onfessing what was happening to him and Isabella's role in his life. As much as even fate seemed willing to help,

itri said, pulling out of her grip, with as little for

d I said I want you to come with me", Isabella s

ally to a vampire like me, who you don't even know. B

what's le

ously couldn't walk away without looking like he was being devoured from the inside out, but he was still tryin

y reality like this", Demitri said, looking intently at the young woman, suffering from

suffering like that, but I understand.

ng with her for a while now, I

he vampire think that he was beginning to reveal too much informat

way while you were b

d glances. But it was not time for her to know the whole truth, not when they had only had the opportunity to be in the same

x, Isabella closed her eyes, feeling his scent envelop her at having the tall vampire so close

needed a few seconds to recover before she picked up her shopping bags from the bank. Before turning to go towards her hou

lly behave himself. He didn't want to frighten Isabella, just as he didn't want to rush her situation. The pain had not yet set in, but it would return as soon as the smell of his companion was gone from hi

g and asking how her shopping day had gone. The vampire then took a back seat in her mind and tried

hter relationship had improved greatly, and Isabella had never felt closer to him

sigh when she saw who was waiting for her. She almost thought it might

ing her arms, moving just far enough away from the door so th

n said, coming closer, but

her ex-boyfriend's strange reactions. Then he spoke ag

ll like a vampi

what you're t

And it's not one I know, so

my secre

ha

want to get my fa

staring at her, demanding answers h

not, Arvin, so go away and don't come he

e you and you left me for s

with me, did

ld stay away fro

well, did it? You made me walk

bell

e likes me, not just with

..

touching his arm. It was the first

on't want this anymore, I don't want

a side of himself that Isabella had not seen since s

a giggle escape. She had invented that she had found another vampire to be w