A Broken Rose

Chapter 2

Disclaimer:  I do not own any of these characters the talented Richelle Mead does.

 

Chapter 2

Adrian pulled away from my embrace and just looked into my eyes.  I wasn’t sure why I felt so uncomfortable but it was like he was trying to read me the way Dimitri always could.  No I needed to stop comparing Adrian to Dimitri.  It wasn’t fair to Adrian.  He has done nothing but help me and love me.  He hasn’t hurt me the way Dimitri did.  He hasn’t made me question everything about myself the way Dimitri has.  No.  Starting now I would stop comparing the two.

“Please say something” I plead with Adrian.

“Are you serious?”

“Yes I am.  I cannot stay here.  I cannot heal my heart if I have to see him every day.  I need to get away from him.  It’s the only way I will be able to truly move on.”

“Then let’s go!”  Adrian told me.  “We need a plan.  I am assuming you want to leave as soon as possible right?”  I shake my head yes.  “Okay then I need to go pack a few things and get some other things in order.  I love you Rose and I will always be here for you.”  With that he left but said he would be back as soon as he could.

I just stared at the door as it closed behind him.  I wasn’t sure what I should do.  I know I needed to pack but what should I take with me.  I looked around at my few possessions and knew I would only be taking the essentials.  I walked to my closet and took out my duffel bag.  I packed most of my clothes in there leaving my guardian uniform behind.  I would not need that anymore.  I can’t believe I am leaving behind what I worked my entire life for.  I know Lissa was supposed to come first but how could I be the best guardian for her when I could barely function.  No she needed someone better than me.  In a startling realization I knew that I was not good enough for her either.  In such a short amount of time I realized that I was not good enough for Lissa, Dimitri or Adrian.  I knew one day soon Adrian would realize that and leave me.  He should leave me he deserves someone better, but I knew he needed to come to that conclusion himself.

I decided to write Lissa and Dimitri a letter.  I would get both of them to Lissa and she could decide when or if Dimitri should get his.  I would not be the cause for another setback with him.  I wrote the letters and sealed them in envelopes just as my phone rang.

I looked at the caller ID and wasn’t sure how I felt about this caller.  “Hey old man” I answered.

“Hey Kizim” Abe replied.  “I have not heard from you in a while and I wanted to check up on you and make sure that boyfriend of yours was treating you right.  I am sure he still remembers that chat we had at your trials”

Oh boy I thought.  If he only knew how badly another man had hurt me right now he would defiantly go crazy on him.  “No dad we are fine.  In fact how would you feel about a visit?  We were just talking about getting away from all the politics at court for a little while and I would like to spend some more time with you and get to know you a little better.”

“Um…well…y yeah that sounds great” my dad stammered.  “When were you thinking about coming?  I know it will take time to clear everything and find a replacement for the Princess.  How long do you thing that will take.”

Now it was my turn to stutter” w well you s see we have already taken care of that.  In fact we can fly out today.”  I was hoping that he wouldn’t be too suspicious about this and not ask a lot of questions.  I was happy when he did not ask questions but said he would meet us at the airport.  He let us know where he currently way, apparently Abe Mazur owned quite a few home across the world.  The one we were currently going to visit was in Russia.