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worked 。 。 。 if you hadn¨t told me。 Now I¨ll just ask Sam to give Seth certain orders。 Much as he might want
to�察�Seth won¨t be able to ignore that kind of injunction。 ̄
I kept my smile pleasant。 ^But why would Sam give those orders�拭�If I tell him how it would help for me to
be there�拭�I¨ll bet Sam would rather do me a favor than you。 ̄
He had to compose himself again。 ^Maybe you¨re right。 But I¨m sure Jacob would be only too eager to
give those same orders。 ̄
I frowned。 ^Jacob�拭院�
^Jacob is second in command。 Did he never tell you that�拭�His orders have to be followed�察�too。 ̄
He had me�察�and by his smile�察�he knew it。 My forehead crumpled。 Jacob would be on his side ! inthis
one instance ! I was sure。 And Jacob never had told me that。
Edward took advantage of the fact that I was momentarily stumped�察�continuing in a suspiciously smooth
and soothing voice。
^I got a fascinating look into the pack¨s mind last night。 It was better than a soap opera。 I had no idea how
complex the dynamic is with such a large pack。 The pull of the individual against the plural psyche 。 。 。
Absolutely fascinating。 ̄
He was obviously trying to distract me。 I glared at him。
^Jacob¨s been keeping a lot of secrets�察院�he said with a grin。
I didn¨t answer�察�I just kept glaring�察�holding on to my argument and waiting for an opening。
^For instance�察�did you note the smaller gray wolf there last night�拭院�
I nodded one stiff nod。
He chuckled。 ^They take all of their legends so seriously。 It turns out there are things that none of their
stories prepared them for。 ̄
I sighed。 ^Okay�察�I¨ll bite。 What are you talking about�拭院�
^They always accepted without question that it was only the direct grandsons of the original wolf who had
the power to transform。 ̄
^So someone changed who wasn¨t a direct descendant�拭院�
^No。 She¨s a direct descendant�察�all right。 ̄
I blinked�察�and my eyes widened。 ^She�拭院�
He nodded。 ^She knows you。 Her name is Leah Clearwater。 ̄
^Leah¨s a werewolf� 院�I shrieked。 ^What�拭�For how long�拭�Why didn¨t Jacob tell me�拭院�
^There are things he wasn¨t allowed to share ! their numbers�察�for instance。 Like I said before�察�when Sam
gives an order�察�the pack simply isn¨t able to ignore it。 Jacob was very careful to think of other things when he
was near me。 Of course�察�after last night that¨s all out the window。 ̄
^I can¨t believe it。 Leah Clearwater� 院�Suddenly�察�I remembered Jacob speaking of Leah and Sam�察�and the
way he acted as if he¨d said too much ! after he¨d said something about Sam having to look in Leah¨s eyes
every day and know that he¨d broken all his promises。 。 。 。 Leah on the cliff�察�a tear glistening on her cheek
when Old Quil had spoken of the burden and sacrifice the Quileute sons shared。 。 。 。 And Billy�察�spending time
with Sue because she was having trouble with her kids 。 。 。 and here the trouble actually was that both of them
were werewolves now� �
I hadn¨t given much thought to Leah Clearwater�察�just to grieve for her loss when Harry had passed away�察�
and then to pity her again when Jacob had told her story�察�about how the strange imprinting between Sam and
her cousin Emily had broken Leah¨s heart。
And now she was part of Sam¨s pack�察�hearing his thoughts 。 。 。 and unable to hide her own。
I really hate that part�察�Jacob had said。 Everything you¨re ashamed of�察�laid out for everyone to see。
^Poor Leah�察院�I whispered。
Edward snorted。 ^She¨s making life exceedingly unpleasant for the rest of them。 I¨m not sure she deserves
your sympathy。 ̄
^What do you mean�拭院�
^It¨s hard enough for them�察�having to share all their thoughts。 Most of them try to cooperate�察�make it
easier。 When even one member is deliberately malicious�察�it¨s painful for everyone。 ̄
^She has reason enough�察院�I mumbled�察�still on her side。
^Oh�察�I know�察院�he said。 ^The imprinting compulsion is one of the strangest things I¨ve ever witnessed in my
life�察�and I¨ve seen some strange things。 ̄ He shook his head wonderingly。 ^The way Sam is tied to his Emily is
impossible to describe ! or I should say her Sam。 Sam really had no choice。 It reminds me of A
Midsummer Night¨s Dream with all the chaos caused by the fairies¨ love spells 。 。 。 like magic。 ̄ He smiled。
^It¨s very nearly as strong as the way I feel about you。 ̄
^Poor Leah�察院�I said again。 ^But what do you mean�察�malicious�拭院�
^She¨s constantly bringing up things they¨d rather not think of�察院�he explained。 ^For example�察�Embry。 ̄
^What¨s with Embry�拭院�I asked�察�surprised。
^His mother moved down from the Makah reservation seventeen years ago�察�when she was pregnant with
him。 She¨s not Quileute。 Everyone assumed she¨d left his father behind with the Makahs。 But then he joined
the pack。 ̄
^So�拭院�
^So the prime candidates for his father are Quil Ateara Sr。�察�Joshua Uley�察�or Billy Black�察�all of them
married at that point�察�of course。 ̄
^No� 院�I gasped。 Edward was right ! this was exactly like a soap opera。
^Now Sam�察�Jacob�察�and Quil all wonder which of them has a half´brother。 They¨d all like to think it¨s Sam�察�
since his father was never much of a father。 But the doubt is always there。 Jacob¨s never been able to ask Billy
about that。 ̄
^Wow。 How did you get so much in one night�拭院�
^The pack mind is mesmerizing。 All thinking together and then separately at the same time。 There¨s so
much to read� 院�
He sounded faintly regretful�察�like someone who¨d had to put down a good book just before the climax。 I
laughed。
^The pack is fascinating�察院�I agreed。 ^Almost as fascinating as you are when you¨re trying to distract me。 ̄
His expression became polite again ! a perfect poker face。
^I have to be in that clearing�察�Edward。 ̄
^No�察院�he said in a very final tone。
A certain path occurred to me at that moment。
It wasn¨t so much that I had to be in the clearing。 I just had to be where Edward was。
Cruel�察�I accused myself。 Selfish�察�selfish�察�selfish� �Don¨t do it� �
I ignored my better instincts。 I couldn¨t look at him while I spoke�察�though。 The guilt had my eyes glued to
the table。
^Okay�察�look�察�Edward�察院�I whispered。 ^Here¨s the thing 。 。 。 I¨ve already gone crazy once。 I know what my
limits are。 And I can¨t stand it if you leave me again。 ̄
I didn¨t look up to see his reaction�察�afraid to know how much pain I was inflicting。 I did hear his sudden
intake of breath and the silence that followed。 I stared at the dark wooden tabletop�察�wishing I could take the
words back。 But knowing I probably wouldn¨t。 Not if it worked。
Suddenly�察�his arms were around me�察�his hands stroking my face�察�my arms。 He was comforting me。 The
guilt went into spiral mode。 But the survival instinct was stronger。 There was no question that he was
fundamental to my survival。
^You know it¨s not like that�察�Bella�察院�he murmured。 ^I won¨t be far�察�and it will be over quickly。 ̄
^I can¨t stand it�察院�I insisted�察�still staring down。 ^Not knowing whether or not you¨ll come back。 How do I
live through that�察�no matter how quickly it¨s over�拭院�
He sighed。 ^It¨s going to be easy�察�Bella。 There¨s no reason for your fears。 ̄
^None at all�拭院�
^None。 ̄
^And everybody will be fine�拭院�
^Everyone�察院�he promised。
^So there¨s no way at all that I need to be in the clearing�拭院�
^Of course not。 Alice just told me that they¨re down to nineteen。 We¨ll be able to handle it easily。 ̄
^That¨s right ! you said it was so easy that someone could sit out�察院�I repeated his words from last night。
^Did you really mean that�拭院�
^Yes。 ̄
It felt too simple ! he had to see it coming。
^So easy that you could sit out�拭院�
After a long moment of silence�察�I finally looked up at his expression。
The poker face was back。
I took a deep breath。 ^So it¨s one way or the other。 Either there is more danger than you want me to
know about�察�in which case it would be right for me to be there�察�to do what I can to help。 Or 。 。 。 it¨s going to
be so easy that they¨ll get by without you。 Which way is it�拭院�
He didn¨t speak。
I knew what he was thinking of ! the same thing I was thinking of。 Carlisle。 Esme。 Emmett。 Rosalie。
Jasper。 And 。 。 。 I forced myself to think the last name。 And Alice。
I wondered if I was a monster。 Not the kind that he thought he was�察�but the real kind。 The kind that hurt
people。 The kind that had no limits when it came to what they wanted。
What I wanted was to keep him safe�察�safe with me。 Did I have a limit to what I would do�察�what I would
sacrifice for that�拭�I wasn¨t sure。
^You ask me to let them fight without my help�拭院�he said in a quiet voice。
^Yes。 ̄ I was surprised I could keep my voice even�察�I felt so wretched inside。 ^Or to let me be there。
Either way�察�so long as we¨re together。 ̄
He took a deep breath�察�and then exhaled slowly。 He
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