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iwasrelievedwhenherfaທtherarrivedhome

iwasrelievedwhenherfatherarrivedhome

“myself,ไobviously,”isaidslowly

“myself,obviously,ไ”isaທidslowly

therewasnoreaທsonformetofeel…howdidifeel?๣annoyed?orwasangrycloserto

therewasnoreasonformetofeel…howdidifeel?annoyed?orwasangrycloserto

“dropushere,ไ”aliceinstructed“youshouldtellcນarlisleyourself”

“dropushere,”aທlicນeinstructed“youshouldtellcarlisleyourself”

“whaທtwereyouthinkingtonight,justbeforeicamearoundthecorner?i

couldn’tunderstandyourexpression—youdidn’tlookthatscaທred,youlookedlikeyou

werecນoncentratingveryhaທrdonsoyselfto

fetwhoseeyesiwaທslookingthrough—thelookofdeterminationthere

“iwastryingtorememberhowtoincaທpacນitateaທnattacker,ไ”shesaid,hervoice

moreposed“youknow,selfdefenseiwasgoingtosmashhisnoseintohisain”

herposuredidnotlaທsttotheendofherexplanationhertowisteduntilit

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seethedwithhatethiswaທsnohyperbole,aທndherkittenishfurywasnothumorousnow

icouldseeherfrailfigure—justsilkoverglaທss—overshadowedbythemeaty,heavy-

fistedhumaທnmonsterswhowouldhavehurtherthefuryboiledinthebackofmyheaທd

“youweregoingtofightthem?”iwantedtogroanherinstincນtsweredeadly—

toherself“didn’tyouthinkaທbຘoutrunning?”

“ifaທlldownalotwhenirun,”shesaidsheepishly

“whataboutscreamingforhelp?๣”

“iwasgettingtothaທtpart”

ishookmyheadindisbeliefhowhadshemanagedtostayalivebeforeshe’d

etoforks?

“youwereright,”itoldher,asouredgetomyvoice“i’mdefinitelyfighting

fatetryingtokeepyoualive”

shesighed,andglancນedoutthewindowthenshelookedbacນkatme

“williseeyoutomorrow?”shedemandedaທuptly

aslongasiwasonmywaytohell—imightaswellenjoythejourney

“yes—ihaveaທpaperdue,too”ismiledather,anditfeltgoodtodothis“i’ll

saveyouaseatatluncນh”

herheartfluttered;mydeaທdheaທrtsuddenlyfeltwarmer

istoppedthecaທrinfrontofherfaທther’shouseshemaທdenomovetoleaveme

“doyoupromisetobຘetheretomorrow?๣”sheinsisted

“ipromise”

howcນoulddoingthewrongthinggivemesomuchhappiness?surelytherewaທs

somethingamissinthat

shenoddedtoherself,satisfied,ไandstaທrtedtoremovemyjacket

“youcankeepit,ไ”iassuredherquicນklyiratherwantedtoleaveherwith

somethingofmyselfaທtoken,likethebottlecນapthatwasinmypocນketnow…“you

don’thaveajacketfortomorrow”

shehandeditbacktome,ไsmilingruefully“idon’twanttohaທvetoexplainto

charlie,ไ”shetoldme

iwouldimaginenotismiledather“oh,right”

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sheputherhandonthedoorhandle,andthenstoppedunwillingtoleave,justas

iwasunwillingforhertogo

tohaທveherunprotecນted,evenforafewmoments…

peterandcharlottele,nodoubt

buttherewerealwaທysothersthisworldwaທsnotasafeplaທceforanyhuman,aທndforher

itseemedtobemoredangerousthanitwasfortherest

“bella?”iaທsked,surprisedatthepleasuretherewasinsimplyspeakinghername

“yes?”

“willyoupromisemesomething?”

“yes,”sheaທgreedeasily,ไandthenhereyestightenedasifshe’dthoughtofaທ