I took his hand, and suddely he yanked metoo roughlyright off the bed so that I thudded against his chest.Just in case, he muttered against my hair, crushing me in a bear hug that about to broke my ri...
I thought I'd explained it clearly before. Bella, I can't live in a world where you don't exist.
I tensed, waiting for the fury - both his and mine - but it was only quiet and calm in the darkness of his room. I could almost taste the sweetness of reunion in the air, a separate fragrance from the...
I struggled to find the words to name the feelings that flooded through me, but I had no words strong enough to hold them. For a long moment, I drowned in them. When I surfaced, I was not the same man...
I stared into her eyes, wide under the thick fringe of lashes, and yearned for sleep. Not for oblivion, as I had before, not to escape boredom, but because I wanted to *dream*. Maybe, if I could be un...
I stared into Jared's eyes, and the strangest thing happened. All the melting and melding I had just been through was shoved aside, into the smallest part of my body, the little corner that I took up...
I made a concerned effort to focus. There was something I needed to say. The most important thing.I love you, I said, but it sounded like singing. My voice rang and shimmered like a bell.As i love you...
I knew that last glimpse of his face would haunt me until I saw him smile again.And right there I vowed that I see him smile, and soon. I would find a way to keep my friend.Edward kept his arm tight...
I hope you end up caring about Bree as much as I do, though that's kind of a cruel wish. You know this: it doesn't end well for her. But at least you will know the whole story. And that no perspective...
I felt excited to go to school, and that scared me. I knew it wasn't the simulating learning environment I was anticipating, or seeing my new set of friends. If I was being honest with myself, I knew...
I didn't relate well to people my age. Maybe the truth was that I didn't relate well to people, period. Even my mother, who I was closer to than anyone else on the planet, was never in harmony with me...
How old are you?Seventeen, he answered promptly.And how long have you been seventeen?His lips twitched as he stared at the road. A while, he admitted at last.
Hey, do you know what you call a blond with a brain? I asked, and the continued on the same breath, a golden retriever.I've heard that one, too, she said, no longer smiling.I'll keep trying. I promise...
He's like a drug for you, Bella. I see that you can't live without him now. It's too late. But I would have been healthier for you. Not a drug; I would have been the air, the sun.
He raised his hand, hesitant, conflict raging in his eyes, and then swiftly brushed the length of my cheekbone with his fingertips. His skin was as icy as ever, but the trail his fingers left on my sk...
For a second I was just a kid – a kid who had lived all of his life in the same tiny town. Just a child. Because I knew I would have to live a lot more, suffer a lot more, to ever understand the seari...
Edward spoke in a voice so peaceful and gentle that it made the words strangely more threatening. I'm not going to kill you now, because it would upset Bella. Hmph, I grumbled. Edward turned slightl...
Did ya get in a couple of good swipes? Emmett asked eagerly.No! Of course not!No, not really? You really didnt attack him?Emmett! I protested.Aw, what a waste. And here you're probably the one person...
Dazed and disoriented, I looked up from the bright red blood pulsing out of my arm--into the fevered eyes of the six suddenly ravenous vampires.
Bella. Edward's voice was right beside me, relieved now. Can you hear me?No, I groaned. Go away.