Don't worry, little dhampir. You might be surrounded by clouds, but you'll always be like sunshine to me.

Well there you go. Even a psychopath recognized your worth enough to want to kill someone else first." I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

I opened my eyes and met his dark, earnest gaze. "It's okay," I said. "It's okay now. I'm here I'll always be here for you.

So much grief, so much anger. So unlike the usual Adrian.

...and motioned me toward a spot next to a middle-aged Moroi in a very formal and very designer black suit. The suit screamed, I'm sorry the queen is dead, and I'm going to look fashionable while showing my grief

Is he having a party?" "Dorian is a sociable king. He likes keeping people around him, mostly so he can mock them.

In fact I was fairly certain there was no one in the entire world quite like Adrian Ivashkov.