Here is chapter 37! Pretty long. (That's what she said.) lol. But seriously, I made this chappie long and exciting. It starts off with Dimka's POV and halfway through, it will be Lissa's POV.

Dimitri's POV

The doctor took me to an empty room with a sofa and desk.

"Sit down." he told me as he took his place behind the table.

I obeyed. "So what's wrong with Rose?"

He sighed then clasped his hands together. "Well, Guardian Belikov, many things went wrong. First, I would like to ask you a question."

I nodded. "Go ahead

"Was Rose involved in any quick movement this past week?"

I thought back to Monday. Nothing particular happened during the week, well, except for yesterday. Let's see, she woke me up, made breakfast, the Strigoi and Tasha attack…

"She fought a fire-using Moroi." I breathed.

His eyes widened for a second than went back to it's normal size. "Then this makes sense."

I lifted one eyebrow. "What make's sense?"

He shook his head then leaned forward, so he was closer to me. "Rose has had a miscarriage."

I froze. No. This couldn't be happening.

"My guess is that she got hurt in the fight with the fire-using Moroi without her knowing. She put too much strain on the baby with her quick movements, thus, making the placenta rip from the uterus."

I couldn't believe this. All I cared about at that moment was Roza and our baby. The baby that was brutally ripped from inside her because of Tasha. Tasha. She would pay…big time.

"What can we do to fix it?" I asked.

He shuffled some papers on his desk then looked up again. "The only way to fix it is a very dangerous surgery for both of them."

"What are the consequences?"

"Taking the life of both of them." he told me.

"What will happen if we don't go through with this surgery?" I said,

He paused for a minute, unsure if I would like it. "She will die."

I closed my eyes and rested my head between my hands.

"The surgery must take place as soon as possible. So you'll have to decide now."

I had the choice of either 1) letting Rose die without trying anything, or 2) allowing the surgery, in hopes that there would be a 50% chance that she and our baby would be okay. I think I would rather go with number two.

"Let's do it." I agreed, standing up.

He stood up as well and nodded. "I'll prepare everything. Would you like to see Rose before we start?"

"Yes." I whispered. He told me what room she was in and just like that, I was on my way to see my dying Roza.

The room was quiet as I entered. It surprised me that Christian was there too, with CC. CC was perched on the bed, crying over a very pale Rose. Rose. She looked lifeless just lying there on a hospital bed.

"Hey, man." Christian greeted. "Sorry about what happened."

I nodded slowly. "Thanks for bringing CC in here."

"I'm going to go check on Lissa." he said. I knew that he made that excuse us to let us have some privacy.

I watched him as he left. CC was still staring at Rose, tears trickling down her face.

I put my hands around her tiny waist then pulled her onto my lap. "It's okay, CC. Mommy, will be okay."

She looked up at me with big brown, innocent eyes. "What happened to Mommy?"

I shook my head then turned to Rose. She looked so…peaceful. Her clear, pale face. Perfect pink lips. Soft, long dark brown hair that flowed across her shoulders. My Roza.

I grabbed her cold hand then kissed it. "I love you, Roza."

I usually expected a little smile from her, but I got nothing. It was like my heart was empty now.

I felt CC's little hands clutch my t-shirt. I kissed the top of her head and stood up.

Giving her one last look, I left Rose on the bed and went back to the waiting room, where Lissa and Christian were sitting patiently.

"Daddy?" CC said in a tiny voice. "Is Mommy going to be okay?"

"Yes." I lied. That seemed to satisfy her as she rested her head on the crook of my neck and fell asleep. I really wished I had fooled myself, because right now, I had little hope that Rose would be okay.

I walked over to Lissa and Christian.

"You guys could go home." I told them. "Get some rest and I'll call you as soon as there's any news."

Lissa shook her head. "I'm her best friend. I'm supposed to be here for everything."

Christian put an arm around her. "He's right. We'll come back tomorrow."

Apparently, Lissa didn't want to argue anymore, so she just stood up and headed towards the exit.

"See you later, man." Christian patted my back and gave CC a kiss.

I watched as they left and I took their place on the chairs. The surgery had probably started already, so all I could do was hope for the best.

I leaned my head against the wall and rested my eyes.

Lissa's POV

I was a wreck once I got home.

My mind was on Rose, and only on Rose. And of course, her unborn baby. She had done so much to keep her family safe, and this is what she gets?

"Do you want tog o to the feeders?" Christian asked as he helped me inside.

I shook my head. "I'm not hungry."

He sighed. "Look, Liss. Rose will be okay."

"How do you know that, Mr. Idiotic Asshole!" I snapped.

His expression was calm. Lately, he knew how to deal with my pregnancy hormones.

"Because Rose is strong. She can fight for herself." he reassured me.

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. "I'm guess I'm just worried for Declan and Katherine."

Declan and Katherine were what my babies were going to be called.

I felt his strong hand pulled me to his chest. "Don't worry." Then, in a flat voice, he said, "They've locked Tasha up in a prison called Tarasov."

He refused to meet my eyes.

"You must feel bad, you know, because she's your aunt and all."

He shook his head. "I know what she did was wrong, and I don't blame them for locking her up, but that doesn't mean I don't still love her."

"Christian, Queen Tatiana said that I'm one of the Royals that are in line for the thrown. And I don't think I can do it. Especially now that Rose is in that state and the twins are coming soon and-"

He cut me off with a kiss. It was a sweet kind of kiss that we only shared once in a while.

After a few minutes, he pulled away and looked into my eyes. "You can do it, Lissa. I have faith in you. Rose will get better, we'll have the twins, and if you're chosen, you'll be Queen."

I smiled then rested my head against his chest. "I hope so."

The next day, I was getting ready for the Court meeting.

Dimitri still hadn't called and that had gotten me worried.

"Maybe we should go to the hospital…" I suggested to Christian.

He shook his head, fixing his tie. "No. Dimitri promised he would call us if there was any news."

I sighed then started to do my hair. I decided to wear a navy blue with shoulder straps that were covered with gold patterns. The material folded and twisted at the floor hem, falling down like a waterfall. I put on a pair of matching gold heels with a couple of bracelets. I let my blond hair fall down in loose curls, grazing my bare back. Christian had dressed in a tux, which made him look supper sexy.

"Ready?" he asked.

I nodded.

As soon as we got to the Royal Court room, Jackson Benit led us to the thrown room, where hundreds of chairs were set up.

"Vasilisa." he said. "I'm afraid I'll have to part you with your consort here. Each candidate must sit in one of those." He pointed to one of the eleven gold thrones surrounded by the Queen's throne.

I shrugged then gave Christian a kiss.

"Good luck." he whispered before Jackson pulled me away. My throne was to the right of the Queen. Engraved on the marble steps was the name Dragomir.

I smiled then took my place on the throne, as other people began to file in.

Finally, we all stood up as the Queen, followed by the rest of the Ivashkovs. I met Adrian's amused eyes as Queen Tatiana sat down on the throne and started.

Wait. Adrian was back! Where had he gone? Oh when this was over, he was going to tell whether he liked it or not.

"Princes and princesses. Szelsky, Ozera, Badica, Dashkov, Conta, Drozdov, Lazar, Zeklos, Tarus, Voda, and our new member, Dragomir. I have come here with my humble family to vote on a new family who will take over our power. Each one of my family members and I have took time to think about who we would like to succeed us. Let us start with Nathan Ivashkov."

I turned my attention to Adrian's father. He looked around the room, then turned back to the audience with a grim expression.

"I vote on the Conta line." he said proudly. Camille's family.

There was a round of applause from the crowd as the Conta Prince, I didn't know his name (hell, I didn't know anybody's name in this room), smiled.

"Daniella Ivashkov." the Queen invited.

Adrian's mother took a deep breath and looked around the room, meeting everyone's eyes, but stopping on mine.

"I vote on the Dragomir line." she said.

There were a few gasps from the crowd, but then a huge round of claps circled around the room.

"Wise choice." the Queen agreed. "Adrian Ivashkov."

"Huh?" he said, snapping his head up. Clearly, he wasn't paying attention.

The Queen gave him a look. "Who do you choose, nephew?"

"Ergfhhh…" Adrian's eyes perked when he saw me. "Dragomir! 100% Dragomir!"

I blushed at his sudden outburst then quietly regained myself as people started to clap again.

After the rest of the Ivashkovs voted, the scores were like this: Szelsky: 2;Ozera: 1;Badica: 3;Dashkov: 4;Conta: 4;Drozdov: 3;Lazar: 2;Zeklos: 4;Tarus: 3;Voda: 6 and Dragomir: 6.

The Queen had not yet voted, so she would be the tiebreaker between Priscilla Voda, and me.

The pressure was really on. I still couldn't believe I had gotten this far.

"Well." Queen Tatiana said. "I have come to my decision. As soon as I die, the crown will be handed over to either Priscilla Voda or Vasilisa Dragomir. I officially declare that my succeeded shall be…"

So? Who do you think it is? Anyways, next chapter will be written in a short Lissa's POV and finally Dimitri's POV. Review and please send me suggestions. Oh ya, I would like to thank jshagan for the suggestion about the miscarriage. Like I said, send me a suggestions and I will do my best to write them in. And plus if you send me one, I'll mention ur name and give shout out to you guys! So have any ideas? Send them to me. Anyways, why's Adrian back and where did he and Aleyna go? My next UD will b on my new story, Dimitri & Rose: A Modern Day Romeo & Juliet Story. Check it out! ;D