Dimitri had been in the gymnasium for nearly an hour prior to the time he'd agreed to meet Rose there, going through his own workout. It didn't matter how good she claimed she felt, there was no way he was going to join her in their old workout routine while she still had stitches from a gunshot wound to the chest ( Read more... )

There was nothing like murder to make a road trip awkward. After dealing with Robert via a swift blow to the head and depositing him in a bush, Dimitri had pulled Rose off of Victor and swiftly removed her from the scene along with Jill, who was surprisingly unharmed, if freaked out by the whole situation ( Read more... )

The time between guarding Victor and Robert while Rose and Sonya paved the way with Jill's family and wandering the ladies clothing department of a massive catch-all store with a cart overflowing with camping equipment and first aid supplies had passed in a blur ( Read more... )

Stake outs were never comfortable. Especially not when it had started pouring rain and they'd been forced to take shelter in the tiny public library across the street from Donovan's piercing pagoda storefront ( Read more... )

Sleep was supposed to be the best meditation ( Read more... )

Dimitri was beyond embarrassed. Spending the first half of the day paying for things he and Rose had stolen during their time as children was both tiring and worrisome considering their current situation. Luckily their story about a rambunctious niece and nephew had been fairly well-received once cash was exchanged ( Read more... )

Avoiding discussion of the weekend had been surprisingly easy. With all their other issues, Dimitri had been fine to steer clear of Rose's special relationship with Lissa based on the unspoken promise not to mention his marrying Tasha. Beyond the weekend, Dimitri couldn't say he was minding being back in Fandom. It honestly helped him feel more ( Read more... )

As much as Dimitri agreed that there was no other choice, Abe's plan had bothered him from the beginning. It wasn't that he thought the plan wouldn't work, more that Dimitri hated the thought of destroying Rose's already insanely precarious record. There wasn't a lot of precedence for fugitives returning to their positions, innocent or not ( Read more... )

The testing was always draining for Dimitri. ( The melodrama was exhausting. )

His Strigoi minions were getting antsy, demanding Dimitri post them outside to await the guardians they didn't believe were going to show for a little girl and her boyfriend.

"They're coming," ( Dimitri assured them... )