Dimitri Belikov was awakened against his will. He had turned into a Strigoi, a remorseless, blood thirsty Vampire. Moving to Siberia, he hopes to avoid ever facing Rose, the woman he fell in love with. Rose is a dhampir, half human and half vampire. She has sworn her life to protecting the Moroi (or the 'good vampires...
Dimitri talks with Rose's parents, Lissa is pregnant and doesn't know if it Christian's, Dimitri goes back to Russia and sees his family again, Rose and Dimitri get married and think about having a baby, and everyone isn't really okay with that because if Rose has a kid then how will she be a guardian?
This story takes place right after love fade mines has in the fifth Vampire Academy book; Spirit bound. Lissa gets pissed off at Rose's behavior telling her to leave Dimitri alone. Rose takes her suggestion to heart and leaves the court, and hasn't been seen or heard from in six long years. Rose is different then her...