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Oskar's self-preservation instinct kicks in. "Eli, if you have to kill an innocent person even though you don't like to, wouldn't you find it easier to kill a total stranger instead of killing me?"
"Håkan wasn't a stranger."
"But he had already lived most of his natural life and he had grown too old for you to have any more feelings for him. I'm only twelve years old and I have a long life ahead of me. Besides, I'm your boyfriend! I saved your life and you saved mine - because we love each other!"
Eli's look softens as she takes Oskar's face between her hands. "Oskar, when you didn't come home last night, I searched all over town for you, both last night and tonight. I didn't have much time to hunt, and the hunting I did do wasn't successful. The sun will rise soon; so I won't be able to do any more hunting. If I don't drink your blood now, I won't survive the day. Once more I'm asking you to make the supreme sacrifice for the girl you love."