It occurred to me that I was standing face to face with the hero of a love story nearly as dramatic as my own.

Dimitri Belikov had arrived.

Did you just use juxtaposition in a sentence?" "Yes, Sage" he said patiently. "We use it all the time with art, ... That, and I know how to use a dictionary

He was hiding from his problems in a bottle, something that went against every piece of my nature. Me? I couldnʹt let my problems win without a fight.

Taking a deep breathe, I made one of the hardest decisions of my life. I walked away.

Note even Moroi give licenses to infants, Sage.

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.