Rose had been on the road for 5 hours before she finally made it out of Pennsylvania. She found a hotel in Ohio and got a room for the night then she went to hunt down some food. After finding a fast food restaurant, she ordered a bunch of burgers, fries and root beer and took it all back to her room.
After she finished easting she stripped out of her clothes and fell into a peaceful sleep. When she woke up she decided to go for a run. After going 3 miles she went back to her room, took a shower, grabbed her stuff and jumped into her car and drove until she found an iHop and ate a huge breakfast.
Rose drove until she hit Iowa and that was when she could feel Lissa's emotions. She tried to ignore them until she found a hotel she could stay at. Rose decided that she was going to live on a human schedule so she was trying to get herself comfortable with being awake during the day and sleeping at night. Finally she found a Marriott and when she parked her car is when she got pulled into Lissa's head. Adrian had just given her the letter. Lissa was beyond pissed off but Adrian really didn't care. She did ask him when he was given the letter and he told her almost 2 days ago, he gave Lissa one final look and he left Lissa. Lissa reread her letter and began crying. Rose pulled herself out of her head and began working on putting walls up so she wouldn't be pulled in her head ever again.
Rose spent the next day driving until she reached South Dakota. She found a nice hotel with a gym and pool. She decided to stay there for about a week so she could decide where she really wanted to go.
Rose ended up staying in South Dakota for 3 weeks. She worked out every day for 3 hours a day. She finally decided she was going back to Portland. She knew going back there was going to remind her of the time she ran away with Lissa but she loved Portland.
When Rose finally arrived in Portland she found a condo with 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, large kitchen and living room with a spacious dining room. There was also a pool with Jacuzzi and a gym. She bought the condo and began moving her stuff in. She sent for her stuff in storage and she began ordering furniture and had it sent to her address. She also called her parents to let her know where she was. They told her they would be visiting at some point. She told them that she loved them and they hung up. She then called Adrian and Christian and let them know where she was. They talked for about an hour. She told them she was now living on a human schedule so if they wanted to contact her it would have to be during their night.
The next day, Rose found herself a job teaching self-defense. She loved her job and the clients she taught loved her as well. When she got out of work, Adrian called her. Rose told him about her job and loved it. He said he was calling to warn her that Lissa and Dimitri were really depressed over her leaving and wanted to come look for her, but the Queen absolutely forbid them. Tatiana told them that Rose was promised that she wouldn't be hounded by people from her past and she was going to make sure Rose stayed happy. Rose thanked Adrian for telling her that, but she still doesn't care how they feel, they are her past and she is loving her future. Rose asked Adrian when he was going to come and visit and he promised her it would be soon, she told him she would be looking forward to it.