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Daht He see, because he leaned closer to her on the bed, pul ing her snugly against hiate a little more," Da off about him and those boys he runs around with They’re too fast, for one thing But I don’t think Bonnie’s in any ier" Elena stiffened in his arms "What proof do you have of that?" she asked "And it’s not just Bonnie If anyone’s in danger, they have to be our top priority"

"I’l watch them, don’t worry" He chuckled, a dry, inti close She seems besotted"

Elena twisted away froerous, if there’s anything off about him the way you say, we have to warn her about hi for hiht be too late" Daainst her side "You already tried warning Bonnie, and that didn’t work, did it? Why would she listen to you now that she’s spentbad’s happened to her?" He shook his head "It won’t work, princess"

"I just e could do sootten a look at the bodies," Daht have more of an idea of what could be behind this I suppose breaking into the ue is out of the question?"

Elena considered this "I think they’ve probably released the bodies by now," she said doubtful y, "and I’m not sure where they’d take theht

"The ca, wouldn’t they? Records, or maybe even pictures of Christopher’s and Samantha’s bodies? The campus officers were al over the criot there"

"We can check it out tomorrow, certainly," Damon said casual y "If it wil make you feel better" His voice and expression were alain, Elena felt the strange mixture of desire and irritation that Damon often sparked in her She wanted to shove him away and pul him closer at the sa him ahen he turned to look her ful in the face "My poor Elena," he said in a soothing ht He ran a soft hand up her arainst her jawline "You can’t get away from the dark creatures, can you, Elena? No matter how you try

Come to a new place, find a new er His words were alentle and his eyes shone with eainst his hand Da in him spoke to the dark, secret part of her She couldn’t deny that she was drawn to him - that she’d always been drawn to him, even when they first met and he scared her And Elena had loved hiht when she awoke as a vaht her what she needed to know

Stefan had left her There was no reason why she shouldn’t do this "I don’t alant to get away from the dark creatures, Damon," she said

He was silent for aher cheek automatical y, and then he kissed her His lips were like cool silk against hers, and Elena felt as if she had been wandering for hours in a desert and had final y been given a cold drink of water

She kissed hih his soft hair

Pul ing away fro for perive hih his teeth, and he looked into her eyes for a moment, his face soft and more open than she’d ever seen it, before he lowered his face to her neck again

The tasp stings of his fangs hurt for aa ribbon of aching pleasure that led her through the night, led her to Da her in his aruilt, without reserve In return she let hi hi Stefan, her pain at Stefan’s absence There was no guilt, not now, but there was a huge Stefan-shaped hole in her heart, and she let Daht, Elena, she felt from him, not quite in words, but in a rock-solid contentment, like the purr of a cat All I want is this