"That's not true!" Dimitri lost it, no longer willing to listen to her words. "That is not true! Adeline is not like that. She would never leave me for someone else. Besides, she was given to me!" He slapped his chest. "She belongs to me."
Vera chuckled. "No, she doesn't, sweetheart." Her face was filled with pity. "She belongs to Caesar, completely. And there is nothing you can do about it. I also hope you're not so stupid as to attempt to take her back, because Caesar will kill you in a way that would make you regret knowing him. Don't even think about it."
Dimitri looked like a man who was going berserk. He staggered back, frantically shaking his head. "No." That was all he kept repeating. He grabbed at his head, his face constricted in pain.
