Whereas Angeline's Antics Made Me Want To

I Looked Around At Us All: Me In My Nightgown, Kiyo Bare-chested, Dorian In His Extravagant Robes, And Tim In His Native Getup. God, I Muttered, Standing Up, We All Look Like The Village People.

Adrian!you Used Compulsion On That Guy. That.... I Mean, It's....." "awesome?yeah,i Know

Well There You Go. Even A Psychopath Recognized Your Worth Enough To Want To Kill Someone Else First." I Didn't Know Whether To Laugh Or Cry.

Your Hair," Repeated Dimitri. His Eyes Were Wide, Almost Awestruck. "your Hair Is Beautiful." I Didn't Think So, Not In Its Current State. Of Course, Considering We Were In A Dark Alley Filled With Bodies, The Choices Were Kind Of Limited. "you See? You're Not One Of Them. Strigoi Don't See Beauty. Only Death. You Found Something Beautiful. One Thing That's Beautiful." Hesitantly, Nervously, He Ran His Fingers Along The Strands I'd Touched Earlier. "but Is It Enough?" "it Is For Now." I Pressed A Kiss To His Forehead And Helped Him Stand. "it Is For Now.

I'd Realized Then Just How Strong Our Connection Was, How Perfectly We Understood Each Other. I'd Been Skeptical About People Being Soul Mates In The Past, But At That Moment, I Knew It Was True. And The Emotional Connection Had Come A Physical One. Dimitri And I Had Finally Given In To The Attraction. We'd Sworn We Never Would, But... Well, Our Feelings Were Just Too Strong. Staying Away From Each Other Had Turned Out To Be Impossible. ~rose, Pg.74