Rose's POV

I walked with Dimitri through the academy's hallways. "So, comrade, when are you and Yaritza going to tie up the knot?" I said using my old nickname for him. I was a little over seven months, almost eight. I had gained more pounds than I intended too. It was probably from all those ice cubes I ate.

"It's only been a month since I met her."

"It doesn't matter, comrade. When it's real love it doesn't matter

I suddenly broke off because I felt the nauseous feeling that alerted me Strigoi were nearby. "Dimitri! Strigoi!"

Thank God Adrian had sent two out of his four guardians with me. Dimitri and Stan rushed out into action as soon as the evil vampire came into view. Guardian Morgan and Guardian Willett edged me into a corner so I would be safer.

A couple more guardians joined us. Alberta and my mother were part of them. There were more than thirty Strigoi on us. My mom killed at least ten Strigoi when she got there.

"What do you want here?" My mother asked the Strigoi she was fighting.

"We want him." He pointed at Dimitri. "He belongs to us." He growled as my mother staked his heart. My mother was a badass; while others killed one Strigoi she killed two.

Ten Strigoi advanced where I was standing. My guardians were distracted with a Strigoi each. I had a stake but there was so much I could do. I staked to Strigoi protecting my stomach. I had a nanosecond to control myself when a Strigoi I hadn't seen coming threw me on the ground. There was a horrible pain in my stomach. My head started throbbing. My blood gushed out.

Adrian I love you! I thought to the sky; I knew I was going to die.

Adrian's POV

"HURRY!" I yelled to Christian. There were Strigoi on campus. I needed to get to Rose.

Around the corner, you could see a battle of Strigoi and guardians. Rose was lying on the ground, a river of blood around her. I ran to her. Christian stepped into action killing as many Strigoi as possible with his element. In about a minute, all Strgoi were dead. Not that that mattered; Rose was all that mattered right now.

I kneeled down where Rose was lying. Her eyes fluttered as my hand touched her. "Adrian," she said weakly, "help the baby. Save her." Tears streamed down my face and hers.

I picked her up and carried her to the clinic. A trail of blood followed us. I yelled for help as soon as I was inside. My guardians trailed behind us to protect us.

Just then Rose gasped out in pain. "Adrian! The baby!" She screamed using all her strength. A group of nurses told me to take her into the empty room down the hallway. I walked blindly; my tears were to heavy for me to see anything. I couldn't loose Rose or the baby. They had to save them.

Rose's POV

The pain was horrible. I was getting weaker and weaker by the loss of blood. Adrian put me down on the hospital bed. I couldn't feel anything, besides the pain. The pain was bearable next to the thought I could loose my baby, that was unbearable.

The nurses, stepped into action and cleaned the wound on my stomach to stop the blood.

Adrian's POV

Dr. Olendeski came in. She examined Rose. You could tell nothing by the expression on her face. "We will have to do an emergency cesarean. The baby will not survive inside the womb any longer with Rose's condition."

I nodded, cheering on anything that would help the baby. The nurses and doctor got ready to perform the C-section. In a matter of minutes they took the baby out. There was so much blood, though. The heart machine, which Rose was connected to, kept showing her pulse getting lower and lower.

The doctor came up to me. Not a million years would help the grief that I would feel if what she said happened to Rose. "Adrian, the baby is fine. But I don't know about Rose. She is not going to make it Adrian." A tear escaped her eye and a thousand escaped mine.

I couldn't let that happen. Ervin and I needed her and now Taylor. "You can try and help her with your spirit." I knew I couldn't do it; I wasn't strong enough to do it but I had to try.

I walked over to where Rose lay. I looked down at her. Her eyes were open but they were all wide and glassy as if she were dead. She was pale, paler than a Moroi. There was no life in her. Although she had no life force, tears were streaming down her eyes.

I touched her cheek; her skin felt too cold. "I will not let anything happen to you, Rose, my little dhampir." I kissed her forehead. I concentrated on spirit. Gathered all my strength and let it fall into her. I sort of tugged to at her spirit.

I knew it was not working. Her eyes closed completely and her heart stopped. I did it again ,unwilling to let her go. I was not going to let that happen. I tried again, cursing myself for not being able to do it. I was feeling weaker and weaker; all my force was going into her. I didn't care I just needed to save her.

Still no response. I tried one last time. There was a sort of zap through my body. Rose's eyelids fluttered. Little by little her heart beat started rising. After a couple of seconds, her heart beat went back to normal. Her face and body started regaining the color of a living person. Her eyes had that light again of being alive. I had done it.

She looked at me. Thank you. I heard her in my mind. And then I knew, I knew why I had felt that zap. Me bringing her back to life had created a bond between me and her. But what about Lissa and Rose's bond?

I leaned down and kissed her. Tears of joy fell down my eyes.

Rose looked weak still but other than that she was okay. Then her expression changed into one of alarm. "Adrian! Where is my baby?" She asked trying to sit up and patting her stomach.

"She is fine, the doctor is caring for her you just need to rest." I said soothingly. I was feeling weak too. In that moment, Rose and I needed blood.

Lissa came in with a feeder at her heels. Her eyes were swollen. "Rose! I though I almost lost you back there!" More tears.

"It's fine, Lissa. I am okay thanks to Adrian." She looked at me with one hundred percent love.

Just then Dr. Olendski came back. She checked Rose. "We will need to put blood into Rose. It is not okay for her to go on without all that blood loss."

"You do what you have to do." I said.

"The problem is we don't usually do transfers here so we don't have enough of Rose's blood type. We will need to find a donor."

I thought, damning myself for not being her blood type. "I don't know of anyone who has O."

"I do." Christian said, coming through the door and going to hug Lissa.

"Who?" I asked.

"Me. I will donate blood to Rose." I could have kissed him right then and there. I just settled with hugging him.

"Thank you." I said and let him go.

I looked at my little dhampir; she was going to be all right. I love you. I sent through our bond.

The nurse came in and connected Christian to a tube that led to Rose's veins.

Rose's POV

I briefly heard the conversation. I mentally thanked Christian. I needed to do something in return for him.

I love you. Adrian sent to me through the bond. The bond? Holy shit! I wasn't bonded with Lissa anymore! "Adrian, how did you do it?"

"What?"

"How did you break the bond between Lissa and me?"

Lissa's face was a mask of shock as she noticed that our bond was broken. I, on the other hand, was happy.

I wondered if the bond between me and Adrian was two-way. How is our little girl doing? I sent to him.

They are taking care of her. Yes! A two-way bond with Adrian and me!

An evil nurse inserted an evil needle into my arm. They connected Christian to the needle and his blood poured out into me. Once they were done, Christian munched on the feeder they had brought.

I felt better but tired at the same time. I couldn't help but let my eyes close. I was deeply under before anyone could do or say anything else. Sleep well. Adrian sent through the bond.