So here it is. You Dimitri lovers and Adrian haters, (for good reason), the part you've all been waiting for! :)

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Chapter Twenty

Rose…

It didn't take long for Adrian to get a hold of me. I'd completely forgotten that I'd taken his mutated, disgusting blood. Now, the fact that his baby was inside me, I felt the pull towards him even stronger. It was the only thing I believed held me to him. Made me want to go closer and closer until we were one.

The thought disgusted me and made my skin crawl.

Sonya told me that she hadn't seen anything like me before. I didn't argue with her either. The only Shadow Kissed person I knew was Anna. From what she could tell me, little by little the babies were draining me. Making me weaker as Adrian's child grew by my blood and Dimitri's…well, he was just too strong. She told me that she could see the darkness dimming around me.

Once I'd have thought having my darkness dimming would have been great. Maybe, I won't be shadow kissed anymore but still be alive. But apparently that wasn't the case. When the darkness goes, I go. I guess that was why a person who is Shadow Kissed was utterly dependent on their Moroi is he or she died.

So I guess I knew how Adrian knew I was pregnant with his child, even though I knew I wasn't showing. There was no way. I kept thinking that he tracked me here through our blood bond, and if he tracked me, if he could find me then he could find my babies too.

I couldn't let that happen. I just couldn't, that's why, when he had me pinned against the wall and was really, frighteningly close to making me follow him back, I attacked.

I attacked the man that changed who I was, I attacked the man who made me believe in a love that wasn't true, I attacked the man who made me want him even though I was both disgusted by the thought of him, and was in love with an even better man.

It was him falling atop of our table and knocking over a lamp that probably go Christian's and Lissa's attention.

"Rose, you alright down there?" he yelled, I heard his steps getting close to the bottom floor.

Adrian was already up by then, either he was working out, or I was losing my touch because that fall would have at least put him down for a good twenty seconds. Not the ten he got up in, and boy was he mad.

"You little whore. You forgot the lesson I taught you didn't you!" he sneered at me. Apparently his sweet talking me was over and now it was time for the hard part.

I wasn't afraid anymore. No, this time it wasn't just me, it was my babies too. There was no way he would get them.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Christian yelled, I turned to see him in yellow boxers with red cheeks. I laughed because seriously, he just announced to myself and Guardian Dylan who just walked in that him and Lissa were about to get it on.

That was my mistake. Because Adrian took my distraction of Christian to come at me with that lamp he dropped. The impact twisted my entire face to the side and I literally flew into the couch.

"I'm here to take what's mine." Adrian growled.

Only I didn't hear him. There was a ringing sound echoing in my head. It grew louder and louder as I groaned in discomfort. I tried to move away, nausea started to build up inside me and my mouth tasted of iron.

"You. Stay. Away. From. Her!" I heard Christian yell. I barely saw the bat in his hand before he swung out at Adrian.

There was another crash and thudding. God, my head hurts. Whatever that lamp was made out of was seriously heavy.

I recovered just in time to see Dylan dragging Christian off Adrian and Lissa rushing over to me. We hear the familiar crunch of stones as two vehicles raced towards us. The vehicles were familiar

"Shit." Dylan said. That was Dimitri, the other Guardians and Lissa's sister. I looked at Adrian, the room, Christian then turned towards the mirror to see my reflection and winced.

"Shit, is right my buddy my pal. Come on Liss, let's get out of here before World War Z starts up in our living room." Dylan snickered as Christian stood above a kneeling Adrian. His scowl still prominent on his face.

"Why's he here? How'd he find us?" Liss whispered as we scurried to the wash room adjacent to the dining room.

"Hell if I bloody care! If it wasn't for the fact that I'm pregnant Liss, I'd turn him into a human pretzel." I growled out.

Dimitri…

"When I tell my parents what you guys did…" Jill continued to scold.

God, that woman was giving me a head ache. I was relieved we found her. I saw Guardian Koslov, Yeven and Juro walking off to the back cabin. I knew they were going to go for a long, long sleep. I certainly wanted to hop in my bed right about now.

But first, I wanted to have a long, hot, relaxing shower…with Rose.

Scrubbing my face with my hand I opened the door and walked through the living room.

"Hey Christian, Adrian, where's Rose?" I asked absentmindedly as I aimed for the stairs. Then I stopped, and did a re-run of what I said.

Adrian? What?

I turned, slowly because there was no way in hell that man would be brave enough to show his scrawny ass here.

But there he was, in the flesh, and if it wasn't because he was already covered in a little blood, I was starting to see red. Sleep evaporated from my body as I took in the man who hurt my woman so damn much and treated her like shit.

"What. The. Hell. Is. He. Doing. Here?" I jerked out. Directing my words at both Christian and Dylan because I was looking at Adrian like he was the devil in disguise, and he probably was. Either the man had a death wish or really thought I wouldn't pummel him to the ground because he didn't even have the audacity to look a little bit scared.

Adrian tightened his jaw, and clenched his fist as he glared back. He stare never wavering and his stance didn't relax.

"Shit…" I heard Rose say from behind me.

"Leave Rose." I told her. I didn't want him anywhere near her. Then he turned and watched her. I scowled as I saw the way his lips turned up in a creepy smile.

He knew something.

"Don't look at her!" I yelled at him. He jumped a little but otherwise didn't turn away.

"Come here Rose…" he murmured. His voice deep and commanding. That's when I lost it.

With all the messed up shit Rose and I were going to deal with, with keeping Lissa safe until she can take the throne, find a way to safely dethrone Dashkov and the boys. God the boys. No way was he going to have an input in my kids life.

The bastard was going to die. Today.

I lunged at him and wasted no time to get him to his knees. My punch landed directly on his chin, causing him to swing to the side. Breathing deeply I let my body take over, this bastard was going to get what was coming to him. I sent a second punch his way, stronger than the last as I did an up thrust into his stomach which caused him to double over and expel choked air from his body.

I grabbed him by his collar and dragged him to the center of the room where I could get a better look at him. Someone turn on the light because instead of seeing a silhouette of a beaten man who was going to get more, I saw his every outline, then I saw the scratches on his hand.

"Did you touch her?" I growled at him, my face in his as I tightened my hands around his neck. "Answer me you piece of shit! Did you touch her?" I yelled again, this time, turning him to face Rose, as I had him in a chokehold.

"He's going to kill him," I heard someone whisper.

He elbowed me in my stomach which caused me to release him, he stood straight as I sauntered close to him. Eyes bulging with rage as he stared at me, I knew this was going to be easy. Way too easy. But before I could make another move he sent a blow my way, it skimmed my face but I felt the impact of it anyway.

It felt sluggish, then he sent another body shot, this one to my ribs that sent fresh ripples of pain through my torso. I'd gotten hurt there in a fight with strigoi while on my mission. The bruise was fresh and stung more than it should.

The fool went in for another shot but this time I didn't even let him get halfway. I sent a gut thrust, then another, and another. Hearing his grunts and groans and the puff of air that escaped his throat. He collapsed after the third thrust but I didn't stop there.

He scooted back, apparently he was coming to his senses now, as I approached him. God, I was on fire. I was heating up and there was no way I was done with him now.

He leaned against the window and coughed while holding his stomach. Groaning he tried to move out of my way and I gave him space for a while, then I punched him in the jaw, my right hand connecting with his face. Then one from my left hand. Then one from my right.

"You like that? Do you like that? You little son of a…does..that…feel…good?" I grunted out.

"Stop. Stop Dimitri!" I heard someone say. I was too lost in this punk to pay attention.

"Stop Dimitri please!" she yelled again, but I didn't want to. God there was so much, I didn't want it to end now. "Help, God! Someone stop him! …Dimitri!" I heard her, then I felt her. Rose, no Rose, leave.

I was still in a haze as I arched to hit him again as I heard someone fall.

"Rose!" Lissa shrieked then I stopped.

"No…"

She lay on the ground holding her cheek. I immediately let go of Adrian and stooped down to hold her.

I didn't get a word out before I heard Jill scream then Lissa. Then Guardian Dylan and the others came barging through the back and side doors.

Turning around I saw Adrian being held up in the air, blood oozed out of his mouth as his eyes bulged, stared at the ceiling. A long pale hand stretched through his stomach, caused his blood to wash the floor red. Releasing him, a strigoi stepped through our broken window.

A strigoi who looked a lot like, Viktor Dashkov.

And I'm like...woah!? God...Adrian... what do you think? Was that a little too harsh? :)

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Valdeh