Dimitri was stunned

"What? What ?"

"What do you mean what you heard me, were over"

The hurt in his eyes registered with me but I really didn't care, he had betrayed me by going to my parents behind my back, so though shit he could get on with it.

The tension in the car was unbearable so was eternally grateful when he stopped outside the Belikov's house. It only then dawned on me that I had to go in and tell my parents and his family that I had broken up with him.

"So Rose, who's going to do the talking?"

He was so pissed but there wasn't anything I could do about it.

"Well seeing as it's your fault I think you should do the talking" I snapped at him.

"My Fault, MY FAULT? Do I need to remind you who broke up with who Rose?"

I flinched every time he called me Rose, I couldn't help it. Part of my just wanted to run and hug him but part of my just wanted to snap his neck. He was looking really worried and I knew he knew the turmoil that was gong on inside my head, he just knew me that well.

Dimitri seemed to figure out what I was going to do before actually acted as he hung his head and spoke so quietly as if he was fighting tears

"Roza, please"

"Please what Dimitri? Don't leave you?"

I heard a gasp and realised we had an audience. I hoped they enjoyed the show. I flung off my engagement ring and threw it at a dejected Dimitri. He just let it bounce off him before looking at me

"Please Roza, please"

"yea right" was all I said as I stalked off. I knew that if I looked at him I would break down so I decided to turn and leave with my dignity before I started crying in front of him, and everybody else.

I don't know how long I had been walking before I realised Dimitri still had my stake. Y fear heightened when I heard something. The next thing I knew I was on the flat of y back with a stirgoi straddling me. If he knew who I was it would have made his day I thought bitterly. I didn't even bother to fight against him what was the point? I had lost Lissa and know I had lost Dimitri and more than likely everyone else with him. Life is a bitch was the last thought I had before a stake plunged through his chest from behind. I pushed him off to find my mother behind him brandishing a stake in her hand, my stake in her pocket.

"What the hell do you think your doing going off without your stake?" she said quietly.

"Well Dimitri took it and I forgot about it until he was straddling me" I replied in a smart-ass way seeing as it wasn't my fault he had my stake, well it kinda was but anyway. . .

"And why does he have it?"

"Because we were fighting and he didn't want me to stake him" I answered looking at the ground, my feet were very interesting at this time.

I then heard somebody approach obviously my mother did to as she spun around as my father appeared his hands up over his head

"I come in peace"

"What are you doing here I told you to stay with Belikov in the car."

"yea well since when do I ever listen to you?

"Since it's the only thing that would keep you and your daughter alive"

"Yea and possibly lose your other one, why wouldn't you just let Belikov come to her?

"Because she'd do something stupid and they'd both end up turned, there's not a stirgoi in the world would leave these two unchanged if at all possible."

"but they're unbeatable together"

"Not when he takes her stake leaving her exposed he's not"

I saw something in my father change, he tensed and now that I come to think of it so was my mother. Uh oh was all I thought as I knew something had snapped and Dimitri was dead meat once my parents found him. Without a word my mother started to walk towards my father. I took this as the signal to leave the clearing so I pushed my stake in my pocket and followed them, at a distance, considering they were holding hands. They were having a conversation and I really didn't want to be part of that.

When we returned to the SUV I noticed the engine was running and Dimitri was in the front seat ready to take off if a quick escape was required. Once he noticed us he relaxed as we were in no rush. My parents reached the SUV first and got into the back, damn them anyway I had to sit in the front with him.

The journey was a silent one and I realised I had ran an impressive distance from the Belikov's house. Once Dimitri tries to take hold of my hand but I moved it out of his reach forcing him to concentrate on his driving.

We finally made it back to the Belikov's house and I got out as quick as I possibly could. My mother grabbed my arm and said she wanted to talk to me but before she could say anymore Dimitri grabbed me and carried me to his bedroom and locked the door so I could not escape.

"Roza, please talk to me"

I sat and stared a him

"Please I'm sorry, I know I should have asked you but your father already knew, how else do you think he got over so fast-"

"What do you mean he knew?"

"Well I asked for his permission before I asked you so once he got the call to come over he had guessed, he knew it was coming. It was however a complete surprise to your mother-"

He was abruptly interrupted by my mother knocking on his door yelling at him to get his ass out there. He sighed and did what he was told. They were talking in hushed tones so I had no idea what was going on but I'm guessing he was getting in trouble as I heard him pleading

"No please, Janine, please give me one more chance please, please."

It appeared my mother however was not going to give him another chance as he entered the room looking crest fallen and simply said

"Roza, your mother wants you"

He stood by and watched me leave. He had his guardian mask kind of in place but he just wasn't strong enough t hold it there

"I'm sorry Roza, I am so, so sorry"

With that he closed the door and I went in search for my mother. None of the Belikov's were in the house, must not wanted to add to the already mounting tension. I found my mother by the SUV with my father in the driver's seat.

"You ready?" I knew what she meant and gave one last look at the Belikov's house before jumping into the SUV to leave.

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