Chapter one

It has been two years since I've seen him, two years since I've seen Lissa, and two years since Christian and I ran away. We have no intention of ever going back.

Flash back

I ran into my room, grabbing my suitcase and stuffing everything I could fit in it. " Love fades. Mine has." Thinking of those words Dimitri told me hurt. I felt like some one reached into my chest and pulled my heart out. Only my anger kept me from breaking down and making a scene.

Lissa was supposed to be my best friend, but she had picked Dimitri over me. I knew Christian wasn't going to be happy.

Just then my room slammed open. I swiveled around, ready to kick whoever's ass, but I realized it was just Christian. His eyes were red from crying.

"Are you leaving too?" Christian almost whispered. I don't think he had much of a voice right now, probably from screaming.

"Yeah. You wanna come with?"

He nodded his head.

"We'll leave in 30 minutes." I decided. He mumbled something unintelligent under his breath and nodded his head again right before leaving.

"Christian lets go!" I screamed across our apartment. We were getting ready to leave for a club. That's where we targeted Strigoi to kill. Christian and I were and amazing team. I distracted them, led them outside, he set them on fire, and I staked them.

"I'm coming Rose! Hold on!" He screamed back.

At the bar, I spotted a Strigoi near the bar hitting on a girl. I walked over to him.
"Hello" He said in a very seductive way. He almost made the word sound dirty. I let him check me out a little longer before I lead him to the dance floor. I could hear Christian ordering a drink from the bar in my earpiece.

I could feel the man getting anxious. He was waiting for the chance to steal me away and dry the blood from my veins. I lead him outside, whispering the code word so Christian could hear it in his earpiece.

As soon as the back door to the bar closed, he slammed me against the brick wall.

"What's you're name beautiful?" The Strigoi said in a voice that made me shiver.

"Your worst nightmare," I whispered as I pulled my stake from the sheath under my dress.

As soon as he realized what I was doing, he shoved me back and jumped on top of me. I could tell from his skill that he was older. I tried to push him off but he was too strong. All of a sudden, the Strigoi's head was surrounded in fire. Christian was here. Took him long enough.

I waited until I found an opening and staked him. By this time I was out of breathe.

"Come on Rose; let's go home," Christian said to me as I got up and dusted my self off. His eyes showed that something was wrong, but I decided to wait till we got home to start interrogating.