My name is Guardian Rosemarie Hathaway, and this is my life.
As you all now know, my name is Rose and I am a guardian. I fight against the forces of darkness alongside other guardians and protect Moroi, well only one Moroi in particular in my case.
Queen Vasilisa Dragomir.
She is my charge, and to add even more pressure to an already stressful job, she is the ruler of all the Moroi and Dhampirs. She is not only my charge but my best friend.
I am not really a person to follow rules, I think they are written for me to break; but now I'm trying very hard to behave… because I don't really want to end up in a prison cell again. But of course, even though my boyfriend Dimitri is helping me to build up and improve my self control… I'm still breaking the rules.
How so?
You might not believe me, but us dating is actually something that's strongly discouraged – to the point that it verges on being an unwritten rule. You see, guardians are not 'meant' to be with other guardians unless it's something casual. Dhampirs can only be conceived through dhampir-moroi pairings, and so many moroi think that all dhampir women should either guard or have children. Dhampir men are seen as being moroi protection; and very rarely, as potential fathers – or sperm donors – to non-royal moroi. Two dhampirs being together is seen as a waste, and something that should be avoided at all costs, for the 'continuation of the species'.
But Dimitri and I can't and won't deny our love, despite the many barriers that stand in our way. Yes, we may have a seven year age gap between us, we're both guardians with charges, and he may be an ex-strigoi, but we love each other and well… I don't care what anyone thinks!
Fortunately for Dimitri and I, Lissa decided the she didn't want to go to Lehigh University after all because she didn't want to be away from her boyfriend. Lord Christian Ozera, who's also Dimitri's charge, and is currently teaching offensive magic at St Vladimir's academy.
So this is the newest chapter of my life, and guess what St Vladimir's Academy?..
ROSE HATHAWAY IS BACK!