Oh God. Why, oh why, did I have to be the one to deliver this news? Why couldn’t I be locked away in my room or the library doing something enjoyable, like homework?
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"Yeah," a new voice suddenly ... RICHELLE MEAD I expected Abe to yell for everyone to shut up or something like that. Of course, Nathan had been tr... RICHELLE MEAD So, I want to try to spend more time with Dad." Abe glanced at Rose."You see that?" He said. "N... RICHELLE MEAD Who are these people?" my mother asked. "Guess," replied Abe flatly. "Who would be foolish enou... RICHELLE MEAD Well, well, well," I said. "If it isn't the people responsible for unleashing Rose Hathaway on the w... RICHELLE MEAD Abe swept in, resplendent in a gray and yellow suit that coordinated bafflingly well with Adrian's p... RICHELLE MEAD Ah, Belikov," said Abe, shaking Dimitri's hand. "I'd been hoping we'd run into each other. I'd reall... RICHELLE MEAD I have it on good authority there's going to be a new 'gate' opening up soon over on the south side ... RICHELLE MEAD She reached out and touched the bright colors of the cashmere scarf, her face filled with wonder as ... RICHELLE MEAD Was this all part of your plan as my lawyer? I don't recall explosive escapes being part of the lega... RICHELLE MEAD What have you gotten me into?" I hissed at him. "Me? What have you gotten yourself into? Couldn... RICHELLE MEAD Don't fight them anymore.I'm going to go with them." "No. I won't let them take you." "You... RICHELLE MEAD Because it gives him and excuse to be around her--without making it look like he gave in first. That... RICHELLE MEAD You approve?" I asked, spinning around. He slipped an arm around my waist. "Unfortunately... RICHELLE MEAD You forget: I have an addictive personality. I'm addicted to you. Somehow I think you could do all s... RICHELLE MEAD Dimitri. I hadn't known he was here. His eyes were on me too,dark and endless. Only I couldn't ... RICHELLE MEAD I'm sorry." "Be sorry you lied," he said, pressing a kiss to my forehead. "Don't be sorr... RICHELLE MEAD That," I told Tatiana, "is the most fucked-up law I have ever heard. RICHELLE MEAD As he looked at me, he seemed to send a message of his own: that he would still fight for me, that h... RICHELLE MEAD In an undertone, I murmured, "This isn't over. I won't give up on you." "I've given up on you,"... RICHELLE MEAD What are you, Rose Hathaway? Are you real? You're a dream within a dream. I'm afraid touching you wi... RICHELLE MEAD Yeah, that's exactly what I want. To help my girlfriend get her old boyfriend back." He turned away ... RICHELLE MEAD I'll find you. There is no place in this world you can hide from me. I'm watching. Love, Dimitr... RICHELLE MEAD Well, you've finally got a license to kill. It's about time. RICHELLE MEAD You guys didn't really think you could go off on a party weekend without me, did you? Especially her... RICHELLE MEAD I don't know. This college would probably have the same problem the last one did." I frow... RICHELLE MEAD If I could dream, I know I'd dream about you.I'd dream about the way you smell and how your dark hai... RICHELLE MEAD Don't touch her," he growled. There was a note in his voice that would of scared me if it had b... RICHELLE MEAD Checkmate, bitch. RICHELLE MEAD Damn it," I muttered. "What?" asked Adrian. "I hate when you're the sane one... RICHELLE MEAD You're beautiful in battle," said Dimitri. His cold voice carried to me clearly, even above the roar... RICHELLE MEAD Dreams, dreams. I walk them; I live them. I delude myself with them. It's a wonder I can spot realit... RICHELLE MEAD He has no right to threaten my boyfriends. I'm eighteen. An adult. I don't need his help. I can thre... RICHELLE MEAD Sweat isn't a bad thing," he said, leaning his head against the wall thoughtfully. "Some of the best... RICHELLE MEAD It’s okay. Everything’s going to be okay. You can let go of the sword." "I can’t. I can�... RICHELLE MEAD That's pretty hot," he said. "Punching me in the eye?" "Well, no. Of course not. I meant t... RICHELLE MEAD By the way, my name's Rose Hathaway. I'm seventeen years old, training to protect and kill vampires,... RICHELLE MEAD Sometimes you wake up from a dream. Sometimes you wake up in a dream. And sometimes, every once in a... RICHELLE MEAD what's your name?" what?" i asked, squinting at the light. your name." I reconized Dr. Ole... RICHELLE MEAD Don't judge the past by the standards of today. It won't work. They're incompatible. RICHELLE MEAD You were wrong. She really is the new general in town." I smiled back, hoping he wasn't aware o... RICHELLE MEAD And I thought the whole point of my education was that violence IS the answer. RICHELLE MEAD I steeled myself for the next response. I knew it was going to be one of the Zen life lessons. [...]... RICHELLE MEAD I love you, Roza." He kissed me again. "I'll always be here for you. I'm not going to let anything h... RICHELLE MEAD