you said you wake up in total agony . '' last time i checked , i was a legal adult . we 'd grown apart when i 'd been made a vampire and had n't adjusted graceful y to my new life . i wasnt going to let them keep me this time . unfortunately , a new emperor would surely pick a new high lord commander . maya was suddenly aware of the way her damp tank top stuck to her skin , the fact that she had n't bothered to put a bra underneath it that morning . 