“When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny.”
-Paulo Coelho
The dark room was like a place out of time, a place to rest without consequence. The darkness in that way was a sanctuary, a place to recharge and forget the things the world said had to be done.
Thrusting the door open, Theodore saw Antoinette lying unconscious in Adonis' embrace. He immediately moved forward, asking, "What happened to her?"
Picking her up, Adonis said, "She was attacked by a vampire, see," tilting her h
