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Chapter 19

I was walking down the corridors of the infirmary of the Royal Court. It has been exactly one week since we bunked in the Royal Court.

We were directly assigned to our duties the moment we landed. Eddie and I were assigned to stay with the Court's guardians while Lissa and Christian- who grudgingly accepted his fate, were to have days with lessons on protocols and straight meetings with other morois and royal families-the works, ins and outs of the Royal Court and Society.

I knocked once and heard a weak 'come in' and I slowly opened the door and greeted the occupant with a small smile.

"Hi!" Dimitri said whose face brightened from his place onthe bed.

Every day since we moved in the court, with the exception of the first day, I have been visiting Dimitri's ward. He woke up a few days before we were due to the court.

Adrian was first reluctant at letting me visit Dimitri, let alone visiting him by myself. But after the third day of visiting and Adrian getting bored to death, he let me go –without a hard fight- visit Dimitri.

I feel solely responsible for why Dimitri was in this state in the first place, so I relieve my guilt by visiting him and making sure he recovers as quickly as possible. But Adrian, along with Dimitri assures me that it was no ones fault by any count.

He was not weak by my count, though there was an oxygen tank by his side to help him breathe and some fluids.

"Hi, how are you doing?" I said, grabbing a chair by his bed and sitting beside him.

His voice was weak and horse when he replied." Fine really, I don't know why they are all still fussing on about me."

"Because it is time people take care of your life after what you have done to save ours." I smiled up at him.

We were quiet for a moment.

"I may not be able to fight another epic battle, they told me." He said, not looking at me, his voice sounded mournful.

"What?" I asked surprised. This can't be happening. Dimitri? Not fighting? "Is there like something you could take or they could –uh I don't know-operate or something?" I asked, I was afraid that he'll be forever strapped in a bed or a wheelchair, just because of saving my life.

"You know therapies and rehabilitation for your muscles?" I asked frantically.

He smiled at me sadly and held my eyes for a moment.

"That doesn't mean I could not move forever Roza." He told me, I felt chills when he mentioned my name in Russian.

"It just means that I will surely recover from this," He swept his eyes all around the room and down his body," and help them assist. I could still be useful you know." He winked at me.

"But I thought you just said-," I was cut off by him.

"I mean, I will not be the hero this time. I'll probably be the sidekick. And also the mind behind operations. But not completely useless." He told me while he patted my hand to calm me down.

"Oh…" I said. Somewhat relieved that he'll not be taken away from something he feels compassionate about.

"It's not the same….but it's definitely still something." He told me.

"And don't worry Dimitri. I'll be here. and Eddie too! Maybe you could recover one day and we'll all fight side by side again!" I told him enthusiastically.

"Maybe." He agreed but not as hopeful as I am. I tried ignoring the melancholy in his voice.

I stayed in his room for a couple or more hours chatting with him to keep him out of boredom of being alone in his room, but I had to go back to report to my mentor in the court and train along with the other student dhampirs.

But as I was about to go to the gym where we were meeting, I was pulled into a corner and pushed into a door.

I half expected the stranger to be Adrian, even though he was practically living with me by this time, he still tend to grab me from my duties for a snuggle or a kiss here and there between work. Sometimes those where the only things that keep me from going on with the pressure and deathly trainings, and sometimes it made me lose my willpower to get out of the bed with him.

But when I entered the room where I was pulled into, oh boy, was I in for big trouble, a really big one.

The one thing I dreaded being in court was running into the socialite hypocrite snobs and bitches strutting about, so you could probably feel my fury and nervousness when I was pushed face to face with none other than Daniella I vashkov. Beside her? Tatiana Ivashkov. I instinctively touched my back pocket for my stake, yep, it was there. Just in case.

"Good to see you again Rosemarie." The Queen said solemnly with an unconvincing smile adoring her face. She started pacing in the small room. I looked around to see that it was some sort of a mini conference room.

"If I remember correctly my dear, I said something to you not so long ago about by nephew." She told me sternly. I nodded stiffly, I heard Daniella snort.

"You've got something to say to that Miss Hathaway?" She suddenly turned to me.

"Your nephew and I are inlo-" I started.

"Oh yeah right. As if my son could feel something like that toward you." She cut me off. I had the nerve to raise an eyebrow, I finally learned that trick.

"Name your price Miss. Don't feel shy or ashamed, everyone has one my dear. " Daniella continued while smiling, as if reassuring me. "We won't even mention anything to my poor son." She winked and reached out and patted my shoulder.

I looked disdainfully at my shoulder where she touched me and tried to control my fury and gain back my composure.

"Look," I said, looking at both of them sternly, I would not let these two bitches crush me down, I am one too, they seem to forget so. "I don't know where Adrian got his integrity and humility, and I'm pretty sure it's not from you. But you see, our affair may come as illicit and dirty in your eyes, but I'm happy rolling with your son in bed too much to let you people pay me off. Okay? And I'm pretty sure he feels the same way."

I wanted to laugh at their comical faces. The Queen looked as if she was about to faint while Daniella was so red, I continued my tirade seeing as they won't be cutting me off any time soon.

"Your money is worthless in this kind of relationship we are having. I may not be your equal, and that's because I don't look at someone down, treating them as if I could pay their dignities away. I am happy, Adrian's happy. Can't you people live with that?" I asked them.

"No, we couldn't Miss Hathaway! I want my son to marry a Royal moroi so that he could live a happy life away from you and whatever dirt you come with! You may not care what people would be saying about you, but please think of Adrian, what he has been raised to do! He is someone that would be looked upon and respected!" Daniella shouted at me.

"Well, tell your son that, but let me tell you this, as long as your son wants me around… you and you" I pointed to her and Tatiana respectively, " could not as so much as forcefully move me an inch away from him. You got that?" I asked them, forgetting everything on right manners and good conduct, to hell with them.

I walked out, though no one stopped me. When I turned in a corner, I stopped for a moment and took a deep breath. Oh my God. I just screamed at the face of the Queen and one of the respected Royal morois.

But after a few moments of deep breaths, I smiled to myself and felt relieved to finally get the stress out of my body. I shook my head and continued on.

This is gonna be an interesting month. I could feel it.