vampire diaries MIDNIGHT

L. J . S m it h
The V am pir e D ia rie s
The R etu rn : V ol. 3 M id nig ht

For A nne, th e a nim al- w his p ere r
Wit h th anks to th e r e al P rin ce ss J e ssa ly n , a nd to L ouis e B eaudry fo r h er h elp
wit h F re nch tr a nsla tio ns.

Conte n ts
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Ele na G ilb e rt p ut d o w n th e p e n r e lu cta ntly . S huttin g h e r d ia ry …
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Ele na c o uld n’t h a ve b e en o ut f o r m ore th a n a f e w …
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Dam on le ape d. S om ew he re in th e m id dle o f th e le ap E le na …
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“F ir s t,” M ere dit h a ske d, “ is D am on r ig ht? If y o u g o b a ck…
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“I th o ught y o u w ante d to g e t o ut s o w e c o uld …
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Bonnie c o uld n’t g e t to s le ep a fte r D am on’s w ord s to h e r.
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Bonnie w as in h e r n e w f ir s t- flo or b e dro om , a nd w as f e eli n g…
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Dam on n o dde d th o ughtf u lly , g la ncin g b a ck a nd f o rth b e tw een th e f ig htin g…
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Dam on d ro ppe d h is h a nd. H e s im ply c o uld n’t m ake h im se lf d o …
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Dam on w as m akin g h is w ay u p th e b e autif u l r o se -c o ve re d tr e lli s …

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Whe n M . le P rin ce ss J e ssa ly n D ’A ubig ne h a d d ru nk h e r f ill o f…
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“S te fa n. S te fa n!” E le na h a d b e en to o n e rv o us to s ta y o ut…
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Ele na , s le epin g s e re ne ly w it h o ne h a nd lo cke d o nto S te fa n’s , k n e w …
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The n e xt m orn in g E le na n o tic e d th a t M ere dit h s till lo oke d p a le …
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Bonnie w oke s lo w ly , c o m in g u p f r o m s o m e d a rk p la ce .
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“O nce u po n a tim e,” b e ga n B onnie , “ th e re w ere a y o ung…
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Mere dit h a nd M att w ere s it tin g a t th e b re akfa st ta ble , w hic h…
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Afte r b re akfa st M att w ent o nli n e to f in d tw o s to re s, n e it h e r…
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Bonnie d e cid e d, w it h s e co nds p re cio us a nd s e em in g to s tr e tc h f o r…
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Mere dit h u sua lly f o und h e r p a re nts f u nny a nd s illy a nd d e ar.
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Som eone w as s till k n o ckin g o n S te fa n’s d o or.

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“M am a s a id n o t in F ell’ s C hurc h,” M rs . F lo w ers r e pe ate d to S te fa n.
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