DPOVSong: Descent by Lawless, Hurt by Johnny Cash"Roza!"I jolted awake with a start. My body was no longer a mix of hot and cold from the blood leaking out of me onto the icy snow. My vision was still a blur and my head was pounding, but it was light out.How long had I been out?Either way, I had to get to her. I had to help her.When I realized my legs were finally free, I jumped to stand, only to immediately come crashing back down. I let out a yell as my hands and knees painfully hit a hard, stony surface instead of the moist field."Rose. Rose, where are you?"I shook my head and tried to stand again when a stomping sound moved towards me. I held up my fists, prepared for attack as a pale figure inched into my line of sight."Woah, Dimitri. What are you doing?" The voice sounded familiar but I didn't back down. "Eddie, get in here now!"Another figure rushed forward and my vision began to sharpen the slightest bit. When I recognized the two men in front of me, kneeling down to

RPOVSongs: Should Have Known Better by Sufjan Stevens, The Ghost Inside by Broken Bells, Sweet Disposition by The Temper TrapIt had been two full weeks and I was nowhere near being closer to escaping my luxurious prison. It was probably a little harsh calling it a prison since it was far more lavish than any palace I could remember—little less a jail cell—but my stuck up captors were refusing to let me leave. They insisted it was for the best right now and that when the time came they would personally escort me home, but how could I trust a group of people I had never met and knew absolutely nothing about?Shortly after my little run-in with Adrian, who was apparently only one of many Ivashkovs living in this gold crested palace, I was visited by another resident—Lady Daniella Ivashkov. Turns out she was Adrian's mother and had been tasked with keeping an eye on me. I thought at first he had gone to fetch his mum like a whiny little brat, but when I told her I had just met him and s

RPOVSongs: The Tourist by Sarah Jarosz, Outer Space by G, GenevieveA week.I had been stuck in this godforsaken room for an entire fucking week.Immediately following the Queen's Hearing, Daniela had sequestered me to my quarters. To say she was furious with my behavior was a massive understatement. I think she used the words "embarrassment" and "unsophisticated" a record amount of times. As badly as I had felt at first for bringing her shame, now all I felt for her was hatred.I was going crazy staring at these same four walls with nothing to occupy my time except my worrying thoughts about my sister. At night, I would have dreams about her. Some of the dreams I recognized: memories of us playing as children, riding through the fields on hazy summer days, laughing over gossip as she played with my hair. Others were less familiar but felt just as real. Her ringing her fingers through her hair as she looked over maps and parchments, her hand pushing away a plate of warm food at suppe

RPOVSongs: Sweet Tides by Thievery Corporation, Apple Tree by Marika HackmanTwo and a half hours. That's how long a stupid maze made by even stupider Moroi takes. I was not only late for dinner, but I had missed it completely. Daniela left one of her ladies in waiting behind to tell me how disappointed she was and that if I should finally show up, I was to be sent to bed without dinner. It took everything within me to not strangle to the poor messenger.I stalked back to my room, hungry, pissed, and exhausted. It was only a matter of minutes before my head hit my pillow and my body fell into a deep sleep.My dreams were strange again. I was seeing through Lissa's eyes, living inside her mind as she spoke to someone beside her. Every once in a while she would look around and I saw little familiar details that told me we were in my chambers. Lissa and I had sat together in my room countless times as kids, but I couldn't remember being with someone like the person who joined her now. I

RPOVSongs: Amber by 311, Solitude by Black SabbathWhen a maiden arrived at my room the next day instead of Lady Daniela, I half expected her to tell me that I was once again sequestered to my chambers. However, instead she offered me a small parchment and scurried out.When I opened the beige paper to find perfectly sculpted handwriting, I realized it was, in fact, a note from Adrian's mom. She explained that she had some business to take care of elsewhere and would not be able to escort me over the next couple of days. I was to make my own way about the grounds and be on my best behavior. She also hinted that eyes would be watching me and she would know when she returned of any mishaps I fell upon.I couldn't have been happier to discover she wasn't leaving me with some babysitter in the form of a hulking lurker, especially seeing how the last capable hands she left me in turned out to have claws. As I made my way out of my room I distracted myself by mentally plotting all the hein