Are You Crazy?" I Asked. He Gave

A Year. We'd Known Each Other Only A Year, But We'd Lived A Lifetime In It.

People Often Ask Where I Get My Inspiration From, And I Always Say I Have No Good Answer Because, Well, Inspiration Comes From Everywhere: People, Places, Memories.

None Of The Bravado He Usually Showed Was There. I Guess There Was "usually" And Then There Was Being Held In The Grip Of A Really Ripped, Really Tall, And Really Pissed Off Russian Guy.

It's Worth It. It's Worth Giving Up The Sun And Magic.

...but Dimitri...well, My Former Lover And Instructor Was In A Category All His Own. His Fighting Skills Were Beyond Anyone Else's, And He Was Using Them All In Defense Of Me. "stay Back," He Ordered Me. "they Aren't Laying A Hand On You.