Chapter 2

5 years later.

It's been a while since I last saw Adrian- he's visiting me all he can but now it's been a year. I live in New York, a beautiful place where I got "discovered" a week after I arrived- Literally a week after.

I was doing some sightseen in the city when I saw a crowd by a fountain so being me I went over to see what it was all about. I think it was supposed to be a photo-shoot of some sort but the photographer and some other lady were running around screaming "where is she, we can't do the shoot without her" and then "we'll do the shoot with a different person, but we'll have to do it

now" they were talking some more so I just left but someone yelled "WAIT" I turned around and the crazy persons came running at me and dragging me to a room- more like a tent of some sort and started undressing me and doing my hair and makeup. I just went along- I mean I didn't know what to do I'm not a model, though once when me and the princess lived on our own I got asked

if I wanted to model for someone famous but I can't remember who. "What's your name dear?" the photographer asked me I then realized I was by the fountain and I was wearing something different than I was before. I had a high ponytail and I wore a black woman suite, black with golden and bronze patterns all over it. The pants and the jacket- though I didn't have anything under

the jacket- were really nice and it was so comfortable. He had asked me something, oh right- my name. "Rose Hathaway" I said. "Well Rose, this is your lucky day this shoot is for Alexander MxQueen, Burberry and Prada so have fun and give me some good shots" he smiled at me "now love, would you mind standing on the edge of the fountain and pose for me but make it naturally"

he said. "Your British" I told him but he just smiled at me and nodded. I don't know how long I stood there posing but I was directed to change the clothes and to stand by a different place time and time again. At the end he came to me and said "Richard Warren not British just love the accent and I would love to do a shoot with you again sometime. Here's my card and give me a call and we'll

set a date" he spoke with love- not for me but like I had just made his day and that made me smile.

After that meeting I called him two days later and we sat down to have a coffee. He brought me to different places where designers worked and I met with all of them- not literally but A LOT!. I know it's cliché that you come to a big city and then you get discovered and blah blah blah- but it really happened. I got great friends- gay friends that tried to hook me up with

other dudes. The most surprising is that I met another dhampire that ran away so she didn't have to become a guardian. Her name is Juliet and she knew Kung Fu so she taught me some moves and by now I'm an expert. When we spar no one can win cause I know all her moves and she know all mine. I told her about what happened, why I left and she said that she didn't

care. She didn't graduate but I did so I'm technically a guardian still- I didn't give that up, I'm just not working as one. I'm working as A-listed model- I do sports clothing, fashion and underwear/ lingerie and now I know French and Italian, not fluent but still.

Anyway when I first came here I took a taxi to the apartment Adrian said I could use; and I did, still do to this day. I love it here and I have never been happier. I'm aloud to have friends, to love whoever I want and I can say whatever I want. Oh- and did I forget to mention? Six months after I left I got a letter from the queen asking if I was alright and if I had settled. She

had seen me on the cover of cosmopolitan and she told me I looked happy. I told her I was happy and that I had settled. I also told her about me being a model and that I couldn't that her enough for letting me go- she said she missed me and a month after she was at my doorstep giving me a hug. I was really surprised at that but after that day we have been like best

friends- she calls me "my grandchild" and I call her "grannie" weird I know but we keep in contact, we call and we write and visit. I have visited her more than once but not at court. Princess Vasilissa had a baby with Christian- God knows why I mean- why wouldn't she tell Christian she cheated? Anyway I'm on my way to court. The queen is dying and I got a call from

Adrian 24 hours ago. I'm glad I didn't have to do anything in the next three months though at the same time i'm so nervous to be back. I promised myself not to go back but Adrian said grannie had asked for me so of course I had to come. I'm driving down the road, the gate is right ahead of me and I'm sitting in my awesome Bugatti Veyron 16,4 Super Sport and I'm

nervous as hell. I packed my things in record time and was on the road five minutes later. I'm staying at Adrian's place. I told him I didn't have to but he insisted.
I've stopped in front of the gate and a very familiar face stands on the other side waving at me. Adrian I wave back and then there's a knock on the window next to me. I roll down the

window and see Mikhail Tanner on the other side smiling. "ID pleace" I snort "Mikhail, it's me Rose. You know who I am I don't need to show it to you do i?" He blink and then smile "open the gate" he yells. When I'm through I step out of the car and run at Adrian. "It's so good to see you, I've missed you so much" I hug him hard then I release "It's good to see you too

Rose" I smile at Adrian "How is she?" I ask him "She's been asking for you" he says and step into my car. We drive to the clinic and don't say a word.