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"One of the drawbacks of dating a mortal," he teased, a smile in his voice "But it's worth it"

"What do you mean?"

Instead of answering, he lightly touched h my body

Then he pressed his lips to oing to die My hair flopped inin the dark

He gently brushed it away

I gasped

"How did you knowin my eyes?"

Alexander didn't answer

"You can see!" I said blindly "You can see me"

"I'm very lucky," he finally admitted "You happen to be quite beautiful"

There were so many mysteries to Alexander, I wondered how many more would be revealed to me--and how I could unlock them

I buried ently caressed my back

"The sun has set," he said matter-of-factly "Already? How can you tell?" I asked "You can see that, too?"

But he didn't answer

I could hear Alexander lift the coffin lid He grabbedin total darkness

Alexander scooped me up in his ar hisclose to him, unaware of our exact location The doorknob squeaked and the closet door creaked open I squinted as ht that pierced the room

We pulled on our combat boots as I sat on his beat-up comfy chair and Alexander knelt on the uneven hardwood floor

"So, will you teach

"Valentine is not the kind of boy Billy should be hanging out with We et to your brother before Valentine does"

With that, Alexander locked the closet door, grabbed my hand, and, for now, closed the portal to the Underworld

Now that darkness had fallen over Dullsville, it was imperative that Alexander and I find Billy Boy; but I was torn Today had beenlife as a vaht hours in a coffin with a vampire I didn't want it to end As we reached Alexander's attic-room door, I paused