Primal Desires

Chapter 22

Dimitri's POV

It seemed to have taken us hours to get the apartment looking somewhat like it had before my anger had taken over, and all that was left was a few shards of glass and ceramic on the floor and holes in the wall left behind from my punches.

It hadn't taken nearly as long as it would have had Christian and Vasilisa not insisted on helping me, despite my persistence that they didn't need to. I destroyed the apartment and it was my responsibility to clear it up. Nevertheless, I was thankful for their help and their presence.

As we cleaned, silence hung in the air. Tension lingering around us like a heavy fog. Each of us had been holding a heavy weight on our shoulders in Rose's absence and it was evident when we were together that she was constantly on our minds.

Across the room, a sudden succession of loud rings from Vasilisa's phone cut the silence and she nearly jumped out of her skin. She set down the dustpan and brush she was holding and reached into her pocket to fish out the offending object. I watched from the corner of my eye as I continued to pick up the pieces of shattered ceramic by the counter, and I noticed her frown slightly at the screen.

"Hello? Who's calling?"

It had clearly been an unknown number, and I heard both Christian and I sigh in frustration that she had answered. We had both expressed our concern at her doing that, and so had Rose no doubt – especially now that she was Queen. Anybody could be on the other end of the line, compromising her security.

"Rose?!"

My head snapped up at the mention of Roza and I instantly dropped the shattered shards to the floor once more, forgetting the initial task at hand.

"Oh my god, Rose! Can you hear me?"

Within seconds I was across the room and snatching Vasilisa's phone out of her hand at the opportunity to communicate with Rose. My heart pounded against my chest and my face held a look of deep concern and shock – a look mirrored by Christian and Vasilisa as they moved to stand in front of me.

"Roza?! Roza, I'm here," I exclaimed frantically, hoping to hear her voice in response. "Rose?"

"Please, Lissa, answer me," I heard her cry, with a heart-breaking sob following soon after, and I realised that she couldn't hear me.

"ебать," I cussed under my breath.

"What's happening? What's going on?" Vasilisa questioned, clutching tightly at Christian's arm.

"I don't think she can hear us," I informed her.

"You know that doesn't work, right?" Another voice rang through the phone, followed by a loud crash as Rose obviously dropped the phone in fright. "What do you think you're doing in here, Rose?"

My body tensed as I heard the new voice and sensing my new felt concern, Vasilisa and Christian shared worried looks.

"Get Abe here, now. Nathan's with her," I commanded, and Christian and Vasilisa immediately set to work. Christian pulled his own phone from his jacket and the pair turned away to contact Abe, leaving me to listen to the exchange happening on the other end of the phone.

"Turn around," I heard Nathan command. "Turn around, now."

There was a brief pause as Rose, I guessed, turned around to face him.

"I asked you a question, Rose. What do you think you're doing in here?"

I held my breath as I listened intently to their muffled conversation. I felt a surge of pride as I listened to my Roza's voice. Even faced with danger right in front of her she managed to appear calm and collected, hiding the terror I knew she was feeling deep down.