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           Hesnickered,shakinghishead."Tellmewhatyou’rereallythinking,please."

           "I’mtryingtopictureit-butIcan’t,"Iadmitted."Howdoyouhuntabearwithoutweapons?"

           "Oh,wehaveweapons."Heflashedhisbrightteethinabrief,threateningsmile.Ifoughtbackashiverbeforeitcouldexposeme."Justnotthekindtheyconsiderwhenwritinghuntinglaws.Ifyou’veeverseenabearattackontelevision,youshouldbeabletovisualizeEmmetthunting."

           Icouldn’tstopthenextshiverthatflasheddownmyspine.IpeekedacrossthecafeteriatowardEmmett,gratefulthathewasn’tlookingmyway.Thethickbandsofmusclethatwrappedhisarmsandtorsoweresomehowevenmoremenacingnow.

           Edwardfollowedmygazeandchuckled.Istaredathim,unnerved.

           "Areyoulikeabear,too?"Iaskedinalowvoice.

           "Morelikethelion,orsotheytellme,"hesaidlightly."Perhapsourpreferencesareindicative."

           Itriedtosmile."Perhaps,"Irepeated.ButmymindwasfilledwithopposingimagesthatIcouldn’tmergetogether."IsthatsomethingImightgettosee?"

           "Absolutelynot!"Hisfaceturnedevenwhiterthanusual,andhiseyesweresuddenlyfurious.Ileanedback,stunnedand-thoughI’dneveradmitittohim-frightenedbyhisreaction.Heleanedbackaswell,foldinghisarmsacrosshischest.

           "Tooscaryforme?"IaskedwhenIcouldcontrolmyvoiceagain.

           "Ifthatwereit,Iwouldtakeyououttonight,"hesaid,hisvoicecutting."Youneedahealthydoseoffear.Nothingcouldbemorebeneficialforyou"