This is the final chapter in this story, but don't worry, there is a sequel in the works!

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Abe POV

I walked into Tatiana's meeting room after being recognized by her royal guards. Once I got in the room, I vaguely recognized the Academy's Headmistress, who was in a heated argument with Tatiana.

"Vasilisa needs to return to the protection of the academy. Rosemarie Hathaway should be arrested on kidnapping charges, stripped of her privilege to become a guardian, and sent to a blood whore community!" The Headmistress exclaimed.

"Ellen Kirova, that is enough. No such thing will happen. Rosemarie was right to take Vasilisa away from there. She was, indeed, in danger, and you wrote it off as mere bullying. It is you that should be arrested for endangering her." Tatiana snapped. I smirked at her response.

"We looked into the accusations of Vasilisa being in danger, but we found nothing to support such an outrageous theory." The Headmistress huffed.

"If I may interrupt, Your Majesty, I have something to say." I said with formality that I would rarely ever use.

"Go ahead, Ibrahim." Tatiana replied as she sat back in her chair and smirked. I turned my attention to the Headmistress.

"Headmistress Kirova, I'm assuming?" She nodded, and I kept talking. "My name is Abe Mazur." I paused, and she paled. Good; she's heard of me. "My daughter is Rosemarie Hathaway, and I will shortly be talking custody of Vasilisa Dragomir. Is there a problem that I may help resolve?"

Tatiana had informed me that I would be taking custody of Vasilisa until she turned 18 simply to be able to take her back to Turkey with minimal problems.

"I was only informed that Vasilisa and Rosemarie had been located; not that custody of Vasilisa would be taken from the academy." She announced.

"Well, I apologize for the miscommunication of information. The paperwork to have custody transferred to me has already been put into motion. Neither Rosemarie nor Vasilisa will be returning to your academy. As soon as-"

"What?!" She exclaimed, cutting me off. Her face turned red with anger.

"I was speaking. Didn't your parents tell you that it's rude to cut people off?" I replied in a dark tone, lacing my words with a silent threat. Her face paled once again. "Now, as I was saying; as soon as the paperwork is finished, I will be withdrawing both girls from your academy to continue their education with private tutors."

The Headmistress's gave became red with anger again, and Tatiana quietly giggled. She was enjoying watching me put this woman in her place. I smiled at my old friend, and smirked at the raging Headmistress.

"Your Majesty, why is this happening?" The Headmistress asked.

"This is happening because you failed to find and deal with the danger presented to the Princess while she was in your care, and I believe that Ibrahim has the best guardians and abilities available to protect her while she is finishing her schooling. Afterwards, she will be here at court under my protection." Tatiana stated. The Headmistress simply nodded her head, finally realizing that there was no way to change what has been set in motion.

"I'll need that paperwork as soon as possible. Where should I have Vasilisa's and Rosemarie's possessions and records sent to?" The Headmistress inquired.

"I'll have someone pick it up at the end of this week." I replied. She nodded, and I let out a breath that I didn't realize I was holding. At least that's settled. Now, I have to check on my daughter.

Dimitri's POV

I followed Janine into a average looking bedroom. Well, average by Zmey's standards. I stayed quiet, just waiting for whatever line of questioning she was going to give me. I needed her to stay as calm as possible, seeing as that her normally short temper is even shorter due to her pregnancy hormones. She turned around to face me, and finally broke the heavy silence surrounding us.

"Sit." She ordered, and I did as I was told and stayed quiet.

"Tell me why I shouldn't hand you straight over to Ibrahim, and let him deal with you." She commanded in a calm voice.

"I don't know. You probably should. I'll take whatever wrath you or Abe have for me as long as Rose doesn't end up hurt." I replied.

"How long have you loved her?" She asked.

"I only realized that I did after Adrian confronted me about it. It nearly killed me to see how vulnerable she was, and when he told me that I could help her, I jumped at the chance. I had to make sure that she was okay."

"Have you have sex?" She fired off.

"No." I paused. "We've kissed, but nothing more. I told her that we had to wait."

"Until when?" She pressed.

"At least until her birthday. I wanted her to make our relationship - if that's what you could call it - known, but I refuse to push her into doing something that she wasn't ready for."

"What did you say to me earlier when we were speaking in Russian?" She asked.

"I said that I love her with all of my heart. I tried to stay away from her, and just do my job, but she wouldn't let me."

"What do you mean that she wouldn't let you?" She asked, slightly confused.

"One night while we were in Portland, we were arguing. One minute, we were throwing words around because she didn't trust me, the next minute, she was kissing me. I broke it off when I realized the position that we were in, and afterwards I tried to keep my distance. Every time that we were alone, she'd bring it up. Finally, I told her it was a mistake and that it would never happen again. Another time, we sparred. One minute, we were throwing and dodging punches, the next, she was kissing me again. I yelled at her, and she yelled back. Then, there was the night that she called me her lover. We argued, and we kissed." I paused. I knew that the timeline of events that I was giving to Janine were not exactly how it happened, but I didn't want her to know exactly how easily I had given in. "I kept trying to tell her no, but she's a lot like her father. When she wants something, she doesn't take no for an answer. Somewhere along the way, I guess I fell in love."

She sighed. "Just take care of her. If you hurt my daughter, I'll kill you if Rose doesn't do so first." She paused.

"Oh, and I won't be telling Ibrahim."

"Why?" I asked.

"Because you will be." Janine replied.

Okay, so this is the end of this story. I will be eventually posting a sequel (I will add a new chapter/announcement to this story to let you guys know when it's posted).

So, what did you think?

Rose is okay. Dimitri knows that he loves her, and Janine practically gave them her blessing. Lissa and Rose are no longer in danger of being dragged back to the academy. All that's left to do now is to finish up paperwork, and pack before they head off to Turkey!

Hope you enjoyed this story, because I enjoyed writing it!