My Version of the book Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead.

Chapter 1.

Sat on the cold metal bed in my prison cell I had time to think about everything that had ever gone wrong in my life. Running away from 's, getting caught. Falling in love. Almost being killed by someone I trusted, being kidnapped by strigoi. Mason being killed and the list goes on and on. But one particular bit of my small life kept coming up to kick me whilst I was down, Dimitri's voice saying

"Love fade's, Mine has"

Then seeing him in the cafe and talking to him and then... this. All my friends are banned from seeing me. No one would anyway. At least that's what I think. Some might say I was being selfish, but why would anyone visit me? I am supposedly the killer of Queen Tatiana and anyway I was on my way to losing my friends before that. I miss Lissa though. We were always there for each other I miss how we used to be able to just laugh and all my struggles went away or at least for that amount of time. But now I have so many it probably wouldn't help.

I am always worried about Lissa. She has spirit and when she uses it she has a tendency to go a bit crazy. I can take that from her. But then I am crazy. I'm worried she'll overdo it, and I know there are some people out there who want to take her away and use her for their own devices and as always there's Strigoi to worry about.

The list of people banned from seeing me was a short one, but then relatively long if you counted who might actually want to see me. I had to write through the bars with a nearly blunt pen the list read like this:

Vasilisa Dragomir

Dimitri Belikov

Christian Ozera

Mia Rinaldi

Eddie Castile

Janine Hathaway

Adrian Ivashkov

These People I just couldn't bear to see. Especially Dimitri. Even thinking about him now brings a pain in my heart that I will never willingly admit to another soul. EVER. I will never be made weak or a fool by love again. As I was contemplating my life's works I heard footsteps heading for my cell I look up and see Abe Mazur, my father of sorts standing there. " Rose" He says "please let your friends in, they really want to see you and they deserve better treatment that this." I sighed. " What about me ! Abe. Don't I deserve better than this?" Abe looked down at me, "Yes, you do, but for now settle for letting your friends in?" I turned away from him. "Fine." Abe smiled. " Good Girl." He turned around and shouted up the steps. "You guys can come in now!" I heard pounding on stairs and turned around to see Dimitri, Lissa, Christian and Adrian. They were all looking at me excitedly. I felt like a caged bear ready to be the next entertainment. Except Dimitri, he had that maddeningly sexy calm smile on his face that clearly said, I said all that stuff, but do you really believe it? And the answer was, yes I did believe it. I did believe he had broken my heart. And more than once, I did believe he had said words more painful to me than any weapon. I miss him so much but I will never tell him. Lissa spoke first.

"Rose, why wouldn't you let us come before? Are you ok and why are you acting like this?" I sighed. "I don't want to talk to any of you. O.k. I wish you would just leave me alone. Do you have any idea what you have all done!" Dimitri spoke up next.

"What have we done Rose?" I rolled my eyes in exasperation. "Well first off, you broke my heart, Lissa you keep me hanging around when you don't need me and I only end up getting hurt, well Christian, you ain't that bad but still. Adrian, you are like some love sick puppy always fawning over me and I AM SICK OF IT!" Dimitri laughed.

"I so believe you Rose he said.

I turned away again. "You should, I wish you would all just leave me alone! Haven't I earned a bit of peace? I mean come on I am going to die in a few days, can't I have a small bit of peace?" They all just looked at each other. "I guess not then." I said acidly.

Christian didn't look happy. "Come on Lissa lets go!"

"I can't leave her. Christian I can't, she doesn't mean any of that. I know she doesn't!"

"Well I'm leaving Christian said and walked out with a very disgruntled Adrian behind him. " I, I have to go after him" Lissa said. "But Rose..."

Dimitri looked down at me. "I will stay here with her. Can you influence a guard to let me in?"

Lissa babbled, "Yes of course it should be easy enough." She turned to the guardian. "You will let Dimitri in and let him stay for as long as he likes and then forget he was ever here. Ok?"

The guardian never had a chance "Yes princess Lissa." Lissa smiled up at Dimitri.

"Now unlock the door" She snapped. The guardian did exactly that. Dimitri walked in and sat down. Lissa smiled and walked out after Christian. "Rose," Dimitri said "Please, you have no idea how hard it has been for me, knowing what you are going through, and knowing you are keeping me out of your life. I know what I said was horridly mean, but I never meant a word of it Please! I need you back Rose. Don't give up yet! Please" I looked at him.

"What happens if it's not my choice, Dimitri there is nothing I can do. I am going to die."