Chapter 5

I know where some of the Strigoi hide in Montana. A fairly huge community of Strigoi is centered underneath a club called Night Owl. Another hang out is on the outskirts of Montana but since we were closet to Night Owl, I decided to go there first.

I parked the car on the side of a littered street and met Lissa on the sidewalk. Together we walked up to the security guard, ahead of all the other people waiting in line. The security guard and I went to school with each other so I desperately hoped he still remembered me.

"Hello Kevin," I said to him. He turned to me and regarded me with suspicion.

"Belikov? What are you doing here?"

I gestured to the entrance of the club.

"We're meeting a few friends," I said simply.

His brow furrowed. "I thought this wasn't your kind of hang out."

"Come on!" someone shouted from far behind me.

"We want to get in too!"

"We don't have all night!"

Kevin rolled his eyes at the people and opened the door. He gestured for me to proceed in. I went in first and Lissa followed behind.

The subwoofers in the club were practically making the ground shake. The dancers danced their hearts out. We headed for the bar. A few people were sitting at the bar, drinking and laughing hysterically.

Lissa sat down a few seats away from a group of drunks. I signaled for the bar attendant. He rocked up in tight jeans, biker jacket with metal spikes on his shoulders and a white t-shirt underneath. He was wiping a glass as he looked at me expectantly.

"What can I get ya?" he asked, looking down at the glass.

I shrugged and tried to look as if I had not a care in the world.

"Seen any suspicious characters in here tonight?" I asked lazily.

He stopped wiping and looked up at me. "Why?"

"I'm looking for a girl of eighteen years that is unbelievably gorgeous," I said, almost wincing as I recalled Rose's features. "With dark hair. Seen her?"

He smiled. "There are lots of those characters around here mate. Anyway, the information you want is something I can't give you. Its nothing personal, I'm just doing my job," he said, turning his back on me and placed the glass with the others.

"The girl is my girlfriend."

He turned around again and smirked. "If she's your girl then why call her suspicious?"

"Because she's extremely shifty," I said with a grin. His smile widened.

"We've all been there, mate. Yes, well as a matter of fact I did see a gorgeous girl with extremely dark hair," he gestured with his head towards the dance floor. "She was over there dancing."

I looked towards the direction he nodded to and my mouth dropped in horror.

There she was.

In a cute, tight, white, sleeveless dress that went to her mid-thighs was my Roza.

She looked like she was having the time of her life, laughing ever so often. From where I stood she didn't look Strigoi. She was dancing with a girl whom I recognized as Avery. Great.

The lights were turned down so no one would realize her absurd eye colour.

I knew what I had to do and I know it would cost me. Before we came to the club we bought a few outfits each with Lissa's credit card.

Lissa wore a midnight blue dress that went down to her knees with black high heels.

I wore a black leather jacket with a white tee underneath and wore black jeans.

"I'm going over to her-" I started.

"Are you nuts!" Lissa hissed, grabbing my arm before I could move.

I looked down at her. "Would you be able to charm the stake in around ten minutes?" I asked.

"Ten minutes?"

"I'm going to distract her," I said unsurely.

"You don't sound too convincing," she said sarcastically.

"That's because she isn't an idiot, Lissa. She'll know something is up."

Lissa looked at Rose then back at me.

"Fine," was all she said.

Convincing her was easier than I thought. I walked cautiously towards the dance floor and analyzed ever move Rose made. I was about seven feet away from her now. Avery had left her and now she was dancing with two strangers. They were both guys.

What they did made my eyes narrow in fury. The taller guy was dancing behind her, gripping her hips and occasionally kissing her neck. The one in front of her was slightly shorter and dancing too close.

"Hello, Roza," I said in a low voice that I'd knew she'd hear. Her head whipped around and our eyes made contact. Our eyes widened in shock.

This was the first time I got a view of her whole body as Strigoi. Her blood red eyes pierced my heart as she kept dancing. But she no longer was concentrating on the two guys, but on me. It was as if we were in our own little world.

The dress looked amazing on her. If she weren't a Strigoi, I'd describe her as an angel. Her skin was almost the same colour as her dress.

As the song came to an end, some people clapped and cheered while others made their way off the dance floor. The guys with Rose complimented her but she ignored them. Instead, she started towards me.

Our eyes never left each other's as a slow song echoed from the speakers. Couples held onto each other and started swaying by the time that Rose came face to face with me. When she was close enough, I wrapped my arms around her waist, which caught her off guard. She grinned, showing the very tip of her fangs. Her hands started at my stomach, and then crawled up my chest. She wrapped her arms around my neck, as we started to sway gently.

"What are you doing here?" she asked.

Her voice wasn't purposely harsh; it was just a Strigoi trait.

"Isn't it obvious? I needed to get out of the Court," I replied.

She traced my lips with her finger.

"I almost believe you."

"It's true."

She nodded slowly. I narrowed my eyes because I knew that wasn't a good sign.

She then turned us around and gestured towards the bar where Lissa was.

I looked up and saw Lissa, whom had with tear tracks down her face and looking straight at me with fear in her eyes. At first I was confused, but then I saw am object placed firmly against the side of her head. Avery was holding a gun to Lissa's head.

I gasped. Rose turned my face to her again and she smiled.

"Now tell me why you're really here."

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