〃I know what I am。〃
I sighed。
But his mercurial mood shifted on me。 He pursed his lips; and his eyes
were probing。 He examined my face for a long moment。
〃You're ready now; then?〃 he asked。
〃Um。〃 I gulped。 〃Yes?〃
He smiled; and inclined his head slowly until his cold lips brushed
against the skin just under the corner of my jaw。
〃Right now?〃 he whispered; his breath blowing cool on my neck。 I shivered
involuntarily。
〃Yes;〃 I whispered; so my voice wouldn't have a chance to break。 If he
thought I was bluffing; he was going to be disappointed。 I'd already made
this decision; and I was sure。 It didn't matter that my body was rigid as
a plank; my hands balled into fists; my breathing erratic…
He chuckled darkly; and leaned away。 His face did look disappointed。
〃You can't really believe that I would give in so easily;〃 he said with a
sour edge to his mocking tone。
〃A girl can dream。〃
His eyebrows rose。 〃Is that what you dream about? Being a monster?〃
〃Not exactly;〃 I said; frowning at his word choice。 Monster; indeed。
〃Mostly I dream about being with you forever。〃
His expression changed; softened and saddened by the subtle ache in my
voice。
〃Bella。〃 His fingers lightly traced the shape of my lips。 〃I will stay
with you — isn't that enough?〃
I smiled under his fingertips。 〃Enough for now。〃
He frowned at my tenacity。 No one was going to surrender tonight。 He
exhaled; and the sound was practically a growl。
I touched his face。 〃Look;〃 I said。 〃I love you more than everything else
in the world bined。 Isn't that enough?〃
〃Yes; it is enough;〃 he answered; smiling。 〃Enough for forever。〃
And he leaned down to press his cold lips once more to my throat。
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Acknowledgments
A huge thank you to:
my parents; Steve and Candy;
for a lifetime of love and support;S
for reading great books to me when I was young;
and for still holding my hand through the
things that make me nervous;
my husband; Pancho; and my sons; Gabe; Seth; and Eli;
for sharing me so often with my imaginary friends;
my friends at Writers House;
Genevieve GagneHawes; for giving me that first chance;
and my agent Jodi Reamer; for turning the most
unlikely dreams into realities;
my editor Megan Tingley; for all her help in
making Twilight better than it started out;
my brothers; Paul and Jacob; for their expert advice on all
my automotive questions; and my online family;
the talented staff and writers at fansofrealitytv。;
particularly Kimberly 〃Shazzer;〃 and Collin 〃Mantenna〃
for the encouragement; advice;
and inspiration。
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