6. Chapter 5 (1/2)

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dimitri gripped my hand and squeezed. i held onto his hand so hard as if my life depended on it. i was

eathing fast.

"roza, don't worry." he said trying to calm me down. i shook my head.

"its not going to be okay dimitri and don't pretend it will be." i sighed and he squeezed my hand again.

"where is she?" abe murmured, and i knew were, at least i had a good idea. i ran out of the meeting room again and ran to the stables. i knew others were following me so as soon as i got on my horse, i let out the others, and grabbed all the saddles and dumped them all over the place.

"rose!" i heard people call me but i kept going. the gates were being closed but i made it out before the gate touched the ground. i stopped snow, my horse, and looked back. they all looked frantic and i caught dimitri's eyes. he knew what i was going to do because he got a glimpse of his sword.

"no!" i heard him yell but i just made ,why horse gallop.

i dismounted as soon as i reached the forest. outside it was sunny and the bird were chirping and it was warm, but as soon as you stepped it not he forest, the sun went, there was no more birds and it was chilly. snow got scared so i tied her around a tree outside the forest and continued on foot.

i ripped the bottom of my dress because it kept getting caught. i pulled out dimitri's sword. i knew how to wield one so i was as fine.

"tasha!" i yelled. i don't know where i got my courage, all i know is that i have it and it's making me bold. i walked farther.

tasha

ought me here once, when i as about five. i remembered the place, but not too well.

"what are you doing here?" her voice boomed off the trees, making me shiver.

"i what to know why!" i yelled back. "why you took me! why you never told me about my family! i want to know why!" i saw her then. she was in my in my face and i flinched back.

"you were always mine, never janine's'!" the way she said my mothers name was off disgust.

"i want! my mother is janine hathaway! my father is i