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"Rose. Open the door"
"No"
"Rose!"
"No!"
"Rose, please?"
"Go away"
"Rose, let me explain"
"no"
"please?"
"no"
Damn him. Damn him. Damn him. I was a damned pawn in their damned plot for having more damned power over damned each other. And yes, Damn Abe. Damn Janine. Damn this marriage. Damn Russia. Damn crowns. Damn everyone.
Oh! I forgot to tell. Damn me too.
AN hour earlier.
Dimitri's POV
She stared at me, her face flushed trying to look away but not able to. Atleast I had company in that.
Ibraham cleared his throat.
"Well?" he asked.
"I accept" I said smiling.
He turned to look at Rose for her confirmation.
She walked out.
Ibraham laughed.
"Where is she going?" I asked incredulously.
He laughed again.
"She expects you to follow her"
I rolled my eyes, nodding to him and following Rose out to the garden
She paused so that I now stood beside her.
"How long did you know?" she asked
"Know what?'
"That you were to marry me. You knew yesterday when you came to the park, didn't you?"
"I didn't know. I never saw your photo Rose. I didn't know who you were yesterday."
She stared at me for a long time, those brown eyes burning through me, melting me.
Rose's POV
I stared at him, wondering whether to trust him or not.I met him yesterday and I am supposed to marry him.
But then, it could have been worse. Abe could have made me see him today morning and would have made me marry him.
But the ultimate question was,
how can I marry a person I don't love?
What if you do love him? an inner voice asked.I immediately brushed the question away. That can't be.I met the guy yesterday. A person can't fall in love with someone else after they just spoke for 10 minutes.
Or can they?
"Dimitri, all my life I was taught how to smile politely, how to sit, how to swing my fan and every other stupid thing that they could teach me. All my life, I imagined marrying a person who I love. I am just not sure...I am not sure if I can marry you without falling in love with you"
And to my astonishment, he laughed.
"What?" I asked
"Rose, we aren't going to marry as soon as we go to Russia. It will take some time. After all I am busy."
I sighed in relief.
"I am not letting you go now. After all you have something that belongs to me"
What may that be?" I asked.
He stared at me.
"Rose, you are so young in so much ways."
"If you say so, Grandpa"
He chuckled.
"what's your age anyway?" I asked.
"24. I am 4 years older than you"
"told you you are a grandpa"
He rolled his eyes.
"So tell me about your life and friends" he asked.
I launched into a tale about Lissa, me and Adrian.
"Sorry to disturb you two love birds but we have to have breakfast." a voice said.
"Adrian!"
Adrian stood there smiling at me, his arms folded as he leaned on the lion statue on the garden
"Hey Rosie." he said grinning at me, hugging me.
"Dimitri, this is Adrian. Adrian, Dimitri"
"So you are the lucky guy who gets to marry Rose"
"I guess I am" Dimitri said chuckling.
"well atleast someone got her" he said grudgingly.
Oh God. I never told Dimitri about Adrian's crush on me. What will he think now?
I looked down at my heels suddenly interested in them.
Dimitri glanced at me out of the corner of his eye.
"Well come on, let's go" he said leading the way into the dining hall.
Breakfast was uneventful, except for the light conversation Dimitri and Abe kept.
"So how are matters in Russia?" Abe asked as we finished dessert.
"They are going great. We are currently establishing relations with Turkey.
"That's great" my mother said.
After waving goodbye to Adrian, I turned to Dimitri.
"So what now"
"Now we get to know each other"
"Oh?"
"yes" he said smiling.
"What do you do?" I asked
"I thought you knew" he said looking surprised.
"No, I don't" I said
"I am a crown prince Rose. I am going to be the king of Russia"
"oh." I said processing what he said.
If he is the King of Russia, I would be queen. If I become queen, Abe and Janine will get more advantages. So if they are to be happy, I have to marry Dimitri.
So I am a pawn. That also means…wait. Why am I a pawn? They are using my life to make themselves happy. I am a fricking pawn. That's what I am. And I think Dimitri knew it too.
I stopped walking. He turned around.
"What happened?" he asked
"like you don't know"
With those words I took off to my room. They are using me as a pawn. How low can they get? They never loved me. The realization of that made my heart crush into little pieces. Tears welled up.
Now
"Rose. I am breaking the door if you don't come out and talk to me" he said
I opened the door.
"I am not going to talk to you . All you are getting is this"
And I slapped him.
He stared at me shocked and I closed the door on him.
Five hours later
"Rose! we need to " a voice said,thankfully female.
I opened the door.
"What happened?" she asked
"nothing" i said.
"okay. you can tell me about it later. now we need to pack"
"pack for what?"
"the end of the world." Another voice said.
"Adrian." I said, making a face.
"What else Rose? your trip to Russia."
"how is it that you guys know about the trip when I don't"
"well, people who don't tend to lock themselves up in rooms tend to hear news like that" he said
Lissa rolled her eyes.
I looked pointedly at Adrian.
"okay. okay. I am leaving. I am not going to see anything I am not supposed to" he said.
"yes. you are a good little boy" I said
"yup. "
He turned around, Lissa went into the bathroom to get my makeup things.
"Adrian?"
"yeah?" he asked
"are you coming too?"
"yes. I decided to take a break from French girls and I am moving into an apartment with Russian girls" he said
I rolled my eyes.
He walked out of the room.
"Adrian?" I called again.
"Rose, i am not going to leave you with Belikov, Dragomoir and your highnesses alone." he said over his shoulder.
"No, its not that" I said.
"then what?" he paused, turning around.
"I love you" i said
I desperately needed someone who loved me. Who cared for me. Not just used me as a pawn.
He smiled, a real smile that lit up his face.
"I love you too Rose" he said walking away.
I watched him take two steps and turn around.
"And do not call me again" he said.
With that Adrian Ivashkov left me alone with Lissa and clothes.
Which is very dangerous when Lissa and clothes are in the same room.
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