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           "Bella,"hesaidinasuspiciouslysoothingvoice."Youhavenothingtoworryabout.Youarecompletelysafehere."

           "Iknowthat."

           "Thenwhyareyoufrightened?"heasked,confused.Hemightfeelthetenorofmyemotions,buthecouldn’treadthereasonsbehindthem.

           "YouheardwhatLaurentsaid."Myvoicewasjustawhisper,butIwassuretheycouldhearme."HesaidJameswaslethal.Whatifsomethinggoeswrong,andtheygetseparated?Ifsomethinghappenstoanyofthem,Carlisle,Emmett...Edward..."Igulped."IfthatwildfemalehurtsEsme..."Myvoicehadgrownhigher,anoteofhysteriabeginningtoriseinit."HowcouldIlivewithmyselfwhenit’smyfault?Noneofyoushouldberiskingyourselvesforme-"

           "Bella,Bella,stop,"heinterruptedme,hiswordspouringoutsoquicklytheywerehardtounderstand."You’reworryingaboutallthewrongthings,Bella.Trustmeonthis-noneofusareinjeopardy.Youareundertoomuchstrainasitis;don’taddtoitwithwhollyunnecessaryworries.Listentome!"heordered,forIhadlookedaway."Ourfamilyisstrong.Ouronlyfearislosingyou."

           "Butwhyshouldyou-"

           Aliceinterruptedthistime,touchingmycheekwithhercoldfingers."It’sbeenalmostacenturythatEdward’sbeenalone.Nowhe’sfoundyou.Youcan’tseethechangesthatwesee,wewhohavebeenwithhimforsolong.Doyouthinkanyofuswanttolookintohiseyesforthenexthundredyearsifhelosesyou?"

           MyguiltslowlysubsidedasIlookedintoherdarkeyes.