“With that light in his face, Stefan looked… too good.
He seized both Elena’s hands, whirled her around once as if she weighed nothing, picked her up, and kissed her.
And kissed her.
And Kissed her until Elena felt her soul dripping off her fingertips.”

“This was the best feeling in the world, the knowledge that she and Stefan were together, and she made Stefan promise her over and over that he would not ever leave her on another quest again, no matter how briefly, no matter the cause.
By now, Elena could not even focus on what she had been worried about before. She and Stefan had always...