Alina’s POV
Did I really just say that out loud?
I must be losing my mind. It would make sense, all things considered. I mean, my boyfriend nearly strangled me to death, my mother slapped me for not pleasing him, and the one guy I’ve ever had real feelings for recently turned into a vampire. How would you be doing?
I still shouldn’t have told him to spend the night.
I don’t really even know what I want to happen here. I mean, sure, I’m intensely attracted to him, and a part of me wants to do the very thing I refused to do with Noah earlier this same night. But I can’t, obviously, for a thousand different reasons—not the least of which is my own, very rocky mental state at the moment.
So what do I want?
I want to feel safe, I realize as I stare into those gorgeous, green eyes of his—t
