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Chapter 13

APOV

I was pissed! I don't think I have ever been so furious in my life. I wanted to cause immense physical pain to Dimitri Belikov so that he can try and understand the pain that he has caused Rose. I've known Rose for only three months, but not once have I seen her so...broken. After I carried her back to her room she shut herself in the bathroom, but I could still hear her sobbing through the door. After awhile she stopped crying and when I checked on her she had fallen asleep on the bathroom floor so I carried to the bed and covered her up.

Rose has always been so strong and fierce and seeing her like this was so hard for me. I knew she always thought I didn't really care for her and just wanted to get inside her pants, but she was wrong. I loved her. I was in love with her. Never had I met a girl like her and never had I had feelings so strong before. I hope I could show her how I really felt and make her believe me.

For the last hour I had been trying to get ahold of Lissa but she never picked up when I called her. Lissa knew Rose better than anyone and she would know what to do for her. I decided to try and call Eddie.

"What's up Adrian?" Eddie answered the phone. His voice sounded curious as to why I was calling him since I never have before.

"It's Rose. She caught Dimitri and Tasha making out and now she's a mess. I've never seen her so upset. I tried calling Lissa but she won't answer. I don't know what to do." I told him anxiously.

"Shit! Where are you now?" Eddie asked.

"I'm with Rose in her room."
"I'm on my way." Eddie said before hanging up.

I sat in a chair facing the door and waited for Eddie to come. After waiting ten minutes I heard the door unlock and Lissa rushed in with Eddie and a groggy looking Christian in tow. Lissa's eyes roamed around the room until they fell on Rose sleeping in bed.

"How is she?" Lissa walked over to me and asked quietly.

"Not well. She was crying in the bathroom for twenty minutes before she fell asleep. That's when I called Eddie." I said.

"I can't believe Guardian Belikov would do that to Rose. I thought he loved her." Lissa said sadly.

"It would surprise you what people do for sex." I said.

"You think he used Rose for sex?" Eddie asked dubiously.

I snorted. "Obviously! Every guy who girls find hot do it."

Eddie's eyebrows shot up. "Including you?"

"I would NEVER do that to Rose. Or to anyone I was in love with." I stated firmly.

"I don't know. It doesn't seem like Guardian Belikov to do something like that." Lissa said, looking doubtful.

"Maybe Adrian is right." All of us turned to see Rose awake and sitting up in bed.

RPOV

After Adrian had carried me back to my room I went into the bathroom right away so that I could continue to cry without Adrian watching. I must have fallen asleep because the next thing I knew I was waking up to Lissa and my friends talking about Dimitri. I just laid there eavesdropping on their conversation as they speculated about Dimitri just using me for sex. My heart stopped beating after Adrian suggested that. Would Dimitri do that? I know I have a good body and guys drool over me, wanting to get into my pants. But I didn't think Dimitri was capable of being such a jackass, but who knows? I used to think Victor Dashkov was a nice guy who cared for Lissa but we all know how that turned out. I sat up in bed and finally spoke up.

"Maybe Adrian is right." Everyone turned around and looked startled. Lissa and Eddie looked sheepish at the fact that I was listening to their conversation.

"Rose! We didn't know you were awake. How are you doing?" Lissa asked me with concern written all over her face.

"I'm fine Liss. Really. Please don't worry about me." No one looked like they believed me when I said I was fine. I got up and walked over to my suitcase and grabbed some comfortable clothes to change into.

I know I told Lissa I was feeling fine but honestly I didn't feel anything. I was completely numb. I could hear them whispering together while I was in the bathroom taking off my dress and putting on sweats and a tank top. Looking in the mirror while I undid my bun, I could see that my eyes were red and puffy from crying. I cleaned off my face from the mascara that had run down my cheeks. My cheeks were raw from scrubbing so hard. I turned off the faucet and just stared at my reflection.

After a few minutes my brain registered shouting voices from the other room. I ran out of the bathroom and froze in my tracks at the scene in front of my eyes. Everyone was on their feet with murderous looks and Dimitri was standing in front of them looking very uncomfortable and avoiding everyone's gaze. No one seemed to notice me at all.

"Guardian Belikov please leave!" Eddie spat out.

"Yeah, no one wants you here!" Christian added loudly. Dimitri ignored them.

"What are you doing here?" I asked quietly. Everyone, including Dimitri, turned to face my way.

"Roza..." He breathed and stepped towards me while I took a step back and away from him. I could see pain flash in his eyes. "You have to listen to me. I didn't cheat on you, I would never do that to you. I love you!" He pleaded.

I snorted. "Yeah? Then why did I see you see playing tonsil hockey with her?" I asked.

"She compelled me!" Dimitri yelled.

"Bullshit!" I retorted.

"How can you not believe me?" He asked me angrily.

"She can't be that good at compulsion. And because she can give you what I can't! She can give you children! I know you want them and I know you like her." I was screaming now.

"She's just a friend, nothing more. It's you I'm in love with!"

I stared at him for a moment and tried to calm down. "I can't deal with this right now so get the fuck out!" I said. I felt like I was crumbling again, my eyes filling with tears. Dimitri breathed in and out heavily before turning and walking to the door.

"By the way Guardian Petrov says we're leaving in two hours. Be all packed and ready by then." Dimitri said before walking out the door.

It was silent after Dimitri left. I was shaking from hurt and grief. Lissa slowly walked over to me, worry and concern evident on her face. She wrapped her arms around me and I broke down again. Never in my life had I cried so hard twice in one night. Lissa just let me cry into her while she stroked my hair. Only after my crying died down again did someone speak up.

"You know, I can't believe I'm saying this, but Belikov might actually be right about Aunt Tasha. She has been practicing really hard on compulsion lately. And you've said yourself she has feelings for him. So maybe..." Christian trailed off.

"Even if she did, how would we find out?" I asked, throwing up my hands.

"I could ask her. And Lissa could be with me and you could watch us through the bond." He said. The room was silent as I comprehended this.

"Its worth a shot." Eddie spoke up.

"I would do it. Its up to you Rose." Lissa said from beside me.

I contemplated for a minute before answering. "Ok, let's do it."

When I arrived back at my dorm room I plopped down onto my bed and stared into space. The plane ride back to St. Vlad's was very tense. I sat next to Lissa and Christian and as far away from Dimitri as possible. Dimitri looked at me from time to time with hurt and anger in his eyes. Whenever one of my friends caught his eyes they gave him looks that could kill. Adrian sat next to Tasha to make sure she didn't try anything with Dimitri. Lissa would look over at me every few minutes in concern which made me even more tense if that were possible. I eventually pretended to sleep just to stop seeing Lissa's concerned looks.

My phone buzzing brought me out of my stupor. I got up and grabbed it from my dresser to see a text from Lissa.

Tasha is going to be over in a minute. Are you ready?
-L

We came up with a plan before we left court. Christian was going to invite Tasha up to his room to 'catch up' with her. Lissa is going to hide in the closet when Christian asks Tasha if she compelled Dimitri so that I can witness her answer. I quickly texted Lissa back.

Ready as I'll ever be. Tell Sparky I said good luck.
-R

I put down my phone and laid on my bed. It was easy to get inside Lissa's head. Lissa and Sparky were sitting on his bed and talking quietly.

"Do you think this will work." Lissa asked nervously.

"I hope so. I've never seen Rose so upset before."

"Neither have I and I've known her practically my whole life!" Lissa said. Before Christian could respond there was a knock at his door. Both of them turned to look at the door with nervous looks.

"Showtime." Christian murmured. He turned to Lissa and gave her a soft kiss.

"Rose told me to tell you good luck." Lissa relied for me.

Christian smiled and said, "Thanks Rose."

Lissa got up and hid in his closet, making sure to keep the door open a little bit so we could still see. Christian made sure Lissa was hidden before he let his Aunt in. Tasha greeted him with a hug and kiss on the cheek. Seeing her made both mine and Lissa's blood boil. Lissa, who usually got along with Tasha really well, was pissed at her for what she possibly did to Dimitri. Using compulsion was illegal and one could get into a lot of trouble if caught.

I didn't pay attention to their conversation at first as they talked about random stuff. After a few minutes though, Christian shifted in his seat and cleared his throat and started his interrogation.

"Um, Tasha? I have a question for you and its...kind of an awkward one." Christian started.

"What is it? You know you can ask me anything." Tasha told him.

"Well, I ran into Dimitri after we got back and he seemed really upset. So I asked him about it and he said that he was talking to some guardians and then the next thing he knew you and him were in a deserted hallway making out. He didn't remember anything between then and when you two were together and he said when you guys were making out he felt intense feelings of love for you, but after a second all those feeling were gone.

"Now I thought that sounded odd at first but then I got to thinking and it kind of sounds like when Lissa compels someone. Did you compel Dimitri?" Christian asked her, looking carefully at Tasha for her reaction. Tasha just stared at him, dumbfounded for a good full minute.

"You really think I would compel someone to love me?" Tasha asked, looking around the room nervously.

"Well no I wouldn't, not unless you were desperate..." Christian trailed off.

"You thoughtI was desperate?" Tasha whispered.

"Wait. Did you compel him? And don't you dare lie to me!" Christian demanded.

Tasha looked down at her hands and then when she looked up again she had tears in her eyes. "Yes."

It was silent in the room as we all took this in. Christian looked shocked. So were Lissa and I. We were absolutely reeling. Christian's face morphed into anger and he started yelling at Tasha. "What the hell! Do you know how fucked up that is? I can't believe you would do something like this. What were you thinking?" Tasha was crying now, with tears streaming down his face.

"I'm in love with Dimitri! I have been for a long time. This past winter I asked him to be my guardian and offered to have a family with him but he turned me down and I don't know why! So I thought maybe if I compelled him to love me he would realize how great we could be together." Tasha finished saying.

"Why would you think that would work? I can tell you now there is no way in hell he will ever want to be with you. Especially after the stunt you pulled." Christian said with disgust.

I pulled out of Lissa's head and back into mine then. I didn't want to hear anymore of what Tasha had to say. Otherwise I might have stormed over to Christian's and beaten the shit out of her and that would not have been good.

I stared at my ceiling and tried to absorb everything I just heard. I felt horrible for how I treated Dimitri. I know I have trust and abandonment issues thanks to my mother, but I never should have doubted Dimitri. Over the past few days he has repeatedly been there to support me and told me he loved me. How could I ever had doubted him?

What have I done?

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