𝐀𝐍𝐘𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐇𝐄𝐑 ▸ Rose and Lissa have been best friends since kindergarten. Their friendship has grown and changed but they still have each other's backs - even as Queen and Head of the Queen's Guardians. Rose has always said she do '...
"Little Dhampir," Adrian drawled when Rose answered her cell. It was 10 am – the end of his day, and mid-morning for Rose. "Is now a good time?"
"Now is perfect," Rose replied. She'd just put Lara down for her morning nap, Janine, Abe, and Pavel had gone into Billings for the day, and Dimitri had taken the van to scope out a property nearby they were considering renting.
"Christian's back at Court. Or he was. He's had it out with Lissa."
"What happened?" Rose asked, curious about how it had all played out. Her feelings toward her former best friend were complicated. She hated Lissa for the way that she'd treated her, but she still cared for her as a person – or more the person she'd once been. They were difficult sentiments to reconcile.
"Well if he hasn't already, he's leaving Court as soon as possible. He told Lissa she could have a divorce, but only if she publicly admitted what she'd done to you, and openly acknowledged Lara as her daughter." Adrian sounded smug. After everything Lissa had done to her, Rose was going to love that!
"Are you fucking kidding me!" Rose screamed, followed by a string of curse words that would make a sailor blush. "Why the hell would he do that! Lara is not some pawn to be used in Christian and Lissa's marital differences! She's a little girl! My little girl! Sparky better take off somewhere far far away, because if I find him, I'm going to murder him!"
"Rose calm down..." Adrian started.
"Don't fucking tell me to calm down!" Rose shrieked. "What do you think is going to happen if Lissa decides to admit Lara is her daughter? She'll take her. It's the only thing she can do to try and save face. You're not a parent, so you don't understand, but Lara's our daughter. We love her, and I am not going to give her up! Not to anyone!"
"It's ok. Lissa's not going to claim her. Just let me finish," Adrian interjected as quickly as he could.
"Tell me," Rose growled.
"Lissa wanted Christian to forgive her. She asked him to start a family with her. When he said he didn't want to, she threatened to divorce him and withdraw support from the offensive magic project. Christian said if Lissa divorced him, he'd tell everyone about Lara and what Lissa did."
Rose was growling and about to explode again.
"They're going to stay married in name only, and Christian is going to live away and work on the program. He'll go to Court a few times a year to keep up appearances."
"And what about children? Lissa has always wanted a large family," Rose asked. "She and Jill are the last of the Dragomir line... She's not going to give that up! Ever since I can remember, Lissa has wanted a large family with lots of kids."
"Christian said he doesn't care if she takes a lover, but if she falls pregnant he won't claim it as his, and he'll divorce her and tell everyone what she did."
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