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eps　toward　me；　leaning　over　me　and　glaring　with　fury。　〃Well；　I'm

so　sorry　that　I　can't　be

the　right　kind　of　monster　for　you；　Bella。　I　guess　I'm　just　not　as　great　as　a

bloodsucker；　am　I？〃

I　jumped　to　my　feet　and　glared　back。　〃No；　you're　not！〃　I　shouted。　〃It's　not

what　you　are；　stupid；　it's　what

you　do！〃

〃What's　that　supposed　to　mean？〃　He　roared；　his　entire　frame　quivering　with

rage。

I　was　taken　entirely　by　surprise　when　Edward's　voice　cautioned　me。　〃Be　very

careful；　Bella；〃　his　velvet

voice　warned。　〃Don't　push　him　too　far。　You　need　to　calm　him　down。〃

Even　the　voice　in　my　head　was　making　no　sense　today。

I　listened　to　him；　though。　I　would　do　anything　for　that　voice。

〃Jacob；〃　I　pleaded；　making　my　tone　soft　and　even。　〃Is　it　really　necessary　to

kill　people；　Jacob？　Isn't　there

some　other　way？　I　mean；　if　vampires　can　find　a　way　to　survive　without

murdering　people；　couldn't　you

give　it　a　try；　too？〃

He　straightened　up　with　a　jerk；　like　my　words　had　sent　an　electric　shock

through　him。　His　eyebrows　shot

up　and　his　eyes　stared　wide。

〃Killing　people？〃　he　demanded。

〃What　did　you　think　we　were　talking　about？〃

He　wasn't　trembling　anymore。　He　looked　at　me　with　half…hopeful　disbelief。　〃I

thought　we　were　talking

about　your　disgust　for　werewolves。〃

〃No；　Jake；　no。　It's　not　that　you're　a　wolf。　That's　fine；〃　I　promised　him；

and　I　knew　as　I　said　the　words

that　I　meant　them。　I　really　didn't　care　if　he　turned　into　a　big　wolf—he　was

still　Jacob。　〃If　you　could　just

find　a　way　not　to　hurt　people　that's　all　that　upsets　me。　These　ate　innocent

people；　Jake；　people　like

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