1 week later from where the previous chapter ended.

LPOV

"I pronounce you like a princess of Dragomir Land. Princess Rosemarie Hathaway Dragomir." I announced. Rose finally agreed to be the princess of Dragomir. With me agreeing to marry Christian I desperately needed someone to take of my kingdom. And I knew that Rose is perfect for that. I know she took this just for a while not forever. She never loved this. I know that she's doing this for me.

She got up and hugged me. "Thank you Lissa I hope you do understand why I'm doing this." She told me. I smiled.

"Of course, but why don't you want others to know about this?" I asked her. We did this privately.

"Don't need much attention but we have to tell them. So how about in the evening? I bet everyone's getting ready for the official announcement!" She told me.

"Yeah, they are so let's tell them later," I told her.

"Tell us what later?" We both turned to see Christian, Dimitri and Adrian.

"Oh, how much did you hear?" Rose asked.

"Not much. What is it that you want to tell us?" Dimitri asked. I smiled brightly.

"I think it's time Rose," I told her. "Liss" I ignored her.

"No, what if we don't get much time later? You see Rose finally agreed to take a title back!" I told them being excited suddenly.

"What?" Dimitri asked.

"Yes, this morning. Now she's Princess Rose Hathaway Dragomir." I told them. All of them looked as if we're crazy.

"Aren't you happy Your Majesty?" Rose asked Dimitri with a smile but there's something about her voice that came like a mock. Dimitri's eyes widened. He took a deep breath. He came closer to Rose and held her hand by her wrist.

"We have to talk." He told and went out with her.

DPOV

"You took back WHAT?" I asked her. She shrugged her shoulders casually.

"My title. As a princess." She told.

"Why do I have a feeling that you didn't take it just because of your love for your country?" I asked her.

"Aren't you happy? I thought you'd be. I hope at least now I'm not just a guardian to me." She told me. I was taken back.

"You took this title to be mine?" I asked her and she didn't answer.

"Why? Why can't you just let me go, Rose? I know I'm shit! But this isn't you. I just can't believe that you can't understand." I told her.

"Understand? You want me to understand? Okay please go ahead your majesty, enlighten me. What should I understand?" She told me crossing her arms in front of her chest.

"I want you to understand that what we had, is now over. It is over not because either one of us wanted to end us but because we have to. I know I know that you're in pain Rose. I know that. And I know that what I did is unforgivable but we have to move on." I told her.

"I loved you." She whispered and I could hear the pain in her voice even though she tried to hide it. But this is too much. Too much. She shouldn't have taken that. She should have remained a guardian. This is not the Rose I loved.

"Love fades Rose. Love fades, mine has." I told her and her head snapped at me.

"What?" She asked me.

"You aren't the girl I fell in love with. The girl whom I fell in with was someone who understood me. I didn't ask you to forgive me, Rose. Because what I did was unforgivable but all I asked from you was to understand me. But you didn't." I told her.

"Didn't you want me to be your queen?" what is with this queen title.

"Is that all you want? To be my queen?" I asked her but before she could answer another voice came from behind.

"What?" We both turned to see Lissa. Her mouth opened, eyes widened because of shock.

"you took this title because of him? And for how long have you been staying together?" She asked. Suddenly Rose's features changed. She smiled.

"Not for a long time but long enough. After all those false hopes he was planning to throw me away." She told her.

"What? But did you take this title because of that? Because you wanted to be his queen not because o four-country?" She asked.

"Wow Lissa you're my best friend but when was the last time you put me at first? Have you ever thought about how I would feel?" Rose asked. Lissa's features changed. Now she looked angry.

"You know Rose every people they must put their families second in front of their country. And this is what you're doing?" She asked.

"Go away. Go away Rose I can't take your title back not yet. But as soon as I become the queen that's what I'm going to do at first." She told.

"Lissa what?" Rose asked horrified. Whoa! But at least she deserves it. Apart from I didn't want this to happen to her but this is the way it is.

"You heard me, Rosemarie, go the fuck away," Lissa told her.

"What you did was unbelievable Rose. I never thought that you'd be so blind like that." Christian told.

"Go, Rose," Lissa told her while tears practically begging to leave her eyes.

"If that's what you want. But don't forget that you're not the only princess now."

Rose whispered and left leaving us alone. As she passed Lissa, Lissa turned around but she kept walking. Adrian tried to stop her but she ignored him. How she acted was unforgivable.

But deep down a part of me broke. Deep down I realized that she left.

Maybe for forever.

...

"I don't think she did that for a reason," Eddie told.

We are currently inside my room talking about what happened. About her leaving. It's already the evening.

"No, I don't think so. She didn't even deny that." Christian told.

Suddenly a knock interrupted us. We all looked at the door.

"Come in," I told and a soldier came. He bowed to us.

"What is it?" I asked him.

"Good evening your majesties and guardians! I wanted to tell you that we spotted Guardian Hathaway leaving the palace just a few minutes ago." He told us. We looked at each other. For some kind of a reason, I wanted to stop her because I know that this time she left us.

"Thank you for the message. You may leave." I told him.

"Also your majesty today this message came to us by an arrow." He told and gave us a rolled letter with a lion signed seal on it.

Royal. Not just royal.

"Dashkov," Lissa told.

"Leave," I told to the soldier.

"What does he wants to tell us?" Adrian asked.

"Mustn't be good. They are nothing but traitors." Lissa told.

"How do you know?" Christian asked.

"Long time ago they betrayed our family." She told.

"Have they ever met you?" Adrian asked.

"No. They know about me but they haven't met me." She told me. I opened it. And read it out loud.

"Your majesty King Dimitri Belikov. We heard that you have Princess Dragomir. Without going on terns I'll tell you what we want. We have already arrived there but we are not going to do anything. Yet. We'll give you ten days. Within ten days if you do not give us Princess we will destroy the entire Dragomir Kingdom.

King Victor Dashkov."

That bastard!

"He's an idiot if he thinks that we'll give you," Christian yelled.

"Oh my god! Oh my god!" Lissa exclaimed suddenly panicking. I touched her arm.

"Hey, Lissa. Look nothing will happen to you we promise that." I told her.

"But my kingdom, what about it?" She asked.

"We'll protect it. Don't worry. We promise." Adrian told. She looked at us and nodded.

"I'll write a letter to the chief guardian there now," Lissa told. I nodded.

"What if they come to war?" She asked.

"Then we'll fight. We have to send our armies there. 700 from each today." I told them.

"Got it," Eddie told.

"No matter what happens you WILL NOT GO THERE LISSA," I told her. She gasped.

"But that's my country." She exclaimed.

"Exactly. And if anything happens to you they win." Christian told. She finally nodded.

"If that bastard wants to fight we will fight," I told them.

"We all will go there after two days from today. Lissa, you will come with us too but you will not come to the war land. You and Adrian both will stay undercover." I told them.

"Why him?" Lissa asked.

"I will only go when they desperately need me." He told her.

"But what if anything happens to any one of you?" She asked us. We remained silent.

"We will try our best to stay safe Lissa," Christian told. Lissa's eyes showed worry but she nodded. She understood that our lives are not safe.

"What about Rose?" Eddie asked.

"She's gone," Lissa replied.