He frowned and rested his arm across the top of the chair. I tapped my fingers on the arm rest, hating to do it, but unable to think of another way. Laylen asked, like he knew my mind was brewing up a plan. And I didn t see the part where Aislin removed the mark and the shield. I couldn t just rely on the fact that I knew everything would worked out. His face sank as if he just realized there was a problem. Has Aislin removed Stephan s Mark of Immortality yet? How s that even supposed to work?

If he s saying good-bye than I m sure that means he s accepted it. He met my eyes and they were full of truth. They wanted to have some brother and sister good-bye or something. Outside, the sky was dark, stars twinkling a song I almost knew. I was wondering when you were going to wake up. I stepped into the hall and padded down the stairs, finding only one person.Ī tall vampire sat with his legs kicked up on the table. The house was silent, except for the sound of the TV. I got to my feet, stumbled across my room, and cracked open the door. All the amazing feelings I d had when I drifted to sleep, had evaporated. When I opened my eyes, I felt hollow and numb.

This isn t how our story goes this isn t how I saw it.īut as the electricity sparkled, freeing itself from us, we slipped to the earth, our bodies breaking. Stephan stood in the middle, his cloak billowing behind him. I shook my head, holding onto him as the Death Walkers descended from the trees. I ll always save you Gemma, just like I promised. He leaned close, tracing his finger along my cheekbone.

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