Dimitri watched as Eddie emerged from the dark. There were another two guardians from the palace with him as well as Adrian. Eddie immediately walked over to Dimitri and untied him. The rope had cut into the flesh on Dimitri's wrists and were burning, but he hardly felt the pain. He was worried about Rose and he asked about her straight away.

"She's with Lissa. Last we heard, Rose was crying but seemed to be fine otherwise. Are you okay?" asked Eddie.

"I'm fine. I need to get back to Rose," answered Dimitri.

"Not before I heal your injuries. Rose will kill us if you're hurt," said Adrian with a small smile. He had gotten over Rose's betrayal and they were great friends now.

"Okay. Where are we?"

"In a cottage about three hours away from the palace. I promised Lissa that I would let her know when we found you, so I'll be back in a moment," said Eddie. He slipped out of the door and they heard him climb up a set of stairs.

Adrian forced Dimitri to sit down again and then took hold of his injured wrists. After a few seconds of warmth and wonderful calm, Dimitri felt Adrian move his hands to the back of his head. He waited while the warmth and calm spread throughout his body again, and then looked down at his wrists. There was absolutely no indication of the rope burns.

"Thank you Adrian. I trust that you'll tell me the truth. Is Rose okay?"

"I'm not sure. When Eddie spoke to Lissa last, Rose had been crying. That was about two and a half hours ago. We haven't heard anything since. She should be fine but I'm worried that stress might make her have a relapse."

"What stress?"

"She was stressing over you. That and she was confused as to why your sister is here."

"Which sister?"

"I think Lissa called her Victoria."

"Okay. She missed Rose. I know that much."

"Guys, we need to get back now! Lissa said that Rose may have relapsed," said Eddie worriedly from the doorway. "They're at the hospital."

Dimitri jumped up and raced out of the door behind Eddie and Adrian. They got into the car and Eddie sped off towards the palace's hospital.

"Rose has relapsed. She's needing more oxygen than we've had to give her so far. She's also drifting in and out of consciousness. Where's Mr Belikov?" asked Dr Smith.

"I don't know. He should be here soon though. He was kidnapped about four, maybe five hours ago. I think that's what caused the relapse. Rose was stressing over him. She was terrified," answered Lissa.

The doctor nodded and then returned to check on Rose. Lissa turned around to find Jill standing there with her arms out, ready to hug Lissa. After a few minutes, Lissa's phone vibrated and she saw that Eddie had just arrived. She sent him a message telling him where she was and then went over to the window that looked into Rose's room. Fear bubbled up when she saw just how bad Rose had gotten in last hour, and she broke down into tears until she felt someone's arms around her. Turning around, Lissa saw Christian, Eddie, Adrian and Dimitri.

"I'm so sorry Dimitri. I couldn't help her. She still won't let me heal her."

"It's not your fault Lissa. I should've stayed in the apartment with her and gotten you to send my sister up to me."

Dimitri gave Lissa a hug and then entered his girlfriend's room. The doctor turned around and smiled when he saw that the newcomer was Dimitri.

"Mr Belikov. Rose is asking for you. In fact, she's been asking for you for the last hour between brief periods of unconsciousness. I think you might be the key to helping her stay awake."

Dimitri turned his head to focus on Rose and saw that she had her eyes open. She looked like she was searching for something or someone, and Dimitri knew who that was.

"Roza, I'm here." Dimitri sat on the edge of Rose's bed and took her hand in his.

"Dimitri," smiled Rose. She lifted herself up despite the doctor telling her not to and brought Dimitri into a hug. "Are you okay?"

"Yes. Adrian healed me. You should let Lissa do the same for you. She's really worried Roza. She was crying when I got here."

"I know she was. I want to let her heal me but I'm scared."

"Of what?"

"What if it makes a bond again. I just got used to not having one. I don't want another."

"She's not bringing you back from the dead, she's just fixing your injuries."

"I don't know..."

"Please?"

"You promise it won't make a bond?"

"Yes honey."

"Okay. But Liss has to agree."

Dimitri smiled again and gave Rose a hug before calling Lissa into the room. The door opened and Lissa hurried to Rose's side. She gave Rose a hug while she cried.

"Lissa, is it okay if you heal Rose?" asked Dimitri after a few minutes.

"Of course. I've been saying that I will for the last week." Lissa dried her eyes and sat down next to Rose. "Do you want me to heal you Rosie?"

Rose just nodded her head. It was clear that she was scared but having her boyfriend and her best friend next to her had a calming effect on her. She waited while Lissa took hold of her hands and a warmth and calmness spread throughout her body. In a few minutes, Lissa let go of Rose's hands and hugged her again.

"There, I'm done Rosie. You're all better now. Come on, let's go home."

Lissa held out her hand and Rose took it. She followed Lissa out of the hospital and was home within ten minutes.