Charlaine Harris: "Kaca pecah, vampir meraung, manusia menjerit. Suara...

"Kaca pecah, vampir meraung, manusia menjerit. Suara berisik menghantamku, tepat ketika gelombang pasang sejumlah otak di gigi tinggi menyapu diriku. Ketika mulai berkurang, aku menatap mata Eric. Luar biasanya, dia bersemangat. Dia tersenyum padaku. "Aku tahu aku entah bagaimana akan mengalahkanmu," katanya. Apakah Anda mencoba membuat saya marah sehingga saya akan lupa betapa takutnya saya? "Tidak, saya hanya oportunistik." Saya bergoyang, berusaha keluar dari bawahnya, dan dia berkata, "Oh, lakukan itu lagi. Rasanya luar biasa."

--- Charlaine Harris

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Glass shattered, vampires roared, humans screamed. The noise battered at me, just as the tidal wave of scores of brains at high gear washed over me. When it began to taper off, I looked up into Eric's eyes. Incredibly, he was excited. He smiled at me. "I knew I'd get on top of you somehow," he said. Are you trying to make me mad so I'll forget how scared I am?" No, I'm just opportunistic." I wiggled, trying to get out from under him, and he said, "Oh, do that again. It felt great.