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Chapter 13

Have I ever told you how much I hate waking up early in the mornings during vacation?

And by saying early I mean before lunch time.

But do you know what I hate more about waking ups? Waking up alone. Especially when at the previous night I happened to have fallen in bed with a gorgeous, badass god, hearing in the name Dimitri.

It was just 9 o'clock when I turned and turned around in the bed without bumping to anyone but a pillow. His pillow.

I could, of course continue sleeping.

Or better say, I would continue sleeping, since this what I did every time he left for an early patrol, but this time something, an instinct maybe, urge me to wake up. So I did.

And now thinking about it, I am glad that I did, because if I had not got up from bed, I would never seen what I saw and I would forever remain heedless. In the dark. And I hate being deceived. I hate it very very much .

But if I had continued sleeping, I would still be happy. My heart would still be whole and intact. It would not have felt pain or hatred. It would have not fallen apart.

Neither would I.

But, let's not think about what would have happened if…

And better talk about what happened.

I got up from bed half hearted but eager to see Dimitri. I wore my favourite black jeans and the first t-shirt I found inside my suitcase. Then I washed my teeth, my face, brushed my hair and opened the door. Well I tried to open the door.

Because the door was simply not opening. I though that it had stuck, besides the house was quite old, so I pushed and pushed but nothing happened.

I thought to yell, so that someone hears me and comes to help me. Βut that would be embarrassing, so without giving it a second thought, I kicked the door and fell right upon Victoria.

She shrieked and I screamed and we both fell on the floor. Actually, I fell on the floor because she was already on the floor and I fell on her.

''Are you ok?" I said automatically and I gave her my hand. Thank god, she took it. This was a major step between us.

"Yeah I'm fine" she said somewhat nervously, without even looking me and she headed towards the stairs with rapidity.

Well, she still hold a grunge against me, as it seems, having take my hand or not.

Or at least that what I thought until I saw a key on the floor. The door's key.

"Wait " I said cautiously and ran to reach her at the stairs and I did.

"What were you doing outside my door" I said sweetly. Supposingly sweetly.

"Nothing, I was just passing" she said slightly trembling.

"And why were you passing crawling?" I asked smiling. Maybe a little viciously.

I was a kind person to people, as long as they respect me and treat me with honesty, something Victoria didn't do.

"I was not. I was just reaching for something on the floor" she said obviously proud for herself to have found such a good excuse for her mischief. But unfortunately for her, I was not so easily tricked.

"Really?" I asked and I conspiratorially showed her the key I found.

She didn't answered.

"Ok then" I said and start getting down the stairs.

But she stopped me.

"Don't go down" she said, almost screaming..

"Why?" I asked curious, more curious, than when I releashed that she had locked me up in Dimitri's room"

"Because… Because I want to talk to you." She said haltingly. As if she wasn't sure this was the reason she didn't want me to go downstairs. Well, it was obvious that this was not the true reason. Things were getting interesting.

"Well, let's hear you"

"I want to apologise for my behavior. But let's go to my room" she said vigorously and try dragging me towards her bedroom.

Not so quickly kiddo. I though. Rose Hathaway was not so easily fouled.

"What made you change your mind" I asked supposedly innocently, not leaving my current position at the stairs." about your behavior towards me?"

"Well, Dimitri and I talked" she said nervously. What was she nervous of? "and I release that… that…"

"That?" I asked but she didn't managed to answer. Well, she might had answered, but even if she had, I wouldn't be able to hear her.

Because what I heard next, urged me to go down the stairs, towards the living room.

A woman's laugh. That was what I heard and in an instant I was at the living room, despite Victoria's protests that aim at stopping me.

When I heard it something happened inside me, something was shaken. And that something shattered when I saw the source of this laugh.

She was sitting in the big blue couch in the living room. She had red long curled hair, sharp blue eyes and red full lips. Her face was glowing. She was speaking and laughing vibrantly, her whole attention addressed to the person sitting next to her. The only other person in the couch, even though it was big enough for at least three people.

Dimitri. I thought with a heartbeat. He was sitting on her side.

Αnd then was when that thing inside me broke inτο pieces. As her hand moved on his hip, and he didn't do anything to stop her.

He seemed enchanted by her. He seemed …

And then something clicked inside me. That woman was Miria. His girlfriend. His first love. His first lover.

My heart. This was what broke inτο pieces. What he broke inτο pieces.

Well….

Xoxo,

edwartforever