[quote=Dark Angel]
Lucy hesitated, only for a second. "At least let me take part of it. You should know that just because of my past doesn't mean I can't feel pain. I thought that was clear after the pain you caused me last night. You made me an offer, and I'm excepting it." She lowered her voice so that only Vlad could hear her. She had surprised herself, usually she didn't get involved. But this was different. Adalina was too much like Lucy before. She remembered feeling how Adalina felt. It was just too personal.
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Vlad considered the offer. "Your adding Adalina's pain to your own?" he asked he studied her like a scientist trying to dissect something that he didn't understand. "How does your taking her pain teach the others anything? You obviously don't fear pain. Why should I agree to this deal?"