Tradition or not, I sometimes thought putting children on an old guy’s lap was already creepy enough. We didn’t need to mix alcohol into it.

ARE YOU CRAZY?” I ASKED. He gave me the same wordless look he always did when I asked that question.

Through the metal grating on my carrier door, Adrian’s face suddenly appeared, peering in at me. “What new, pussycat?

Love and loyalty run deeper than blood

If I keep loving you, maybe you’ll crack and love me too.

I’ve lost someone, too; someone I loved. I know how you feel.”- Does it get easier?”Yes. But you’ll never be the same again.

After almost exactly three hours, we rolled into a small hole of a town that had one traffic light and a resturant simply marked DINER. There hadn’t been any traffic on the road for over...

I sighed and stared off without any particular focus. “I miss him so much.””I’m sorry,” she said.”Will it ever get better?”The question seemed to catch her by surprise. “I…I don’t know.

And I figured you’d drive a four-hour round-trip before giving up your car to someone else

I hope I’maround the day you actually notice someone is interested inyou.” I continued to be mystified, and she spent the rest ofclass bursting out with spontaneous giggles.

He’s been out for a while,” she said. “You ready to take a break?”Hopper could exist in this living form or be transformed into a small statue, which helped avoid uncomfortable questions when people came...

Wait for me. Be strong, and I’ll be strong too. I’ll fight my way out of whatever they’ve got in store. I won’t forget you. I won’t ever turn my back on you, no matter...

I love you, and beneath all that logic, calculation, and superstition, I know you love me too.

I’m sorry ma’am,” I said. Really, I had no idea what else to say. I’d spent the weekend caught up in an epic battle to save humanity, and now… jean shorts?

I wanted to bring Lissa back, and I wanted to return to Adrian’s arms again, return to his lips and all this life…”Hathaway! Good God, do I have to hose you down?

Being charming is my hobby.

Your mom seems like someone who gets her way a lot.” Adrian cast a covert look to where Lissa and my mom stood talking across the room. He lowered his voice. “It must run in...

What do you think, little dhampir? I was pretty badass with that plant, wasn’t I? Of course, it would have been more badass if I’d, I dunno, helped an amputee grow a limb back. Or...

Being charming is my hobby

Centrum permanebit.

Okay, God, I thought. Get me out of this and I’ll stop my half-assed church-going ways. You got me past a pack of Strigoi tonight. I mean, trapping that one between the doors really shouldn’t...

When we were almost to the other campus, I felt the weird nausea hit me. I called a warning to Christian, just as a Strigoi grabbed him. But Christian was fast. Flames wreathed the Strigoi’s...

You…you got rid of that dress fast,” I pointed out between heavy breaths. “I thought you liked it.” “I do like it,” he said. His breathing was as heavy as mine. “I love it.” And...

Once all the blocks were on the quad, Rowena grew obsessed with arranging them perfectly. I didn’t care at this point and busied myself texting a message to Sydney on the Love Phone, letting her...

Iʹve seen you too. Ozera. Crispin, right?ʺʺChristian,ʺ corrected Lissa.ʺRight.ʺ….ʺSo what brings you and Christopher here?ʺ asked Blake. He finished a glass of something amber colored and set it down beside the new drink.ʺChristian,ʺ said Christian…..Blake...

I remembered those frantic seconds when I’d thought all I loved and knew, all that was Sydney Sage, would be lost from this world. My battered friends and I had just had a brush with...

The best jury of your peers that you’ll ever find is…well, you. Only you know what you’re capable of and what you want to be.

No, you will listen. For once, you’re going to hear something that doesn’t fit into your neat, compartmentalized world of order and logic and reason. Because this isn’t reasonable. If you’re terrified, believe me—this scares...

Simplemente pensé… no lo se. Pensé que me odiarías.La diversión desapareció de su rostro. Se acerco a mí y apoyo las manos en mis hombros, sus ojos color verde oscuro estaban serios.―Rose, nada en este...

We cannot road trip to Paris.

No one had ever called me unnatural before, except for the time I put ketchup on a taco.

You are to me.”And somehow, against all reason, we were kissing.

I’ve always made it a rule in my life not to pick fights with children, cute animals, or ignorant old men. I will, however, make an exception for you if you ever touch or insult...

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...

God help me,” I murmured, earning a surprised glance from Neil.

We will undo whatever that Moroi boy has done to you.””You sure about that, Dad? Because he’s done everything to me.

Something clenched in my chest, and for a moment, the whole world narrowed down to the green of his eyes.

If.You.Dare.” He poked Keith’s shoulder and gave a “Muhahaha” kind of monster laugh.

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...

Sure,” said Adrian. “I bet going in there and kicking down the door will change their minds. Take Rose with you, and you guys’ll make a really good impression.

Well, well, look what you dragged up. You could’ve saved yourself the money on the flowers and just brought me him. Been a while since I entertained a handsome young Moroi-It’s been a while since...

I’m going to just go on loving you, even if it’s hopeless.” -Adrian-

His eyes were on his heart, completely caught up in his work. ‘Just something kicking around in my head. Reminds me of you. Fiery and sweet, all at the same time. A flame in the...

Piece of Heaven?” “No, that other place I’m going to go to for thinking what I’m thinking.

Sometimes you wake up from a dream. Sometimes you wake up in a dream. And sometimes, every once in a while, you wake up in someone else’s dream.

I certainly hadn’t expected to walk away from today’s trip with joint custody of a miniature dragon.

But all I could see was her. No skill of mine, no artist anywhere, could’ve immortalized how gorgeous she was. It was impossible to believe she’d ever had any doubts about her body. The firelight...

Dimka, not you too.

My God, Sage. Your eyes. How have I never noticed them?”That uncomfortable feeling was spreading over me again. “What about them?””The color,” he breathed. “When you stand in the light. They’re amazing… like molten gold....

Well he didn’t treat my mother very well. He did some horrible things.””Like…” I hesitated. “Blood-whore things?””Like beating-her-up kinds of things” he replied flatly.”Oh God,” I said “That’s horrible. And she…she just let it happen?””She...