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           Whenwegettothehouse,ifthetrackerisnotthere,Iwillwalkhertothedoor.Thenshehasfifteenminutes."Heglaredatmeintherearviewmirror."Emmett,youtaketheoutsideofthehouse.Alice,yougetthetruck.I’llbeinsideaslongassheis.Aftershe’sout,youtwocantaketheJeephomeandtellCarlisle."

           "Noway,"Emmettbrokein."I’mwithyou."

           "Thinkitthrough,Emmett.Idon’tknowhowlongI’llbegone."

           "Untilweknowhowfarthisisgoingtogo,I’mwithyou."

           Edwardsighed."Ifthetrackeristhere,"hecontinuedgrimly,"wekeepdriving."

           "We’regoingtomakeittherebeforehim,"Alicesaidconfidently.

           Edwardseemedtoacceptthat.WhateverhisproblemwithAlicewas,hedidn’tdoubthernow.

           "WhatarewegoingtodowiththeJeep?"sheasked.

           Hisvoicehadahardedge."You’redrivingithome."

           "No,I’mnot,"shesaidcalmly.

           Theunintelligiblestreamofprofanitiesstartedagain.

           "Wecan’tallfitinmytruck,"Iwhispered.

           Edwarddidn’tappeartohearme.

           "Ithinkyoushouldletmegoalone,"Isaidevenmorequietly.

           Heheardthat.

           "Bella,pleasejustdothismyway,justthisonce,"hesaidbetweenclenchedteeth.

           "Listen,Charlie’snotanimbecile,"Iprotested."Ifyou’renotintowntomorrow,he’sgoingtogetsuspicious."

           "That’sirrelevant.We’llmakesurehe’ssafe,andthat’sallthatmatters."

           "Thenwhataboutthistracker?Hesawthewayyouactedtonight.He’sgoingtothinkyou’rewithme,whereveryouare."

           Emmettlookedatme,insultinglysurprisedagain.