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FIVE I HAD NO IDEA WHAT Dimitri was talking about, but I followed along obediently. To my surprise, he led me out of the boundaries of the campus and into the surrounding woods. The Academy owned a lot of land, not all of which was actively used for educational purposes. We were in a remote part of Montana, and at times, it seemed as though the school was just barely holding back the wilderness. We walked quietly for a while, our feet crunching through thick, unbroken snow. A few birds flitted by, singing their greetings to the rising sun, but mostly all I saw were scraggly, snowheavy evergreen trees. I had to work to keep up with Dimitri's longer stride, particularly since the snow slowed me down a little. Soon, I discerned a large, dark shape ahead. Some kind of building. "What is that?" I asked. Before he could answer, I realized it was a small cabin, made out of logs and everything. Closer examination showed that the logs looked worn and rotten in some places. The roof sagged a little. "Old watch-post," he said. "Guardians used to live on the edge of campus and keep watch for Strigoi." "Why don't they anymore?" "We don't have enough guardians to staff it. Besides, Moroi have warded campus with enough protective magic that most don't think it's necessary to have actual people on guard." Provided no humans staked the wards, I thought. For a few brief moments, I entertained the hope that Dimitri was leading me off to some romantic getaway. Then I heard voices on the opposite side of the building. A familiar hum of feeling coursed into my mind. Lissa was there.
Dimitri and I rounded the corner of the building, coming up on a surprising scene. A small frozen pond lay there, and Christian and Lissa were ice skating on it. A woman I didn't know was with them, but her back was to me. All I could see was a wave of jet-black hair that arced around her when she skated to a graceful stop. Lissa grinned when she saw me. "Rose!" Christian glanced over at me as she spoke, and I got the distinct impression he felt I was intruding on their romantic moment. Lissa moved in awkward strides to the pond's edge. She wasn't so adept at skating. I could only stare in bewilderment—and jealousy. "Thanks for inviting me to the party." "I figured you were busy," she said. "And this is secret anyway. We aren't supposed to be here." I could have told them that. Christian skated up beside her, and the strange woman soon followed. "You bringing party crashers, Dimka?" she asked. I wondered who she was talking to, until I heard Dimitri laugh. He didn't do it that often, and my surprise increased. "It's impossible to keep Rose away from places she shouldn't be. She always finds them eventually." The woman grinned and turned around, flipping her long hair over one shoulder, so that I suddenly saw her face full-on. It took every ounce of my already dubiously held self-control not to react. Her heart-shaped face had large eyes exactly the same shade as Christian's, a pale wintry blue. The lips that smiled at me were delicate and lovely, glossed in a shade of pink that set off the rest of her features. But across her left cheek, marring what would have otherwise been smooth, white skin were raised, purplish scars. Their shape and formation looked very much like someone had bitten into and torn out part of her cheek. Which, I realized, was exactly what had happened. I swallowed. I suddenly knew who this was. It was Christian's aunt. When his parents had turned Strigoi, they'd come back for him, hoping to hide him away and turn him Strigoi when he was older. I didn't know all the details, but I knew his aunt had fended them off. As I'd
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- Page 4 and 5: PROLOGUE THINGS DIE. BUT THEY DON'T
- Page 6 and 7: And there's one Moroi I want to pro
- Page 8 and 9: By the way, my name's Rose Hathaway
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- Page 12 and 13: down over the years. The older guar
- Page 14 and 15: Suddenly, five hours didn't seem as
- Page 16 and 17: Standing on the driveway, I glanced
- Page 18 and 19: I stared at Arthur's bloody throat.
- Page 20 and 21: TWO DIMITRI MADE ONE PHONE CALL, an
- Page 22 and 23: I hesitated. Guardians, as a genera
- Page 24 and 25: I faltered. I'd tangled briefly wit
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- Page 28 and 29: There was an intensely sensual note
- Page 30 and 31: THREE THE LOBBY OF MY DORM was abuz
- Page 32 and 33: who want to go. With everyone in on
- Page 34 and 35: Since he wasn't wearing a coat, I k
- Page 36 and 37: them—it was a man with blond hair
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- Page 40 and 41: FOUR I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. JANINE
- Page 42 and 43: incapable of having the imagination
- Page 44 and 45: "So, Guardian Hathaway," I began. "
- Page 46 and 47: "Coddle?" I asked. This woman had n
- Page 48 and 49: His eyes sparkled. "I can't believe
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- Page 54 and 55: observed before, though, Strigoi we
- Page 56 and 57: "Hard to say," I said. Tasha crooke
- Page 58 and 59: "Me too," said Lissa. "Maybe we cou
- Page 60 and 61: "Russian's weird," In Russian, the
- Page 62 and 63: He'd technically been up all of the
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- Page 66 and 67: make sure she doesn't have a concus
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- Page 70 and 71: Mia saw my hesitation, and it was l
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- Page 74 and 75: Before I could open my mouth, I fel
- Page 76 and 77: had been a long time since I'd kiss
- Page 78 and 79: EIGHT CHRISTIAN WAS KISSING HER, AN
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- Page 82 and 83: He rolled his eyes, still smiling.
- Page 84 and 85: "Look at me," he ordered. "Dimitri
- Page 86 and 87: shouting. "I swear, sometimes it's
- Page 88 and 89: NINE I DIDN'T SEE DIMITRI FOR a whi
- Page 90 and 91: Christian were chatting on in their
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- Page 94 and 95: "Good." She opened her mouth, and I
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FIVE<br />
I HAD NO IDEA WHAT Dimitri was talking about, but I followed along obediently.<br />
To my surprise, he led me out of the boundaries of the campus and into the surrounding woods.<br />
The Academy owned a lot of land, not all of which was actively used for educational purposes.<br />
We were in a remote part of Montana, and at times, it seemed as though the school was just<br />
barely holding back the wilderness.<br />
We walked quietly for a while, our feet crunching through thick, unbroken snow. A few birds<br />
flitted by, singing their greetings to the rising sun, but mostly all I saw were scraggly, snowheavy<br />
evergreen trees. I had to work to keep up with Dimitri's longer stride, particularly since<br />
the snow slowed me down a little. Soon, I discerned a large, dark shape ahead. Some kind of<br />
building.<br />
"What is that?" I asked. Before he could answer, I realized it was a small cabin, made out of<br />
logs and everything. Closer examination showed that the logs looked worn and rotten in some<br />
places. The roof sagged a little.<br />
"Old watch-post," he said. "Guardians used to live on the edge of campus and keep watch for<br />
Strigoi."<br />
"Why don't they anymore?"<br />
"We don't have enough guardians to staff it. Besides, Moroi have warded campus with enough<br />
protective magic that most don't think it's necessary to have actual people on guard." Provided<br />
no humans staked the wards, I thought.<br />
For a few brief moments, I entertained the hope that Dimitri was leading me off to some<br />
romantic getaway. Then I heard voices on the opposite side of the building. A familiar hum of<br />
feeling coursed into my mind. Lissa was there.
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