Dimitri's POV

I watched as Rose paced the room in front of me, looking ticked out of her mind.

"He shouldn't have said that to you! He never should have brought back all those things that you've tried to forget!" She exclaimed.

"Rose, it's alright." I said.

"No, it's not alright!" She shrieked.

I sighed and stood, brushing hair that had escaped from the hairtie out of my face. "Roza, he was right."

"I don't give a damn if he was right or not! He shouldn't have said all those things to you!"

I placed my hands on her shoulders, stopping her from pacing and possible wearing a hole in the floor. "His plan was pretty good."

Abe's plan turned out to be sneaking into The Shadow's hideout and seeing who all is there. Abe said that there would probably be lots of Strigoi, but we'd be able to take care of them easily.

"The hideout is in Siberia. It's hidden by plants that block all possible sunlight from the place." Abe had said.

"I thought they didn't have plants in Siberia." Rose said.

I rolled my eyes. "There are, but they're very few."

Abe continued. "Your best time to sneak there would be during the daytime. The Strigoi wouldn't expect you to come and you'd be able to get a good look at the inside without being seen…that is if Rose can be quiet long enough."

"HEY!" Rose yelled.

Everyone laughed.

"His plan sounds like a freakin' suicide mission." Rose said, crossing her arms in front of her chest.

"A suicide mission means that you go there and want to die. We're not going there to die. We'll make it." I murmured, brushing my lips against hers.

She sighed and wrapped her arms around my waist. "I hope you're right." She whispered into my chest.

Rose's POV

We left early in the morning around four. Olena had packed us backpacks of supplies.

"It was very nice to meet you, Lissa." Olena said, embracing her.

"The pleasure's all mine." Liss replied.

Christian accepted an awkward hug from her and then she pulled Dimitri into her arms. "Be safe, love. Come back to us."

Dimitri nodded. "I will. I love you."

"I love you too."

Then, she gave me a hug. "Goodbye, Rose. Take good care of my son."

"I will. I promise." I said.

We walked out of the door for possibly our last time…

Lissa's POV

I never knew how cold Russia could be until we arrived in Siberia. By the time we got out of the car, my teeth were chattering, despite my heavy coat.

"Do you want my coat?" Christian asked.

I shook my head. "You need it."

He shrugged and we followed Dimitri.

"He seems a little upset." I whispered to Rose.

She nodded. "It's just because he didn't expect to leave home again so soon."

I suddenly noticed that Dimitri had a stake in his hand and was stopped in front of us.

We all stopped and watched him.

In half a second, he whirled around and yanked someone out of the bushes.

"So the rumors are true. The grand Dimitri Belikov is dhampir again." The Strigoi sneered.

"That is enough, Tyrone." Dimitri hissed back.

"Heard you're going after The Shadow. Good luck. This guy's no newbie to the leader business."

"Where is he?"

"Why the heck would I tell you?"

Dimitri's stake hand was resting above the Strigoi's "heart."

Tyrone's eyes went wide. "He…he's at an abandoned military base. Just about twenty miles that way."

"Told you we should have kept the car." Rose muttered under her breath.

"Take us to it."

"Never."

Dimitri pushed down on the stake. "Take us to it now or I'll kill you."

Tyrone's eyes looked defeated and he nodded. "Damn you, Dimitri."

Dimitri looked satisfied and let the Strigoi go. "Come on. He won't try anything funny."