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"Rose," said my mother. For once in my life, she sounded unsure of herself. Scared, maybe. "Mia said you wanted to see me." I didn't answer. I didn't look at her. "What…what do you need?" I didn't know what I needed. I didn't know what to do. The stinging in my eyes grew unbearable, and before I knew it, I was crying. Big, painful sobs seized my body. The tears I'd held back so long poured down my face. The fear and grief I'd refused to let myself feel finally burst free, burning in my chest. I could scarcely breathe. My mother put her arms around me, and I buried my face in her chest, sobbing even harder. "I know," she said softly, tightening her grip on me. "I understand."
TWENTY-THREE THE WEATHER WARMED UP ON the day of my molnija ceremony. In fact, it was so warm that a lot of the snow on campus began melting, running down the sides of the Academy's stone buildings in slim, silvery streams. Winter was far from being over, so I knew everything would just freeze up again in a few days. For now, though, it felt as though the entire world was weeping. I had walked away from the Spokane incident with minor bruises and cuts. The burns from the melting flex-cuffs were the worst of my injuries. But I was still having a hard time dealing with the death I'd caused and the death I'd seen. I'd wanted little more than to go curl up in a ball somewhere and not talk to anyone, except maybe Lissa. But on my fourth day back at the Academy, my mother had found me and told me it was time to receive my marks. It had taken me several moments to grasp what she was talking about. Then it occurred to me that in decapitating two Strigoi, I'd earned two molnija tattoos. My first ones. The realization had stunned me. All my life, in considering my future career as a guardian, I'd looked forward to the marks. I'd seen them as badges of honor. But now? Mainly they were going to be reminders of something I wanted to forget. The ceremony took place in the guardians' building, in a large room they used for meetings and banquets. It was nothing at all like the great dining room at the resort. It was efficient and practical, like the guardians were. The carpet was a bluish gray shade, low and tightly woven. The bare white walls held framed black-and-white photos of St. Vladimir's through the years. There were no other decorations or fanfare, yet the solemnity and power of the moment were palpable. All the guardians on campus—but no novices—attended. They milled around in the building's main meeting room, hanging out in clusters but not talking. When the ceremony started, they fell into orderly ranks without being told and watched me.
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Frostbite Vampire Academy Book 2 Ri
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PROLOGUE THINGS DIE. BUT THEY DON'T
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And there's one Moroi I want to pro
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By the way, my name's Rose Hathaway
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"No, no," she said hastily. "I'm fi
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down over the years. The older guar
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Suddenly, five hours didn't seem as
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Standing on the driveway, I glanced
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I stared at Arthur's bloody throat.
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TWO DIMITRI MADE ONE PHONE CALL, an
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I hesitated. Guardians, as a genera
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I faltered. I'd tangled briefly wit
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"I thought you were taking your Qua
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There was an intensely sensual note
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THREE THE LOBBY OF MY DORM was abuz
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who want to go. With everyone in on
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Since he wasn't wearing a coat, I k
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them—it was a man with blond hair
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"You ever tried to feed those littl
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FOUR I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. JANINE
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incapable of having the imagination
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"So, Guardian Hathaway," I began. "
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"Coddle?" I asked. This woman had n
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His eyes sparkled. "I can't believe
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"Only to those who bring it to you
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FIVE I HAD NO IDEA WHAT Dimitri was
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observed before, though, Strigoi we
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"Hard to say," I said. Tasha crooke
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"Me too," said Lissa. "Maybe we cou
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"Russian's weird," In Russian, the
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He'd technically been up all of the
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women often had short-term affairs
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make sure she doesn't have a concus
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SEVEN I ANGRILY PUSHED THROUGH THE
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Mia saw my hesitation, and it was l
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"Whatever. I can tell when you're l
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Before I could open my mouth, I fel
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had been a long time since I'd kiss
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EIGHT CHRISTIAN WAS KISSING HER, AN
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"The truth, huh? No one wants to he
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He rolled his eyes, still smiling.
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"Look at me," he ordered. "Dimitri
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shouting. "I swear, sometimes it's
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NINE I DIDN'T SEE DIMITRI FOR a whi
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Christian were chatting on in their
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I honestly couldn't believe we were
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"Good." She opened her mouth, and I
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"I'm really tired," I repeated. I c
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TEN THE SKI TRIP COULDN'T HAVE come
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Inside, all sorts of arrangements h
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"Ah," he said triumphantly. "She fi
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leather dress shoes he wore indicat
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"And you think I'm trouble," I mutt
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get a couple of guys to tell everyo
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ELEVEN LISSA WAS UP AND GONE before
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Even I wouldn't want her face burne
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I looked between both their faces.
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could look up and see the stars spi
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Adrian leaned against the porch's r
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TWELVE I WAS OUT OF BED in a flash.
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My mother flipped through some pape
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I moved in front of her and placed
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was one of the ruling Moroi, and as
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was pulled back into a ponytail, co
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Tasha shrugged. "If that's what it
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"I have my sources." Somehow, sayin
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I remembered Adrian's arm was still
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I looked at Mason questioningly. It
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attle strategies. The fact that she
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FOURTEEN TWO GUYS I'D NEVER MET bef
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The guy clenched his fists and look
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"My boyfriend," I said. "Sort of."
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"Hey yourself, cousin," he returned
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"It's okay," he said. "I have a goo
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"I'm just telling you the truth." "
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FIFTEEN I WAS TRYING TO PAINT my to
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"I'm returning these." I hoisted th
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The rest of us just sort of stared.
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My anger and snarkiness dried up. T
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"You can't keep doing this," she gr
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He stopped walking. "We could go."
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I was kissing Mason, but in my head
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SIXTEEN LISSA FOUND ME LATER IN the
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She eyed me. "How much do you know?
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along with their blood, but they di
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Intrigued gazes turned her way agai
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He laughed. "Of course you are. I c
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SEVENTEEN WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE
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there, and several people had witne
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spreading rumors about her? I'd had
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EIGHTEEN THE HIGH HEELS WERE STARTI
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Someone, say, like Mia. I wasn't th
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Page 190 and 191: Dimitri sighed and leaned back on h
Page 192 and 193: "No, but the school's guardians can
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Page 200 and 201: each other's gaze for several momen
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Page 204 and 205: Isaiah smoothed his shirt—not tha
Page 206 and 207: "Rose!" exclaimed Mason. I ignored
Page 208 and 209: TWENTY WE NEEDED AN ESCAPE PLAN, an
Page 210 and 211: "Honestly, I don't know. Everyone h
Page 212 and 213: "No!" exclaimed Mason. "Use me." Is
Page 214 and 215: "They're like … bands of light ar
Page 216 and 217: "You just said you could." "I can
Page 218 and 219: I held his gaze, willing him to und
Page 220 and 221: One of the guards shoved Christian.
Page 222 and 223: in my combat class. He grunted at t
Page 224 and 225: He sighed. "I hope … I hope when
Page 226 and 227: "Children, children," crooned Isaia
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Page 230 and 231: Suddenly, I heard an explosion. The
Page 232 and 233: "Rose! Rose!" Through my hate-fille
Page 234 and 235: The sword fell out of my hands, lan
Page 238 and 239: I sat on a stool in the corner of t
Page 240 and 241: It was only half a compliment, but
Page 242 and 243: When we got to the door of my room,
Page 244 and 245: No, I decided. There were no simila
Page 246 and 247: hand. "You will recover—I know th
Page 248: "Yes. And, so … that's a problem.
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