When I stopped moving, I was in a meadow or a large garden, and it was dark.

Alexis was standing a few feet from me under the glow of the moon and stars. I looked longingly at the sky. I hadn't stopped to enjoy the stars since being turned. I hadn't had time.

"And you are the very one who said that being touched was a necessity for you. Now you have made it so that no Vampire can touch you without being injured." He watched me with hands clasped in front of him. Tonight ...