Chapter 1

Rose POV

I was in a gorgeous garden with a variety of bright and colorful flowers, which I recognized immediately as Adrian's Grandma's garden. I sighed and looked down at my appearance to see what he put me in this time. I was wearing a blood-red tank top and low-rise jeans and some stylish black boots. I looked around for Adrian but I didn't see him.

I got irritated, "Adrian," I called out, "I don't have time for your games, I just want some sleep!"

"You are sleeping," his velvet voice rang out from behind me. I turned around to see Adrian in a pretty gazebo. It was pearly white with all these lights covering it artfully. I gave Adrian a quick once over and noticed he has wearing a black t-shirt that clung to his well-developed muscles and a pair of faded jeans. Kind of casual for him, but, oh her did he look amazing and…. Wait what am I talking about; this is Adrian I'm talking about here! I snapped out of my daze to see Adrian giving me a lopsided grin.

"You see something you like?" he teased walking closer to me.

"You wish," I snapped, taking steps away from him, "What do you want Adrian?"

"I'm hurt, truly I am." He feigned hurt covering his heart with his hand, "I can't just visit my good friend Rosemarie?"

"I'm not your friend, you just follow me around like some…Stalker!" I yelled.

I took a few steps towards him so that my face was just inches from his, "Stop playing these games with me Adrian," I hissed. I didn't realize how close I was until he wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me to his chest. This got me mad! I started struggling but he wouldn't let go! How can he be this strong?! I gave up on trying to get out of his hold and just tried waiting until he let go. He didn't.

"Adrian, let me go!" He laughed that amazing laugh, and unwound his arms from my waist.

"Touchy, I like that" he smirked.

I rolled my eyes and said, "Can you go now? I would like to enjoy my dreams in peace,"

"Of course my Rose, but only for today," he said before everything blurred and disappeared.

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I woke up with a start and quickly glanced at my alarm clock. 6:15, Crap I'm going to be late for practice! I jumped out of bed and turned on the shower. I put it on the coldest it could go; hoping it would wake me up.

After a quick shower I got dressed in some comfortable sweats and a pair of sneakers and ran outside and down the hall to the gym. I burst through the doors to see Dimitri waiting with a stormy expression on his face. This is sooo not good…

"Rose, you are 15 minutes late." He stated in this scary calm voice.

"I know I'm sorry I just woke up late!" I hurriedly explained, hoping it would lessen his anger. It did, I saw his features lighten up before the darkened over with this other emotion. Pain, Hurt, and Sadness. I was going to ask what was wrong when he started talking.

"Roza we need to talk." He said sitting down on the mats. Uh oh, the four most hated words to hear in a relationship. I didn't know what I did wrong, but well we weren't really in a relationship so what could be so important that's having him look like that?

I plopped down next to him, waiting to hear what he had to say.

"Roza, today Tasha Ozera brought something to my attention and I wanted to talk to you about it," he started, avoiding my eyes. Tasha Ozera, that name sent anger coursing through my body. I knew she was head-over-heals for Dimitri and I didn't like it one bit.

"She asked me if I wanted to be her guardian with… fringe benefits." He said nervously.

Wait… he didn't take the offer did he? No, he wouldn't, he said he loved me and nobody else made him feel that way.

"And I took the offer," he said finally.

Silence. I processed the words over and over but I just didn't want to accept them.

"You… She…you're leaving me?" I stuttered out. He nodded silently.

"Why?" I whispered. I couldn't take this; I buried my face in my hands and blinked a few times; trying to stop the oncoming tears.

"Because Roza-"

I cut him off, "Don't call me that," I said my voice growing louder with rage.

"Rose please understand, I need to get away from here, get out more," he explained but I saw right through his lie.

"So by getting away from here, you mean getting away from me,"

"Rose no, I love you, don't deny that, this is just an offer I can't turn down" he said grabbing my hands.

I tore my hands out of his, "No, you never loved me, because if you did you wouldn't run off with that whore!" I hissed, "What was I to you? Someone to distract you?! You made me feel like I'm no better than a blood whore!"

Anger was coming over his features again, "Don't talk to me like that you're just a-"

"A what? A child? Because you sure as hell weren't thinking of that when you were shoving your tongue down my throat!"

"Rose! You will not speak to your mentor like that!" he yelled towering over me.

"No! I will do whatever the hell I want! Training is over for today!" I screamed in his face before turning on my heal, and walking to the door. I made two mistakes just then; turning my back to an angry Dimitri, and not listening to see if he was charging at me.

His rough hand gripped my shoulder painfully and threw me on the ground. His fist came down on my collarbone and I heard a snap. I gasped at the intense pain that centered around my collarbone. I arched my back and writhed in agony, black dots were beginning to cloud my vision.

"Roza! Roza, can you hear me? Roza!" I heard Dimirti's voice hovering over me. That was all I heard before I blacked out.