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Nathan stormed out of the training room and went to his room. Unbeknownst to him Yeva followed him keeping her distance. "Stupid, Stupid, Stupid!" He ranted as he grabbed a bag and started filling it with weapons.

"What are you doing?" Yeva was intrigued as she watched him from the corner of the doorway frame.

"What's it look like?"

"Looks like you are gearing up for a fight. Why?"

"You know that girl is infuriatingly stupid, cool, and cruel when she wants and a complete…"

"Badass?"

"NO! She is not that but right now she is doing idiot moves. Now thanks to her I need to go kill that idiot grandfather of hers." He turned away to grab another bag only to have Yeva gently grab his hand. The shot of electrical shock ran through him.

"Nathan stop. She is doing what she has to do to get close to the Strigoi King."

"DO YOU NOT GET IT? HE WILL KILL HER!" Nathan almost shouted as he gritted the words out of his teeth.

"Yes I get it and I understand what Rose is doing. It's part of the plan and she has to die again. To have her eye on the much bigger price is rare. To come this far doing it is even rarer. So please just stay put and trust her." Yeva reached up and cupped his cheek. She held her hand there for a minute before turning around she walked away. Nathan sat back down on his bed and grumbled. Thinking what is Rose doing now.

Abe took Janine into Rose's room and they both sat down on her bed. Abe looked her directly in the eyes memorizing her face. Taking a deep breath he silently prayed he told her correctly. "Red, I don't know how to put this so please bear with me until I'm done.

"I can't promise anything but I'll try."

"That's my girl." Abe smiled as he cupped her cheek then held her hand. "You see Nathan Badica is your Uncle, you know that of course. What you didn't know was that your father knows nothing about you or the fact that Nathan is strigoi. What he does believe is that Nathan is dead."

"Ok so what does that have to do with Rose or I?"

"Your niece Abby Badica is defending Mila Jones. In doing so out of retaliation Rose flat out told Abby they were cousins and that Nathan wanted his shares of your grandfather's estate."

"What difference do this make. Nathan can go after my so called dad all he wants I don't care."

"The problem is Red that he works for the Strigoi King. He is one of the few that have been telling the King information when Mila wasn't. Now that Abby knows the connection she will then tell your father and then he will tell the Strigoi King." Abe sighed as he looked at the dresser then back to Janine.

"So Rose just unknowingly held up a sign up to the Strigoi King reading 'Here I am come bite me!' That's classic!" Janine jumped up and started pacing around the room before she stopped she turned to look at Abe. "What was the other thing?"

"What other thing?" Maybe right now wasn't the best time to tell her.

"Tell me what the other thing is or so help me Abe!" Janine was turning red in the face as she stared him down making Abe cringe.

"Rose called for the gauntlet." Then Abe jumped up off the bed in time to catch Janine before she hit the floor passed out from the shock. He still had her cradled in his arms when Karoline walked by the open door.

"You told her about Rose I take it?"

"Yeah." Abe looked sheepishly at the floor then walked over the the bed.

"You know Rose, it won't matter what is going on she does what she wants."

"Yeah, to hell with the world look out Mila your ass is grass." Abe smirked as he thought what Rose would be planning.

Ok, I am going to stop here. I will have the gauntlet chapter up in a few days. I am sorry I am putting a few short chapters up. I know a few of you are asking for longer chapters. Normally I don't post anything under 1,200 words per chapter. So relax the gauntlet will be up by the weekend along with Rose's encounter with Tasha. But right now I have a few things I need to take care of here at home. Enjoy your week and please leave me a review of what you would like to see happen to Abby and Mila.