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The Strigoi woman's face had a little life in it. But his...his was the face of death.

I rubbed my eyes, wondering desperately why I was trying to be the voice of reason here. Where was the girl who'd run away from school? Mason had been right. I had changed.

It was Dimitri who had spoken. Seeing him through her eyes was interesting. She had a fond respect for him, very different from the intense roller coaster of emotions I always experienced.

You can't force love, I realized.

It's there or it isn't. If it's not there, you've got to be able to admit it. If it is there, you've got to do whatever it takes to protect the ones you love.

"It wasn't a commotion. Hardly anyone noticed. I saw because I was watching you."

Royal Moroi might make me uncomfortable, but smartass guys hitting on me didn't. I dealt with them on a regular basis.

I shook off my shyness and remembered who I was.

This was the way I lived my life. Everything was always fast and intense with me.

"I'm close enough. Besides, it's not like I'll magically become an adult on my eighteenth birthday.”

"Clearly," he said.

And, as often happened when I was hurt, my temper and attitude took over.

My mother was a voice of reason, a reminder that they had to stay focused and fully assess the situation. Her composure calmed everybody; her strong manner inspired them. This, I realized, was how a leader behaved.

"What's going on?" I sat down on the bed and finished the last of the scone.

"Bad things," she said mischievously. "You'll approve."

"Rose Hathaway, I can't wait to see you again. If you're this charming while tired and annoyed and this gorgeous while bruised and in ski clothes, you must be devastating at your peak."

"Ah." His face split into a huge grin. "I knew you were trouble as soon as I saw you.”

"Some of the best hings in life happen while sweating.”

"Do not do that again," he said stiffly.

"Don't kiss me back, then," I retorted

I wanted comfort for my problems. I didn't want to think about what would make me a better person. I wished he'd just hold me and tell me not to worry.

He was still eyeing me calmly. "In the real world, you can make your own miracles.”

Malicious or not, strong leaders always attract followers.

There was something warm and right about us being together.

I looked away from that knowing gaze. My attraction to Dimitri had started almost as soon as we'd met-and it wasn't just because he was so hot, either. I felt like he understood part of me that I didn't understand myself, and sometimes I was pretty sure I understood parts of him that he didn't understand either.

The only problem was that he had the annoying tendency to point out things about myself I didn't want to understand.