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g ood fr ie nd to a ll o f u s— to ld h im to s u ck in a ir a nd to h old it , to p ush it
dow n in to h is lu ngs.
Hum ans h ave to b re ath e th at w ay, y o u s e e.
I d on’t k n ow h ow lo ng it to ok D am on to r e aliz e th at h e r e ally
w as
a h um an, n o
jo ke , n oth in g a nyo ne c o uld d o a bout it . T he b la ck r o se h ad b een fo r S te fa n; a nd
it w ould h ave g iv e n h im h is d re am o f b ein g h um an a gain . B ut w hen D am on
re aliz e d it h ad w ork e d it s m agic o n
h im …
That’s w hen I s a w h im lo ok a t m e a nd lu m p m e in w it h th e r e st o f m y s p ecie s—
a s p ecie s h e’s c o m e to h ate a nd s co rn .
Sin ce th en I h ave n’t d are d lo ok h im in th e e ye a gain . I
k n o w
h e lo ve d m e ju st
days a go. I d id n’t k n ow th at lo ve c o uld tu rn to — well, to a ll th e th in gs h e fe els n ow

about h im se lf .
You’d th in k it w ould b e e asy fo r D am on to b eco m e a v a m pir e a gain . B ut h e
wants to b e a s p ow erfu l a v a m pir e a s h e u se d to b e— and th ere is n ’t a nyo ne lik e
th at to e xc h ange b lo od w it h h im . E ve n S age d is a ppeare d b efo re D am on c o uld
ask h im . S o D am on is s tu ck lik e th is u ntil h e fin ds s o m e s tr o ng, p ow erfu l, a nd
pre stig io us v a m pir e to g o th ro ugh th e w hole p ro ce ss o f c h angin g h im .
And e ve ry tim e I lo ok in to
S te fa n’s
e ye s, th ose je w el- g re en e ye s th at a re w arm
wit h tr u st a nd g ra tit u de— I fe el te rro r, to o. T erro r th at s o m ehow h e’l l b e s n atc h ed
aw ay a gain — rig ht o ut o f m y a rm s. A nd… te rro r th at h e’l l fin d o ut h ow I’v e c o m e to
fe el a bout D am on. I h adn’t e ve n r e aliz e d m yse lf h ow m uch D am on h as c o m e to
mean to m e. A nd I c a n’t … sto p… my fe elin g… fo r h im , e ve n if h e h ate s m e n ow .
And, y e s, d am n it , I’m c ry in g! In a m in ute , I h ave to g o ta ke h im