Clare found herself running straight into this man's arms. She could not understand her behavior. He was a stranger to her, just a voice in the dark who now became a natural person. But he was the only one she knew here, even if this was the first time she looked at him. - Thank you, thank you so much for being with me there. Your presence kept me alive. - She whispered when Lord Lucas embraced her without hesitation. - It is OK, Clare; you are safe now, and we all make sure it will stay that way. - He said, caressing her hair. She may be a future Queen of all vampires, but now all he could see was a scared girl who needed assurance everything would be fine. Clare sobbed for a while, but then she wiped her tears and smiled at him. - You look like a lord, maybe not exactly how I pic

