All Chapters of BLOOD AND VOWS: Chapter 21 - Chapter 23

ELENA'S POV:When I woke up the next morning, Dimitri was gone. His side of bed lay crumpled and there was no sign of him even in the bathroom or anywhere else in the room.When I came downstairs later, the scent of coffee and something even sweeter immediately made me hurry down to the dinning room, But Dimitri wasn't there.Pans were clanking in the kitchen and as I turned the corner, I found a small, plump woman who looked old enough to be my Grandma at the stove, making pancakes. Her dark grey hair was secured with a hairnet and Umberto was perched on a stool at the bar attached to the kitchen island, a cup of coffee in front of him. He turned when I approached.His eyes took in my nightgown in one look before he turned, jerking his head away to the opposite direction.What the heck!The woman turned to face me, her face breaking into a smile. “You must be Elena, the new mistress.” She said.I managed a small smile. “Yes, I am.”She nodded. “ I'm Marianna. Yvvette had some busine

ELENA'S POV"You wish to study in an institution, Mrs. Volkov, why?"—was saying because my husband brought me here, too much of a reply to give? Maybe not.I cleared my throat. "I am a natural law enthusiast," I said and glanced at Dimitri who was seated on the only chair in the room. Dimitri was no one you could pick out of a crowd, until you noticed the shrewd, rock hard eyes, and his immobile face and long jagged scar. Hiding my nervousness, I turned my attention back to the Registrar, who was nodding thoughtfully at something on his computer. He looked up after a minute. "We'll have all your documents processed and sent over to you by mail, Mrs. Volkov. Thank you for considering our University."My heart leaped. "Just like that?"The Registrar chuckled softly and glanced briefly at my husband — sorry, Dimitri — well, he was my husband anyway. The look in his eyes made me understand almost immediately. Dimitri had done some things behind the scenes to get me into the school. Th