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Dimitri stood beside me and crossed his arms. "Everything all right?” "Sure thing, Guardian Belikov." I smiled as I said it, but I was furious. Raging, even. This whole Mia confrontation had only made Lissa feel worse. "We were just swapping family stories. Ever heard Mia's? It's fascinating.” "Come on," said Mia to her followers. She led them off, but not before she'd given me one last, chilling look. I didn't need to read her mind to know what it said. This wasn't over. She was going to try to get one or both of us back. Fine. Bring it on, Mia. "I'm supposed to take you back to your dorm," Dimitri told me drily. "You weren't about to just start a fight, were you?” "Of course not," I said, my eyes still staring at the empty doorway Mia had disappeared through. "I don't start fights where people can see them.” "Rose," groaned Lissa. "Let's go. Good night, Princess.” He turned, but I didn't move. "You going to be okay, Liss?” She nodded. "I'm fine.” It was such a lie, I couldn't believe she had the nerve to try to put it past me. I didn't need the bond to see tears shining in her eyes. We should never have come back to this place, I realized bleakly. "Liss…” She gave me a small, sad smile and nodded in Dimitri's direction. "I told you, I'm fine. You've got to go.” Reluctantly, I followed him. He led me out toward the other side of the garden. "We may need to add an extra training on self-control," he noted. "I have plenty of self contr—hey!”
I stopped talking as I saw Christian slip past us, moving down the path we'd just come from. I hadn't seen him at the reception, but if Kirova had released me to come tonight, I suppose she would have done the same for him. "You going to see Lissa?" I demanded, shifting my Mia rage to him. He stuffed his hands into his pockets and gave me that look of bad-boy indifference. "What if I am?” "Rose, this isn't the time," said Dimitri. But it was so the time. Lissa had ignored my warnings about Christian for weeks. It was time to go to the source and stop their ridiculous flirtation once and for all. "Why don't you just leave her alone? Are you so messed up and desperate for attention that you can't tell when someone doesn't like you?" He scowled. "You're some crazy stalker, and she knows it. She's told me all about your weird obsession—how you're always hanging out in the attic together, how you set Ralf on fire to impress her. She thinks you're a freak, but she's too nice to say anything.” His face had paled, and something dark churned in his eyes. "But you aren't too nice?” "No. Not when I feel sorry for someone.” "Enough," said Dimitri, steering me away. "Thanks for 'helping,' then," snapped Christian, his voice dripping with animosity. "No problem," I called back over my shoulder. When we'd gone a little ways, I stole a glance behind me and saw Christian standing just outside the garden. He'd stopped walking and now stood staring down the path that led to Lissa in the courtyard. Shadows covered his face as he thought, and then, after a few moments, he turned around and headed back toward the Moroi dorms.
- Page 70 and 71: Mason had noticed my startled react
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- Page 74 and 75: Something about that bothered me; I
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- Page 80 and 81: "And it was just there," she explai
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- Page 86 and 87: Nine I SNAPPED INTO HER MIND, once
- Page 88 and 89: "You're right," she admitted softly
- Page 90 and 91: space between them. "And I sure as
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- Page 94 and 95: "No, sir.” "Do you know the rules
- Page 96 and 97: "Is that your subtle way of calling
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- Page 100 and 101: More snickers ensued. Straightening
- Page 102 and 103: We had been out in the woods near c
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- Page 106 and 107: He looked away angrily. "You made i
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- Page 110 and 111: "Go ahead," he said. "Try to hit me
- Page 112 and 113: His lips twitched, and for a moment
- Page 114 and 115: and dedicated our lives to serving
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- Page 122 and 123: Twelve SLEEP CAME RELUCTANTLY THAT
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- Page 130 and 131: "I know. Ignore them.” "I hate it
- Page 132 and 133: Lissa stared at him, her eyes wide
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- Page 138 and 139: Thirteen THE AFTERMATH OF JESSE AND
- Page 140 and 141: "Sure," said Lissa, smiling at her.
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Dimitri stood beside me and crossed his arms. "Everything all right?”<br />
"Sure thing, Guardian Belikov." I smiled as I said it, but I was furious. Raging, even. This<br />
whole Mia confrontation had only made Lissa feel worse. "We were just swapping family<br />
stories. Ever heard Mia's? It's fascinating.”<br />
"Come on," said Mia to her followers. She led them off, but not before she'd given me one last,<br />
chilling look. I didn't need to read her mind to know what it said. This wasn't over. She was<br />
going to try to get one or both of us back. Fine. Bring it on, Mia.<br />
"I'm supposed to take you back to your dorm," Dimitri told me drily. "You weren't about to just<br />
start a fight, were you?”<br />
"Of course not," I said, my eyes still staring at the empty doorway Mia had disappeared<br />
through. "I don't start fights where people can see them.”<br />
"Rose," groaned Lissa.<br />
"Let's go. Good night, Princess.”<br />
He turned, but I didn't move. "You going to be okay, Liss?”<br />
She nodded. "I'm fine.”<br />
It was such a lie, I couldn't believe she had the nerve to try to put it past me. I didn't need the<br />
bond to see tears shining in her eyes. We should never have come back to this place, I realized<br />
bleakly.<br />
"Liss…”<br />
She gave me a small, sad smile and nodded in Dimitri's direction. "I told you, I'm fine. You've<br />
got to go.”<br />
Reluctantly, I followed him. He led me out toward the other side of the garden. "We may need<br />
to add an extra training on self-control," he noted.<br />
"I have plenty of self contr—hey!”
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