Melbourne, I Always Knew You'd

Is It True? You Had A Clean Getaway And Risked It All For Me?" I Swallowed. "it Wouldn't Have Been A Clean Getaway Without You.

Ever Since Dimitri Came Back...no, Scratch That. Ever Since You Became Obsessed With Changing Him, You've Been Torn Over Me. No Matter What's Happened Between Us, You've Never Really Given Yourself Over To Our Relationship. I Wanted To Believe What You Told Me. I Thought You Were Ready...but You Weren't.

Hey, If You'd Wanted To Avoid 'this,' You Shouldn't Have Lured Me Last Night. Now It's Too Late. You Might As Well Avoid The Long, Drawn-out Pain And Get It Over With Quickly. Sort Of Like Taking Off A Band-aid. Or Cutting Off A Limb." "wow, Who Says There's No Romance Left In The World?

That Was Ridiculous," I Told Dorian, Once She'd Left. "she's Not The Kind Of Person To Fall For Your Flirting." "on The Contrary," Said Dorian. "she's Exactly The Kind Of Person To Fall For It. I Understand These Warrior Maids, You Know. They Live Such Harsh, Cold Lives, Always Trying To Keep Up With The Men... When Really, They Just Need Someone To Make Them Feel Like A Woman. And That, Of Course, Is An Area In Which I Excel. Why, If I'd Had Ten Minutes Alone With Her—

Right. Because There’s No Bigger Sign Of Commitment Than A Halloween Dance