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Chapter 2

I looked out the window of the plane. It was nearly eleven o'clock in the morning and it looked like it was going to be a glorious day. We were about to land in 10 minutes. I could n't believe that I had slept for the entire flight. I must have been more tired than I thought.

Hector turned to me and asked, " Have you ever been to Paris before?"

"No, never. It's a pity that I wasn't here under different circumstances." I'd love to have come here with Dimitri and seen the sites together, I said not adding that last part. "Have you?" I replied.

"Yes, but it was along time ago when I was about your age. I came here with someone special." " Ah –Paris, one of the most romantic and exciting cities in the world!" He smiled.

I smiled back. I was beginning to really like Hector. He was such a sweet guy.

The captain came on the intercom again and told us to take our seats and fasten our seatbelts –as we were about to land at Charles De Gaulle airport. It was situated 25km to the north east of Paris.

We landed and disembarked from the plane as quickly as we could. I really was determined to get to the hotel as quickly as we could, where Lissa and the rest of the gang were staying.

The airport was large and extremely busy as we fought are way through the crowds.

People on holidays with young children, young lovers on a romantic getaway –I though of Dimitri and myself as I looked at those couples and wished that he was here with me now.

We got to the exit of the airport finally. There were cars waiting for us outside –black Audis with tinted windows, Jesus my father had some serious connections. I wondered what he had done to get us these babies.

The chauffeur of the first car opened the door for me and I jumped in. The seats were so comfy I could have slept right there, no problem. Hector joined me and Sasha and Bonnie went in the second car.

The journey was short and I spent the time looking out the window of the car checking out the amazing architecture that I knew I would not see on this trip. We passed by fancy restaurants and elegant boutiques that I would have loved to go into.

Eventually the cars drove up to the hotel and parked outside. I stepped out of the car followed by Hector. I looked up at the hotel, standing eight stories high; it was extremely grandiose in style.

I walked up the front entrance where the doorman held the door open for us. The lobby was large in size and very luxurious, with impressive marble floors, huge pillars and glittering chandeliers.

We took the lift to the penthouse suite. Lissa was a royal Moroi, the last living relation in her family and she was very wealthy. I could never afford to stay in a hotel like this and I felt a little envious of her.

I had told the other guardians to wait in the corridor, as I didn't want Lissa to see them before I had spoken to her. I knocked at the door to her room. Christian answered it, with a look of surprise on his face.

" A---" Christian

"Hey Christian, nice to see you too." I replied

"Christian, who's th---. ROSE, OH MY GOD!!" Lissa, said well more like shrieked with surprise.

"Hey, Lissa" I replied as she practically dragged me into the room, which was more like a house than a room.

"Whoa, this place is –" I said

"Plush?" Christian added winking at me.

"You, took the words right out of my mouth" I smiled back at him

I looked around the penthouse, plush definitely summed it up all right –with the antique furniture oil paintings, and all the finery you could imagine was in this room.

After a few minutes of catching up with Lissa, well I couldn't get a word in edge ways cause she was talking a mile a minute. Christian cleared his throat.

" Mm Rose, sorry if I seem rude, but why are you here in Paris?" Christian asked bluntly.

" Yeah about that, mm—" trying to think how I was going to break this to them gently and without terrifying Lissa. " I stalled "well its like this guys, I have some bad news."

" What is it Rose, you're not leaving me are you?" Lissa asked looking worried.

"No, no nothing like that." As I shook my head, thinking that would be better than the real reason I was here.

" Ah and here's me thinking, there for a moment that you had decided to elope with Dimitri Belikov!" Christian teased.

I stuck my tongue out at him, before I continued.

" So mm—God there's no easy way to say this but Victor Daskov has been released from prison. As I spoke the words I looked up in to their eyes –the sheer look of horror written across their faces.

"H—He's out---of –prison?" she stuttered as Christian held her in his arms.

"Yeah, that's why I'm here to escort you guys back home. There's a team of guardians with me, so nobody will get near you." I could feel through the bond that Lissa was absolutely terrified, and looked like she was going to puke at any moment.

" Look Lissa there's no way Victor will be able to get near you, I won't –" not getting to finish, what I was about to say.

At that moment the door opened and Adrian came in singing

He was extremely unsteady on his feet and was clutching a bottle of Absinthe!

"Sweet, baby Jesus!" Christian muttered as Lissa gave him a dirty look.

I couldn't believe that Adrian was consuming alcohol again, and Absinthe, that was lethal. Adrian too was a spirit user but I though that he hadn't been drinking in along time –apparently not. He was trying to drown out the darkness that spirit brought on –one of the side effects it had on them. All Lissa's darkness flowed into me unfortunately we didn't know how to stop it yet.

"Rosie, Rosie!" Adrian said spotting me from across the room.

"Hey, Adrian"

Zumo, Christian's new guardian walked into the room. A silent but deadly type, he stood in front of us, a tall, burly man in his mid thirties, with short, back and sides hair cut. He moved towards Adrian.

"Adrian, you're drunk, come with me back to your room." Zumo pleaded

"No, I won—t, NOT DRUNK" he yelled, "I'm as sober as a fudge!" he added burping.

Christian started to chuckle at him but Lissa elbowed him in the ribs. Adrian went to sit on the bed but misjudged and fell to the floor. Zumo picked him up and took him to his room. I felt so sorry for him, knowing that he was still in love with me –must have been difficult to watch Dimitri and me together.

I watched them leave the room before turning back to Lissa, "where are Eddie and Mia?"

"They're in the bar, I think" she replied.

"We need to leave as soon as possible," I added

I rounded up everyone and we drove back to the airport in no time. I sat in my seat beside Hector, Adrian and Mia –were sitting behind us.

"I think I'm going to be sick," he said with his hand to his mouth as he rushed to the toilet.

He spent the entire flight sleeping off his hangover. I looked over at Lissa, she had been very quiet and I was worried. I felt through our bond that she was petrified that Victor would find her. The last time he had got to her he had nearly killed her from getting her to use spirit to heal him.

He was slowly dying from this illness he had –pity it was a slow process.