When the light faded, I opened my eyes to see Lissa sitting on the floor, looking absolutely appalled by the fact that she was no longer Strigoi. Then, she puked. It was probably the smell of rotting corpses, or maybe the fact that she just realized that she had tried to kill me. Sensing her worry, I stood up and walked over to her, getting down on my knees. She tried to move away from me, like she could turn Strigoi again any moment. I grabbed her arm.
" Lissa, it's me, Rose. You're okay. Nothing that happened when you were Strigoi was your fault. It's not your fault Lissa." I told her sternly. Tears were rolling down her cheeks as she nodded. I helped her up, putting an arm around her, both for support and to show that I was not afraid. Her eyes rested on my left hand. She ran a slender finger along the edge of my wedding ring. Dimitri came over and took my hand. I knew what she wanted me to say.
" Dimitri asked me the day you turned. Court want to kill me. Literally." She gave me a small smile. " I think it's time to tell Court that we were responsible for our actions."
"Did you just do it to save your life, or did you actually want me back?" She asked quietly. I sighed.
" What do you think?" I looked at her. She laughed, squeezing me arm. I turned my attention to Dimitri as we walked outside towards our hotel.
"Are you okay?" I asked him, laying my head on his shoulder. He kissed my forehead.
" I'm absolutely amazing."