Why?" I asked softly. The word was carried away on the wind, but he heard. "Because I want you." I gave him a sad smile, wondering if we'd meet again in the land of the dead. "Wrong answer," I told him. I let go.
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I looked him in the eye. "I will always love you." Then I plunged the stake into his chest. It wasn't as precise a blow as I would have liked, not with the skilled way he was dodging. I struggled to get the stake in deep enough to his heart, unsure if I could do it from this angle. Then, his struggles stopped. His eyes stared at me, stunned, and his lips parted, almost into a smile, albeit a grisly and pained one. "That's what I was supposed to say..." he gasped out.
![Why?" I asked softly. The word was carried away on the wind, but he heard.<br />"Because I want you."<br />I gave him a sad smile, wondering if we'd meet again in the land of the dead. "Wrong answer," I told him.<br />I let go.<br /><br />[...]<br /><br />I looked him in the eye. "I will always love you."<br />Then I plunged the stake into his chest.<br />It wasn't as precise a blow as I would have liked, not with the skilled way he was dodging. I struggled to get the stake in deep enough to his heart, unsure if I could do it from this angle. Then, his struggles stopped. His eyes stared at me, stunned, and his lips parted, almost into a smile, albeit a grisly and pained one.<br />"That's what I was supposed to say..." he gasped out. - Richelle Mead](/static/img/quotes/310674.jpg)