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"Thank you Coulter," I gushed with so much emotion, I was going to start crying. “You’re going to get the best blow job of your life for this."
I was about to hang up but Coulter stopped me. "Aster, you're not letting your heart get involved, are you?"
I inhaled a breath, scowling, "I'm not the only one, buddy," then I did hang up and strode back to Dante, my head held high. "I think I will get in the car."
I slid inside while Dante chuckled, shaking his head as he closed the door with a smirk.
"Shut up, Dante."
He laughed louder as he walked around the door.
"I don't want to hear it," I said as he got inside, and he just put the car in drive.
The man at the gate didn't even look up as we drove through it, and it felt nice for once to not have to hide in the back.
I was jittery the whole way there, and by the time Dante brought me through the back door of a high end boutique, I was about to burst.
As soon as I walked through the short hallway and into a large grey room I heard a squeal.
Rose was standing on a platform, wearing a gorgeous cream wedding dress, and an elderly lady was kneeling at her feet, pinning the edges of it.
"Aster!" Rose jumped off the platform, ignoring the scowl of the elderly lady as she ran towards me.
Something loosened inside me. All of the fear and angst and anger I'd been feeling for the past few weeks bled away. And, as I ran towards her, a grin broke from my face and tears streamed down my face.
We collided in a mass of tears and laughing and squealing.
"You're finally here!"
"You're finally here!" I had my arms wrapped around her so tight, there were pins poking into my skin but I didn't care. I would let someone stick me with a thousand needles to touch my sister again.
The silver-haired lady who’d been pinning the dress walked out of the room, grumbling and shaking her head but I ignored her. I was with my sister!
Rose pulled back, cupping my face. "You're all grown up."
"So are you."
We were grinning like fools.
"I never thought I would see you again." Her eyes clouded over, "not after Lily, and then my dad sold me to Dimitri and I thought that was it for me."
“That bastard!" Indignation filled me. "I'm going to kill him for doing that."
She laughed, shaking her head and glancing to the side. It was only then that I saw Knight standing at the edge of the room, watching us. “I don't think we'll have to worry about him any longer."
I straightened, my eyes widening. "Rose, did you kill him?"
She laughed, “God no, do you think I would do that?"
I shook my head, sighing. "Honestly? I don't know what to expect anymore."
She took my hand, leading me to sit on a lavender colored velvet sofa. "I know what you mean. And I'm sorry I got you involved in all this." More tears began to drain down her face, and I could feel the infusion of guilt coming off her. At this, Knight made his way towards us, a deep scowl on his face.
"Aster, did you make her cry?" He sounded…not like himself. Protective, of Rose, like he was going to drag me out of here if I told him yes.
"I'm okay, Knight. She didn't do anything," Rose waved him off, but he grabbed a box of tissues lying on a side table and brought it to her, giving me a dirty look.
“I didn’t do anything.” Scowling, I shot him the bird. Rose laughed, grabbing my hands and pulling them to her chest.
