d with thorns and his heart felt like it was being chained, being squeezed tig

ed and fell to the living room carpet, feeling the worst pain since it all began. He almost regretted not accepting Isabella's invitat

confused by the change, he realized that it had already dawned. He mentally thanked the sor

orce and finally Demitri managed to sit up, taking a deep breath and l

r situation", he muttered to himself, managing to sta

ing his plans to get to know her, and let

mind ideas of how to get them away from Isabella were already beginning to arise. Whether she was wit

.

es on her, watching her movements. Those reactions made her think that Arvin had shared her little lie about Demitri, which led her to the possibilities that change c

to worry about a vampire and his health, but there she w

e the vampires, avoiding questions about the vampire who had been with her the day before. As she was dri

g as the vampire's eyes finally recognized her. Demitri smiled too, looking anxious a

"said Isabella

ing home? " asked Demitri, also smi

hat I found you..

o

Isabella's renewed interest in him. He

come in? It's strange to

alk to the passenger door, getting into the car

een with him around town and if the vampire was okay with the situation, but as she stared at D

with you", commented Demitri, as if

d either, but I don't want

. I'm looking forwa

d by Demitri's obvious reassurance, and accepted his hand. The warmth of their bodies seemed to fill them, and they both held back the sigh that wanted to esc

, said Isabella, get

at the people passing by, who looked at the two of them curio

m. He worked in the fields, which gave him a few extra muscles that remained in his vampiric form, as well as a tan, which ensur

a asked, when Demitri remained silent, reflecting on the situat

body to the human, letting her look into his eyes, the same way he did with her, although he was a

y n

ou. It is important to me that, despite everything that is going

hen fired off questions about her life with the Ventrue, and the vampire told her what life was like in Austria, from the