rose and Dimitri have been together for 3 months before the attack in the caves, Dimitri was taken by Nathan and turned strigoi. rose hasn't seen Dimitri since, this gave mason the opportunity to become even closer to rose and asked to make a deal where she would give him a chance, she took it and they have been dating 2 months. rose still wants revenge on Nathan for taking Dimitri from her and turning him strigoi, an evil monster of the undead that kills for fun. Lissa, Alberta and mason were the only ones who knew about their prior relationship, but Alberta's the only one who knows why rose has dropped out of school and has been gone. masons heart broken and worried out of his mind as well as Lissa.