Who is Rose Hathaway? Why is she in prison? What does she do when her friends break her out of prison? Why? What does Rose recall about her childhood? What is the most important moment in Rose's life as later described in a later chapter? Why is this important? How does it change Rose's life?

Who is Dimitri? Why is he involved in the plot to break Rose out of prison? What does he do to free Rose? Why? What does Dimitri recall about his life when he was Strigoi? What is the most important moment in Dimitri's life as later described in a later chapter? Why is this important? How does it change Dimitri's life?

Discuss the relationship between Rose and Dimitri. Are they friends? Is their competition in their relationship? How does Rose feel about Dimitri? How does Dimitri feel about Rose...