Shattered

Chapter 21

Three months later.....

Here I was in Baia. Dimitris home town. Yeah, yeah probably the last place you would expect me to go but I wasn't here for just him. I was here because Queen Vasilisa, and her posee and miracle guardian were back in town for some royal extravaganza at St. Basil's in Baia. And I planned on giving them a visit.

It was dark out and I was leaning against the wall next to the club of the town. It was vacated of mostly moroi and dhampirs but there were feeders there too. In other words this was an ideal place for strigoi hunting. I was dressed in a strapless blood red mini dress matched with black pumps. My hair was in ringlets and I wore golden eye shadow to compliment my red eyes and hair. I was about to walk inside when two moroi came staggering out of the club clearly drunk. There was a male and female laughing and giggling leaning on each other for support. They saw me and stopped in their tracks. Thankfully it was dark in the ally so they couldn't see my eyes or they would have ran around screaming strigoi.

"What are you two doing out here?" I questioned walking towards them slowly.

"I think it's a little cold for you to be out here by yourself miss," the man slurred.

"It is dangerous for you too. You know what comes out at night?," I let the question hang in the air. "Monsters," then I pounced.

I pinned the man down finishing him off quickly not even giving the female a chance to scream before I got her too. I didn't drain them all the way just enough to satisfy my hunger.

"Getting messy now are we Rose," a voice said behind me.

"Like your much better," I retorted towards the voice before even turning around. I pivoted being met with Liam. He had brown shaggy hair and the same red eyes that were once green , similarly dressed in club attire.

"I didn't kill them just took what I needed."

"Never thought of you to be so generous. Although a little birdie told me you have some special guest here tonight Rosie. Could this scheme of yours have something to do with that?"

"Oh shut up." I grabbed his arm. As he wrapped his arm around my waist we walked into the club.

I was used to the loudness by now. The people getting drunk,dancing, and feeding. The lights were dimmed so it was hard to see our eyes. Not that we cared. I was a badass as a dhamphir and now I am even more of a badass  as a strigoi. Liam poked me in the side tilting his head to the right. There sitting at one of the booths a few feet away from the bar was Edison, dream stalker, pyro, Vasilisa, and Comrade. My lips curled into a smile as I got a plan.

"Hey Liam. I need to you to do something for me."

"Anything Rosie." I smiled at him.

A month after I turned I got in trouble with some dhampirs and Liam so happened to be passing by. He helped me out with them and hasn't left my side since. It was rather sweet for a strigoi since we are supposed to have no emotion. Which I say is bull shit.

"We are going to make my Comrade jealous."

"And what does that entail?" He questioned clearly scared of my answer.

"We are going to dance until we get their attention. Then make out." I said happily clearly proud of my plan. He liked me and I knew it but he knew I still wanted Dimitri to join me.

He gulped before responding, "deal."

He grabbed my hand and let me to part of the dance floor closest to where the core 5 was located. We started dancing to the music. I was shy when it came to dancing but now as a strigoi I felt invincible. I had to give it to Liam he was a damn good dancer. Liam pulled me closer after a few minutes of dancing.

"They are looking," he whispered in my ear sending chills down my back.

I turned to look at Dimitri his mouth agape everyone leaning on the edge of their seat looking at me. I winked and turned back to Liam pushing him against one of the pillars of the building pulling his face closer to mine. There was no spark but I wrapped my fingers in his hair pulling him closer to me. He trailed kisses down my neck and I had to admit he was a good kisser. I broke away and kissed him on the cheek walking over to the five I had once considered friends their eyes bulging out of their head. Though I wasn't sure if it was because I was strigoi Rose in a club or because I just had a hot make out session in the middle of the club. Dimitris reaction was probably the latter. I strode over to them stopping in front of the table as Dimitri rested this hand on his stake. I smiled but chose to ignore him.

"Aww you guys don't look happy to see me," I pouted. "Did I do something wrong?" All eyes shifted to Dimitri and I finally understood. "Oh wait let me guess Captain kill joy over here never told you all I was a strigoi."

"Rose you need to leave," Dimitri sneered through clenched teeth.

"Not happy to see me Comrade?"

"What do you want Rose?" Eddie asked.

"I want Dimitri to come with me. We can be strigoi again and live forever."

"I won't go anywhere with you," he snarled. From my peripheral vision I saw Christian holding a fireball in his hand under the table.

"I wouldn't do that Pyro. I have eyes and ears all over this place. I am pretty popular in the strigoi world. The daughter of a moroi mobster and a badass guardian can climb the ranks really fast in the strigoi world."

In one swift motion Dimitri had his stake raised aimed right at my heart, but he stopped and hesitated once again. Gosh he really did learn nothing from his own lessons.

"You gonna do it Comrade or can we actually have a civil conversation. If you stake me now you will cause havoc throughout this whole club. Remember I am the one with eyes and ears everywhere. One wrong move and I can release hell on this club. So choose your next words and actions carefully and wisely."

He raised his stake higher having a clearly visible internal battle with himself.

"Rose we can—I can save you," Lissa screeched. Dimitri lowered his stake like Lissa had stopped him but I knew he couldn't hurt me regardless if I was strigoi or not.  "Come back with us and you can still be with Dimitri," Vasilisa said hopeful.

I laughed a dark hearty laugh at poor Vasilisa. I then decided to drop the niceness act I had been playing.

"Oh you actually think I would say yes to that. My love for Dimitri has faded I just need someone who had power in the strigoi ranks before to be by my side. Besides-" as if on cue Liam walked over wrapping his arm around my waist kissing me on the head," I have him." I turned and gave him a passionate kiss before I heard someone clearing their throat. Dimitri.

I grabbed Dimitri's shirt pulling him close to me. Close enough so I could smell the aftershave I used to find attractive. I stared him straight in the eye our foreheads almost touching, "be careful who you run into. There are monsters everywhere." I released him grabbing Liam's hand as we walked out the door into the dark night.

"Well that was fun." Liam said.

"Oh Liam that was only the beginning."

"I have a whole plan and I intend on carrying it out. It's so devious it will make their life a living hell. Then they will learn not to mess with a Mazur or Hathaway."

"I'm with you every step of the way Rosie."

"Good now for plan two. I'm sure they are staying with the Belikov's it's almost inevitable because Dimitri would want to be with his family. They love him dearly and if I remember correctly they should miss me. What do you say we pay them a visit?"

"Let's do it," Liam said excitedly as we hopped into my red Lamborghini with me in the drivers seat. Soon enough we were off to the Belikov's house. The core five hurt me once and I didn't intend on letting them hurt me again.

Karma's bitch.

I hope I'm not making the chapter too short.... thank you for all the positive comments it's you guys who have given me the motivation to keep writing! Thank you:)