or Lissa like she was often called. Her eyes were deceiving her she told herself but before she could go and talk to her blue eyes blocked her vision. There was an odd glint in them that made her shrink away but the smile on the face was completely different, seductive even.

He snaked his arm around her and began asking her questions, her name, where she worked and how she was related to Dimitri. Rose started to panic, he wasn't letting her go and she didn't want to draw attention or cause suspicion. Luckily, Melissa arrived just in time and dragged Rose off to where they were supposed to be sitting. She could see Dimitri at the altar and she hoped that he didn't notice her but luck didn't happen to be on her side.

His eyes snapped towards her and the anger and disgust in them made her cower, something Melissa noticed immediately and shot him a glare. Just in time, the music began to play and Natasha walked in. Rose zoned out almost halfway through the ceremony and hid behind Melissa when everyone moved to congratulate the married couple.

Later at the reception, Rose socialized because of Melissa's constant complains and found that not all the guests were stuck. She was actually having a good time as she watched everyone dancing. She spotted the Lissa look-alike again but was stopped again but by a much stronger hand. It was Dimitri this time and he held her hand in an iron grip.

"Dance with me."

"Uh- I'm not sure if it's such a great idea."

"I'm not giving you an option. We have something to discuss." He gripped her waist harshly and took her to a less crowed area where he pretended to dance with her but Rose knew better and waited for him to speak.

"Leave Ivan alone, he's a nice guy and I won't watch my friend lose everything he worked for to a gold-digging whore." Anger bubbled in her again and she didn't control it.

"I don't want anything from Ivan, I never asked him for any money and I'm not a whore." She didn't care if she was making a scene as she ripped her body away from this. A hand reached out and grabbed her wrist. Her hand was twisted harshly but the fingers stopped their cruelty as they gently traced the scar on her arm.

"How did you get this scar?" That was a subject Rose refused to talk about, she knew exactly how she'd got it and she had suffered so much because of the man who had given it to her.

"It's none of your business. Don't try and touch me again, I'll scream for help." Dimitri didn't stop her this time but when she had walked away, he rolled up the sleeve of his shirt and examined a similar scar on his hand.

It was just a coincidence he tried to convince himself. There could be millions of brunettes by the name Rose with a scar on her arm. It didn't have to be her. As Dimitri made his way back to Tasha, he made a decision. He was going to find out more about this girl, there was something she was hiding, he was doing it for Ivan he told himself.

Uh-Oh. Dimitri suspects something and Rose is oblivious. And I know many of you expected him to recognize Rose before the wedding but I'm sorry. That would be way too soon.

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