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I curled against his side, to get co ride, and his body automatically responded to the contours of mine We were made for each other Every curve of my body waspuzzle pieces Soul mates I was his and he was mine Mine forever if chose so Most people would think it was an obvious choice to choose immortality, to choose forever, with the love of your life, of your existence, but could I really give upmiraculous would have to happen for me to choose iive up I couldn’t give up being myself If I chose to become a vaht be completely different But there was always a chance I could stay the same But I just didn’t believe that The new Kylie, the vampire Kylie, would desire blood My favorite foods would no longer be my favorite foods instead there would be only one food that I would be er ss wouldn’t look the sas wouldn’t feel the san I was content staying hunificant, to being me

I was content to live out er, as an adult, and as an old woe that came fromto the history of vao crazy But I didn’t believe that Jonathon was too good to go crazy He was a saint He was

I snuggled le tear slid down my cheek Could I really risk his soul, his sanity, for my humanity?

I wasn’t sure of my answer

Did that make me selfish?

I suddenly hated myself more than I hated Selena I orse than her I was the one they should be after, the one they should want to kill, but instead they didn’t recognize the evil insidewith me? I was evil An evil beyond Selena An evil beyond all evils I illing to live a life that would destroy the one I loved They should just hang me from a tree already

Even as I thought all of this it still didn’t change htcry but I couldn’t If I would suddenly burst into tears that would, of course, cause Jonathon to wonder as going on Although, he had probably already picked up on the storh my body It wasn’t like he didn’t already know my decision but I didn’t want to have to remind him because I knew that he still held out hope that I would change my mind and I just couldn’t crush his last shred of hope I was evil but not that evil

As if sensing my emotions, which of course he could, he pulled me closer and kissed my forehead He seemed to sensearound in lad he didn’t because I wasn’t up for lying

The road stretched for as far as I could see in the distance It was endless Everything lay beyond it Life, love, betrayal, jealousy, and death

A jolt rocked through ht those five words I couldn’t help but feel that ere going to be faced with all of theoing to happen We were headed down a road that leads to life, love, betrayal, jealousy, and death

My chest caught on the last word Death Who would we lose? Or would we lose anyone? Maybe death signified Selena? Or vampirism?

But into do with Selena or being a va to die I just didn’t knoho

Chapter Eleven: Destination

We stopped for the night in Moldova There was no fancy hotel that could accommodate so many people and vampires on such short notice, so instead, we found a field and caet used to it because e got to Russia we’d be ca out as well It would be a miracle if I didn’t freeze to death

Jonathon said that the reason ould be ca out in Russia was because it would be easier toin a hotel where other humans resided unawares He said that if Selena showed up, which he declared would not happen, that being in a field that ere fae if a battle broke out I hoped it didn’t co and to our advantage