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This story starts with the rescue attempt in Shadow Kissed

We ran to the exit, emerging into the air. My group

clustered by the opening, anxious to see what had happened.

The sun, I was dismayed to see, was nearly gone. The nausea

hadn't left me, which meant Strigoi were still alive.

Moments later, my mother's party came tearing down the

hall. By the numbers, one more had gone down. But they were

so close. Everyone around me tensed up. So close. So, so close.

But not close enough. Three Strigoi lay in wait in one of

the alcoves. We'd passed them, but they'd let us go by. It all

happened so fast; no one could have reacted in time. One of the

Strigoi grabbed Celeste, his mouth and fangs going for her

cheek. I heard a strangled scream and saw blood everywhere.

One of the Strigoi went for Ms. Carmack, but my mother jerked

her away and shoved her forward toward us.

The third Strigoi grabbed Dimitri. In all the time I'd known

him, I'd never seen Dimitri falter. He was always faster, always

stronger than everyone else. Not this time. This Strigoi had

caught him by surprise, and that slight edge was all it had taken.

I stared. It was the blond Strigoi. The one who had spoken

to me in the battle.

I ran towards Dimitri pulling him to me, turning and pushing him towards the exit.

"Run Dimitri" I told him. "Protect Lissa."

Then the Strigoi pouced on me, the blonde one sinking his fangs into my neck.

"I love you" was all I managed to get out before the endorphins carried me away.

I felt cold hands lift my body and carry me but I didn't care everything was good, I felt good and there was nothing wrong in the world.

The world came in to focus after what seemed like an eternity later. I had been tied to a chair, my stake was gone, I was sore all over, and the room was shrouded in shadows hiding most of the room.

Things were not looking good for me. They didn't get better.

The blonde Strigoi walked into my field of vision.

"So you're the famous Rosemarie Hathaway, the novice that has everyone talking," he sneered. "Well soon you won't be killing Strigoi with other Guardians. No, instead you'll be killing Guardians with other Strigoi."

The Strigoi laughed and I felt sick to my stomach, they were planning on turning me into a Strigoi.

The Strigoi continued "Well, Rosemarie my name is Nathan and you are going to help us kill the last of the Dragomirs."

I never hated anyone more in my life.

"I would rather die than help you kill Lissa!"

"Well it's a good thing that isn't one of the options."

With that comment Nathan leaned forward and bit me. I screamed as my blood left my body and I fell silent as the world went black.

I could feel the Strigoi toxic blood flow through my veins changing everything it touched I felt the Shadows that surrounded my soul join in forcing the changes to grow in intensity. My whole body felt as if it was consumed in flames. I felt the dark flames try to push my soul out but something held it in. I felt the dark flames try to sever the bond between me and lissa but the bond would not break.

Eventually the pain subsided until I could no longer feel it. I felt normal again, nothing hurt.

I was struck by just how much more noise I heard, I could hear heartbeats and instantly knew where each one came from. I could hear termites eating away at the floor boards I could even hear the wind rushing over the wings of an owl as it flew over the building I was in.

Smells came through sharper and almost overwhelmed me. I could smell the lingering odor of Nathan's breath hanging in the air. I could smell the mouse that hid in the floors. I could smell the exhaust from cars that had long since passed by.

I opened my eyes. The once shadowy room now appeared to be filled with light. The whole world had been brought into focus and now every minute detail that I would have missed as a dhampir was now obvious to me

As a wave of sadness crashed into me I closed my eyes and dove into Lissa's mind without thought working purely off of reflex. Then the shock of what I had done pulled me back into my head. The bond was still there. Looking back through Lissa's I watched in a morbid fascination as Kirova read off a list of names lost to the Strigoi attack that Lissa's memories told me happened a week ago. Then Kirova announced,

"Rosemarie Hathaway"

She continued on after a brief pause just as she had every name before. Lissa started crying and she looked around at the crowd during the pause. It was amazing to see at amount of people hurting at my loss. My mother was trying so hard to keep her composure but was failing as tears rolled down her cheeks. Eddie was in shock, first Mason, now me. And – Oh God – Dimitri, he was sitting right next to Lissa holding his Guardian mask over his face but his eyes revealed the deep sorrow he was in.

Unable to watch further I pulled out of Lissa's head. Again noticing the increase in senses as I returned to my body, a body which was tied to a chair. I decided then to see just how strong I had become. With a flex of my muscles the ropes tore away and the chair broke apart. I straightened up and started for a metal door. The door swung open before I reached it, and in walked Nathan. I felt a surge of hatred towards him. He made me into this monster and I was going to kill him for it.
With a grin he said "Welcome to your life as a Strigoi Rosemarie you will enjoy it."

"No, I won't but I would enjoy this." I reached out, moving faster than I ever have, and grabbed his head and twisted it. With a sickening crack his neck broke. Then I swiftly twisted his head the other way and pulled up tearing his head from his shoulders and his body fell to the ground and I dropped his head. Blood started to pool and I realized just how thirsty I was. I bent down and grabbed the body sinking my new fangs into it. I proceeded to suck the body dry.

Sated I walked away, through the empty building until I walked outside into the night air. Looked around and saw that I was in one of the suburbs of Missula. I started to walk I don't know where to but I just needed to get moving to help clear my thoughts. I examined myself. I am a Strigoi. I thirst for blood. But I feel the same as I did. I still have the bond with Lissa. I still have a soul.

I made a decision for my new life I would not harm innocents I would feed from Strigoi and I would still protect Lissa the best I could.

I may not be a dhampir but I will still be a Guardian.