Allegra and Vladislav managed to spend the next few hours together. It was not in the privacy of his – their – room, but they took in the weak sunlight on a balcony and just enjoyed being in each other’s presence with nothing standing between them. She did not ever remember this happening before and now that it was she was questioning the reason. All that time she had spent pushing him away would have been just like this instead.
Her vampire was thumbing through a newspaper casually as she leaned against his arm and glanced at what he was reading here or there. They were laid back on a comfortable porch swing big enough to accommodate them both, so she took pleasure in swinging them every few minutes. He seemed to find that endearing more than anything.
When Vlad reached towards the midd
