Jesse Zeklos is a Royal Moroi who is described as super hot and can control the fire element. His best friend is Ralf Sarcozy. Jesse and Rose get busted by Dimitri for making out in a lounge. As parts of Mia's revenge on Lissa, and Rose by default, Jesse spreads rumors that Rose let him drink from her whilst having sex, which is very dirty and puts you in blood-whore territory. Later at a school dance Mason Ashford makes Jesse confess to Rose that he and Ralf only said those things because Mia slept with them both. Jesse becomes a very big enemy to Rose and enjoys tormenting her. In Shadow Kiss he is one of the Moroi who starts a group called the M