Post by Jasper Hale on Apr 12, 2009 15:18:50 GMT -6
“What happened?!”
“One of the Newborns was hiding… Leak found him—she was being stupid, trying to prove something. She engaged him alone…”
“Leah,” I repeated, and I was too weak to feel shame for the relief that flooded through me. “Is she going to be ok?”
“Leah wasn’t hurt,” Edward mumbled.
I stared at him for a long second.
“Edward,” I said, my voice was nearly inaudible. “Edward, someone got hurt.”
“Yes,” He whispered.
“Who?” I asked, though, of course, I already knew the answer. Of course I did. Of course.
“Jacob,” he said.
“Of course,” I whispered. And then I slipped off the edge I was clinging to inside my head.
Everything went black.
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I was first aware of the cool hands touching me. More than one pair of hands. Arms holding me, a palm curved to fit my cheek, fingers stroking my forehead, and more fingers pressed lightly into my wrist.
Then I was aware of another thing. I didn’t want this. I didn’t want the cool fingers to be holding me, I wanted warm ones. I didn’t want to marry Edward. I wanted to marry Jacob. I had been blind, but now I knew what I wanted. What I needed. I loved Jacob Black.
It was true, I loved Edward, he was part of my life, and I would always love him. But I knew that I loved Jacob more. As my eyes fluttered open, and I saw Edward, I knew I was about to do the hardest thing I would ever have to do in my life.
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