Memories were moving pictures in which meaning was constantly in flux. They were stories people told themselves.

You are healed." Allegra nodded. "You are no longer a Silver Blood." She paused. "But you are no longer a vampire either." Bliss started. No longer a vampire-but what did that mean? Did it mean she was just human?

Who knew that the path to a womans heart was through the soul of an honest man?

I lived for those moments when we were together, those few times in my life that I actually felt alive.

Jack leaped over the gate, his sword aflame. To vanquish his foe and rescue his love.

Schuyler pulled Oliver close and hugged him tightly. "Thank you," she whispered. Thank you for loving me enough to let me go.

Bonds are like rules, they're meant to be broken.