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I was floating. There was light surrounding me and I felt a cool breeze whip through my hair. It was nice...but there was something not quite right. Black shapes would swirl suddenly in the peripheral vision and then disappear when I tried to look at them. Snarls and hisses would ring in my ears but when I tried to listen to where they were coming from they stopped. Hands would grab at my arms and legs trying to pull me in all directions but when I tried to break free they stopped pulling.

Where was I?

"Rose." A voice whispered behind me. I turned to see who had spoken but there was no on there.

"Rose, join us." Another whispered, but again there was no one there.

"Come back to the dead." Another voice whispered.

I tried to shout or scream at them but I couldn't talk. I tried to run when the whispering increased but my legs wouldn't work.

A light was blinding me and I tried to shield my eyes but I was frozen. Frozen staring at the figures in front of me. The only word I couldn't think to describe them as is demonic. Grimaces on their faces as they started at me with a want in their black eyes. Their faces were blacked, like they had been burnt in an oven and claw like hands were beckoning me to them.

I tried to step away from them but something behind me was pushing me towards them. I tried to fight and kick and scream but it didn't work. I was getting closer and closer and closer to these things and I could do nothing to stop it.

That was until the voice of an angel pulled me back.

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"Rose, baby can you hear me?" my angel said and I felt a brush of lips against mine. I tried to kiss him back but, like my dream, my body just wouldn't respond.

"What if she doesn't make it?" I heard another voice say, they sounded upset. "I've already lost my sister I will not lose Rose too." The person started crying then and another voice tried to calm her.

"I will not lose her." The angel said and he gripped my hands. "Come back to me, little dhampir." He whispered and I tried to smile.

"Look! Her lips twitched!" The second voice said.

I found my hands then and I squeezed the hand that was holding mine. My eyes fluttered and I caught a glimpse of my angel. Green eyes. Deep green eyes.

"Adrian?" I whispered, but I couldn't tell if it was loud enough for them to hear.

"I'm here, baby. I'm here." My eyes fluttered and opened again and I saw his face properly. Messy brown hair, even more messy than usual, like he had only just woken. Full, sensual lips curved into a smile of relief and love. And those eyes. Bottomless eyes that held so much adoration there were not words to describe it. There were dark circles underneath his eyes through lack of sleep; I wondered what had happened that meant Adrian didn't get any sleep.

Looking around the room, I realised I was in a large luxurious room. I was in a double bed with a thick duvet and fluffy pillows that I sunk into they were so soft. I was a little embarrassed to be only in a loose T shirt and boxers which I think were Adrian's.

"Where am I?" I asked.

"The Queen's building. You saved her life, Rose, she is very grateful to you. She paid for all your medical bills, given us a house at Court, given you a considerable pay rise plus she is offering to pay for the wedding." Adrian smiled slightly but there was something not quite right.

How did I say the Queen's life?

"What happened? Why would the Queen do all of this?" I asked, reaching up to stroke the bags under Adrian's eyes and he sighed in contentment.

"You were shot, Rose." Lissa came into view. Her eyes were bloodshot like she had been crying a lot.

"Really? Who by?" I asked, returning my gaze back to Adrian. Surely I would remember being shot?

` "You don't remember?"Adrian looked confused.

"No." What had happened? How did I get shot?

"Tasha shot you. She turned Strigoi and tried to kill the Queen with Victor Dashkov. They killed loads of guardians and Moroi, nearly killed Dimitri." Adrian said continuing to stroke my face.

"They killed Jill." Lissa whispered and tears welled in her eyes.

I was speechless. Tasha shot me? Jill was dead? Dimitri got hurt? "Wh...what happened to...Tasha and Victor?"

"Guardians killed them." Adrian said bluntly.

"They killed Jill?" I whispered. No one said anything. "Why? Why would they do this?"

Silence again. Because the truth was, there was no explanation for this atrocity. So many lives destroyed by only two people.

"When is...her...funeral? I want to say goodbye." I whispered. Adrian brushed the tears from my eyes.

"You missed it, sweetie. You've been out for nearly two weeks." Adrian told me.

"Two weeks?!"

"Yeah."

"But Lissa healed me right? How could have take two weeks for me to come round?" I couldn't believe it!

"I didn't heal you, Rose."

"Neither did I." Adrian said.

"But...then..."

"You healed yourself. We wanted to heal you, believe me. They didn't think you'd make it with how close the bullet was to your heart, but somehow you did." Adrian smiled a little.

That was when I realised; I wasn't getting Lissa's feelings. The tried to reach out to her like I used to but there was nothing there.

"We're not bonded anymore?" I asked confused. Looking mostly to Adrian.

Lissa was shaking her head. "No we aren't. We're not sure why but Dimitri came up with the idea that because you died that broke the bond but because you brought yourself back that broke the connection with the world of the dead. It is you holding you here and not my spirit." Lissa said.

I was a bit confused. It felt weird not having the bond but then if that meant I wouldn't see ghosts anymore or feel nauseous when Strigoi were near then that was brilliant. But it also meant I wouldn't be able to take away Lissa's spirit darkness anymore.

"We'll work on the darkness, Rose." Lissa said, as if reading my thoughts.

I smiled and yawned. "Get some sleep, little dhampir." Adrian said.

"How can she need more sleep when she's been unconscious for two weeks?" Christian grumbled but Lissa pushed him towards the door. They said their goodbyes and Adrian and I were left alone.

So much had happened it was unbelievable. Tasha and Victor turning and being killed within the space of a few hours. Jill being killed. No bond. Near death experiences. It was all too much.

"Do you wonder sometimes what a normal life would be like?" I asked Adrian.

"No, I don't."

"Why? Wouldn't you like to have a normal fiancée and have a normal job?"

"No, because being normal would be boring. It would also mean I wouldn't have you." Adrian said, kissing the back of my hand.

"What a cliché." I laughed and winced slightly at the pain it caused in my chest.

"Just rest, Rose." He smiled.

I shuffled further into the double bed and patted the space beside me. Adrian kicked off his shoes, took off his shirt and carefully climbed in beside me, pulling me to rest on his chest.

Adrian started to stay something but I never heard what he said because I was already asleep.

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My recovery was slow. I refused to let Adrian or Lissa heal me so I was exempt from all guardian duties until I was given a clean bill of health from the doctor. This mean that I was incredibly bored most of the time.

A month after the Tasha/Victor attack it was Lissa's birthday. It wasn't the happy and lively occasion that it would have been if not for Jill's death but we made the most of it. Jill wouldn't have wanted us to be moping around and crying all the time on her birthday. I bet wherever she was she was partying it up with her parents, Andre and Mason.

The Queen had actually given Adrian and me a house at Court. It was big enough for Lissa, Christian and Eddie to live with us with room to spare. She had hinted at great-great nephews and nieces but I was nowhere near ready to consider having children. It didn't take us long to move in as the house had already been decorated for us. Tatiana told Adrian to decorate it how he wanted but Lissa, thankfully, acted on my behalf and kept Adrian from his more grandiose ideas. I mean a giant tropical fish tank in the bedroom? No thank you.

The house was very similar to Adrian's parents but in more modest proportions. On the ground there was the hallway, dining room, living room, kitchen and another room which was now a sort of den. The second floor had Lissa and Christian's room which was en suite as was Eddie's, there were also two spare bedrooms on that floor which we didn't know what to do with yet. Adrian and I had the whole third floor to ourselves. Our bedroom was the biggest bedroom in the whole house. A colossal bed dominated and there was still room for a walk in wardrobe, a sofa, two armchairs, a giant home cinema and an en suite bathroom. It reminded me of the room I had at the ski lodge. Maybe that was what Adrian was going for? The bathroom had the normal things like a bath and shower but the shower was huge with jets coming from all directions and the bath was big enough for two people.

"Did Tatiana seriously think the two of us would need a house this big?" I asked Adrian after we had gone to bed one night. My bandages had come off and I was doing some small jobs with the guardians, I had even done a patrol with Dimitri a couple of times, they figured I would be safe enough with him.

"I think she knew that you would want Lissa, Christian and Eddie here as well but I think she really wants great-great nephews and nieces. She wasn't kidding there." He laughed.

"But we are nowhere near that stage yet. We aren't even married yet!" I said, snuggling closer to his chest.

"I was thinking about that..."

"I am not having any children yet, Adrian." I said seriously.

"I didn't mean that. I meant getting married." He lifted my head up to look at him. "Why wait? Yes, children can wait but why not get married? I nearly lost you, Rose and I want to be your husband as soon as possible."

"We can't get married because of that."

"But I love you. I want to marry you more than anything in the world. Why wait, Rose? Give me one reason why." He looked down at me and I saw love and passion.

Why should we wait? Like he just said, we didn't have to have children straight away, we had plenty of time for that and we were going to be together forever. Why not start forever as soon as we could?

For Adrian my silence spoke volumes. "You can't think of a reason can you?"

I sighed. "No I honestly can't but we can't plan a wedding in a few weeks. We need a venue and flowers and dresses. Adrian, that is going to take a while."

"Well, there is a church here at Court, as well as a florist, caterers, dress shop, a giant hall for the reception, makeup artists, hair stylists. Everything we could possibly need for a wedding is right here at Court and Aunt Tatiana has already offered to pay for it. We could be married in no more than two weeks." His eyes were bright with excitement, I was nervous. "Just think, baby. In two short weeks you could be Mrs Rosemarie Ivashkov. Doesn't that sound great to you?"

I sighed. "Yeah it does. I suppose we could have a small wedding here at Court. It'll give me and Lissa something to do. Keep our minds off things. "

"Don't forget Mia. She came to see you while you were unconscious; she was really excited about us getting married."

"Yeah! I'm sure she'd love to be a bridesmaid!" I beamed up at him. "We're actually gonna do this?"

He stared down at me, smiling. He took my left hand and kissed my engagement ring. "Yes, Rose. We're getting married as soon as is humanly possible."

Leaning down he captured my lips in a passionate kiss. I was going to be Mrs Ivashkov in two weeks! And I couldn't wait.

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