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I lost track of day and night too. My time was divided into Dimitri and not-Dimitri. He was my world. When he… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
For a moment, staring down and realizing what I'd just done, I wanted to throw myself in after him, because surely there… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
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If I had learned anything in my life about love, it was that they were tenous things that could end at any… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
People get too caught up in what they don't have and get bogged down as a result. There's joy in the present.… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
Except, now that I don’t have a car, I can’t really make good on my birthday promise.” Sydney thought about it for… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
Can you come over to Amberwood? I need you to help me break curfew and escape my dorm.” There were a few… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
Look at it this way," Ms. Terwilliger said, after several moments of thought. "The callistana thinks of you two as its parents. — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
A gun I had been brought down by a gun. It was practically comical. Cheaters, I thought. I’d spent my life focusing… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
The incident with Dawn hadn't been one of my finer moments. I honestly hadn't expected to break any bones when I shoved… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
Christian's family lived under the shadow cast by his parents. They had purposely become Striogi, trading thier magic and mortality to become… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
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Oh,” she said. “You can rest assured that I will kill him. Mostly this is to emphasize what I said before: no… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
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Angeline made a few more attempts to break away, but when it became clear she couldn't, those around us began whistling and… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
Thanks for looking out for her, Sage. You're okay. For a human." I almost laughed. "Thanks." "You can say it too, you… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
I sat there for several moments, trying to decide how best I should respond. None of the advice I'd gotten from the… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
Is Hopper celebrating with you?” “Hopper? Why would—” My mouth snapped shut for a few moments. “Oh. I, uh, kind of forgot… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
Is he... is Dimitri a Strigoi?" Mason hesitated only a moment, like he was afraid to answer me, and then—he nodded. My… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
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You guys didn't really think you could go off on a party weekend without me, did you? Especially here of all places—"… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
If you're Strigoi," the boy interrupted loudly, "then why don't you have horns? My friend Jeffrey said Strigoi have horns." Dimitri's eyes… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
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Shouldn't that be flipped right-side up?" I asked. "No," she said, eyes on the cards. After several moments of heavy silence, said,… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
Well...I'm on birth control" I was drinking the water again and choked on it. It took several moments of coughing before I… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
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When I talked to him earlier, he said he had to work tonight,” Peter explained, “but that we should go ahead and draw for… — Richelle Mead Copy Share
It was a nephilim.” “A nephi-what?” asked Hugh, startled. “Isn’t that a character on Sesame Street?” Peter spoke up for the first time. — Richelle Mead Copy Share
Life and death were so unpredictable. So close to each other. We existed moment to moment, never knowing who would be the next to… — Richelle Mead Copy Share
“I watched, enthralled, as he painted a large silver heart with flames edging one side. The whole design was Celtic in style. It was… — Richelle Mead Copy Share
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Is it true? You had a clean getaway and risked it all for me?" I Swallowed. "It wouldn't have been a clean getaway without… — Richelle Mead Copy Share
Keith was just bringing the glass to his lips when Adrian said, "Mmm. O positive, my favorite." Keith sprayed out the wine he'd just… — Richelle Mead Copy Share
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Hey Sydney," she said, giving me a small, crooked smile as she entered the room. Her flashing, dark eyes were friendly, but they were… — Richelle Mead Copy Share
“Sydney Katherine Sage,” he said, his green eyes full of love and earnestness. “Would you do a brooding, deadbeat Moroi the honor of being… — Richelle Mead Copy Share
