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across　the　room　and　snapped　the　round　top　piece　off　the　thick　newel　post　at　the　foot　of　the　stairs。　

Bella　twitched　but　didn't　wake　up。　

〃Dumb　blonde；〃　I　muttered。　

Rosalie　turned　her　head　slowly；　and　her　eyes　were　blazing。　




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〃You。　Got。　Food。　In。　My。　Hair。〃　

That　did　it。　

I　busted　up。I　pulled　away　fromBella　so　that　I　wouldn't　shake　her；　and　laughed　so　hard　that　tears　ran　
down　my　face。　From　behind　the　couch；　I　heard　Alice's　tinkling　laugh　join　in。　

I　wondered　why　Rosalie　didn't　spring。　I　sort　of　expected　it。　But　then　I　realized　that　my　laughing　had　
woken　Bella　up；　though　she'd　slept　right　through　the　real　noise。　

〃What's　so　funny？〃　she　mumbled。　

〃I　got　food　in　her　hair；〃　I　told　her；　chortling　again。　

〃I'm　not　going　to　forget　this；　dog；〃　Rosalie　hissed。　

〃S'not　so　hard　to　erase　a　blonde's　memory；〃　I　countered。　〃Just　blow　in　her　ear。〃　

〃Get　some　new　jokes；〃　she　snapped。　

〃C'mon；　Jake。　Leave　Rose　alo—〃　Bella　broke　off　midsentence　and　sucked　in　a　sharp　breath。　In　the　
same　second；　Edward　was　leaning　over　the　top　of　me；　ripping　the　blanket　out　of　the　way。　She　seemed　to　
convulse；　her　back　arching　off　the　sofa。　

〃He's　just；〃　she　panted；　〃stretching。〃　

Her　lips　were　white；　and　she　had　her　teeth　locked　together　like　she　was　trying　to　hold　back　a　scream。　

Edward　put　both　hands　on　either　side　of　her　face。　

〃Carlisle？〃　he　called　in　a　tense；　low　voice。　

〃Right　here；〃　the　doctor　said。　I　hadn't　heard　him　e　in。　

〃Okay；〃　Bella　said；　still　breathing　hard　and　shallow。　〃Think　it's　over。　Poor　kid　doesn't　have　enough　room；　
that's　all。　He's　getting　so　big。〃　

It　was　really　hard　to　take；　that　adoring　tone　she　used　to　describe　the　thing　that　was　tearing　her　up。　
Especially　after　Rosalie's　callousness。　Made　me　wish　I　could　throw　something　at　Bella；　too。　

She　didn't　pick　up　on　my　mood。　〃You　know；　he　reminds　me　of　you；　Jake；〃　she　said—affectionate　
tone—still　gasping。　

〃Do　not　pare　me　to　that　thing；〃　I　spit　out　through　my　teeth。　

〃I　just　meant　your　growth　spurt；〃　she　said；　looking　like　I'd　hurt　her　feelings。　Good。　〃You　shot　right　up。　I　
could　watch　you　getting　taller　by　the　minute。　He's　like　that；　too。　Growing　so　fast。〃　

I　bit　my　tongue　to　keep　from　saying　what　I　wanted　to　say—hard　enough　that　I　tasted　blood　in　my　
mouth。　Of　course；　it　would　heal　before　I　could　swallow。　That's　what　Bella　needed。　To　be　strong　like　me；　
to　be　able　to　heal。。。。　



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She　took　an　easier　breath　and　then　relaxed　back　into　the　sofa；　her　body　going　limp。　

〃Hmm；〃　Carlisle　murmured。　I　looked　up；　and　his　eyes　were　on　me。　

〃What？〃　I　demanded。　

Edward's　head　leaned　to　one　side　as　he　reflected　on　whatever　was　in　Carlisle's　head。　

〃You　know　that　I　was　wondering　about　the　fetus's　geic　makeup；　Jacob。　About　his　chromosomes。〃　

〃What　of　it？〃　

〃Well；　taking　your　similarities　into　consideration—〃　

〃Similarifes？〃　I　growled；　not　appreciating　the　plural。　

〃The　accelerated　growth；　and　the　fact　that　Alice　cannot　see　either　of　you。〃　

I　felt　my　face　go　blank。　I'd　forgotten　about　that　other　one。　

〃Well；　I　wonder　if　that　means　that　we　have　an　answer。　If　the　similarities　are　genedeep。〃　

〃Twentyfour　pairs；〃　Edward　muttered　under　his　breath。　

〃You　don't　know　that。〃　

〃No。　But　it's　interesting　to　speculate；〃　Carlisle　said　in　a　soothing　voice。　

〃Yeah。　Just　fascinating〃　

Bella's　light　snore　started　up　again；　accenting　my　sarcasm　nicely。　

They　got　into　it　then；　quickly　taking　the　geics　conversation　to　a　point　where　the　only　words　I　could　
understand　were　the　the's　and　the　ands。　And　my　own　name；　of　course。　Alice　joined　in；　menting　now　
and　then　in　her　chirpy　bird　voice。　

Even　though　they　were　talking　about　me；　I　didn't　try　to　figure　out　the　conclusions　they　were　drawing。　I　
had　other　things　on　my　mind；　a　few　facts　I　was　trying　to　reconcile。　

Fact　one；　Bella'd　said　that　the　creature　was　protected　by　something　as　strong　as　vampire　skin；　something　
that　was　too　imperable　for　ultrasounds；　too　tough　for　needles。　Fact　two；　Rosalie'd　said　they　had　a　plan　
to　deliver　the　

creature　safely。　Fact　three；　Edward'd　said　that—in　myths—other　monsters　like　this　one　would　chew　
their　way　out　of　their　own　mothers。　

I　shuddered。　

And　that　made　a　sick　kind　of　sense；　because；　fact　four；　not　many　things　could　cut　through　something　as　
strong　as　vampire　skin。　The　halfcreature's　teeth—according　to　myth—were　strong　enough。　My　teeth　



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were　strong　enough。　

And　vampire　teeth　were　strong　enough。　

It　was　hard　to　miss　the　obvious；　but　I　sure　wished　I　could。　Because　I　had　a　pretty　good　idea　exactly　
how　Rosalie　planned　to　get　that　thing　〃safely〃　out。　

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I　took　off　early；　long　before　sunrise　was　due。　I'd　gotten　just　a　little　bit　of　uneasy　sleep　leaning　against　the　
side　of　the　sofa。　Edward　woke　me　when　Bella's　face　was　flushed；　and　he　took　my　spot　to　cool　her　back　
down。　I　stretched　and　decided　I　was　rested　enough　to　get　some　work　done。　

〃Thank　you；〃　Edward　said　quietly；　seeing　my　plans。　〃If　the　route　is　clear；　they'll　go　today。〃　

Tillet　you　know。〃　

It　felt　good　to　get　back　to　my　animal　self。　I　was　stiff　from　sitting　still　for　so　long。　I　extended　my　stride；　
working　out　the　kinks。　

Morning；　Jacob；Leah　greeted　me。　

Good；　you're　up。　How　long's　Seth　been　out？　

Not　out　yet；Seth　thought　sleepily。　Almost　there。　What　do　you　need？　

You　think　you　got　another　hour　in　you？　

Sure　thing。　No　problem。Seth　got　to　his　feet　right　away；　shaking　out　his　fur。　

Let's　make　the　deep　run；Itold　Leah。　Seth；　take　the　perimeter。　

Gotcha。Seth　broke　into　an　easy　jog。　

Off　on　another　vampire　errand；Leah　grumbled。　

You　got　a　problem　with　that？　

Of　course　not。　I　just　love　to　coddle　those　darling　leeches。　

Good。　Let's　see　how　fast　we　can　run。　

Okay；　I'm　definitely　up　forthat　

Leah　was　on　the　far　western　rim　of　the　perimeter。　Rather　than　cut　close　to　the　Cullens'　house；　she　stuck　
to　the　circle　as　she　raced　around　to　meet　me。　I　sprinted　off　straight　east；　knowing　that　even　with　the　head　
start；　she'd　be　

passing　me　soon　if　I　took　it　easy　for　even　a　second。　

Nose　to　the　ground；　Leah。　This　isn't　a　race；　it's　a　reconnaissance　mission。　



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I　can　do　both　and　still　kick　your　butt　

I　gave　her　that　one。　　know。　

She　laughed。　

We　took　a　winding　path　through　the　eastern　mountains。　It　wasa　familiar　route。　We'd　run　these　mountains　
when　the　vampires　had　left　a　year　ago；　making　it　part　of　our　patrol　route　to　better　protect　the　people　
here。　Then　we'd　pulled　back　the　lines　when　the　Cullens　returned。　This　was　their　treaty　land。　

But　that　fact　would　probably　mean　nothing　to　Sam　now。　The　treaty　was　dead。　The　question　today　was　
how　thin　he　was　willing　to　spread　his　force。　Was　he　looking　for　stray　Cullens　to　poach　on　their　land　or　
not？　Had　Jared　spoken　the　truth　or　taken　advantage　of　the　silence　between　us？　

We　got　deeper　and　deeper　into　the　mountains　without　finding　any　trace　of　the　pack。　Fading　vampire　
trails　were　everywhere；　but　the　scents　were　familiar　now。　I　was　breathing　them　in　all　day　long。　

I　founda　heavy；　somewhat　recent　concentration　on　one　particular　trail—all　of　them　ing　and　going　
here　except　for　Edward。　Some　reason　for　gathering　that　must　have　been　forgotten　when　Edward　brought　
his　dying　pregnant　wife　home。　I　gritted　my　teeth。　Whatever　it　was；　it　had　nothing　to　do　with　me。　

Leah　didn't　push　herself　past　me；　though　she　could　have　now。　I　was　paying　more　attention　to　each　new　
scent　than　I　was　to　the　speed　contest。　She　kept　to　my　right　side；　running　with　me　rather　than　racing　
against　me。　

Were　getting　pretty　far　out　here；she　mented。　

Yeah。　If　Sam　was　hunting　strays；　we　should　have　crossed　his　trail　by　now。　

Makes　more　sense　right　now　for　him　to　bunker　down　in　La　Push；Leah　thought。　He　knows　we're　giving　
the　bloodsucke