HEY! THIS STORY IS GOING TO BE MY VERSION OF WHAT HAPPENS AFTER BLOOD PROMISE AND I HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYS READING IT!

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RICHELLE MEAD OWNS ALL CHARACTERS

It was Rose Hathaway's first full day home from Russia and she was unable to stop thinking about the letter she had received from Dimitri. While walking back from Lissa's room, the words in his letter kept replaying in her head. Silently, Rose wondered how she could have been so stupid as to make such a careless mistake. Dimitri was right. She had turned her back on the enemy before they were dead. If he headed to St. Vladimir's Academy Rose would have no choice but to kill him.

She was just in the process of reaching her mother's door when Adrian walked out, grinning from ear to ear.

"What have you been up to Ivashkov?" Rose asked in a tone that made it clear she was very suspicious.

"Wouldn't you like to know little dhampir," he responded cheerfully.

Folding her arms Rose looked up at his expression and studied him. He seemed so happy to have her home. Maybe, just maybe….the dating proposal wasn't necessary.

"Adrian, I've been thinking…."

"Yes Rose?" He sounded so hopeful. Like he really did care about her and was even drafting a dating proposal, which for him pretty much amounted to homework.

Continuing on with the words she was about to say was almost too much for Rose, but she had to. "Even though I'm still very in love with Dimitri and miss him, you've been supportive of me. I'd like to give you a chance because right now I think I have feelings for you."

Rose stood in the middle of the hallway staring up at him. She had expected him to cry out in joy and run forward embracing her. Yet he didn't, causing her to automatically know something had to be wrong.

"What did I-" she started.

"Nothing, absolutely nothing Rose. Still loving Dimitri isn't something you should ever be ashamed of. But loving Dimitri and I at the same time is impossible. Until your heart has time to completely heal we can't be together." Taking a deep breath Adrian patted Rose on the shoulder. "I'm sorry little dhampir. By now his voice sounded choked up. Quickly turning he walked away.

A mixture of both hurt and confusion Rose went to knock on her mom's door. At the last minute she decided against it, seeing as how she couldn't even remember why she was there in the first place. Fighting back tears she slowly made her way out of the guardians lodging quarters.

By the time Rose was half across the quad she was drained. Deciding to sit on a bench until she calmed down, Rose cried her eyes out. Now she had not only lost Mason and Dimitri….but Adrian too. Sinking into a deep despair Rose felt as if her world had crumbled into pieces. The only thing she could do now was kill Dimitri. This time for real. After he was dead maybe she would finally find peace and be happy with Adrian.