A broken heart

Chapter 43

"Ohh."

"I can understand that." Adrian said as he reached inside his pocket reaching for his flask again.

"Adrian?"

"Yes, cousin?"

"Is the darkness the reason why you drink, smoke, and womanize so much?"

"Yeah. I don't know how else to deal with it, so I'm just used to using the alcohol, cigarettes, and sex to deal with it. The drinking and smoking take the edge off, and the women take my mind off of it all. At least for a brief time. I just don't know of any other way to deal with it, but I sure wish that I did though. Because I know that one of these days, the drinking and smoking is going to kill me. If some poor woman's father, uncle, husband, fiancé, brother, cousin, or boyfriend doesn't get to me first that is." He gave self-deprecating smile.

"Lissa and I can help you with that, Adrian. But only if you will let us. Only if you want our help."

"That would be great, thanks Little Dhampir."

"You're welcome Adrian."

"Is your being the future queen, also how you knew about mine and Mase's future assignments?" Eddie inquired going back to our previous discussion.

"Yes. I have known for years that it would be one or both of you plus at least one seasoned guardian. So now you two have to talk it over and make a decision, and then talk to Lissa and Chris. When the four of you have decided how you want to do it then you will tell me, and I will see to it that it gets done." I informed them all with a shrug.

Lissa and all three of the boys just nodded.

"Adrian?" Dimitri asked.

"Yes, cuz?"

"Who told you all of that der'mo about Roza moya?" (shit, my)

"Der'mo?" Adrian asked.

"Shit." I answered.

"Oh, ok. Well, I was playing poker with a group of royals in one of the private poker rooms on the second floor. One of the players was a student from St. Vladimir's Academy, he's an atrocious poker player by the way just so you know in case anyone needs a little extra pocket money, anyway then there was another guy right there with him. The one that I was playing with, kept saying how good of a lay you are Little Dhampir. And just how much you loved being fed from during sex he also said that you liked having more than one guy at a time most of the time. And his little friend, that was with him, was always standing right behind his right arm agreeing with his every word. He even said how much that you liked taking it up the..." Adrian stopped himself.

"Yes well, anyway... What he said was neither nice nor polite and should never be said to, about, or in front of a lady such as yourself cousin."

"Thank you Adrian, I really appreciate that cousin."

"You're very welcome my dear little cousin."

"Roza is still a virgin, Adrian." Dimitri said in a deep guttural growl.

Adrian looked extremely shocked and very pissed off all of the sudden. "Then this guy, and his little piss ant of a friend, definitely need their asses beat badly. Because there was an entire table full of royal men, much older than everyone in this room. Men all of whom are at the very least my father's age and some of them even older sitting down there at that table. And most of them were even discussing how to go about getting into Rose's pants before she leaves the ski lodge. One of them even suggested that they could compel her to let them all have a go at her at the same fucking time. And another said that they could order their guardians to hold you down while they all have a good long, hard, fast, and rough go at you."