“If I were pressed, I would admit that she was beautiful, in a dead bride sort of way.” — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share Image
“A decision made during a moment of weakness can ruin your life. To date, I had made three.” — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share Image
“Stefan needed me. Ha! Stefan needed me, as what? His next meal?” — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share Image
“Death stalked toward us on padded feet. And it was not alone.” — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share Image
“She rounded on me with such ferocity that for a moment I didn’t recognize her. A flash of fangs, a dark gleam… — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share Image
“Don’t listen to the ramblings of fools,” he said, smiling grimly. “When it comes down to it, if they knew the truth,… — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share Image
“Because, my dear Eric, I have tasted the secret knowledge. I know how much to say and when to pull back. I… — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share Image
“He was mocking me. I could see his mouth beginning to lift in a maddening smirk, a smile that was half sardonic… — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share Image
“How does one go on after doing such unspeakable things? It's all rather simple, really," he continued, speaking in someone else's voice.… — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share Image
“Tell me, Eric,” he said, licking a droplet from the corner of his mouth. “Have you ever tasted blood?” My mouth was… — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share Image
“I had lied to myself from the very beginning, deceived myself into believing that I was being fanciful and overly imaginative. Surely… — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share Image
“I’ve always felt comfortable amongst the horrors. I married your uncle Gerard, after all.” — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share
“Because, my dear Eric, I have tasted the secret knowledge. I know how much to say and when to pull back. I know what… — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share
“A decision made during a moment of weakness can ruin your life. To date, I had made three.” — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share
“I used to ask myself, ‘Sergei, would you rather spend your money on drink or women?’ and thanks to the club, I spend it… — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share
“Affronts to her reputation pierced her to the heart, though I couldn’t understand why, since she had very little character left to defend.” — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share
“And I swore it to myself the night Maurice ran away,” Ilyse screamed, terror and fury coursing through her veins, “and I’ll swear it… — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share
“Maybe I had been making a greater monster of him than he really was, or maybe I was still under his influence, for I… — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share
“Darkness enveloped us again, and for the first time in years, I welcomed it.” — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share
“With Stefan, the line between good and evil, right and wrong, becomes increasingly blurred.” — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share
“I’ve read about this in books, imagined it in my mind countless times since I’ve been here, but to actually witness it is something… — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share
“Thirteen years of friendship had bonded us together more thoroughly than if we had been born of the same mother. Even at this late… — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share
“How does one go on after doing such unspeakable things? It's all rather simple, really," he continued, speaking in someone else's voice. "Say to… — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share
“Oh, come now, Manon,” Ilyse laughed, “It’s my job to liven things up a bit, too. I can’t let you and your dimples have… — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share
“Sergei doesn’t yearn for love…he thirsts for domination, and now he has finally achieved it.” — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share
“His character is like an emerald—multifaceted and enhanced by inclusions.” — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share
