"What the hell's going on? Why are we all here?" I ask looking around the room. There's me, Dimitri, Lissa, Christian, Eddie, Mia, Mom, Abe, Mark, Sonya and Alberta.

"No idea." Dimitri replies before Lissa adds, "What's that on the table?" I walk over and find 6 books on the coffee table and a note addressed to me attached. I read the note outloud:

Dear Rose and friends,

I'm sorry for how this has happened, but you need to read these books. They contain what has happened in the last year. The books are from your point of view Rose. The rules are simple, you must read all of the books when everyone is present to get out.

Enjoy!

"I'll start shall I?" I say picking up the first book just as the door opens. We turn to see who it is and Olena, Yeva, Viktoria, Sonya, Karolina, Paul and Zoya Belikov.

"ROSE!" Vika yelled rushing up to hug me. The rest of the Belikov family hugged me after. I'd missed them so much since Russia. "Uncle Dimka!" Paul ran and jumped into Dimitri's arms as he stood up. Silence filled the room as the Belikov's looked from Dimitri to me, back to Dimitri.

"Paul come here." Karolina said. Dimitri set Paul back onto the floor and let him go.

"Mamma, why aren't you happy? Uncle Dimka's alive mamma."

"Dimika..." Olena whispered.

"Hi mamma." He replied before been pulled into a hug by Olena.

"But how...?"

"A spirit infused stake, it can transform stirgoi back to dhampirs."

"How long?"

"About a month."

"My baby boy." Olena said hugging Dimitri once again.

After everyone been introduced and a quick catch up we all settled down to begin the books. As I was about to begin the door opened once again, "Oh for god's sake who is it now?" There in the doorway stood Tasha. "You know what, no one say a thing so we can start this damn thing." So I began reading.