I have not been myself ever since the night I visited that woman; her words still clung to my mind like a shadow.

Curling around my heart with whispers I wished I could forget.

The worst was what I said to Kristen. I had always thought that the ordeal I went through at the hands of Damon had toughened me up, but I was wrong.

I was weak, and I hated myself for it. Ever since that night I have been avoiding him, like my life depended on it.

If he walked into the room, I would find ...