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Janine's POV

Abe and I went in the en suite to wait for Rose. She was completely different. I almost mistook her for a strigoi! Her eyes now had a red ring around the pupil. Then it was her hair. That fiery red streaked hair. It started at the root in sections a deep blood dark red and then went to a lighter auburn in the middle to a bright red on the tips. Most of her hair was the same gorgeous brown yet this red gave it a pop. Her body was leaner than it had been and more muscular. I still can't get over the red in her hair though. It looked familiar to me. It reminded me of my mother's hair before she died. I sat down in the chair while Abe perched himself haphazardly on the desk.

"Those strigoi out there. Did you know either of them Ibrahim?"

"Yes, one of them is a Badica, and the other is Belikov's old charge Lord Ivan Zeklos. They have been given clemency if they help fight the strigoi. Yet I have a feeling that Yeva didn't know Ivan was strigoi from her reaction when she saw him."

"You caught that too huh?"

"Yep." Abe said as he popped the p at the end of the word. Well I can honestly say that Rose got that from him and not me. It was just a few more minutes when Rose busted in to the en suite. She reached out for us both and hugged us for dear life. What happened back at court must had some impact on my Rose. She has never been so needy in affection around me. Her reaction out for me and hugging me so openly changed how she is now. That much I am grateful for. Her being hurt by those she trusted makes me very ungrateful and bitter.

"Rose?"

"Mom please just hold me?"

"Sure kiz, we will hold you."

We held our only daughter for a good time before the Zeklos lord came in to say they were late and had to go. I didn't want to let her go for anything. When she pulled back I noticed how pale she was.

"Roza, remember with the changes you are like the strigoi, moroi, and dhampir into one. You must now feed from a feeder soon since the transformation as zapped a lot of your energy. If you come into a battle tonight without feeding you will not survive it. " Yeva said flatly. I never noticed she now possessed fangs.

"Wait! She now has to drink blood?" I asked Yeva with raised brows.

"Yes, the transformation in the prophecy was to give her the best shot against the strigoi. To be able to yield the magic of the moroi she has to feed. But until the time is right she needs to pretend she is wearing contacts." Yeva replied simply.

"I can say that I wanted to do something that no one would expect with my hair because of how I left court. You know that lame excuse of changing due to a rough break up." She was trying to laugh it off but I could tell she was still hurting. Whether it was the absence of the princess or Belikov it is yet to be determined.

"The nickname Wildcat will come in handy for her. She can also join that into her reasoning. She is wanted by the Strigoi Nation with a bounty by the king. Only a few know what she looked like before the transformation. Looking like she does now can be explained as going wild after a bad breakup. Since she looks like a cougar in spiked heels, wildcat would fit perfect." The one I would call Zeklos stepped forward with the easy explanation.

"Rose may I see you alone for a moment?" I asked her quietly before they were about to leave. The Zeklos strigoi seemed irritated but I didn't care. There was no telling what danger my only child was facing. In my mind all I could think about was giving her the best damn chance I could as her mother.

"Come with me mom." I followed her into the bathroom. I noticed there wasn't a door and cocked her one of my eyebrows. She looked at me and mimicked me. I was so proud of her. She finally did what she wanted to do for years. "What do you need mom?"

"Just go ahead and feed ok?" Rose looked astonished and shook her head no. "Rose you hear Yeva and now you don't have time to find a feeder. Plus you need to keep this secret from the rest of the group. One of them could sell you out to the Strigoi. No please feed from me so if you walk out into a fight you will be ok." The look on her face told me she was fighting the urge. Then ever so gently as possible she raised my left wrist to her mouth and bit down.

YEVA POV

I knew what would happen. As a mother, Janine was going to protect Rose as best possible. When I heard her ask Rose to meet her alone for just a minute I knew she was going to give her the substance she would need. Abe looked at me knowingly as well. Whether Rose wanted to admit it or not she was very much like her mother. Janine had offered her own blood several times to Abe when he needed it. Just as Rose did with the Princess. Yes Janine could be very harsh and hard on her daughter but for good reason. She wanted her daughter to succeed in life where she had not. If this was the way to do it than so be it. Janine knew the consequences of this life too much. Now that I am seeing things come to full circle I know my time is short. I just pray that whoever my Roza chooses to be a life mate to that all are happy.

Abe's POV

Holding my daughter in my arms is one of the few joys I'm graced with. My family and the strigoi have tried and almost succeeded in taking her and Janine away from me twice now. Yet, they still may do it with my Kizim. I was terrified that they had when I first seen her eyes. When I held her and heard her heart beat I knew it was the prophecy. Please Lord keep her safe. Reluctantly we all let go of her when it was time to leave. Janine was pale and I knew the reason. She feed her daughter for when it was needed. Regardless of the past Janine always loved Rose more than her own life. Life is pain and heartache. It's the force that lets you know your alive.