"Rose! Dimitri!" Lissa's voice called through our door and she was knocking loudly. I groaned and got out of bed. The world started spinning and I put my hand on the wall for support. I looked back to see that I was alone this morning. Christian must have called.

"Hey is everything?" I asked and studied her. Her expression was calm and there was nothing abnormal about her appearance.

"Everything is fine. By the way someone left you something at the door." I raised my eyebrow at Dimitri and he walked over to the door.

There was a letter there addressed to me. I grabbed it and felt my heart drop before I even opened it.

That wasn't your smartest move. Looking for the person trying to kill you. Track them down. What's your plan after that? It won't make a difference, whatever you decide. Even if you friend and Dimitri survive, your child will not stay in this world. Be wise and choose your move carefully.

R.D.

I didn't realize that I was crying until a single tear fell onto the paper. I felt an arm on my shoulder and turned to see it was Lissa's hand.

"Is it from him?" She asked and I saw Dimitri come out of our room.

"We need to get the two of you somewhere safe. We need to get to your room. Is Christian there?" he asked and Lissa nodded. We took off toward her dorm, not wasting anytime.

"What the hell you guys?" he growled when we came into the room and Lissa ran to him.

"It's ok. We're ok." he looked at her for a moment and then turned to us.

"Robert sent a note. I don't think he's far from here." Dimitri looked to the two guardians in the room. "We need to check anywhere they might be. Hotels, stores, anywhere that they might be hiding." They nodded before taking off to tell the other guardians.

Dimitri I realized had his gun and stake attached to his belt and I knew then why we'd come to their room. "You are not going out there. Not without me. I am not staying here!" I screamed and he put an arm around me and I jerked away from his hold.

"We don't have time to argue about this. You need to stay here and keep an eye on Lissa." He was in full guardian mode and I felt my heart almost stop. "I'll be back soon. Just do something for me. Stay here. Lissa, Christian, keep her here."

"Of course." Lissa said and Christian put his arms around her.

"She'll be here when you get back." Three of Lissa's other guardians came in then.

"They're here in court. Camera's spotted them a moment ago. If we hurry we can catch them." They were also carrying guns and a stake and I felt my heart sink.

"Them? What do you mean them?" Lissa asked and they turned to her, a look of sympathy on their faces.

"Lady Ozera." They said and Lissa put an arm around Christian. So many emotions played out on his face in that one moment. Hurt, anger, betrayal. But he stayed calm around them.

With a final look back at us, Dimitri and the guardians raced down toward wherever Robert and Tasha were.

Christian sat on their bed and I couldn't help but feel awful. Tasha was his only relative living and not once, but twice, had she hurt him. Betrayal always hurt, but when it was by someone you loved, it was always more painful than someone you didn't know.

"I'm sorry, baby." Lissa whispered and Christian grabbed her hand.

"It's not your fault. I just hope they catch them and they get what they deserve." His voice was cold and I looked away as the tears slid down my face.

"I can't sit here any longer. I have to help." I told Lissa a few hours later. The guardians hadn't reported back and no one had called or anything. Something was wrong, very wrong.

"You were told to stay here. If you run out there without thinking, Robert could easily grab you and take you off before anyone even noticed. I am not going to lose you and you are not going to be selfish enough to put Dimitri through that kind of pain." Her voice had that queenly manner about it and though I knew she was right, I couldn't help but get angry.

"There is no way in hell that if it were Christian out there you would stay put. I can't just sit here and wait for someone to come in here and tell me everything is ok or that my boyfriend is dead." Hurt flashed across her features and I looked at her for a moment.

"I'm sorry, Liss. I know you just want me and this baby safe. But if something's happened to Dimitri…" I trailed off, unable to finish. If something did happen to him, there was no way I could go on. Knowing it was my fault or that I could've helped. I couldn't live with something like that.

"He's going to be fine, Rose." She said and I hoped she was right.

"And he'll be there to have you breaking his hand when little badass decides to make an appearance in the world." Christian said and we all laughed at this.

I didn't know how long we sat there.

Waiting.

Waiting for something.

Anything.

The knock on Lissa's door was like an answer to a prayer. I ran to the door and opened it up.

My heart dropped when I saw that it wasn't Dimitri who'd knocked on the door. It was Alberta.

"Is he ok?" I asked and she smiled softly.

"Everyone's fine. They sent me to come and get all of you. Although I'm a little surprised to see you still here. I though you would've bolted from the door." she said and I smiled.

"I didn't say I didn't try." I said and she smiled again. She led us out the door and we followed at a close pace.

"See? I told you everything was going to be ok." Lissa said and Christian laughed.

"On their end. The worse thing that happened was we got stuck with her pregnant self." I glanced over my shoulder and grinned at Christian.

"Go fuck yourself, Ozera." I said and they laughed again. Alberta shook her head but her smile didn't fall.

Out laughter was interrupted abruptly as we walked outside. An explosion sounded and I felt my heart drop.

The building across the lake was crumbling down, pieces falling into the water and fire and smoke clouded the building. I turned to the side to see them. Tasha and Robert smiled from afar at their work. But that wasn't the worse part. Tasha had an almost sad expression on her face and I realized then I had been right. My fear for Dimitri hadn't just been the normal worry for a lover.

Dimitri was in the building.

The very building that was in smoke and falling to pieces in front of us.

***Oh boy. Robert is relentless and even more dangerous than Rose thought. Well I'll be working on the next chapter soon. R&R and I hope you guys are still loving the story. Got a lot more planned for these guys. And still not sure about the sex and name so please put some suggestions out there. :)