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who want to go. With everyone in one spot, they're going to have a ton of guardians to protect the place, so it'll be totally safe." "You can't be serious," I said. We reached the gym and stepped inside out of the cold. Mason nodded eagerly. "It's true. The place is supposed to be amazing." He gave me the grin that always made me smile in return. "We're going to live like royalty, Rose. At least for a week or so. We take off the day after Christmas." I stood there, both excited and stunned. I hadn't seen this coming. It really was a brilliant idea, one that let families reunite safely. And what a reunion spot! A royal ski lodge. I'd expected to spend most of my holiday break hanging out here and watching TV with Lissa and Christian. Now I'd be living it up in five-star accommodations. Lobster dinners. Massages. Cute ski instructors … Mason's enthusiasm was contagious. I could feel it welling up in me, and then, suddenly, it slammed to a halt. Studying my face, he saw the change right away. "What's wrong? This is cool." "It is," I admitted. "And I get why everyone's excited, but the reason we're getting to go to this fancy place is because, well, because people are dead. I mean, doesn't this all seem weird?" Mason's cheery expression sobered a little. "Yeah, but we're alive, Rose. We can't stop living because other people are dead. And we have to make sure more people don't die. That's why this place is such a great idea. It's safe." His eyes turned stormy. "God, I can't wait until we're out of here in the field. After hearing about what happened, I just want to go tear apart some Strigoi. I wish we could go now, you know? There's no reason. They could use the extra help, and we pretty much know everything we need to." The fierceness in his voice reminded me of my outburst yesterday, though he wasn't quite as worked up as I'd been. His eagerness to act was impetuous and naïve, whereas mine had been born out of some weird, dark irrationality I still didn't entirely understand. When I didn't respond, Mason gave me a puzzled look. "Don't you want to?"
"I don't know, Mase." I stared down at the floor, avoiding his eyes as I studied the toe of my shoe. "I mean, I don't want Strigoi out there, attacking people either. And I want to stop them in theory… but, well, we aren't even close to being ready. I've seen what they can do I don't know. Rushing in isn't the answer." I shook my head and looked back up. Good grief. I sounded so logical and cautious. I sounded like Dimitri. "It's not important since it's not going to happen anyway. I suppose we should just be excited about the trip, huh?" Mason's moods were quick to change, and he turned easygoing once more. "Yup. And you'd better try to remember how to ski, because I'm calling you out on knocking down my ego out there. Not that it's going to happen." I smiled again. "Boy, it sure is going to be sad when I make you cry. I kind of feel guilty already." He opened his mouth, no doubt to deliver some smartass reply, and then caught sight of something—or rather, someone—behind me. I glanced over and saw Dimitri's tall form approaching from the other side of the gym. Mason swept me a gallant bow. "Your lord and master. Catch you later, Hathaway. Start planning your ski strategies." He opened the door and disappeared into the frigid darkness. I turned around and joined Dimitri. Like other dhampir novices, I spent half of my school day on one form or another of guardian training, be it actual physical combat or learning about Strigoi and how to defend against them. Novices also sometimes had practices after school. I, however, was in a unique situation. I still stood by my decision to run away from St. Vladimir's. Victor Dashkov had posed too much of a threat to Lissa. But our extended vacation had come with consequences. Being away for two years had put me behind in my guardian classes, so the school had declared that I had to make up for it by going to extra practices before and after school. With Dimitri. Little did they know that they were also giving me lessons in avoiding temptation. But my attraction to him aside, I was a fast learner, and with his help, I had almost caught up to the other seniors.
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"I don't know, Mase." I stared down at the floor, avoiding his eyes as I studied the toe of my<br />
shoe. "I mean, I don't want Strigoi out there, attacking people either. And I want to stop them in<br />
theory… but, well, we aren't even close to being ready. I've seen what they can do I don't know.<br />
Rushing in isn't the answer." I shook my head and looked back up. Good grief. I sounded so<br />
logical and cautious. I sounded like Dimitri. "It's not important since it's not going to happen<br />
anyway. I suppose we should just be excited about the trip, huh?"<br />
Mason's moods were quick to change, and he turned easygoing once more. "Yup. And you'd<br />
better try to remember how to ski, because I'm calling you out on knocking down my ego out<br />
there. Not that it's going to happen."<br />
I smiled again. "Boy, it sure is going to be sad when I make you cry. I kind of feel guilty<br />
already."<br />
He opened his mouth, no doubt to deliver some smartass reply, and then caught sight of<br />
something—or rather, someone—behind me. I glanced over and saw Dimitri's tall form<br />
approaching from the other side of the gym.<br />
Mason swept me a gallant bow. "Your lord and master. Catch you later, Hathaway. Start<br />
planning your ski strategies." He opened the door and disappeared into the frigid darkness. I<br />
turned around and joined Dimitri.<br />
Like other dhampir novices, I spent half of my school day on one form or another of guardian<br />
training, be it actual physical combat or learning about Strigoi and how to defend against them.<br />
Novices also sometimes had practices after school. I, however, was in a unique situation.<br />
I still stood by my decision to run away from St. Vladimir's. Victor Dashkov had posed too<br />
much of a threat to Lissa. But our extended vacation had come with consequences. Being away<br />
for two years had put me behind in my guardian classes, so the school had declared that I had to<br />
make up for it by going to extra practices before and after school.<br />
With Dimitri.<br />
Little did they know that they were also giving me lessons in avoiding temptation. But my<br />
attraction to him aside, I was a fast learner, and with his help, I had almost caught up to the<br />
other seniors.
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