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Adrian Suddenly Glanced Up At Me. Our Gazes Locked, And I Felt Like He Could Read My Mind. How Often Did He Think About That Kiss? And If He Really Was Crazy About Me, Did He Imagine More Than Just Kissing? Did He Fantasize About Me? What Kinds Of Things Did He Think About? His Lips On My Neck? His Hand On My Leg? And Was That Leg Bare . . . ?

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Adrian Suddenly Glanced Up At Me. Our Gazes Locked, And I Felt Like He Could Read My Mind. How Often Did He Think About That Kiss? And If He Really Was Crazy About Me, Did He Imagine More Than Just Kissing? Did He Fantasize About Me? What Kinds Of Things Did He Think About? His Lips On My Neck? His Hand On My Leg? And Was That Leg Bare . . . ?

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Who... Who Are You?' I Asked At Last. It Was True. I Had Left A Body In The Park, But Seriously, What Was I Supposed To Do? Drag Him Back To My Hotel And Tell My Bellhop My Friend Had Had Too Much To Drink?

Hathaway!" Stan Barked, Coming From The Direction Of The Field. "nice Of You To Join Us. Get In There Now! You're Lucky You Aren't One Of The First Ones, " He Growled.people Were Even Making Bets About Whether You'd Show. " "really?" I Asked Cheerfully. "what Kind Of Odds Are There On That? Because I Can Still Change My Mind And Put Down My Own Bet. Make A Little Pocket Money.

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Aren't You Failing English?" I Asked. Angeline Flushed. "it's Not My Fault." "even I Know You Can't Write An Article On Wikipedia And Then Use It As A Source In Your Own Essay." Sydney Had Been Torn Between Horror And Hysterics When She Told Me. "i Took 'primary Source' To A Whole New Level!" Honestly, It Was A Wonder We'd Gotten By For So Long Without Angeline. Life Must Have Been So Boring Before Her.

You Are The Most Beautiful Creature I Have Ever Seen Walking This Earth. You Have No Clue Of How Beautiful You Are Or How Brightly You Shine.

Rose, Do You Think I'd Do Anything That Would Hurt You.- Dimitri To Rose

Is He... Is Dimitri A Strigoi?" Mason Hesitated Only A Moment, Like He Was Afraid To Answer Me, And Then—he Nodded. My Heart Shattered. My World Shattered.

Good Can Still Exist When Bad Things Happen, Just As Evil Persists When Good Things Happen.” - Carter To Georgina

When Bad Things Happen

Well, You Can Think What You Want, So Long As You Remember - No Matter How Ordinary Things Seem Between Us - I'm Still Here, Still In Love With You, And Care About You More Than Any Other Guy, Evil Or Otherwise, Ever Will.

It's Okay," I Said Soothingly. "you're Just Getting Your Stride Back. Once You're Up To Full Power, I'll Go Crack A Rib Or Something So We Can Test It." She Groaned. "the Horrible Part Is That I Don't Think You're Joking.

It Was Something Of A Mystery How A Couple Of Teenage Girls Had Managed To Escape Detection For Two Years, Especially When One Of Them Was A Privileged Moroi Princess And The Other A Delinquent Dhampir With A Disciplinary File So Long That It Broke School Records.

As Far As We Know, Everyone’s Right— Strigoi Don’t Want To Hang Out In Palm Springs.” Eddie Became About One Percent Less Tense.

Is Adrian Here?” “who?” “adrian. Tall. Brown Hair. Green Eyes.” She Frowned. “do You Mean Jet?” “i … I’m Not Sure. Does He Smoke Like A Chimney?” The Girl Nodded Sagely. “yup. You Must Mean Jet.

For Every Bad Thing In Life, There Are More Good Things To Tip The Balance.

Well, No One Treats Me Like A Full-fledged Royal, Said Lissa, Turning Back To The Dresses. No Reason To Act Like One Now. Show Me Your Straps And Short-sleeves.

How Was It That Adrian Ivashkov, Who Never Seemed To Take Anything Seriously Was The Only One Among These "responsible" People Who Paid Attention To Such Small Details? How Was He The Only One To Really Understand The Magnitude Of What I Was Feeling?

Okay, So. You, Belikov, The Alchemist, Sonya Karp, Victor Dashkov, And Robert Doru Are All Hanging Out In West Virginia Together.” “no,” I Said. “no?” “we’re, Uh, Not In West Virginia.

It Was Nice To See Someone Who Appreciated Her For Her Character, No Matter How Disgusted Christian Was By The Idea Of Anyone Dating His Aunt. And I Actually Kind Of Liked Seeing Christian So Obviously Tormented. It Was Good For Him.

I Brought My Lips Down To Hers, And It Was Like Everything That Had Ever Happened To Me Had Simply Been A Warm-up For This Moment, That This Was Where My Life Truly Began.

Oh God. She Probably Thinks We Were Off Doing—you Know—romantic Type, Um, Things—

I Didn't Think My Day Could Get Any Worse Until My Best Friend Told Me She Might Be Going Crazy. Again.

I’d Said It Before And Meant It: Alive Or Undead, The Love Of My Life Was A Badass.

Love Of My Life

The Future Is Always Changing. If We Had No Choices, There'd Be No Point In Living.

And I Figured You'd Drive A Four-hour Round-trip Before Giving Up Your Car To Someone Else

Your Wit Is Always Such A Delight, Mr. Zeklos. I Can Barely Contain Myself Around It.

I Felt A Strange Fluttering Sensation In My Chest. Butterflies, Cardiac Arrest . . . It Was Hard To Say What Exactly.

Whether It's Simply Some Fierce Animal Joining Of Mates Or A Sublime Merging Of Souls, She Is Mine, And I Am Hers.

I’d Mentioned This Odd Wardrobe Choice To Adrian A Couple Of Weeks Ago: “isn’t Dimitri Hot?” Adrian’s Response Hadn’t Been Entirely Unexpected: “well, Yeah, According To Most Women, At Least.

What Do You Mean It Wasn't Anything? Didn't The Earth Move Or The Planets Align Or Something? -rose To Lissa On Sleeping With Aaron

I Always Love Seeing What Worries You. Strigoi? No. Questionable Food? Yes.

I Hadn't Gotten Far When I Ran Into Mason. Good God. Men Everywhere.

Adrian Suddenly Made An Abrupt Turn Onto A Side Street We'd Nearly Driven Past. I Jerked Upright As He Clipped The Curb. "what Are You Doing? Think About Your Tires!

See? There It Is Again. My Flame In The Dark.

Adrian Shook His Head, Still Smiling. "i've Said Over And Over, I'd Do Anything For You. I Just Keep Hoping It'll Be Something Like, 'adrian, Let's Go Hot Tubbing' Or 'adrian, Take Me Out For Fondue.'" "well, Sometimes We Have To--did You Say Fondue?" Sometimes It Was Impossible To Follow Adrian's Train Of Thought. "why In The World Would I Ever Say That?" He Shrugged. "i Like Fondue.

Train Of Thought

If She Just Wanted To Come Home At Night To Eye Candy With Good Hair, I Could Probably Be That Reasonably Well.

Relax, Having Kids Is Years Away. But Can You Imagine? Your Brains, My Charm, Our Collective Good Looks... Then Add In The Usual Physical Abilities Dhampirs Get. It's Really Not Even Fair To Everyone Else.

Do You Believe In Fairy Tales?" "what...what Kind Of Fairy Tales?" "the Kind You Aren't Supposed To Waste Your Life On.

I Left The Clinic In A Daze That Had Nothing To Do With My Head Injury. Clear Up In A Week Or So? How Could Dr. Olendzki Speak So Lightly About This? I Was Going To Look Like A Mutant For Christmas And Most Of The Ski Trip. I Had A Black Eye. A Freaking Black Eye. And My Mother Had Given It To Me.

You'd Give Up Drinking To Go See Your Dad?" "well, Not Permanently," He Said. "that'd Be Ridiculous. But Maybe I Could Switch To Something Slightly Cheaper For A While. Like...slushes. Do You Know How Much I Love Those? Cherry, Especially.

Half Condemn Him And Write Him Off As Useless Like Him Dad. The Other Half Just Shrug And Indulge Him And Say, ‘well, That’s Adrian.

If I Let Myself Love You, I Won't Throw Myself In Front Of Her. I'll Throw Myself In Front Of You.

Vampire Academy

Turning Away, I Stared At The Long Road Winding Off Ahead Of Me. I Sighed. This Trip Might Take Awhile. "then Start Walking, Rose," I Muttered To Myself. I Set Off, Off To Kill The Man I Loved.

The Greatest And Most Powerful Revolutions Often Start Very Quietly, Hidden In The Shadows. Remember That.

We Can Take Her. Besides, He Deserves Someone Who Doesn't Shop At Gap Kids. -rose To Lissa On Mia And Aaron

You Used Your Power To Toss One Rock At Me?" He Exclaimed, An Almost Comic Note Of Incredulity In His Voice. "on The Contrary," I Heard Dorian Say Pleasantly. "i Didn't Use Magic For That. I Just Threw It.

Since I’m Presuming You Don’t Mean You Finally Bought Him A Leash, Let Me Say Simply That There Is A Big Difference Between Allowing An Animal To Ravage You And Allowing Yourself To Be Ravaged. One Is Common. The Other Is Art. It Is Planned. Crafted, Even. Only Capable Of Being Done By A Master.

Hey, If You'd Wanted To Avoid 'this,' You Shouldn't Have Lured Me Last Night. Now It's Too Late. You Might As Well Avoid The Long, Drawn-out Pain And Get It Over With Quickly. Sort Of Like Taking Off A Band-aid. Or Cutting Off A Limb." "wow, Who Says There's No Romance Left In The World?

I Didn’t Get Her Cutting At All. She’d Done It Sporadically, Ever Since The Accident And It Scared Me Each Time. She'd Try To Explain It To Me, How She Didn't Want To Die—she Just Needed To Get It Out Somehow. She Felt So Much Emotionally, She Would Say, That A Physical Outlet—physical Pain—was The Only Way To Make The Internal Pain Go Away. It Was The Only Way She Could Control It.

If I Propose, You'll Know It. For One Thing, I'll Be Hyperventilating.

I Steeled Myself For The Next Response. I Knew It Was Going To Be One Of The Zen Life Lessons. [...] Instead He Kissed Me.

Everyone Has Light Around Them, Except For You. You Have Shadows.

I Decided Then That If The Two People I Loved Most Were Safe, I Could Leave This World. The Dead Could Finally Have Me. And Iʹd Fulfilled My Purpose, Right? To Protect? Iʹd Done It. Iʹd Saved Lissa, Just Like Iʹd Sworn Iʹd Always Do. I Was Dying In Battle. No Appointment Books For Me.

Angeline Made A Few More Attempts To Break Away, But When It Became Clear She Couldn't, Those Around Us Began Whistling And Cheering. A Few Moments Later, That Dark And Furious Look Vanished From Angeline's Face, Replaced By Resignation. I Eyed Her Warily, Not About To Let Down My Guard. "fine," She Said. "i Guess It's Okay. Go Ahead." "huh? What's Okay?" I Demanded. "it's Okay If You Marry My Brother." (next Chapter) "it's Not Funny!" "you're Right,"agreed Sydney, Laughing Hysterically. "it's Not Funny. It's Hilarious.

I’m A Succubus.” He Shook His Head. “no, You Aren’t.” “yes, I Am.” “you Aren’t.” I Was A Bit Surprised To Be Having This Conversation. “i Am Too.” “no. Succubi Are Flame-eyed And Bat-winged. Everyone Knows That. They Don’t Wear Jeans And Sweaters.

Because It's Simple, I Love You, And I Don't Want To Keep Pretending Like I Don't. -rose To Dimitri

This Dress Makes Me Look Fat," I Told Jasmine As We Stood Near The Back Of The Crowd And Watched The Last Minute Preperations Fall Into Place. She Glanced Over At Me And My Efforts To Rearrange The Folds Of My Long, Gauzy Dress. "your Pregnant," She Stated. "everything's Supposed To Make You Look Fat." I Scowled. "i Think The Correct Reponse Was 'no It Doesn't.

The Other Problem In My Life Is Dimitri. He's The One Who Killed Natalie, And He's A Total Badass. He's Also Pretty Good-looking. Okay-more Than Good-looking. He's Hot-like, The Kind Of Hot That Makes You Stop Walking On The Street And Get Hit By Traffic. But, Like I Said, He's My Instructor. And He's Twenty-four. Both Of Those Are Reasons Why I Shouldn't Have Fallen For Him. But, Honestly, The Most Important Reason Is That He And I Will Be Lissa's Guardian When She Graduates. If He And I Are Checking Each Other Out, Then That Means We Aren't Looking Out For Her.

Well," He Said, Clearly Enjoying My Confusion. "it Was Actually For Two Souls, Since You And Seth Were Both Saved. But Even If It Wasn't, It Still Would've Been Worth It. Do You Know The Price Of One Soul, Georgina? It's Beyond Rubies And Diamonds, Beyond Any Mortal Reckoning. If It Had Taken Me Centuries, If It Had Taken A Dozen More Angels To Help Me, It All Would Have Been Worth It.

He Was Almost Naked Too, But I Hadn't Quite Gotten To His Boxers Yet. (they Were Silk Because, Honestly What Else Would Adrian Wear?)

I Don't Suppose You Offered To Help?" "sage," Adrian Declared. "these Hands Don't Do Manual Labor." He Knocked Another Ball Into A Hole. "you Want To Play?" "what? With You?" "no, With Clarence." He Sighed At My Dumbfounded Look. "yes, Of Course With Me.

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