Schuyler Put A Gentle Hand On Abbadon's

Kingsley Smiled His Cheshire Smile. And Without A Word, He Called Up The White Darkness - The Subvertio - A Spell That Unlocked What Could Not Be Unlocked, That Destroyed What Could Not Be Destroyed. There Was A Rumbling, A Shaking, Like The Strongest Earthquake, And The Iron Gate Crumbled, And The Path Began To Melt. The Demon Shrieked, But Kingsley Just Looked At Mimi The Entire Time. "azrael...

The Code Of The Vampires Decreed That Anyone Who Violated The Sacred Law Was Condemned To Death, The Blood Burning. Charles Had Refused To Subject Allegra To The Sentence. But Mimi Was A Different Matter. Mimi Walked Out Of The Church, Knowing That If She Ever Saw Jack Again, She Would Have To Kill Him.

He Knew What It Was Like To Love One Who Did Not--or Could Not--love You Back. But He'd Had No Choice. None Of Them Did.

Kingsley Did The Same, Except He Also Removed His T-shirt, Showing Off His Broad Chest, Tan And Smooth. When Had Kingsley Had Time To Work On His Tan? Mimi Wondered.

White For Light. White For Love. White For Forever.