I'll see you later Roza." "At our next practice?" I asked. "We are starting those up again, right? I mean you still have things to teach me." Standing in the doorway, he looked over at me and smiled. "Yes. Lots of things.

You aren't afraid of throwing yourself in the path of danger, but you're terrified of letting anyone in.

Whether it's simply some fierce animal joining of mates or a sublime merging of souls, she is mine, and I am hers.

The other problem in my life is Dimitri. He's the one who killed Natalie, and he's a total badass. He's also pretty good-looking. Okay-more than good-looking. He's hot-like, the kind of hot that makes you stop walking on the street and get hit by traffic. But, like I said, he's my instructor. And he's twenty-four. Both of those are reasons why I shouldn't have fallen for him. But, honestly, the most important reason is that he and I will be Lissa's guardian when she graduates. If he and I are checking each other out, then that means we aren't looking out for her.

We can be together, Rose. Soon. We're almost there. And nothing will ever keep us apart.

A gun. I had been brought down by a gun. It was practically comical. Cheaters, I thought.

Most good things come with the risk of something bad.