I wanted him to leave here one step closer to being the man I knew he could be. I wanted him to have one less nightmare.
Strigoi don’t see beauty. Only death. You found something beautiful. One thing that’s beautiful.
Live in the now. Jump right in and worry about the consequences later.
He pressed his cheek to my forehead. “I don’t know,” he said. “I think you’re my strength.” It was a sweet and romantic statement, but something about it bothered me. “That’s not quite right,” I said, wondering how I could put my feelings into words. I knew you could help someone else in a relationship. You could strengthen them and support them. But you couldn’t actually do everything for them.
Maybe this was how my life was going to be. I’d always lose the men I loved.
After a world of death, he seemed to apreciate love more.
I was so tired of being told reasonable, practical things whenever something went wrong in my life. Somewhere in me, I knew Dimitri only wanted to help, but I just wasn’t up for the well-meant words. I wanted comfort for my problems. I didn’t want to think about what would make me a better person. I wished he’d just hold me and tell me not to worry.
Nothing can change what happened. Nothing’s going to change his nature. But we can control our futures – that’s what we must focus on.
Not what you expected, huh?” she asked in a sad voice. I wrapped a towel around her and drew her close to me. “I expected to see the most beautiful woman in the world, to feel my heart skip a beat in her presence, and to want to carry her off to bed for a night neither of us will forget. So to answer your question, I got exactly what I expected.” A smile split her face, and she leaned into me. “Oh, Adrian.
Aunt Tasha once said that anger based on calculated reason is more dangerous than anger based on blind hate.
Yeah. I was definitely a snob.
Wait for me. Be strong, and I’ll be strong too. I’ll fight my way out of whatever they’ve got in store. I won’t forget you. I won’t ever turn my back on you, no matter what lies I have to tell them. Our center will hold.
And at the end of the day, was it true that blood ran thicker than water? I didn’t know. I actually didn’t like that saying. Maybe it worked for humans, but it made no sense with vampires.
We hadn’t officially had a honeymoon after our wedding, but we’d often talked about all the potential places we’d like to go, if only we had the freedom. Italy was still high on my list, as was Greece. But honestly, I would’ve gladly settled for Missouri, if only Adrian could be with me, free from pursuit.
She took my hands and helped me up, looking as though she might even kiss me, until she remembered we had an audience. Flustered, she stepped back and crossed her arms in an attempt to look professional. Eddie and Marcus looked amused by all of this. Neil, oddly, looked intrigued as he glanced back and forth between Sydney and me.
I’ve given up on you,” he said back, voice also soft. “Love fades. Mine has.
I wasn’t sure if all the bright days I’d had with Dimitri were worth the hurt I felt now.
Sydney was an efficient person, and that extended to showers as well. Me? You could have conducted full demolition and remodeling in the time it took me to shower.
People see what they’re expecting to see.
I’m all for a real home,” I said, brushing hair from her face, “but before that, can we please have a real honeymoon?