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Chapter 6

D POV:

When Adams told me that Rose was arrested for treason, a small fire lit inside of me. When I met her in Portland, Rose had grabbed my attention immediately. She was so dedicated to the princess, willing to take anyone that was a threat to her despite the odds.

Even when I turned, the protective instinct that I had for her was so strong, it was something that would never go away. Despite this, I didn't feel like myself, I felt stunted. The main things that I felt were remorse and guilt.

I couldn't begin to thank Lissa for my restoration and knowing Rose, I'm sure she went to the ends of the earth to make this happen. It was easier to be around Lissa, she was so calm and she didn't witness my most atrocious acts. I didn't know how to face Rose, I defiled her in the worst possible way, all to own her as an object. The strigoi part of me didn't love her, it only wanted to own her.

I resolved to avoid hurting her any more, and then she came to my apartment. No-one could push my buttons like she could. She pulled out emotions I didn't know I still had, anger, lust etc, and I gave into them.

During the hearing, Rose caught my eyes when she approached Abe Mazur. I was so confused, why was he representing her? And why did she trust him.

I vaguely recall Rose mentioning him following her in Russia.

I knew she had to give her alibi for the murders. In the brief glance, I tried not to show emption or concern for what she had to do. I had tried to ignore the pull of Rose back at St Vladimir's as I knew the truth of us being a could would damage her reputation and potentially her guardian future.

During the recess Abe Mazur approached me. I tried to resume my guardian face, I could not let this man see a weak point to exploit in the future. "Zmey."

"Belikov.." He stared at me with eyes so dark and narrowed towards me. "Rose informs me that she was in your room for an extended period yesterday". He looked sternly at me "Was she with you Belikov?"

I looked at him dead in the eye "Yes she was"

"We don't have a lot of time, where do you live, who are your neighbours and what are the names of you guardian detail?"

I rattled off the necessary details and Abe spoke to one of his guardians to relay instructions. He then turned back to me "Now as for my-"

"What's going on?" I hear Lissa

"Rose was with Dimitri during the time of the murder" Abe replied in a hard voice. He turned to me.

"We will discuss that matter further once she has been released from this trial."

I felt my emotions swirl and took a large gulp, I worked hard to maintain control of my emotions and controlled my features.

"Oh." Lissa replied, her mind appeared to consider the information and the potential implications. "Are you willing to testify to that?"

Emotions under control. "Of course". I would always protect Rose, what happened to me didn't matter.

Rose was called to the stand. She looked so graceful and poised and held her head high.

I had moved closer to her table, ready to be called or to respond to a threat.

"Miss Hathaway, please tell us where you were yesterday" Ms Kane asked.

"I was visiting Dimitri Belikov in his room" She responded. I saw numerous eyes look in my direction from my periphery.

"From what time?"

"From after church services to about 7pm the next morning". I could hear murmurs of Dhampire slut and Bloodwhore, I clenched my jaw. She doesn't deserve this, I wished I could spare her from this.

"Midnight church services" Abe asked

"Yes"

"What were you doing for 18 hours?" Ms Kane asked. More people turned to look at me, I kept my features composed, but I felt like I was seconds away from a panic attack. I felt shame in myself for giving into my base urges for her, but I felt like it was the strigoi part that took over, which scared me more.

"Getting reacquainted." She replied.

"I'll bet" she muttered loud enough for everyone to hear.

Ever since our night together, I felt a shift in me. I was having trouble controlling my emotions and at times too many came to me at once, it was overwhelming.

I had caused so much pain to so many people, Rose most of all. I could never make up for the hurt and despicable acts that I did to her. She didn't deserve any of this and now she was publicly associated with me; her former mentor, the former strigoi as a romantic partner.

She would take the brunt of this, fuelled by the rumours they spoke about her at school. This was going to damage her guardian reputation and I was making it worse, but I couldn't leave her in a worse position, headed for trial and a guaranteed execution.

The judge raised her eyebrows "Miss Hathaway you can please step down. I would like to hear from these guardians.

"State your name"

"Dimitri Belikov"

"How do you know Rose Hathaway?"

"I was tasked to find her and Princess Vasilissa Dragomir, We met in Portland when I returned her to St Vladimir's academy." Simple and to the point.

"Did you work closely together?" Abe asked, looked like this piece of information was particularly relevant to him.

"We trained twice a day, Rose needed to catch up from missing training for two years."

"Did you become close?" Ms Kane asked.

"We understood each other and took our training as seriously as each other". We loved each other. I added silently.

"Where was she on the night of the 27th" Abe Asked.

"I ran into Rose after church at 1pm and we continued our conversation in my guardian quarters. She left the following day at 7pm".

"What were you doing all that time?" Ms Kane asked.

"Getting reacquainted" I replied, keeping all emotion out of my voice. This was not relevant information, but as Ms Kane had not checked Rose's alibi she had chosen a new tactic, to humiliate Rose out of sheer spite. This made me angry and I gave minimal responses for the rest of the questions, refusing to give this woman anything.

When I stepped down, I stood by the back wall, wanting to feel like a guardian again, the one everyone called the statue. I used to be seen as untouchable, reserved and professional, I felt like I was anything but. My guard had been whittled down to two guards and Lissa mentioned that there was talk of getting rid of them entirely.

The prosecutor and Zmey proceeded to drag witness after witness. Abe was making sure that Rose would not be executed for treason. The fortunate fact; Because I had been so well guarded, her alibi was rock solid. Guardian headquarters gave me a place that was basically a prison cell and they knew if Rose had gone in there, she was there for that whole time.

The prosecutor was ringing out every dirty detail that she could and I could see Rose shrinking in her chair. She made sure that the entire court room knew that we not only had sex, but for how long and how many times.

I tried to analyse the scene like a guardian from the photos presented in the case.

How Tatiana laid.

The position of stake entry.

Any signs of defensive wounds

Rose would never kill someone in their sleep. If Rose was in a darkness rage, she wouldn't have gotten in stealthily and the victim would look like a mauled carcass.

This entire experience made me furious. As I seethed and listened to the facts of the case, a few things were painfully obvious.

Someone deliberately tried to frame Rose for the murder of Tatiana This was a planned murder in cold blood. While Rose presented a good victim to frame, she did publicly threaten the queen. Whoever tried to frame Rose did this for personal reasons, they had a grudge against Rose. I was going to find them and make them pay.

Once the council ruled that a trial was not necessary, Rose started to leave with Zmey. I could feel her scanning the room, then she looked at me. I tried to convey through my gaze that I would find this person and I would protect her.

My guardians Adams and Martinez sat at the ends of the back row, they had given me space, or wanted to avoid the eyes everyone was giving me.

Some Dhampir men tried to congratulate me on my stamina, I gave them a cold expression until they left. I saw Tasha head towards me and I tried to exit out the back before she could.

She caught me outside, looking cross.

"Hello Tasha"

"Dimka, what were you thinking?" She asked.

"What do you mean"

"Sleeping with Her" Tasha's voice dripping with anger. She was coming at me like we were currently in a relationship.

"That is my private business"

I looked away and I could see Rose talking with her Abe and her mother and I saw her friends approaching her. I knew I would have to talk to Rose, but after I kicked her out and her subsequent arrest I didn't know how she would respond to me.

She looked like I had slapped her. "I don't need to ask if she is the reason that you rejected my offer"

"No you don't." I was annoyed by her treating me like a cheating boyfriend. But I didn't want to alientate one of my few close friends. "Tasha, You are one of the few friends I have left, I don't want to fight with you, but I don't want to discuss this".

She softened a little and nodded her head. "I just worry about you, this sets back the progress you have made since your restoration. This is not how I saw things going … for you."

I could see so many people watching me, it was different than before. Previously people looked at me with fear, now it was a mix of fear, disgust and smirking. I had to leave before my control snapped. I went back to my room, trailed by my guard.

I offered for them to sit on the couch instead of stand guard outside. I retreated to my small room and laid down on the bed. I could smell her scent on the pillow she used, i pulled it to my chest and fell asleep imagining she was in my arms.

I awoke to pounding on my door. The guardians stand ready. I gesture for the guardians to wait outside, knowing this will not be pretty.

I open it to see a glassy-eyed, swaying Janine Hathaway.

"How dare you touch her" She growls and punches me in the solar plexus.

"You were her mentor and I know something was happening at the s-school". Once I crumpled she followed up with a heel strike to my nose. She then swayed and stumbled into the door and slid down to the floor.

"Maybe I should have another child with Abe, so you can take advantage of them too." Janine slurred as she passed out.

Blood was trickling from my nose, she got in a good hit and I had let her. I felt that I deserved a good beating. I grabbed a tissue to staunch the flow and then picked up Guardian Hathaway and placed her on the couch.

I covered her with a blanket and placed a bucket next to her. I used her phone to find Abe Mazur's number and called him to collect Guardian Hathaway.

I blinked … Daughter?

"Rose is your daughter?" My head swam, but after meeting her mother and taking this man into consideration, Rose's personality made a lot more sense.

"My recently 18 year old daughter, who you apparently mentored and I found malnourished, bruised and battered in Russia".

I held my breath and thought This man is going to murder me. Not only was I at risk of being beaten to death by her mother but her father could make me disappear entirely.

"I cannot excuse myself for my actions as a Strigoi. I have tried to keep my distance since I was restored to protect her. She didn't need to be associated with me. How is Rose?" I asked tentatively.

He looked at me for a long time, assessing my features for a long time until he finally spoke. "She isn't going to be executed, but this public humiliation will not go away any time soon. Her chances of being allocated to Lissa are slim despite my extensive reach. Do you care for my daughter?

I didn't know how to answer, I knew I loved her at one point, I didn't know my feelings now.

"I loved her before I became a strigoi, I wish I was still that man, I don't know what I am now. But I do know that I will always protect her."

He took in my works and smiled at me with a scary expression. I knew that this wasn't good.

"Will you do whatever it takes to spare her further humiliation?"

"Yes, I will".

"I'll be in touch"

He collected Janine in his arms and left with his guardians in tow.

Rose is Zmey's Daughter!

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