Chapter 1 - Nightmares & Promises

"Rose, do you have everything ready for the party?" I walked around putting up the lights and setting the gifts down. "Uhm, not yet Lissa."

"Well, its Six." Oh no, there was no way I was going to have to get everything ready in 20 minutes. I put the last light up, "Well, I see what you mean. Only half a wall with lights." I turned to face Lissa. "Yeah, I told you im not finished yet. I guess I can leave it like this." She snickered and started to walk away when the doorbell rang. "Guests already?!" I said, soon enough their was sixty people at my house, and everyone was having fun except me. I had to make sure everybody had drinks, and food, "Rose? Can I get some of your best wine?" Some lady asked me, I dont even know her! But I nod, and go get the Lambergini, right before I get ready to walk out, I got a bad feeling in my stomach. "Oh-no." I say taking a few steps back. "Strigoi." I say to myself, I was getting ready to walk back out before I realize what im doing. I walk back again, why do they always have to come at a bad time! I think to myself, soon enough the feeling goes away, their gone. I grab the wine again and I speed walk to the lady, "About time!" She says grabbing the bottle from me. That was so weird, wait a minute, I havent told you yet have I? Yes, im a werewolf and I live at a high ranking Acadamy. I am Lissa's guardian, I have to make sure that she is safe, and that no-one can hurt her. "Rose? Are you okay?"

Lissa asks, "Yeah im fine, one hundred percent peachy!" I say acting normal. I wasnt paying attention when I bumped into someone. "Whoops. Sorry." I say turning to walk past him, "Wait, arent you Rose?" I turn back around, he remembers me. "Uhm yeah." He smiles, "Ohmygosh!" I say running towards him and hugging him. "Jacob! What, what are you doing here?" The feeling in my stomach comes back, but I blow it off. "Well, I came to see what the fuss was about, your sister invited me." I look over at Lissa, shes drunk, as usual. "Oh." He begins to hug me again, "Uhm, I dont think you should get that close." He looks at me like im an alien. "Why?"

"Theres Strigoi." He looks at me with that smile, "Dont worry. I'll protect you, nothings going to happen." I look up at him, his eyes, they were black. "What?" He says, "Nothing." I say pulling him closer, after Jacob left, the feeling went away-maybe they wanted Jacob. I think to myself. "It was so weird, he was acting like we were together!" I say to Lissa after everyones left. "Im sure he was either drunk, or something stupid."

"Yeah, but everytime I was around him...I got a bad feeling."

"Dont worry about it you'll be fine." I hear her, but I dont think I can believe it, theirs something going on, and im going to find out what. But right now, its time to get some sleep.

Needles, everywhere. "Dont hurt her!" I scream to Jacob. "Dont trust me." He says sliting her throat, I fall to the ground. Shes bleeding, "Jacob? I thought..."

"You thought wrong." He says walking towards me, "Nighty night." He says.

I wake up from the nightmare screaming, "Rose!" Lissa yells, trying to wake me up. I jump, "Are you okay?" She says seeing im calming down, "Dont worry, it was just a nightmare." She says rubbing my back. I look up at her, "Dont go near Jacob." She looks at me weird. "Promise me Lissa." She looks down, "Damn it Lissa PROMISE." I say, she nods. "I promise." I start to feel better, and I lay back down. She gets up, "Go back to sleep." I say to her as she walks away.