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Chapter 9: Remembering Mason

Rose

My first reaction was shock. My second reaction was terror. My third was anger. Before I could scream at Lissa to get the hell out of here, Mason spoke. "Lissa Dragomir. You haven't aged a bit. Come to see your friend die, have you?" His voice was tinged with cold. Lissa looked furious. "Don't make me hurt you," she said, her voice was hard and she had the come-hither effect in her eyes. "Like you can. Rose here has been holding her own in our fight that you interrupted, unless you can match her skill?" Mason shoved me, with little effect. Sure it got me off him, but it didn't move me back. "Lissa, no! Don't do this to yourself! You have something to live for. You're the queen for heaven's sake! It's our job to die for your kind, not the other way around!" Lissa just glanced at me. Then I felt the burning, only higher than I could ever produce. Somehow I knew Lissa was at work, but I didn't understand how I could have my powers working when I drained them back at the Court. It almost made me scream, but the Dark Magic flew out in a different way. I clenched my fists, as balls of dark mist enveloped them, making them harder to see. My eyes turned black, and my whole body was shaking. Though not in the frail way, in the Oh-My-God-Something-Extraordinary-Is-Happening- And- I-Don't-Know-What-It-Is kind of way.

Lissa's voice spoke to me. Rose, use your magic! I did what she said and thrust my hands forward. Immediately Dark Magic flowed in a stronger force then I thought possible. Knocking all three of us—yes, even Mason—to the ground. You could hear his screams as the magic touched his skin. Then, looking right at me was Mason—the ghost, I mean—smiling and nodding. Then I heard another voice, not Lissa's, that said, Thank you Rose, thank you… Then the ghost was gone, and by that time Lissa was leaning over me, cut from the impact of the wall, but alive. "Rose, are you okay?" "I-I don't know…" It was all I could manage. I felt myself move past Lissa and toward the crumpled body on the ground. Déjà-vu came over me, and I was in a living room, in Spokane. I crouched over the lifeless thing that was my best friend, then fake lover, then an undead soulless being that kidnapped me. Still, I felt destroyed. "Mason…" I whimpered. I someone next to me, and a finger brushed against my knee, sending shock waves through me. "Roza you did the right thing…Mason can be happy now," Then I was lifted up, and I fell asleep while going back home…

The van pulled up to the house just as I woke up. I was nestled in someone's arms, but he didn't have the scent of him. "Christian?" I asked. "Hey, Rosie. Glad you're awake. Dimitri's driving, but you refused to let him go, even in your sleep and Dimitri and I had to do a quick exchange," I just yawned and sat up. Christian helped into the seat next him. He smoothed my hair back in a big brother sort of fashion, and turned to talk to Lissa. As soon as we were out of the car, I got attacked by Ari. She was crying so hard she was shaking. "Mommy, don't leave me again, please…" she mumbled into my shoulder. I carried her in and up the stairs and into Lissa's kids' bedroom. I set her down next to Melanie, who was sitting up and who looked like she was expecting us. "Mommy's okay," Ari informed the five year old. Melanie just smiled, looked at me and said, "I knew she would be." She reminded me strangely of Yeva at that moment. Lissa and I said goodnight to the kids and shut the door behind us. "Guest bedroom's open, if you need it." I nodded my thanks and headed off to bed, thinking about Mason…

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