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outcast. Later, Rose slips into her friend’s head—this is the first time she’s been able to do this with conscious effort—to see if her suspicions are correct. Yup. Lissa’s in the attic again with the fire starter himself.
    To most Moroi, like Lissa, their elemental magic is peaceful, not something to be used as a weapon. Obviously, Christian feels differently. Moroi used to fight with their magic, to defend themselves against Strigoi rather than depend entirely on guardians. Some have forgotten, but others haven’t. This will soon become a very hot topic—no fire-magic pun intended—in the Moroi world.
    Christian knows Lissa uses compulsion on others—and he’s right. Compulsion is the ability all Moroi have to mentally influence someone else—only some Moroi, like Lissa, are much stronger in it than others. It’s how the girls got by in the human world for so long. Same thing as lighting someone on fire, really. Both are forbidden abilities.
    “What are you going to do then?” she asked. “ You going to turn me in?”
    He shook his head and smiled. “No. I think it’s hot.”
    —page 114
     
     
    Despite herself, Lissa can’t help but be attracted to Christian. And it’s not just that. When she’s with him, she feels . . . at peace. Like she can be herself without trying to hide what she really is.
    It’s always been Rose and Lissa against the world, but now it looks as if her best friend has found someone else. Rose can’t help but feel jealous about this.
    The best way to deal with feeling cast aside? Hook up with a hot guy. Sounds like a plan. The hot guy in question is Jesse Zeklos, a Moroi who’s always found Rose gorgeous and with whom she’s fooled around a bit in the past. And right now, she definitely needs a bit of an ego boost.
    That night, they find a private place to make out. When Jesse’s sharp fangs brush against Rose’s skin, it reminds her of what it feels like to be bit—really, really good. The endorphins in a Moroi’s bite make the act totally addictive. However, the last thing she needs is for everyone to start thinking she’s a blood whore—she hasn’t even gone all the way with anyone yet. Moroi guys love hooking up with dhampir girls, but it almost never leads to anything serious like marriage since Moroi like to keep their bloodlines going with other pure Moroi. And yet . . . she’s not totally pulling Jesse away and he’s starting to get encouraged.
    But then the door bursts open. It’s Dimitri. Uh-oh.
    “Mr. Zeklos, do you have permission to be in this part of the dorm ?”
    “No, sir.”
    “Do you know the rules about male and female interactions around here?”
    “ Yes, sir.”
    “Then I suggest you get out of here as fast as you can before I turn you over to someone who will punish you accordingly. If I ever see you like this again”—Dimitri pointed to where I cowered, half-dressed, on the couch—“I will be the one to punish you. And it will hurt. A lot. Do you understand?”
    —page 120
     
     
    Dimitri successfully chases Jesse away and then turns his dangerous gaze on Rose. But then, as he studies her body, currently clad only in jeans and a bra, his gaze shifts to something more like . . . desire . Suddenly the thought of Dimitri touching her is all Rose can think about. Which, of course, she realizes is way wrong. He’s seven years older than she is. And her instructor. And . . . there are a lot of other reasons she shouldn’t be thinking of him this way—or vice versa.
    What was I thinking? Was I out of my mind? Embarrassed, I covered my feelings with attitude.
    “You see something you like?” I asked.
    “Get dressed.”
    —page 121
     
     
    The heated moment passes and Dimitri’s all business again, chastising Rose for not taking her reinstatement at the school seriously. If she really wants to protect Lissa, she needs to focus. And she will. She wants Dimitri to teach her to really fight. So far all she’s had are remedial