Finally..here it is! Rant at the bottom :)

"Ms. Hathaway, please follow me." He grabbed my forearm, and tugged; as if I had a choice.

"What is with all this Ms. Hathaway shit? I have a name, one you could not keep out of your mouth at one time. Or have you forgotten?" I narrowed my eyes at him with accusation coloring my words.

He rolled his eyes and pulled me towards him. My breathing hitched at our proximity. My feet seemed to follow the route he was taking, but I was unaware of my surroundings. I wasintoxicated by his, oh so familiar, after shave and it brought out so many fond memories.

Everything we had experienced flashed before my eyes- the night he captured Lissa and I; when he stood up for me, when no one else would; our training sessions; the Lust Charm... The moment I told him, Tasha was good for him, on the roof; the horrible night he tore me away from Mason's body; succeeding during the qualifying exam for Novices; the cabin; the attack- watching him stumble; going all the way to Russia to find and kill him; being trapped in the room with him and used as his personal Bloodwhore; the moment where I thought I had finally killed and set him free; the months of letters and death-threats; the battle that would end it all. End him. Lissa staking him, returning him to my Dimitri. Then, not soon after, when he began to avoid me at all costs.

The one that hurt the most...happened a couple of days ago. When we were at church and he confessed to no longer loving me. And the last one to reveal itself was when he defended me from the Guardians; the way his eyes turned fierce at the danger surrounding.

Every moment came to an abrupt stop, taking me off guard. Air rushed into my lungs. Had I stopped breathing? My throat closed off cutting any air from my lungs. My head pounded, a pressure trying to release. Darkness glazed over my eyes and soon enough I was consumed by it. I clenched my fists. At that moment the world began to tremble with darkness.

"Rose?" I hadn't realized Dimitri was shaking me lightly. I looked up at him. The emotions painted on his face resembled all the emotions my Dimitri once held for me.

He looked hesitantly at me for a second before he wrapped his arms tenderly around me. He began to whisper in my ear and rocked us side to side.

My vision began to clear and I could breathe. My blood felt cold and I could feel myself shaking. Almost too soon he released, straightened up and cleared his throat.

"Are you okay?" His posture was stiff.

I managed to nod my head and croak out a yes. As soon as he processed my answer, he once again grabbed my arm and walked quickly towards the door.

"I need you to follow my directions and not question any of them. You can go willingly or be thrown over my shoulder. Understood?" Dimitri looked down at me with a stoic expression. The lines around his god blessed mouth firm.

"What-" My words were cut off as he threw me over his shoulder. He cursed a few profanities in Russian. "Didn't I just say, no questions?"

"Whoa there, Comrade. Put me down!" No matter how hard I struggled, he never let go. His grip only tightened. When we reached the end of the hall a door opened to reveal a Guardian. In the blink of an eye, a fist went across his face and knocked him out. Startled, I look down and there stood Janine Hathaway.

"Mom? What are you doing here?"

She rolled her eyes. "Helping to get you out of this mess." She turned towards Dimitri. "Where's Lissa?"

Lissa? What do they mean, where's Lissa? She should not be involved in this mess. "She should be here any minute." Right as he spoke Lissa gracefully walked into the room, looking like an angel.

"Everything ready Princess?" My mom asked.

Lissa nodded and looked guiltily at me.

"Yes, sorry for the wait. There were...complications."

My mind was spinning. What were they up to? And what complications did Lissa face?

"But everything is fine now. Correct?" My mother prodded.

"Everything is fine now but we must hurry." She looked at Dimitri and smiled.

What the hell is going on?

"Are you ready?" She asked him. Dimitri set me down, "Yes Princess."

Lissa then walked over to where I now stood. "I love you so much Rose. Please understand that. Don't be mad at Dimitri, this is my decision. Once everything is cleared and Tatiana'sreal...murderer is found; you can come back."

"What the hell is going on Lissa? I've been kidnapped from my shower room and now you're going all sentimental on me. Is anyone going to fill me in or not?"

"Rose-"

"And what do you mean, 'once Tatiana's killer is found; I can come back.' The only place I'm going is back to my cell." I told her defiantly.

"Why can't you ever trust me, Rose? You always have to argue about everything. I know what I'm doing." Lissa placed her hand on my shoulder and looked me directly in the eye and smiled.

Before she even acted, I knew what she was going to do.

"Rose, when you wake up, the last thing you remember is taking a shower. You fell asleep waiting for the Guard to escort you. You do not remember seeing any of us. Do you understand?" Lissa compelled me.

"I understand."

Everything began to blur and the last thing I felt before falling into a compelled sleep was taking the darkness of Spirit from Lissa.

First off, I am soooooooo soooo sorry, about not updating for 3 months. I have been going through a lot of things. And everything is finally settling down. I hope to be updating a lot quicker. I have really missed ya'll and; the reviews I received for last chapter were beyond amazing! They were Mega Amazing! Thank you so much for sticking with me. It means a lot. I just want to wish you a Happy Halloween and a Happy Turkey Day, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Years! Anyways since I am going to be updating a lot quicker the chapters are going to be shorter. I know...I hate it when chapters are short but this is the only way I can update quicker. The last chapters will be longer. Right now we are still in the beginning and haven't even reached the climax. So stay with me! :)

Thank you so much for reading! And I hoped you enjoyed it. It feels so good to be writing again. I truly missed it. Please review and let me know what you thought!

Aroura