“Do you often wonder,” she continued, desperately hoping her questions would win Vasily over, “what might have been had his gaze fallen upon some other miserable wretch? Yes, you would have been destitute, starving in the streets, scraping for your… — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share Image
“I know the consequences, Manon,” Ilyse conceded. “I know the fate you endured might one day be my own. But I refuse to be a prisoner for the rest of my life.” — 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 Image
“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 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
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“Darkness enveloped us again, and for the first time in years, I welcomed it.” — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share Image
“With Stefan, the line between good and evil, right and wrong, becomes increasingly blurred.” — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“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 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. "Say to… — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share Image
