Ok this is the second last chapter... sad I know but yeah remember my warning from earlier? well guys this is it, have a box of tissues next to you :)

Sorry if there are any mistakes,typos etc

I was crying while I was typing the end man, my mum was like "Are you alright? What happened?" and she hugged me :) I'm like "I'm just writing a story but it got sad" and she's like oh... and SHE WALKED OFF!!! :'(

Enjoy and don't forget to review :)

Rose POV

The drive was long to the Lodge we stayed not long ago, or so it seemed, I was lost in thought, memories of the past came back, that fatal day at Spokane when my dhampir best friend Mason lost his life, his neck was twisted and just in one careless moment, one life was lost.

I leaned my elbow against the car door and rubbed the back of my neck, thinking about all the Molnija marks I've received. All the hateful Strigoi I've killed, they were once normal, why do they choose immortality and insanity over a normal life? I wouldn't want to live forever because I'd just watched everyone around me grow old and die… nor would I want to be anything like Strigoi, craving for people's blood and take pleasure in hunting my prey.

Dimitri liked it, so I'm sure you'd like it too.
You know what?
What?
Shut the fuck up.
Why am I even arguing with myself?
I dunno, you tell me, I'm you remember?

I sighed as I pulled up at the Lodge.

"Unusual time to be visiting Lord Ivashkov" the guard spoke, but I chose to ignore him, seeing as I'm not Adrian and I had no other way of getting in. The guard rolled his eyes and muttered 'royals' and opened the gates.

I put a red wool coat on as I stepped out of the car and gave the valet my keys, he raised an eyebrow at me, since some random hot dhampir chick is driving Adrian Ivashkov's car and there was no one staying here at the moment since winter has gone by. I winked and ran to the porch Adrian and I met at and found a silver necklace, hanging in line of sight, twinkling in the sunlight. I approached it cautiously, making sure no one is going to jump out and grab me.

It was pure silver, and there were 3 little stars that dangled off the end of it, one star had little diamonds set in them, one was an outline of a star and the last one was plain silver. I pulled the necklace off the thin nylon string it was hanging on and a red note came down with it.

I see you've found the place, this was what he wanted to give you, sorry, I just had to ruin the moment. Knowing that you knew where to find this just enrages me, wait for my phone call. I'm not selfish I just don't like seeing you with another man, 'specially that royal trash. Oh and look up and wave to the camera.

I love you, Roza.

-D.

I looked up and saw a webcam "Fuck you" I said and gave them the middle finger. Angry, I scrunched up the note in my hand and threw it and stomped back into the lodge. I tapped my foot impatiently as I waited for my phone to ring. My head snapped up when the phone at the reception area rang.

"Hello?" the receptionist answered.

"One moment, please" she smiled and put it on hold.

"Is there a Rose Hathaway here?" she glanced around the room, there weren't any other guests other than me, felt awkward and weird but I couldn't care less about it right now.

"That'd be me" I rushed to the counter and took the phone out of her hands.

"Hello?" I spoke quickly, scared that whoever it was had hung up.

"Well done, Roza. I'm impressed. You like Adrian's little gift? Wasn't it cute? A little rude with the sign" he mocked.

"Comrade, tell me where he is" I tried to keep my voice down so that the human receptionist couldn't hear.

"Drive to Spokane and I'll contact you" click. He hung up.

"God fucking damn it" I wanted to throw the phone but the receptionist stared at me with wide eyes.

"Something wrong?" she smiled, trying to help.

"Don't worry about it" I shrugged her off and went outside, the valet got Adrian's car and I headed for Spokane. I got sleepy as I drove, I only had 5 hours of sleep the night before, the sun was rising and everyone back home is asleep. I called Alberta and told her of the situation briefly, she said kept persisting for me to go back, but I convinced her I wouldn't till I finished what I started, which was killing Dimitri.

I pulled up at a station to fill up since I was running low on petrol, I didn't really have a lot of money on me so I checked glove compartment and found a little envelope of money. I'm starting to think that he has endless supply of money, it's probably stashed everywhere.

I went for a toilet break, bought a sandwich and bottle of orange juice from the counter when I paid for the fuel. I ate in silence and continued speeding down the freeway to Spokane. I finally made it, this place was a sensitive place for me to be at. I felt Mason's presence but I stopped having migraines after Deirdre prescribed me with some meds similar to what Lissa is on. I don't really see Mason or any other ghosts very clearly now but I feel their presence, some days I see them as clear as the day but no headaches, which was a good thing.

I parked my car outside the shopping mall and waited for the next call, I had to obey Dimitri, who knows what he'd do to Adrian.

Adrian POV

"Rose'll never come" I murmured from my chair, I was tied down on it, some blond Strigoi fed on me when they took me from my room, I was feeling a little dizzy after Dimitri bit into my hand, sucking more blood from me. Rose please don't come for me.

Humans were cooperating with the Strigoi to bring down wards, looks like we'll need to make wards stake-proof, I overheard Aunt Tatiana talking about that during a meeting with other royals, they said they could make wards purely from spirit, stakes wouldn't be able to break them. I was brash back then, I didn't know about spirit yet, I hadn't met…Rose. They mentioned someone in Germany who had weird and possibly rare magic, which was spirit and she could make wards that were purely made from spirit. But I couldn't really remember much of it since it was irrelevant to me back then and I was barely sober enough to take in half the stuff they were saying.

"Really now, lover-boy?" the blond guy came back in the room smirking at me. He pulled up a chair in front of me and showed me a photo of Rose, at the porch, with a rude remark, I would laugh if I could but I was a little woozy from the drugs they gave me a while ago, it was just to make me vulnerable, it didn't make me like high or anything so I knew what was going on around me. So I smiled, then something came to my mind, Rose is following the clues to me.

"Yes, she's coming for you, wonder what she tastes like. The last time I fought her she smelt so…invigorating and all that fire in her, feisty, just the way I like them."

"Don't you dare touch her" I lunged forward but was restrained by thick ropes and I barely moved an inch since I was weak from the meds they gave me.

"What're you gonna do about it?" he provoked.

"Daniel, leave us" Belikov came into the room, his red irises burned into mine, I can't believe I'm saying this but they were frightening.

"His meds will wear out in an hour" Thank god, my body won't be paralyzed any longer.

"Still trying to make Rose submit to you huh, Belikov?" I chuckled intriguingly.

"It's not like she's going to go with you either, Ivashkov. Even if she does it'll just be another fling, you don't think she's going to marry you, do you?" he said coldly.

"That's her choice to make, I'm not going to force her into it, like somebody is doing" I smirked.

"Even if she does, what is your family, the Moroi society and your beloved Aunt Tatiana going to think? How will they reflect upon this? Your family name will be dishonoured." He said grimly.

"As long as I have Rose nothing in the world would matter" I smiled, tauntingly.

"You'll never get her" he stood up furiously and punched me, I blacked out after a couple of hits.

Rose POV

My mobile rang I looked at the caller ID, 'Blocked number'. Yup, definitely Dimitri.

"What now?" I sighed.

"Rose?"

"Abe?"

"Your mother called me and said you had something urgent?"

"I can't tell you"

"Rose, I could help out"

"I dunno about that…" I sighed.

"Just tell me and I'll see what I can do"

"My former mentor, Dimitri Belikov has taken my…friend, Adrian Ivashkov hostage, I'm going after him at the moment." I explained it briefly like I did to Alberta. I'm still unsure of what Adrian was to me, I kinda like him but it's not like I'm ready to marry him or something on the long run. But there was something there…definitely, or I wouldn't be running after him alone right now. The phone started beeping, I'm pretty sure my batteries are fully charged which would only mean one thing.

"Hey, Abe I gotta take this call, bye"

"Don't do anything reckless, kız"

"I'll try not to" I giggled and hung up as fast as I could to pick up the other call.

"Who were you talking to?"

"Dude you knocked him out cold" I heard someone praising in the background.

"I told you not to hurt him" I yelled.

"He kept talking bout you and him so I lost it"

"I'm not playing your stupid game if you hurt him"

"Suit yourself, I could just kill him then come for you" he said in a sinister way.

"Why are you doing this to me"

"I'll stop once you join me, love. I'll send a car to the mall, follow it."

I hung up and something came to mind, I didn't have Abe's number. I called my mum.

"Rose?"

"Mum, no time, I need Abe's number" she knew his number on the top of her head and she gave it to me.

"Thank you so much, I'll go back to the academy after I get Adrian back" I said before hanging up.

"Abe?"

"How did you get my number? Sorry I forgot to give it to you before"

"Abe could you track my mobile?"

"Why?"

"Dimitri sent someone for me to follow, track my phone so you know where I am and then send back up"

"Ok, stay safe till I get there"

"You're here?"

"I came to visit the school but you weren't there"

"The sun's up"

"I'd do anything for my daughter"

"Thanks, I love you. Bring Lissa incase something happens" I hung up when then a black car came to a stop in front of my car, it flashed it's headlights at me and started reversing out of its spot. I tailgated it and we started driving further into woodland area, the car came to a halt in front of a tunnel looking thing, it was similar to the one back at school.

Someone stepped out of the car, a human. I stepped out vigilantly, watching his every move.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything, the leader wants you alive" he said smugly.

"What's in it for you?" I raised an eyebrow as we walked deeper into the dark tunnel.

"They're granting me immortality" he grinned.

That's one thing about humans, they help them out because they're thugs, they seek immortality or they enjoyed the euphoria that came with blood sucking, though Strigois normally kill so humans are feeders for Morois.

"You want that?!" I scoffed.

"You don't know me so shut it" he snarled.

"All you humans are the same" I scowled.

"No we're not, my only relative died and I have no where else to go" he said, now I feel bad for saying that, but he deserved it. Something made me uneasy, whether it was the nausea from Strigoi or the fact that I was going to see Dimitri again.

"Hand me your stake" he stuck his hand out.

I sighed and gave it to him, and another human girl came out and did a body search on me.

"Oh are you gonna take my hands too?" I said mockingly.

"Why would we do that?" she blinked.

"Coz these babies can bash your skull in, sweetheart." I laughed wickedly to scare them.

"Crazy bitch" he mumbled.

"Welcome, Rose. I'm Daniel" A blond guy was leaning against the doorframe smiling and checking me out, his eyes wander all over my body till the human guy cleared his throat. "Not bad, I see why everyone's crazy for you" he smirked.

"Too bad I'm off limits, I'm sure Dimitri would snap your neck if he saw you right now" I smiled my man-eating smile and he didn't wince at the thought.

"I'm older, that means I'm stronger" his expression altered to a terrifying one. "Is that a threat?" I smirked.

"If you think it is" he smiled.

"So why are you taking orders from him?"

"He took my only reason to stay alive…my little brother and sister" he gritted his teeth, pointed to the girl.

"Let's go" he linked his arm with mine and we walked into a room, there was a window and you could see what looked like a storage room, it was dark, the air was muggy, there was fluorescent light hanging over our heads and flickering, in the middle was Adrian on a chair, pass out. "Adrian!" I ran to the window and pressed my hands against it. "He's fine, Roza" an arm snaked around my waist and I turned to find Dimitri, he looked like the same old Dimitri that I fell in love with, but his crimson iris looked tedious. "I'm here so let him go" I jerked out of his reach.

"Rose?!" Adrian's head snapped up. 2 humans came into the room, the girl was about same age as Mia, I heard a little giggle and saw a little boy who held her hand and my stake in his hand. So they are the reason why Daniel takes orders from Dimitri, he's really going to great lengths to get me isn't he? Dimitri's long gone this is just some monster in him, still… if Daniel's older and stronger why doesn't he just kill Dimitri and take them.

"Daniel, you can take your siblings and leave now" Dimitri waved them off, the little boy dropped my stake and it rolled under the table. Jackpot.

After Daniel left I was left in the room with Dimitri, who was walking towards me.

"You don't know how long I've waited for this moment." He said as his hands slid down to my waist, I'd normally love this but this isn't Dimitri. I was disgusted by his touch, every part of my body was screaming for help, I was frozen in place. I turned my head away from him, then he took my chin and turned his back to face him and his lips crashed mine, they were cold, he slid his tongue in my mouth and I was shocked and revolted with myself because I started kissing him back.

"See, you still love me Roza" he said as he tied a thin rope around my wrists and ankles then he sat me down in the corner of the room.

"I don't" I moped in the corner.

He brought Adrian into the room and threw him in the corner opposite me.

"Rose, I told you not to come, I would've managed somehow."

"Hahahaha, how?" Dimitri said in ridicule.

"I'd rather die than see her hurt again" he muttered. "You wouldn't know since you didn't get a phone call from a crying Rose, telling you how much it hurt and how painful her heart felt" he finished, I had called Adrian when I was in the old couple's car.

"I need to feed" Dimitri finally said.

"You promised you won't hurt him" I howled.

"No one said I'm feeding on that, I'll be back, get ready for your new life, Roza." He smiled, for a second it looked like the old Dimitri was back, I was hoping that he was but then the next thing he said ensured me that he wasn't coming back. "The person you'll be feeding on will be Adrian" he laughed as he walked out, Adrian's eyes widened for a second and he leaned back in his corner, looking calm as ever.

Dimitri walked out and I rolled on my side and began crawling towards the table to retrieve my stake. After struggling and slithering I made it to the table and bit the stake, since my hands were tied. "What're you doing, Little Dhampir?" Adrian tilted his head to the side. I made it out from under the table and with great effort I stood up and hopped towards Adrian, I handed him the stake and we turned so that our backs faced each other and he tried to cut my thin ropes with the sharp edge, after trying for a few minutes we gave up.

"Little Dhampir, we'll get through this together." he said and we leaned our backs against each other. "I'm sorry, Adrian" I wasn't ready to become Strigoi, I wasn't ready to kill Adrian either. "Keep trying" I told him and my hands were finally free. I managed to cut Adrian free but the door swung open and Daniel stood at the door smiling.

"Boo" he grinned. "Leave us alone and I won't hurt you, where are your siblings?" I pushed Adrian back against the wall and readied myself. "Dimitri took them, it's your fault" He lunged for me and we wrestled on the floor, fighting, I sat on top of him and with a swift thrust, my stake plunged deep inside him, he stiffened, followed by a blood curdling cry, I watched as his breathing slowed then his eyes looked empty, soulless. But the nausea still lingered, I'm pretty sure the only Strigoi here was Dimitri and Daniel, Dimitri has gone out to hunt so…?

"Are you ok?" Adrian rushed to my side, breathing heavily, his clothes were stained his blood, there were bruises on his face, bite marks on his neck and wrist. "Yeah. Adrian I'm so sorry for all this" I let out a deep breath and hugged Adrian, his scent along with cloves and alcohol hung to his clothes it made me feel safe but I can't be distracted for now. We'll have the happy reunion later…

I pulled my stake out as we made our way out of the tunnel. "Wait, something's not right" I stopped walking. "What's wrong?" he held my hand and he didn't let go. "The sun is still out, Dimitri can't be hunting, and I still have that nauseous feeling I get when Strigois are around" my heart stopped, Adrian gasped, when we heard someone applauding. "I have trained you well, thanks by the way for getting rid of Daniel, his family was…delicious" he said as he licked his lips. "You sick fuck" Adrian yelled.

"I don't think you have the right to speak" Dimitri glared at him. the next second, Adrian wasn't by my side anymore, he flew 10 feet away from me. Dimitri's eyes were on me, I shivered and swung my stake at him.

Glancing past my foe, I realized that I was now quite far from Adrian and Dimitri stood between me and him. Dimitri stabbed me a sharp tree branch that was on the floor, grabbing the wood embedded in my skin, I gritted my teeth and pulled with all my might. I could fight injured, but not with the branch constantly aggravating the wound. The branch gave with a sickening sound, causing more blood to pour from my shoulder.

A sinister laugh rumbled up from Dimitri's chest. Leaning forward as a predatory gleam came to his eyes, my wound was bleeding and it was inviting Dimtri. "No" Adrian jumped between me and Dimitri in the nick of time and he fell limp on the ground, he was still alive, barely, he was breathing heavily with a deep gash in his abdomen. "Adrian!" I screeched.

I turned to Dimitri and leaped towards him, drawing back, I slammed my fist into his face, with a satisfying crack, I poured all her anger and frustration into the blow. I did a roundhouse kick and sent him flying, he crashed into the wall and the place rumbled, he got up from the debris and snickered as I plunged my stake into his heart. Why is he did he let me win? "You finally freed me, Roza. Thank you, sorry for everything, glad to see that you've moved on, forgive and forget or live and regret." He chuckled as he caressed my cheek. "Though you're dying in my arm, you're still giving my Zen lessons" then his body went limp and he let out his last breath of air.

I dropped his body back onto the debris and ran to Adrian, who was coughing out blood. "Adrian, oh god, Adrian, stay with me, don't leave me please." I slapped him as his eyes started drooping. "Little Dhampir, looks like my time is up" he chuckled. "Adrian, you can't do this to me, you said we're getting out of this together, that means alive and well" I sobbed and grabbed a handful off his shirt. "I left my heart with you, you kept it safe and cherished it and you loved me like no one's ever loved me before." He smiled a little and pulled me into a kiss, his lips was wet from all the blood he coughed out.

"Adrian why did you do that?" I cried harder. "It must be love" he said and shut his eyes. "Adrian!!! No! Adrian, wake up. Please, don't leave me. I love you!" tears poured out continuously as I shook him.

I heard a group of people rushing to me. "Rose?!"

"Lissa! Please help him, he's not....he's not breathing.... you... YOU CAN'T LEAVE NOW Adrian" I couldn't leave his side. Lissa rushed over and concentrated on healing him. "What happened?" Mia ran to my side, tears were flowing down her cheeks as she watched me cry, she pulled me away from Adrian and I cried in her arms. "Shit..." Christian came into sight and gasped in horror. "Someone take her away" my mum instructed.

"No I can't leave him" I struggled in their arms and shoved them away, then I felt a sudden jolt at the back of my neck then everything went black.

Noooooooooooo I cried in my head.

End of Chapter 4

Paramore - My Heart

I am finding out that maybe I was wrong
That I've fallen down and I can't do this alone

Stay with me, this is what I need, please?

Sing us a song and we'll sing it back to you
We could sing our own but what would it be without you?

I am nothing now and it's been so long
Since I've heard the sound, the sound of my only hope

This time I will be listening.

Sing us a song and we'll sing it back to you
We could sing our own but what would it be without you?

This heart, it beats, beats for only you
This heart, it beats, beats for only you

Lol anyone crying? Next chapter - The Funeral.... LOOK FORWARD TO IT FOLKS!!! it's also the last chapter.

Adrian is gone :(

Peace out,

-L.