Did you mean it... that if Victor did tell...that youd... I couldnt finish. I couldnt bring myself to say the words have him killed.I dont have much influence in the upper levels of Moroi royalty but I have plenty among the guardians who handle the dirty work in our world.You didnt answer the question. If youd really do it.Id do a lot of things to protect you Roza.

I dont care if you say we cant be together. I dont care if you think Im the most evil unnatural creature walking on earth. You can think whatever you want go whatever you want. Im going to just go on loving you even if its hopeless.

He sighed and then focused his eyes right on me. It was like drowning drowning in seas of green. There was nothing in the world except for those eyes.I want to kiss you Rose he said softly. And I want you to want me too.

Ill find you. There is no place in this world you can hide from me. Im watching.Love Dimitri

She was right about something else too Dimitri said after a long pause. My back was to him but there was a strange quality to his voice that made me turn around.Whats that I asked.That I do still love you.With that one sentence everything in the universe changed.

Wait. You think Im going to die Thats why you slept with me

If you want some advicewhich Im sure you dontyou guys should lay off on the magic. Christian still thinks youre moving in on Lissa.What he asked in mock astonishment. Doesnt he know my heart belongs to youIt does not. And no hes still worried about it despite what Ive told him.You know I bet if we started making out right now it would make him feel better.If you touch me I said pleasantly Ill provide you with the opportunity to see if you can heal yourself. Then wed see how badass you really are.

Because I cant help doing it he said with a shrug. And hey if I keep loving you maybe youll eventually crack and love me too. Hell Im pretty sure youre already half in love with me.I am not And everything you just said is ridiculous. Thats terrible logic.Adrian returned to his crossword puzzle. Well you can think what you want so long as you remember-no matter how ordinary things seem between us-Im still here still in love with you and care about you more than any other guy evil or otherwise ever will.I dont think youre evil.See Things are already looking promising.

What was love really Flowers chocolate and poetry Or was it something else Was it being able to finish someones jokes Was it having absolute faith that someone was there at your back Was it knowing someone so well that they instantly understood why you did the things you didand shared those same beliefs

We cant... he told me.I know I agreed.Then his mouth was on mine again and this time I knew there would be no turning back. There were no walls this time. Our bodies wrapped together as he tried to get my coat off then his shirt then my shirt. ... It really was a lot like when wed fought out on the quad earlier-that same passion and heat. I think at the end of the day the instincts that power fighting and sex arent so different. They all come from an animal side of us. Yet as more and more clothes came off it went beyond just animal passion. It was sweet and wonderful at the same time. When I looked into his eyes I could see without a doubt that he loved me more than anyone else in the world that I was his salvation the same way that he was mine. Id never expected my first time to be in a cabin in the woods but I realized the place didnt matter. The person did. With someone you loved you could be anywhere and it would be incredible. Being in the most luxurious bed in the world wouldnt matter if you were with someone you didnt love.