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"No, sir.” "Do you know the rules about male and female interactions around here?” "Yes, sir.” "Then I suggest you get out of here as fast as you can before I turn you over to someone who will punish you accordingly. If I ever see you like this again"—Dimitri pointed to where I cowered, half-dressed, on the couch—"I will be the one to punish you. And it will hurt. A lot. Do you understand?” Jesse swallowed, eyes wide. None of the bravado he usually showed was there. I guess there was "usually" and then there was being held in the grip of a really ripped, really tall, and really pissed-off Russian guy "Yes, sir!” "Then go." Dimitri released him, and, if possible, Jesse got out of there faster than Dimitri had burst in. My mentor then turned to me, a dangerous glint in his eyes. He didn't say anything, but the angry, disapproving message came through loud and clear. And then it shifted. It was almost like he'd been taken by surprise, like he'd never noticed me before. Had it been any other guy, I would have said he was checking me out. As it was, he was definitely studying me. Studying my face, my body. And I suddenly realized I was only in jeans and a bra—a black bra at that. I knew perfectly well that there weren't a lot of girls at this school who looked as good in a bra as I did. Even a guy like Dimitri, one who seemed so focused on duty and training and all of that, had to appreciate that. And, finally, I noticed that a hot flush was spreading over me, and that the look in his eyes was doing more to me than Jesse's kisses had. Dimitri was quiet and distant sometimes, but he also had a dedication and an intensity that I'd never seen in any other person. I wondered how that kind of power and strength translated into…well, sex. I wondered what it'd be like for him to touch me and—shit! What was I thinking? Was I out of my mind? Embarrassed, I covered my feelings with attitude. "You see something you like?" I asked.
"Get dressed.” The set of his mouth hardened, and whatever he'd just felt was gone. That fierceness sobered me up and made me forget about my own troubling reaction. I immediately pulled my shirt back on, uneasy at seeing his badass side. "How'd you find me? You following me to make sure I don't run away?” "Be quiet," he snapped, leaning down so that we were at eye level. "A janitor saw you and reported it. Do you have any idea how stupid this was?” "I know, I know, the whole probation thing, right?” "Not just that. I'm talking about the stupidity of getting in that kind of situation in the first place.” "I get in that kind of situation all the time, Comrade. It's not a big deal." Anger replaced my fear. I didn't like being treated like a child. "Stop calling me that. You don't know even know what you're talking about.” "Sure I do. I had to do a report on Russia and the R.S.S.R. last year.” "U.S.S.R. And it is a big deal for a Moroi to be with a dhampir girl. They like to brag.” "So?” "So?" he looked disgusted. "So don't you have any respect? Think about Lissa. You make yourself look cheap. You live up to what a lot of people already think about dhampir girls, and it reflects back on her. And me.” "Oh, I see. Is that what this is about? Am I hurting your big, bad male pride? Are you afraid I'll ruin your reputation?” "My reputation is already made, Rose. I set my standards and lived up to them long ago. What you do with yours remains to be seen." His voice hardened again. "Now get back to your room—if you can manage it without throwing yourself at someone else.”
- Page 44 and 45: She nodded. "Rose?” We both looke
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- Page 48 and 49: "Sure," he said. "Why else go? For
- Page 50 and 51: dark side. But the feelings humming
- Page 52 and 53: "Hey," I said, suddenly wanting to
- Page 54 and 55: She laughed. "Mia would claw my eye
- Page 56 and 57: I'd been climbing out of my dorm wi
- Page 58 and 59: Six AS MUCH AS LISSA AND Christian'
- Page 60 and 61: "Yeah…you too," I said. "I heard
- Page 62 and 63: although those guys usually went on
- Page 64 and 65: "Nothing to me. But Ms. Kirova will
- Page 66 and 67: "I'm sick of it too. We missed you
- Page 68 and 69: She wandered off, still eyeing us.
- Page 70 and 71: Mason had noticed my startled react
- Page 72 and 73: Three weeks after my return to the
- Page 74 and 75: Something about that bothered me; I
- Page 76 and 77: stared upward, glazed, over with a
- Page 78 and 79: I spun around, taking my anger over
- Page 80 and 81: "And it was just there," she explai
- Page 82 and 83: "Wolves, like many other species, d
- Page 84 and 85: Ms. Meissner changed from red to de
- 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
- Page 92 and 93: Sitting up, I moved closer to him a
- Page 96 and 97: "Is that your subtle way of calling
- Page 98 and 99: He studied me hard, like he was sti
- Page 100 and 101: More snickers ensued. Straightening
- Page 102 and 103: We had been out in the woods near c
- Page 104 and 105: "Is it dead?" asked Lissa. I peered
- Page 106 and 107: He looked away angrily. "You made i
- Page 108 and 109: Eleven "YOU NEED SOMETHING TO WEAR?
- 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
- Page 116 and 117: "Kind of late for that." Lissa's ey
- Page 118 and 119: She glanced back up at me. "It's go
- Page 120 and 121: Dimitri stood beside me and crossed
- Page 122 and 123: Twelve SLEEP CAME RELUCTANTLY THAT
- Page 124 and 125: I heard a sniffle, and a few moment
- Page 126 and 127: "Tell her we'll be at the clinic,"
- Page 128 and 129: "We should go," I said abruptly. "W
- Page 130 and 131: "I know. Ignore them.” "I hate it
- Page 132 and 133: Lissa stared at him, her eyes wide
- Page 134 and 135: Jesse's nervous look turned to one
- Page 136 and 137: A feeling of heartache and sympathy
- Page 138 and 139: Thirteen THE AFTERMATH OF JESSE AND
- Page 140 and 141: "Sure," said Lissa, smiling at her.
- Page 142 and 143: "Your hands." He swore in Russian.
"Get dressed.”<br />
The set of his mouth hardened, and whatever he'd just felt was gone. That fierceness sobered<br />
me up and made me forget about my own troubling reaction. I immediately pulled my shirt<br />
back on, uneasy at seeing his badass side.<br />
"How'd you find me? You following me to make sure I don't run away?”<br />
"Be quiet," he snapped, leaning down so that we were at eye level. "A janitor saw you and<br />
reported it. Do you have any idea how stupid this was?”<br />
"I know, I know, the whole probation thing, right?”<br />
"Not just that. I'm talking about the stupidity of getting in that kind of situation in the first<br />
place.”<br />
"I get in that kind of situation all the time, Comrade. It's not a big deal." Anger replaced my<br />
fear. I didn't like being treated like a child.<br />
"Stop calling me that. You don't know even know what you're talking about.”<br />
"Sure I do. I had to do a report on Russia and the R.S.S.R. last year.”<br />
"U.S.S.R. And it is a big deal for a Moroi to be with a dhampir girl. They like to brag.”<br />
"So?”<br />
"So?" he looked disgusted. "So don't you have any respect? Think about Lissa. You make<br />
yourself look cheap. You live up to what a lot of people already think about dhampir girls, and<br />
it reflects back on her. And me.”<br />
"Oh, I see. Is that what this is about? Am I hurting your big, bad male pride? Are you afraid I'll<br />
ruin your reputation?”<br />
"My reputation is already made, Rose. I set my standards and lived up to them long ago. What<br />
you do with yours remains to be seen." His voice hardened again. "Now get back to your<br />
room—if you can manage it without throwing yourself at someone else.”
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