DEMETRI LEFT US IN THE CHEERFULLY OPULENT RECEPTION area, where the womanGianna was still at her post behind the polished counter. Bright, harmless music tinkled from hiddenspeakers.
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"Do not leave until dark," he warned us.
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Edward nodded, and Demetri hurried away.
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Gianna did not seem at all surprised by the exchange, though she did eye Edward’s borrowed cloak withshrewd speculation.
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"Are you all right?" Edward asked under his breath, to low for the human woman to hear. His voice wasrough—if velvet can be rough—with anxiety. Still stressed by our situation, I imagined.
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"You’d better make her sit before she falls," Alice said. "She’s going to pieces."It was only then that I realize I was shaking, shaking hard, my entire frame vibrating until my teethchattered and the room around me seemed to wobble and blur in my eyes. For one wild second, Iwondered if this was how Jacob felt just before exploding into a werewolf.
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I heard a sound that didn’t make sense, a strange, ripping counterpart to the otherwise cheerybackground music. Distracted by the shaking, I couldn’t tell where it was coming from.
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"Shh, Bella, shh," Edward said as he pulled me to the sofa farthest away from the curious human at thedesk.
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"I think she’s having hysterics. Maybe you should slap her," Alice suggested.
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Edward threw a frantic glance at her.
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Then I understood. Oh. The noise was me. The ripping sound was the sobs coming from my chest.
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That’s what was shaking me.
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"It’s all right, you’re safe, it’s all right," he chanted again and again. He pulled ne onto his lap and tuckedthe thick wool cloak around me, protecting me from his cold skin.
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I knew it was stupid to react like this. Who knew how much time I had to look at his race? He wassaved, and I was saved, and he could leave me as soon as we were free. To have my eyes so filled withtears that I could not see his features clearly was wasteful—insanity.
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But, behind my eyes where the tears could not wash the image away, I could still see the panicked faceof the tiny woman with the rosary.
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"All those people," I sobbed.
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"I know," he whispered.
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"It’s so horrible.""Yes, it is. I wish you hadn’t had to see that."I rested my head against his cold chest, using the thick cloak to wipe my eyes. I took a few deep breaths,trying to calm myself.
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"Is there anything I can get you?" a voice asked politely. It was Gianna, leaning over Edward’s shoulderwith a look that was both concerned and yet still professional and detached at the same time. It didn’tseem to bother her that her face was inches from a hostile vampire. She was either totally oblivious, orvery good at her job.
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"No," Edward answered coldly.
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She nodded, smiled at me, and then disappeared.
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I waited until she was out of hearing range. "Does she know what’s going on here?" I demanded, myvoice low and hoarse. I was getting control of myself, my breathing evening out.
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"Yes. She knows everything," Edward told me.
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"Does she know they’re going to kill her someday?""She’s knows it’s a possibility," he said.
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That surprised me.
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Edward’s face was hard to read. "She’s hoping they’ll decide to keep her."I felt the blood leave my face. "She wants to be one of them?"He nodded once, his eyes sharp on my face, watching my reaction.
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I shuddered. "How can she want that?" I whispered, more to myself than really looking for an answer.
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"How can she watch those people file through to that hideous room and want to be a part of that?"Edward didn’t answer. His expression twisted in response to something I’d said.
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As I stared at his too beautiful face, trying to understand the change, it suddenly struck me that I wasreally here, in Edward’s arms, however fleetingly, and that we were not—at this exact moment—about tobe killed.
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"Oh, Edward," I cried, and I was sobbing again. It was such a stupid reaction. The tears were too thickfor me to see his face again, and that was inexcusable. I only had until sunset for sure. Like a fairy taleagain, with deadlines that ended the magic.
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"What’s wrong?" he asked, still anxious, rubbing my back with gentle pats.
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I wrapped my arms around his neck—what was the worst he could do? Just push me away—andhugged myself closer to him. "Is it really sick for me to be happy right now?" I asked. My voice broketwice.
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He didn’t push me away. He pulled me tight against his ice-hard chest, so tight it was hard to breathe,even with my lungs securely intact. "I know exactly what you mean," he whispered. "But we have lots ofreasons to be happy. For one, we’re alive.""Yes," I agreed. "That’s a good one.""And together," he breathed. His breath was so sweet it made my head swim.
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I just nodded, sure that he did not place the same weight on that consideration as I did.
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"And, with any luck, we’ll still be alive tomorrow.""Hopefully," I said uneasily.
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"The outlook is quite good," Alice assured me. She’d been so quiet, I’d almost forgotten her presence.
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"I’ll see Jasper in less than twenty-four hours," she added in a satisfied tone.
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Lucky Alice. She could trust her future.
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I couldn’t keep my eyes off of Edward’s face for long. I stared at him, wishing more than anything that thefuture would never happen. That this moment would last forever, or, if it couldn’t, that I would stopexisting when it did.
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Edward stared right back at me, his dark eyes soft, and it was easy to pretend that he felt the same way.
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"Don’t be ridiculous." He sighed; his sweet breath caressed my face. "I’ve never been in better control ofthat side of my nature than right now."I had a million questions for him. One of them bubbled to my lips now, but I held my tongue. I didn’twant to ruin the moment, as imperfect as it was, here in this room that made me sick, under the eyes ofthe would-be monster.
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Here in his arms, it was so easy to fantasize that he wanted me. I didn’t want to think about hismotivations now—about whether he acted this way to keep me calm while we were still in danger, or ifhe just felt guilty for where we were and relieved that he wasn’t responsible for my death. Maybe the timeapart had been enough that I didn’t bore him for the moment. But it didn’t matter. I was so much happierpretending.