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I was woken up suddenly in my hospital bed. I began to cough as I struggled to free from the unknown people grabbing me. Three big men, dhampirs no doubt, we evenly splitting my weight and holding me so I couldn't struggle. As the got a set of zip ties out, I screamed.

A stampede of medical staff bust into the room. They all looked worried and confused as well as scared. Not for me but themselves, I looked at my captors, they were guardians, the queens guardians. I froze. My struggling stopped, simply because I was shocked and curious to see what the hell I did to cause this show of affection from the guardians. The biggest of the three in front of me cleared his throat and everyone turned to him. "Guardian Rosemarie Hathaway, you are under arrest for high treason and murder."

My jaw hit the floor. They cannot be serious. Unless they're talking about strigoi I haven't murdered anyone, and treason I don't even know what that was about. I didn't know where to start. However for some reason I didn't feel very surprised to find myself in this situation. I decided to see where they would take me and see what was going on. I put both my hands out in surrender, but all of the guardian flinched and just barley stopped themselves from jumping me again. After my wrist were bound I was given room to get out of my hospital bed.

As soon as I stood up, all of the guardians eyes went wide when the seen the bump under my hospital gown. The smallest and clearly youngest of the bunch mouthed a sorry and gestured toward my stomach. I understood. He felt bad for ambushing a pregnant lady. I rolled my eyes and shook my head smiling at the man. The last guardian put his hand on my back and pushed me forward.

The line of people outside my room surprised me. My doctors and nurses I seen regularly plus a few I didn't recognize silently watched me. Just past them in the waiting room I seen my mother with a completely blank expression. My father was standing behind her with an amused grin on his face. Sitting in one of the chairs was Lissa. She was comforting an absolutely hysterical Adrian while Christian sat awkwardly beside her. All of them looked up at me, Lissa looked almost as sad as Adrian but I could tell it was for a different reason.

The person I was most surprised to see was Dimitri. He was standing in the corner, and he looked absolutely furious. A group of guardians bigger than mine was standing around him. I caught his eye and all of his rage melted instantly into a look of despair.

My mother approached me and my new entourage, two of them stepped in front of her and she stopped. I could see in her eyes how sad she was. I was so confused and sad and I didn't even know why. She placed her hand under my chin and looked at my for a long moment. She pulled me into a tight hug and to my surprise the guardians didn't stop her.

When she let go I seen Lissa standing behind her. I could tell she was using every ounce of her strength to not lose it. She ran into me and hugged me so tight. I heard her cry on my shoulder. She started to get louder and louder. I looked around the room to see everyone who cared about me look like they just lost me forever.

Dimitri took a step toward me but was immediately shoved back. When I took a step toward him I was forced back into my ring of guardians. They pushed me outside and into a place van. I was put in the back seat. I looked out of the window to see Lissa and Dimitri and my mother and everyone else watching me, from the sidewalk, I started to cry. I didn't know what this was all about but I just seen everyone I cared about crying over losing me to the unknown. That's when I snapped. I screamed so loud the guardian driving swerved on the road.

"WHAT THE FUCK AM I DOING IN HERE!" After gaining control of the car again. The man In The passenger seat turned to face me. He was the young one who apologized. He looked at me and for some reason I knew he was telling me the less I freaked out the better off I would be. At first I took his warning but I being Rose Hathaway I couldn't keep my mouth shut. "I'm sorry you guys have been turned into glorified taxi drivers, but I really don't think you know what your doing." I scoffed . "I mean I don't even have enough to pay for the first quarter mile. You guys KNOW only murder I commit is against the undead scumbags waking the earth." I praised myself as I continued. "And I'm pretty good at it too."

The young man turned around again and I stopped. I looked at him for a second. He had pretty fair skin for a dhampir. His hair was a bright red. And his eyes. His eyes. All my confidence and sarcasm vanished. I croaked out a name I hadn't said in months.

"Mason."

It was almost inaudible but the guardian heard me. He flinched. I stared into his eyes for a long time. He seemed uncomfortable but I didn't care. I swore I could see Mason's ghost again. But he was gone. The guardian turned around and I was silent the rest of the way there.

I sat in the back silently crying for the the rest of the 15 minute ride. I cried for Mason, for Lissa dark sadness I felt in the bond, my mother, Adrain, Dimtiri, I felt like the world was going to swallow me whole. When the car stopped I wiped my eyes to prepare for whoever was waiting for me. I tied to back of my hospital gown as tight as could. When I looked out the window I seen people. Looks of people. The door opened and the Mason look alike grabbed my arm. Dozens of cameras were flashing in my face and people where calling at me from all sides.

"what was your relationship ship with the queen like before?"

"What's the difference between killing strigoi and Moroi?"

"Did you do it for..." I was thankfully cut off when the huge doors of the building shut. The 'taxi driver' told the other guy something in his ear and left me alone with the Mason doppelgänge. He looked around and quietly whispered in my ear.

"I'm his cousin." I knew what he meant and I stopped the tears forming in my eyes.

A moment later the other guardian and two more came in. "The council is ready to see her." I froze. The council, whatever they think I did must be massive. The council only sees people who commit stuff like...high treason. I internally groaned. I followed the four guardians into a court room. The were eleven people, one from each clan sitting in their chairs. I noticed the Ivashkov prince crying. The throne in the middle was empty. The Princess from the Zelski clan stood up as soon I was sat down.

"Council and the royal court of the Moroi world is charging Rosemarie Hathaway with high treason and murder of our late Queen Tatiana." Silence. Every pair of eyes in the room staring at me. I couldn't help it I stared to laugh. The council looked at me in horror.

"Our queen was murdered and the first person you go to is me." I pulled myself together. "Why on earth would you think I did it? What could possibly make me your number one suspect?" The Ivashkov Prince glared at me.

"It was your stake found in her room!" The women next to him pulled him down. I stood up to defend myself but quickly sat down when I felt myself being sucked into Lissa's head.

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