A.N: Hey Guys!

I was speechless with the number of reviews I got for chapter 1. It was so amazing that I decided to update earlier than I intended. Thank you so SO much! You don't know what it means to me.

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Chapter 2:

"Who?" I asked too stunned to even think straight. Of all the people I could have expected to come visit, Dimitri was not even making the list. Victor Dashkov would be on the list before him.

"Dimitri. Belikov," said Mikhail like if I was mentally challenged. "You know…Ex-Strigoi and all."

I threw him a dark look. I really didn't deal with sarcasm and dark humor that well when I was not the instigator.

"No," I said simply. There were many reasons for which I didn't want to see Dimitri right now, some were petty, others were more 'noble', but all in all, him coming down here was a bad idea. Many thought he was still a threat, visiting the prime suspect of the Queen's murder wouldn't help his reputation.

"No?" asked Mikhail with an expression that would have been comical if I wasn't locked up and rejecting the man I thought was my heart and soul.

"N.O…No I do not want to see him."

"Are you sure?" asked Mikhail still incredulous. "But I thought-" he trailed off probably seeing the pain in my eyes. The pain I tried so well to hide but didn't manage as efficiently as I wanted as far as Mikhail was concerned.

"I thought so too, but things change. No matter how bad it hurts, it simply does."

Mikhail nodded biting his bottom lip. He probably understood way better than I thought he could.

He pressed the button of his ear-mouth piece. "The prisoner refuses the visit," he said with his deep calm voice.

"Thank you," I said sincerely.

"It's my job," he said with his guardian tone but I could see a warm friendly smile on his face.

I didn't even get a chance to say anything else that the ear piece crackled again.

As soon as Mikhail pressed the button he winced, his ear had to kill him now as I could hear Dimitri booming voice.

"Apparently he doesn't believe it; he thinks you would never refuse to see him."

I snorted. "Can you talk to him? I have a message for him." His attitude made me even more angry as if he was the only one who had the right to reject me, make me feel so hurt and unworthy.

The guy probably said something like 'I'll let him down', because Mikhail flushed with anger saying, "Don't you dare do that Patrick, she might be incarcerated but she still has the right to refuse a visit!"

He might have thought I was wrong to do that but he still stood by me and just for that I felt grateful.

"Can you give him a hand free devise, I need to tell him something directly," said Mikhail coming to stand closer to the bars.

"Let me come down, I need to talk to Rose!" I heard Dimitri bark.

"Make it good Rose because I don't see him giving up anytime soon."

"He already did," I said barely louder than a whisper. "Tell him that he was right, everything fades and that he should continue to repay his debt to me the way he originally planned. It will be a favor for the both of us." When I told him he owed me, in a stupid attempt to bring some sparks into him, Dimitri had told me that the best way to repay me was to stay away from me.

Mikhail repeated my words and I could see in his face that he was clueless and it was exactly what I was looking for.

Mikhail seemed surprise not to get any feed back for a minute. The ear piece crackled once more.

"He says, and asked me to quote exactly, 'Please Roza, don't do that'," said Mikhail sadly probably seeing the effect that it had on me.

Hearing my old nickname coming from that version of Dimitri had the effect of a punch directly in my stomach. It hurt me but it also angered me to no end. Did he really think he was the only one making the rules? He has kept hurting me, pushing me away time and time again. I didn't want to deal with that now; I didn't have the time or the strength.

I turned around walking to my cell cot. "Tell him to never come back here," I said in a breath before lying on the bed closing my eyes.

I heard Mikhail talk a bit more in the earpiece but I tuned him out by whispering random lyrics to myself, right now I was going with 'Masterplan' by Oasis.

What is the master plan here? I thought. Why did anyone would want me dead?

"Do you want to talk about it?" Mikhail asked nicely after a moment.

I kept my eyes closed and shook my head. "No, not really. There is not much to say anyways. I saved him, he doesn't want me in his life anymore, case closed."

We spent the rest of the day mostly in silence; some guardians visited him and kept Mikhail company.

I was not even surprised to see Liam take over from Mikhail and he seemed pretty reluctant to let go.

He wouldn't molest me would he? I mean…I knew how mad he could be that someone managed to get to the Queen when these guardians were supposed to be the best of the best. Maybe he wanted some kind of revenge for making them look like totally incompetent.

"Tell me, why are you here?" I asked after Mikhail left.

Liam sat on the chair in front of my cell. "Not to make conversation," he replied sternly reaching for a paperback in his bag. I was surprised it was not a western like Dimitri but some Stephen King.

"Tell me why did they appoint you there?" I continued ignoring his tone. "I mean from the highest guarding spot to cell babysitter…It's lame to me."

He looked up for a minute face blank but it seemed his eyes just lit up with amusement. "I asked for that appointment."

That was certainly not something I expected. It was like asking to be demoted. "Why on Earth would you do that?"

"That's for me to know and for you to find out," he said concentrating on his copy of 'Cujo'.

"And you're not creepy… at all!" I sighed getting back on my bed. I didn't know how long it would take before getting to trial or being freed from that cell but staying here too long will probably drive me mad.

I didn't even noticed when I fell asleep but when I found myself standing in my bedroom at Court I knew I was dreaming and started to look around eagerly.

"Hey Little Dhampir…miss me?" asked Adrian from the threshold of my bedroom.

"Adrian!" I shouted throwing myself in his arms.

"Oh I missed you," he whispered burying his face in my hair.

The trembling in his voice made me look up. He looked tired and stressed, I really hated to see him like that.

"Adrian... Are you okay?"

He gave me a sad laugh. "You are the one jailed and suspected of murder and you worry about me?"

I smiled cocking my head to the side.

"I'm fine Rose, I'll be better when you are out though." He kissed my lips softly. "I'm sorry I didn't come to visit you last night but your father and I had some investigating to do and… the cover of the sun helped us to stay away from curious eyes."

I wanted to tell him to be careful, not to take stupid risks, but I knew it was just silly, I knew he wouldn't listen.

"Just-Just take care of you okay?" I finally let out.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything you wouldn't do," he said trying to lighten the mood tightening his arms around me.

"That's not encouraging," I groaned making him laugh.

"How long do you think it will be before the trial?"

He sighed with despair, "A week, maybe two."

"A week!" I shriek. It seemed like the end of the world, turning around on this tiny cell with only company Mikhail during the day and 'douche bag' Liam during the night.

"It's very short Rose," said Adrian letting go of me to look into my eyes. "Do you remember how long Victor awaited Trial? They are doing yours in accelerate." He had a dry smile, which looked completely out of place in his face and I hated that. "They are doing that so your defense won't have much time to get ready but they can't trial you before, the funeral come first after all."

The Queen's funeral was bound to be something, part of me was glad to be able to skip that moment of pure hypocrisy, but it was not worth being jailed as the prime suspect or not being by Adrian knowing he would need me then because I knew that, whatever he might have said or say, he loved the Queen very deeply.

"I'm sorry," I said softly pulling him so we sat on the bed together. I brought my hand to his face.

"What for?"

"For your loss, I know how much you loved her and I could see she loved you too very much." I gave him a sad smile. "I wish I could make you feel better."

"I'm sad, I am grieving but if you really want to make me feel any better do your best to get out of there Rose because it's driving me crazy to think of you locked up."

I gave him a chaste kiss just before he pulled me down on the bed. I rested my head on his chest as he gently caressed my hair.

"I hope your mom is not too mad at me for choosing Abe over Damon after all the strings she pulled to get him. I know it might seem crazy for me to do that but-"

"But Abe is your father I get that. He has all the right motives to want you out. If I were you I would have made exactly the same choice."

"So she is mad?"

He chuckled slightly. "She'll get over it. I-I think she is mainly confused. I mean who, in his right mind, would choose ANYONE over Damon Taurus, possibly the best lawyer in our world. It's almost impossible to get him and he doesn't even represent Dhampirs, so you can imagine…She is confused but it's because she doesn't know who Abe is for you, when she finds out, she'll understand."

"But we can't tell her now; nobody else can know we have to keep it in the very tight circle, nobody else…ex-boyfriend included."

"I know Abe said so too. But I was thinking after the trial."

I nodded. "What about Damon?"

This time Adrian actually laughed and it warmed my heart to hear. "I think he was about to burst a vein. His ego took a HUGE blow. I enjoyed that."

I wiggled my fingers in the little spaces in-between the buttons of his shirt and traced idle patterns on his stomach as he did in the small of my back.

"I won't be able to stay much longer Rose your father will meet me soon."

I nodded silently against his chest. "I've been in Lissa's head and I want you to tell her that I know why she can't visit and that I think Abe is right, you guys should stay away from jail right now, it's better for everyone."

"Yes I'll tell her."

"Because Dimitri came to visit," I felt Adrian tense immediately "and it has been a pain to refuse his visit." Adrian relaxed.

"I can't do much about that," he said regretfully.

"I know but Lissa can." I sighed. "I have a secret,'' I reached for my jean pocket and handed up the note ''Ambrose gave me to him."

As soon as Adrian read it he jerked upright almost making me fall from the bed.

"That's HUGE Rose! It's-You know it could help your case."

"I can't use that! WE can't use that," I said urgently. "But it can be a motive for the murder right? In order to stop the Queen to get a Dragomir in the Council."

Adrian nodded thoughtful keeping his eyes on the note. "Did you talk to Abe about that?"

"No just you, I don't want anyone else to know…Not yet."

"Me? Why me?" he asked taken aback.

I smiled. "Because I trust you and you are my boyfriend." I reached for his hand "And I need you to keep an eye on Lissa too, on the auras, if someone wants her out well…"

He gave me back the note. "One thing at the time, I'll keep an eye on her and tell her how you feel but we need to concentrate on you for now, I-We need you out."

"I'll keep out of trouble," I said trying to tease him.

"If you knew how much I love you," he said in a breath taking me aback.

"What?" He asked arching an eyebrow. "It's not such a big secret." He grinned "Or you are particularly unobservant and deaf."

"No it's just…You never said these words per say." I shook my head.

Adrian leaned in and kissed me tenderly. "I have to go now my Rose but I'll be back tomorrow night and don't forget that I love you," he whispered before fading away letting me finish my night in a dreamless sleep.

When I woke up it started just like the day before with breakfast, shower except that today I didn't get the visit of my 'lawyer' but Mikhail did convey me a note from my mother, telling me that she was thinking about me, that Abe advised her to stay away during the proceeding just to show she was not worried about me, that she loved me and that I made the right choice by choosing him as my representative.

It was late afternoon when I decided to slip into Lissa's head. She was with Christian and Adrian in a sort of conference room I never saw before.

Lissa was looking at Adrian who seemed to be barely awake. I really wondered what him and Abe were doing that needed the cover of the sun, whatever it was I was pretty sure it was nothing good…I knew that first hand.

Adrian aura was worrying me too as I could see it through Lissa's eyes. It was as golden as usual but it was more instable than usual. The Queen death and my life being at stake was taking a major toll on him, much more than I thought and it made me worried even more.

"So what? We just stay here and do nothing?" I heard a voice that I recognized in an instant.

Lissa turned around to face Dimitri that was standing by the opposite wall, I could see he was all tensed up, ready to face everything.

Adrian let out a weary sigh, like if it wasn't the first time in the last three days that Dimitri pointed that out.

"Listen if Abe says it's-"

"Why do you even listen to that man anyway?" Dimitri snapped furious. "Rose lost her mind obviously to pick him but it doesn't mean that we should do the same! He is a scam, a terrible man."

"Listen Abe is more than that," started Lissa and I could hear in her head that she intended to tell him who Abe really was. "Abe is actually-"

"Who Rose chose and we have to respect her choice," said Adrian sending her a meaningful look.

Lissa frowned not really understanding why Adrian didn't want Dimitri to know about my real relationship with Abe. She thought that he was to be trusted and that he would never betray me but she also knew there was more behind Adrian's look and decided to comply for now.

"I'm sure she thinks it's for the best that NONE of us went to see her, even if it's hard for some of us to take 'No' for an answer," added Adrian looking pointedly at Dimitri.

"You visited her!" said Dimitri like if he was offended. "How come you get to see her?"

"I visited her there," said Adrian pointing to his forehead. "We can talk safely then and what is it to you anyways? She is MY girlfriend."

Here we go again thought Lissa with a tired sigh.

"Oh like it means-"

"Stop it!" snapped Christian probably seeing the distress on Lissa's face. "Thanks for this battle of egos that was very productive in our mission to innocent Rose, now lets move on."

I didn't look at Dimitri then but only Adrian as his aura was all over the place.

At this instant Abe walked in the room throwing a dark look to each of them, he probably could feel the tension.

"Adrian, son, are busy right now?" he asked shocking both Lissa and I.

He just called Adrian 'son' apparently playing A-Team to save my Dhampir butt did make them grow closer.

"No." Adrian stood up throwing a last dark look to Dimitri before turning to my dad again. "But I need to get home in a couple of hours, mom needs me for the last funeral guidelines," he said grimacing.

Abe smiled at him. "It won't take long," he said turning to Lissa. "Don't worry too much princess, I'll get her out of that… no matter what."

Lissa smiled and I could feel a wave of pure confidence filling her. "I know," she said simply and I could feel it in her, she knew I would never be executed anyway. Abe would never allow that.

After Adrian left with Abe, Dimitri shook his head and started to pace back and forth.

"Son? Really? Well actually it does make sense. They are both shabby haughty, messed up characters. They should team up."

Both Lissa and I could see the jealousy on his face, jealous that Abe chose Adrian to help instead of him.

Christian snorted.

"What?" asked Dimitri.

"You don't even know the irony of your comment." he said with a small smile shaking his head.

I decided to get out of Lissa's head now as I needed to get her a message and I was pretty sure that Liam, the terror, wouldn't be in a helping mood as far as I was concerned.

"Are you finishing soon?" I asked Mikhail startling him. It was true that I was not very chatty today, but it was understandable. This situation would have taken a toll anyone even on my cheery self.

He looked at his watch "In about 30 minutes why?"

"I need to ask you favor."

"Okay what do you need?"

I smiled "Don't say okay before even knowing what it is."

He smiled back. "I trust you."

"Others did and fell, don't do that," I said somberly thinking of Eddie. I shook my head. "Anyways, could get a message for me to Lissa?"

"Of course! That's pretty easy to do."

I smiled gratefully. "Do you have some paper and pen?"

He nodded handing me a pen before reaching for a paperback in the small bag he was carrying tearing the last page.

I never understood why there always were a couple of white pages at the end of books. Was it to write your thoughts on it? I didn't need two recto-verso pages for that my appreciation of a book were going from a 'Niiiice' to a 'total suck ass'

I wrote as fast as I could knowing that my best friend, Terminator, would be here any minute.

Liss,

I've been in ur head a couple of times and Abe is right, u guys have to stay away for now, it's for the best and even if I miss u I know it will be over soon.

However, I'm worrying about Adrian. I know u can see that he is way more unstable than usual and I couldn't forgive myself if he slipped a bit more into Spirit madness because of me ( I can see your grin thinking 'omg she really cares about him!' yes I really do care…a lot).

I know it's not fair to ask u that but could u charge one of his pieces of jewelry with healing magic just to keep him more or less stable (as stable as Adrian can be) until I'm free again? U could use his St-Christopher silver pendant he is always wearing. If he refuses pretending we should focus on me or that you should keep your magic please rip of the part below and show it to him.

Adrian, you better give her your freaking chain or I swear to god you'll never EVER see me naked again! Love, Rose.

K now back to us Liss, please don't worry too much and keep faith.

I'll talk to you soon, I love you all and thanks for everything.

Xoxo,

Rose.

I barely had time to fold the paper and hand it back with the pen to Mikhail that Liam Trent showed up.

"You can go now Tanner," he said from the end of the hall, "I've got her from here."

"Oh joy! The love of my life is back," I shouted hoping to piss him off. Pissing off my guard was probably a stupid idea but I guess we all had a desire of death… mine was just a bit more developed.

"I'll go give her now," Mikhail whispered passing in front of me.

Liam came to stand in front of my cell sliding the tray with my dinner in the opening of the bars.

"Oh dinner? Aren't you spoiling me!" I said sarcastically taking the tray from him and putting it on the small table.

He didn't even bother to answer put his backpack by the chair and sat on it.

And here I was, ready for another long night with only one moment to look for… My dream date with Adrian.