"I'll see you on the other side, Roza" It was the last thing Dimitri said to me before he bit into my neck and started to drink, ready to turn me.
12 hours earlier
I heard the door open to my room and watched Dimitri walk in. His eyes that had been so dark before now had a ring of red around the pupil. He had always moved with grace, a living god they called him, now he moved like a panther circling a meal.
"Roza, I have come to ask you one last time, will you stay with me forever and always? Will you become a Strigoi?"
"I-I—I'm scared Dimitri. What if it hurts? What if it doesn't work and I die? What if—"
"You have no need to worry my love. I will be there the whole time. I will comfort you the whole time. I just need your permission."
I took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "Ok. You can turn me."