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strides。 
     I knew he would take advantage of the situation。 I expected it。 I held very still ! my eyes closed�察�my 
fingers curled into fists at my sides ! as his hands caught my face and his lips found mine with an eagerness 
that was not far from violence。 
     I could feel his anger as his mouth discovered my passive resistance。 One hand moved to the nape of my 
neck�察�twisting into a fist around the roots of my hair。 The other hand grabbed roughly at my shoulder�察�shaking 
me�察�then dragging me to him。 His hand continued down my arm�察�finding my wrist and pulling my arm up 
around his neck。 I left it there�察�my hand still tightly balled up�察�unsure how far I could go in my desperation to 
keep him alive。 All the while his lips�察�disconcertingly soft and warm�察�tried to force a response out of mine。 
     As soon as he was sure I wouldn¨t drop my arm�察�he freed my wrist�察�his hand feeling its way down to my 
waist。 His burning hand found the skin at the small of my back�察�and he yanked me forward�察�bowing my body 
against his。 
     His lips gave up on mine for a moment�察�but I knew he was nowhere close to finished。 His mouth followed 
the line of my jaw�察�and then explored the length of my neck。 He freed my hair�察�reaching for my other arm to 
draw it around his neck like the first。 
     Then both of his arms were constricted around my waist�察�and his lips found my ear。 
     ^You can do better than this�察�Bella�察院�he whispered huskily。 ^You¨re overthinking it。 ̄ 
     I shivered as I felt his teeth graze my earlobe。 
     ^That¨s right�察院�he murmured。 ^For once�察�just let yourself feel what you feel。 ̄ 
     I shook my head mechanically until one of his hands wound back into my hair and stopped me。 
     His voice turned acidic。 ^Are you sure you want me to come back�拭�Or did you really want me to die�拭院�
     Anger rocked through me like the whiplash after a heavy punch。 That was too much ! he wasn¨t fighting 
fair。 
     My arms were already around his neck�察�so I grabbed two fistfuls of his hair ! ignoring the stabbing pain 
in my right hand ! and fought back�察�struggling to pull my face away from his。 
     And Jacob misunderstood。 
     He was too strong to recognize that my hands�察�trying to yank his hair out by the roots�察�meant to cause him 
pain。 Instead of anger�察�he imagined passion。 He thought I was finally responding to him。 
     With a wild gasp�察�he brought his mouth back to mine�察�his fingers clutching frantically against the skin at my 
waist。 
     The jolt of anger unbalanced my tenuous hold on self´control�察�his unexpected�察�ecstatic response overthrew 
it entirely。 If there had been only triumph�察�I might have been able to resist him。 But the utter defenselessness of 
his sudden joy cracked my determination�察�disabled it。 My brain disconnected from my body�察�and I was kissing 
him back。 Against all reason�察�my lips were movingwith his in strange�察�confusing ways they¨d never moved 
before ! because I didn¨t have to be careful with Jacob�察�and he certainly wasn¨t being careful with me。 
     My fingers tightened in his hair�察�but I was pulling him closer now。 
     He was everywhere。 The piercing sunlight turned my eyelids red�察�and the color fit�察�matched the heat。 The 
heat was everywhere。 I couldn¨t see or hear or feel anything that wasn¨t Jacob。 
     The tiny piece of my brain that retained sanity screamed questions at me。 
     Why wasn¨t I stopping this�拭�Worse than that�察�why couldn¨t I find inmyself even the desire to want to 
stop�拭�What did it mean that I didn¨t want him to stop�拭�That my hands clung to his shoulders�察�and liked that 

they were wide and strong�拭�That his hands pulled me too tight against his body�察�and yet it was not tight enough 
for me�拭�
    The questions were stupid�察�because I knew the answer�此�I¨d been lying to myself。 
    Jacob was right。 He¨d been right all along。 He was more than just my friend。 That¨s why it was so 
impossible to tell him goodbye ! because I was in love with him。 Too。 I loved him�察�much more than I should�察�
and yet�察�still nowhere near enough。 I was in love with him�察�but it was not enough to change anything�察�it was 
only enough to hurt us both more。 To hurt him worse than I ever had。 
    I didn¨t care about more than that ! than his pain。 I more than deserved whatever pain this caused me。 I 
hoped it was bad。 I hoped I would really suffer。 
    In this moment�察�it felt as though we were the same person。 His pain had always been and would always be 
my pain ! now his joy was my joy。 I felt joy�察�too�察�and yet his happiness was somehow also pain。 Almost 
tangible ! it burned against my skin like acid�察�a slow torture。 
    For one brief�察�never´ending second�察�an entirely different path expanded behind the lids of my tear´wet 
eyes。 As if I were looking through the filter of Jacob¨s thoughts�察�I could see exactly what I was going to give 
up�察�exactly what this new self´knowledge would not save me from losing。 I could see Charlie and Ren└e 
mixed into a strange collage with Billy and Sam and La Push。 I could see years passing�察�and meaning 
something as they passed�察�changing me。 I could see the enormous red´brown wolf that I loved�察�always 
standing as protector if I needed him。 For the tiniest fragment of that second�察�I saw the bobbing heads of two 
small�察�black´haired children�察�running away from me into the familiar forest。 When they disappeared�察�they took 
the rest of the vision with them。 
    And then�察�quite distinctly�察�I felt the splintering along the fissure line in my heart as the smaller part 
wrenched itself away from the whole。 
    Jacob¨s lips were still before mine were。 I opened my eyes and he was staring at me with wonder and 
elation。 
    ^I have to leave�察院�he whispered。 
    ^No。 ̄ 
    He smiled�察�pleased by my response。 ^I won¨t be long�察院�he promised。 ^But one thing first 。 。 。 ̄ 
    He bent to kiss me again�察�and there was no reason to resist。 What would be the point�拭�
    This time was different。 His hands were soft on my face and his warm lips were gentle�察�unexpectedly 
hesitant。 It was brief�察�and very�察�very sweet。 
    His arms curled around me�察�and he hugged me securely while he whispered in my ear。 
    ^That should have been our first kiss。 Better late than never。 ̄ 
    Against his chest�察�where he couldn¨t see�察�the tears welled up and spilled over。 

                                             24。 SNAP DECISION 


I LAY FACEDOWN ACROSS THE SLEEPING BAG�察�WAITING for justice to find me。 Maybe an avalanche would bury 
me here。 I wished it would。 I never wanted to have to see my face in the mirror again。 
     There was no sound to warn me。 Out of nowhere�察�Edward¨s cold hand stroked against my knotted hair。 I 
shuddered guiltily at his touch。 
     ^Are you all right�拭院�he murmured�察�his voice anxious。 
     ^No。 I want to die。 ̄ 
     ^That will never happen。 I won¨t allow it。 ̄ 
     I groaned and then whispered�察 �You might change your mind about that。 ̄ 
     ^Where¨s Jacob�拭院�
     ^He went to fight�察院�I mumbled into the floor。 
     Jacob had left the little camp joyfully ! with a cheerful ^I¨ll be right back ̄ ! running full tilt for the 
clearing�察�already quivering as he prepared to shift to his other self。 By now the whole pack knew everything。 
Seth Clearwater�察�pacing outside the tent�察�was an intimate witness to my disgrace。 
     Edward was silent for a long moment。 ^Oh�察院�he finally said。 
     The tone of his voice worried me that my avalanche wasn¨t coming fast enough。 I peeked up at him and�察�
sure enough�察�his eyes were unfocused as he listened to something I¨d rather die than have him hear。 I dropped 
my face back to the floor。 
     It stunned me when Edward chuckled reluctantly。 
     ^And I thought I fought dirty�察院�he said with grudging admiration。 ^He makes me look like the patron saint 
of ethics。 ̄ His hand brushed against the part of my cheek that was exposed。 ^I¨m not mad at you�察�love。 
Jacob¨s more cunning than I gave him credit for。 I do wish you hadn¨t asked him�察�though。 ̄ 
     ^Edward�察院�I whispered to the rough nylon。 ^I 。 。 。 I 。 。 。 I¨m ! ̄ 
     ^Shh�察院�he hushed me�察�his fingers soothing against my cheek。 ^That¨s not what I meant。 It¨s just that he 
would have kissed you anyway ! even if you hadn¨t fallen for it ! and now I don¨t have an excuse to break 
his face。 I would have really enjoyed that�察�too。 ̄ 
     ^Fallen for it�拭院�I mumbled almost incomprehensibly。 
     ^Bella�察�did you really believe he was that noble�拭�That he would go out in a flame of glory just to clear the 
way for me�拭院�
     I raised my head slowly to meet his patient gaze。 His expression was soft�察�his eyes were full of 
understanding rather than the revulsion I deserved to see。 
     ^Yes�察�I did believe that�察院�I muttered�察�and then looked away。 But I didn¨t feel any anger at Jacob for 
tricking me。 There wasn¨t enough room in my body to contain anything besides the hatred I felt toward myself。 
     Edward laughed softly again。 ^You¨re such a bad liar�察�you¨ll believe anyone who has the least bit of skill。 ̄ 
     ^Why aren¨t you angry with me�拭院�I whispered。 ^Why don¨t you hate me�拭�Or 
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