Rose

When I found myself in darkness, I unconsciously slip into Lissa's head. Since I been held against my will, that all I do when Nathan forced me into unconsciousness.

It was late morning in Montana and it seems like Lissa had no classes today. I'm guessing it's the weekend. Nathan had me drugged to the point where I can't count the days anymore. And feeling Lissa's grief and anger wasn't helping me out at all. Part of me want to put up walls to block her emotions but then I realized I couldn't do it. I didn't want to cut myself away from her.

Her anger came at me like a speeding train.

"Why does she think she can snap her fingers and get me to do whatever the hell she wants?" Lissa growls.

"Because she's the queen. And you made a deal with the devil." Christian replies.

Lissa? I called out for her. It was a stupid attempt on my part. This damn bond was only fucking one way.

"For the past three weeks, I've done everything she's asked! 'Vasilisa, please show this stupid royal around campus.' 'Vasilisa, please jump on the plane for the weekend so that I can introduce you to boring officials from the Court.'

"Well it has kept your mind off..." Christian began to say but didn't want to piss off Lissa.

"Keep my mind off Rose?" Lissa snaps. "Are you kidding me, Christian? Does everyone expect me to get over her at a blink of an eye?"

"No! Of course not, Liss." Christian said. "It's been a rough three weeks-"

"I'm not like those other snobby royals, Christian Ozera." Lissa growls. "I'm not like those other royals whose main concern is money and power. I don't treat my guardians like absoulte crap!"

I felt Spirit's Darkness starting to manifest within Lissa. I was growing quickly and I started to panic, taking all of her negative emotions. It wasn't as bad when I took the sickening sensation of the dark magic from Lissa when Jesse tortured her.

Lissa, at that moment, felt a rush of relief along with a hint of confusion.

"That was weird..." Lissa said.

"I'll say." Christian mutters.

"It was like someone took my anger away." Lissa started to feel a bit hopeful. "Like how Rose did when..."

Christian looks at her. "Lissa you know they didn't find her. And if she is still..." He was trying to find the right words to say. "She won't be the same."

"But she has to be alive Christian." Lissa said, clutching onto his shoulders. "How else would you explain my sudden dramatic mood change? Maybe she's not dead..."

I pull out of Lissa's head, feeling a little bit hopeful with the spirit darkness still lingering inside of me. I hope Lissa can get other people to believe that I was still alive.

Especially Dimitri.

I woke up to someone fondling my breast. My eyes was still blurry but I could tell that it wasn't Nathan. Instead it was some human guy. My fist made impact with his face and the guy grunted as he fell off me.

I quickly sat up, rubbing my now sore hand. Man this pervert was literally hard headed. Hitting him was like hitting a wall.

The guy manage to regain his balance by using the edge of the bed. I quickly got into guardian mode, not taking my eyes off this asshole.

"You little blood whore." I grits, wiping the blood of his mouth. He spits out a couple of bloody teeth. "Look at what you did."

I snorted. "I could do way worst. Besides you're the asshole whose feeling up on unconscious girls."

I was just about to tackle the bastard to the ground, Nathan came zooming into the bedroom at strigoi speed. He grab the human by his neck, slamming him against the wall.

"Just what the hell did you do to MY mate?" Nathan snarls. "Answer me, Cole."

His mate? Man this guy is getting more psychotic each day.

"I didn't do anything I swear!" Cole replies in a completely panicked voice.

Nathan turns his attention towards me. His bright red eyes held rage and possessiveness. I found myself unable to look away from those eyes.

"Did he touch you?" He barks at me.

"Yes." Half of my answer came from fear while the other came from his powerful compulsion.

He turns back towards Cole who was in fear. I wasn't expecting what Nathan was about to do.

Nathan took a huge bite into Cole's neck. At first I though Nathan was gonna suck him dry until he yank his head backwards with a huge chuck of bloodied flesh in his mouth.

A scream was trap in my throat.

Cole let out a agonizing cry of pain. He used his hands to stop the bleeding but it was useless. He was losing so much blood all at once.

I stare at him as he took his last struggling breath before going completely still. I felt helpless, something I haven't felt since I watch Mason died.

I was too busy in shock to notice Nathan approaching me, tilting my head up with his cold fingers.

"I'm sorry he touch you." He signs. "I should have known better than to have him guard your room."

In those horribly red eyes, it looks like he was really sorry and worried.

"I can handle myself." I manage to say. I felt his finger trace a pattern on my neck. The same place on my neck whee he bit me last.

"When is the last time you were fed?"

The audible sounds of my stomach growling answered his question. "I'm not hungry." Believe it or not, I rather go on a hunger strike than to be fed by strigoi.

Nathan narrows his eyes at me. "Don't lie to me Rosemarie. I HATE when people lie to me."

"Well I don't like it when you call me 'Rosemarie'." I spat. "You disgusting-" I couldn't finish my sentence because I was back-handed hard to the floor.

"Ungrateful blood whore!" He roars at me. "I put you in the best room Galina has and offer you at chance to be the part of something great and this is how you repay me?!"

I didn't say anything. I knew whatever came out of my mouth next would get me into deep shit.