Love and loyalty runs deeper than blood.

I fought against her, trying to mount some kind of defense, but it was like fighting Dimitri on crack.

Whoa, Dimitri," I said, tossing my bag on the floor. "I realize this is actually a current hit in Eastern Europe right now, but do you think we could maybe listen to something that wasn't recorded before I was born?” Only his eyes flicked toward me; the rest of his posture remained the same. "What does it matter to you? I'm the one who's going to be listening to it. You'll be outside running.

I'll find you. There is no place in this world you can hide from me. I'm watching. Love, Dimitri

It turns out Dimitri had a friend, who had a friend, and despite the best security in the Moroi world, we managed to get into the Court's prison facilities.

Too bad. Family members hit you by accident. Psychopathic whores tend to come back for more.

What...what are you doing?" "I won't know," he said with a grin. He took a step towards me. "But I'm pretty sure you were doing it too.