When Dimitri reached me, he bundled me up in his arms. He started running towards the reception where Adrian was doing his best to keep everyone calm. Apparently they were all freaking out because I had gone missing.

"Dimitri? What are you doing? Have you found her?"

"Yes I've found her, can't you see her freezing to death in my arms?"

Adrian just looked shocked. Then he saw me and rushed to the kitchen or at least where the caterers were. Then he came out with what I'm guessing was something warm to drink but Dimitri was already walking to one of the tables.

Everyone moved out of his way and just gawked at us, though some of them had the insight to call for an ambulance. Others were trying to get the reception going again but the majority of the guests were just staring and whispering.

"What happened to her?"

"Why is she bleeding?"

"Who would do this?"

I couldn't stand seeing their looks of shock and pity anymore so I turned my face into Dimitri's chest. Just as I was feeling safe and protected, I felt Dimitri tense. Then I saw why. Tasha and Tatiana were walking towards us. Adrian was trying to steer them away but it wasn't working. They were headed straight for us.

"Dimitri? What are you doing?"

"Tasha, Tatiana. Please stay away. She is in no state to be questioned or see anyone."

They didn't seem impressed by what he had just said. In fact they just glanced at each other, nodded and kept walking forward. Almost as if they were ignoring what Dimitri had said, but why would anyone ignore him when he was being protective?

"Tasha, I said stay away."

"But why Dimitri? You're my date not hers so why aren't you with me? Enjoying the party?"

"I'm not with you because I'm with the one I love. I need to protect her from whoever pushed her off that cliff in the first place and considering that I know you were one of the last people to talk to her then you are on my list of people I need to protect her from."

Tasha was looking infuriated by the fact that he just announced to everyone that he loved me and not her. If this was a cartoon I would say she had fire coming out of her ears. The sight was quite amusing and so I giggled.

"What are you laughing at you no good, selfish whore?"

Dimitri was now furious and if looks could kill Tasha would be buried alive. Everyone was just looking shocked that Tasha and Dimitri were fighting it off with their words. They also seemed shocked about how he was so protective of me.

"She is not a whore, Natasha!"

Whilst all of this was happening no one noticed where Tatiana had gone. I had noticed her go missing though. I just thought she was letting Tasha have her fit but I was wrong.

She was walking around the edge of the crowd to get to me. When she reached me she pulled out a knife and put it against my throat. With her other hand she pulled my hair back physically hurting me and causing me to whimper.

Dimitri had, of course, heard me whimper. My whimper had started the chain of events to unfurl themselves. Dimitri spun around forgetting about Tasha. He took a step towards me before she spoke.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you, Dimka. You wouldn't want to be the cause of the newly wedded bride's death, would you?"

Her words froze me to my spot. Tasha was pointing a gun at Lissa who had just made it back to the reception. Lissa looked so frightened and it hurt me. She shouldn't have to feel this way at her wedding because of me.

Dimitri looked as if he was raging a war with himself. Save me or save Lissa. He finally decided to back down from his challenge to Tatiana and protect Lissa. I was glad. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if she got hurt.

"Do as I say and no one will get hurt. I'm going to walk you over to where Tasha is and then we are going to leave."

Tatiana made her way towards where Tasha was with the knife still to my throat. I tried not to struggle but it was hard. All my instincts were telling me I had to get away to protect Lissa. I looked around the room and saw Adrian and Christian in shock of what their aunts were doing. Dimitri looked so infuriated that he had to stand by and watch me get hurt.

When we finally got to where Tasha was standing Tatiana relaxed her hold on me slightly. I now had to wait for the right moment to strike otherwise Tasha would shoot Lissa. I chanced a glance back at the guys and saw that they knew what I was going to do.

"Why are you guys doing this? Don't you know that you're just hurting all of us?"

"We're doing this because Rose here needs to be taught a lesson. A lesson why she shouldn't meddle in things that ought not to be meddled in."

"What has she meddled in? All I see is her best friend married to someone she loves and Rose had nothing to do with that."

"Oh but Adrian I know she was the one who planned it."

"She also stole DImka away from me!"

I just found my opportune moment to strike. I kicked back and took Tatiana's legs out. Next I darted forward just Tasha shot the gun straight at Lissa. I shot forward and knocked her down before I felt the biting pain of the bullet.