Yet, it had been Dimitri’s gentleness and thoughtfulness mixed with that deadliness that made him so wonderful. The same hands that wielded stakes with such precision would carefully brush the hair out of my face. The eyes that could astutely spot any danger in the area would regard me wonderingly and worshipfully, like I was...

Never mind. Why can’t I reach her? Where is she?

With Alicia and the Alchemists on the loose, Sydney couldn’t leave a secure location like this without good reason. She contented herself by holing up in a guest room and prepping some spells that would be of use in the search for Alicia tomorrow. That left Dimitri and me to babysit, which seemed like the...

Rose and Dimitri moved almost as one entity, like a matched pair of wolfes or lions, both wary and deadly as they studied their surroundings, taking no detail or person for granted.

Right. As opposed to your cradle-robbing mentor. I don’t really see you making much progress with him.

The center will hold. Will it, Sydney? I wondered.Because I’m falling apart.

I’m like a fine wine. I get better with age. The best is yet to come.

You forget: I have an addictive personality. I’m addicted to you. Somehow I think you could do all sorts of bad things to me, and I’d still come back to you. Just keep things honest, okay? Tell me what you’re feeling. If you’re feeling something for Dimitri that’s confusing you, tell me. We’ll work it...

Exactly my point.

My mistake.

We need to get inside. I think my hair gel’s frozen.

Non proprio. Ho avanzato delle proposte indecenti e ho parlato spesso di nudità, ma non ti ho mai chiesto un vero appuntamento. E, se la memoria non m’inganna, tu hai detto che mi avresti dato una possibilità quando ti ho permesso di ripulirmi il conto.

Rose once told me “If your eyes weren’t open, you wouldn’t know the difference between dreaming and waking.”Adrian Ivashkov to Sydney Sage

Couldn’t Lissa have healed that black eye away?””Its a badge of honor. Makes me seem manly.

But I think I love you more than ever.

The guy that’s going to kick your ass for hurting her.

I’m still here, still in love with you, and care about you more than any other guy ever will.” -Adrian-

What’d did I tell you?” muttered Adrian. He has no fuzzy affection for his father. “De-lightful.

Hago esto todo el tiempo. Es un hechizo sencillo. Sin sorpresas.-Tal vez- dije renuente-. Pero cada vez que usas el espíritu, es más probable que te vuelvas loco.-Ya estoy loco por ti, Sage.

You sure you don’t want to go home and cuddle up with Rose?” I asked.

Is that some kind of vampire joke?” Treyasked.

Sitting beside Abe was Adrian Ivashkov–my more-or-less boyfriend. Adrian was a royal Moroi–and another spirit user like Lissa. He’d been crazy about me (and often just crazy) ever since we first met

Happy Birthday.”Adrian came to a sudden halt. The words were soft and small, spoken tentatively, but easily discerned by vampire ears. Slowly, he turned around and found Jill Mastrano standing shyly before him.

Sydney: “You can be Jet if you want, but we are not posing as a couple again” Adrian: “Are you sure? Because I’ve got a lot more terms of endearment to use. Honey pie. Sugarplum. Bread pudding.” Sydney: “Why are they all high-calorie foods? And bread pudding isn’t really that romantic.”Adrian: “Do you want me...

Spells? Magic? I mean, don’t get me wrong. I drink blood and control people’s minds.But I’ve never heard of anything like this.

Rose, nothing in this world could make me hate you.””Not even trying to bring my ex-boyfriend back from the dead?

I loved you and you destroyed me. You took my heart and ripped it up. You might as well have staked me.

I thought Alchemists avoided alcohol the same way they do primary colors.

Propriety’s never been Adrian’s strong suit.

And he has so much, Sydney. So much feeling. He feels everything so strongly— love, grief, anger. His emotions are up and down, all over the place.

My mother wasnʹt sleeping with anybody. She doesnʹt even sleep with my father.

It was with some surprise that I saw that the person waiting for me at the airport’s exit was Adrian. A grin spread over my face, and I picked up the pace. I threw my arms around him, astonishing both of us. “I have never been happier to see you in my life,” I said....

I find prostitutes vastly important.

That makes two of us.

This was the last thing I expected. You destroy my life and then feed me some inspiratonal philosophy.

Who is he?””An idiot, said Adrian. “Makes me look like an upstanding member of society.

I went to bed feeling melancholy, wishing I could havepoured out all my fears and insecurities to my mom. Wasn’tthat what normal mothers and daughters did?

It was worth it. You looked…happy

Maybe instead of stalking her, you should go out with someone else.”He sighed. “You don’t think I’ve tried? How can anyone compare? You might not believe this, but there is no one like Ageline at this school.

I’m done with the pouting,” he said. “Done with being moody—well, I mean, I’m always a little moody. That’s what Adrian Ivashkov’s all about. But I’m done with the excessive stuff. That didn’t get me anywhere with Rose. It won’t get me anywhere with you.””Nothing will get you anywhere with me,” I exclaimed.”I don’t know...

,Qué voy a hacer con un abrigo de lana? -pregunté-. Especialmente en Palm Springs. -Dormir con él- sugirió-. Pensar en mi.

Adrian was right that the sun I’d just described wasn’t the design that had been the on the sword or brochure. Both of those had used an ancient symbol. The one in my vision was a more modern adaption-and this wasn’t the first time I’d seen it.The sun in my vision was an exact match...

Es la logica Adrian Ivashkov. No trates de entenderla, solo rueda con ella.

Is it true?” She asked. “Do you have a date?””For the love of-you know it’s true! And you told Adrian didn’t you?

Adrian paled and went perfectly still as he stared at the newcomer, and in that moment, all my high hopes for him came crashing down. Earlier, I’d been certain that if Adrain could just stay away from his past and any traumatic events, he’d be able to find a purpose and steady himself. Well, it...

How? If anyone even finds it—and it’s not just sitting under a table right now—they’ll just have a good laugh at our sappy talk. No one’s going to be like, ‘Aha! Proof of an illicit human-and-vampire affair.

Sydney: I like Latin. It’s fun.Eddie: I can’t believe you think we’re the strange ones.

He smiled, and it lit up his whole face.

You want to be an alchemist so badly? Don’t wait to react to the immediate problem.Plan ahead. Look at the big picture and you won’t ever have to deal with that problem.Better to save yourself from a major catastrophe than drag your feet over a bunch of little inconveniences.

Look, Sage. I don’t know much about chemistry or computer hacking or photosynthery, but this is something I’ve got a lot of experience with.” I think he mean photosynthesis, but I didn’t correct him. “Use my knowledge. Don’t let it go to waste.