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Allette's POV
I like to pretend, sometimes, that I still dream. I miss the bright colours, the vivid landscapes, the crazy plots. While novels are almost an adequate substitute, they don't replace the feelings and sensations that dreams give you. The feeling of being in a new world that was all my creation was exhilarating, and although the adventure of being a vampire with Corin has a similar feeling, it's still not exactly the same, and I do miss the sensation. But now, even though I can't sleep, I sometimes close my eyes for a moment and replay my memories in my mind's eye.
I used to dream about being swept away by a knight in shining armour, riding a white horse and beaming a special sparkling smile meant only for me. He would take me away to his castle and we would live happily ever after, with me as his princess and as much of anything as I could ever want. My every whim would be catered to, I had servants for every task, and every night my knight would make sweet love to me in my huge white bed. Now, if I could dream, it would be about Corin. His beautiful body and dazzling smile made me want him in a way I had never wanted the knight in my dreams, an animalistic lust that tore through me whenever I was in his presence. But Corin had taken me away from the big beautiful castle, and even though I knew it was irrational and dangerous, I wanted to go back, just for a moment, so I could be the princess I had secretly dreamed I would be.
Thinking about Corin makes my knees go weak, and now my daydreams and memories feature the angel who brought me into his world. All I remember from my change is coming into that terrible room, and then a growl as a beautiful creature swept me off my feet and moved faster than I thought possible. Then the blackness took me and my wings woke me up as an angel like him. This process provided me with lots of details for my daydreams. Whenever I close my eyes like this, I see him as I first saw him, perfect and glorious and my real knight in shining vampire skin.