Chapter 3
Rose POV
The pain was unbearable. I hadn't screamed at first, but soon it became impossible not to. Mikheals last words to me kept ringing in my head, "But first I want to have a little fun. You see my dear, you are one of the most feared novices in the world….yet another reason you are of great use to me. If I am able to bring you to your knees, to make you beg for mercy…..well... then I'll be the most feared vampire in the world, and that, dear Rosemarie, is something I want very badly…..".
Obviously I told him to go to hell, that there was only one person in the world who could make me scream, and it sure as hell wasn't some piece of shit Strigoi. Mikheal had laughed in my face at that, and left the room immediately, muttering some nonsense about having to go prepare.I don't think I've ever regretted my words more than I did in that next few hours.
About 20 minutes later, the large metal door of the room opened, and in came about 10 Strigoi, including Mikheal. A few started to lay out a sheet, but Mikheal quickly swatted them off, saying he wanted the blood to stain….that he needed as much proof as possible.
At this point I expected what was about to come. I knew that I was going to be tortured, and I knew that it would hurt like hell...but I never expected hell to hurt this bad.
Mikheal had me pinned, face down, on the table. The cold metal pushed hard against my face as his goons tightened my restraints.
"What the fuck are you doing?" I shouted, struggling as much as I could against the four Strigoi attempting to hold me down. But the words barely made it out of my mouth before the whip struck my skin. I had only cried out in surprise then, the pain was immense, but then I had considered it tolerable...but after about 7 more slashes, I lost it.
"How does it feel to be on the weaker side of things Rosemarie?" Mikheal whispered in my ear as another hit sliced my back. "How does it feel to know you're going to die by my hand, and there's nothing you can do about it?" Another hit….and another...and another. Then it stopped.
Mikheal bent down again, closer to me than before, and whispered, "I'll give you one more chance to tell me what I want to know Rosemarie….one more chance to end all of this."
Even through the blinding pain, I knew that I couldn't do it. Lissa...she's my best friend, my bond mate, and if I was going to die here, I would at least make sure she never would.
"Go. To. Hell" I sputtered out, glaring him down with every last ounce of strength I could.
"I'm already here, my dear…..and soon you will be too." Those were the last words I heard beside my own screams.
Eventually loss of blood won over my will and I passed out, welcoming the darkness as long as it meant a break from the pain.
Dimitri POV
I had to find her.
It has been 24 hours since my Roza had been taken away from me by Strigoi. 24 hours since I have held her in my arms. 24 hours that I haven't known if she's alive or dead.
Once the Guardians had brought me back to the academy the first place I went was to Princess Vasilissa. Her bond with Rose, maybe it could provide some answers…..anything...on what condition Roza was in. I needed to know, I would do anything to know.
I told her everything, starting at Rose's outburst with Jesse, and how the darkness was taking over her and that I had settled her, of course I conveniently left out the part about how exactly I had calmed Roza down then.
Then I told her about the mission to the caves, and how outnumbered we were. How outnumbered Rose was.
As I told her about the blonde Strigoi, she broke down in tears, and I couldn't help but cry with her. Roza was everything to both of us, if anything happened to her…..
When Vasilissa told me that the bond went only one way, I couldn't contain myself any longer. I reached for the nearest thing to me, a lamp, and threw it against the wall, shattering it into pieces.
The princess cried out in shock, "Dimitri stop! We need to focus on finding Rose!" She paused in thought as I struggled to recontain myself.
"Wait" she gasped. "Adrian!" The princess sprang up and ran out the door, I followed closely behind. It didn't take long for us to reach Adrian's guest suite, or for him to answer the door.
"Hello cousin, what brings you here?" I heard his sly, arrogate voice ring.
Adrian was a Moroi of great royalty, much like the princess, however his family was nothing like hers. Adrian's aunt is the Queen, and his family is one of large numbers. Almost as large as their ego's. Adrian was perhaps the most arrogant of all, and he was full of bad habits. But he was special, because, like Vasilissa, he was a Spirit user. His ability was mostly in dream-walking, he could visit others during their sleep and communicate with them….and he had a fascination with my Roza.
"Adrian, it's Rose." Vasilissa cried.
That's all it took, Adrian's entire demeanor changed in an instant, and he ushered us inside.
Hey Loves!
What do you guys think of the Dimitri POV's? They're a little harder to write than Rose's...but I think they suit him and the story... Let me know what you guys think! Should I do an Adrian POV and maybe a Lissa POV as well?
Anyway, what do you think will happen next with Rose? Will Mikheal turn her? Or will Rose save herself first?
What's to Come: In the next chapter, Adrian takes a dream walk he won't ever forget, and Rose makes a drastic decision that will affect everyone.
As always it's a pleasure! Remeber to review/favorite/follow if you liked it! Bye for now!
~Livy
