melika-dannese-lux

I had lied to myself from the very beginning, deceived myself into believing that I was being fanciful and overly imaginative. Surely such monstrosities only existed in nightmares? Yet I had lived through a nightmare these past months, and that was no dream at all._______I was still fighting against the awful truth, not wanting to give in, searching my mind for a logical explanation__ut there was none. And the most horrible realization of all was that I had known, somewhere deep inside, ever since the day I first set eyes on Vladec Salei._______Plague carrier._______Living death._______Drainer of life._______The phrasing did not matter. No euphemism could strike fear into the hearts of men the way that single word

I know the consequences, Manon,_ Ilyse conceded. __ know the fate you endured might one day be my own. But I refuse to be a prisoner for the rest of my life.

I__ not asking for your forgiveness. I have done no wrong according to my kind. I never meant to turn you. I just wanted to have a little fun with you before they took you away.

Don__ listen to the ramblings of fools,_ he said, smiling grimly. __hen it comes down to it, if they knew the truth, no one would want to live on this earth forever.

Stefan needed me. Ha! Stefan needed me, as what? His next meal?

He was mocking me. I could see his mouth beginning to lift in a maddening smirk, a smile that was half sardonic and half secretive, as if the fate of the world depended on the answer to a riddle only he knew and would never share.

Affronts to her reputation pierced her to the heart, though I couldn__ understand why, since she had very little character left to defend.

Tell me, Eric,_ he said, licking a droplet from the corner of his mouth. __ave you ever tasted blood?_________y mouth was so dry I could barely find the voice to answer him. __hat an odd question...__________ut a valid one. Well, have you?____________e cut my lip before, so yes, I suppose I have tasted blood, but...__________ot your own, you foolish boy._ He let out a short, derisive laugh and leaned in so that he was only a few inches from my face. __ mean the blood of another.__________ood God, Stefan, of course not!__________ity...