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           "You’llbeoutofhereinafew

           days.Twoweekatmost."

           Iglaredathim."Imaynotdienow...butI’mgoingtodiesometime.Everyminuteoftheday,Igetcloser.AndI’mgoingtogetold."

           HefrownedaswhatIwassayingsunkin,pressinghislongfingerstohistemplesandclosinghiseyes."That’showit’ssupposedtohappen.Howitshouldhappen.HowitwouldhavehappenedifIdidn’texist-andIshouldn’texist."

           Isnorted.Heopenedhiseyesinsurprise."That’sstupid.That’slikegoingtosomeonewho’sjustwonthelottery,takingtheirmoney,andsaying,’Look,let’sjustgobacktohowthingsshouldbe.It’sbetterthatway.’AndI’mnotbuyingit."

           "I’mhardlyalotteryprize,"hegrowled.

           "That’sright.You’remuchbetter."

           Herolledhiseyesandsethislips."Bella,we’renothavingthisdiscussionanymore.Irefusetodamnyoutoaneternityofnightandthat’stheendofit."

           "Ifyouthinkthat’stheend,thenyoudon’tknowmeverywell,"Iwarnedhim."You’renottheonlyvampireIknow."

           Hiseyeswentblackagain."Alicewouldn’tdare."

           AndforamomenthelookedsofrighteningthatIcouldn’thelpbutbelieveit-Icouldn’timaginesomeonebraveenoughtocrosshim.

           "Alicealreadysawit,didn’tshe?"Iguessed."That’swhythethingsshesaysupsetyou.SheknowsI’mgoingtobelikeyou...someday."

           "She’swrong.Shealsosawyoudead,butthatdidn’thappen,either."

           "You’llnevercatchmebettingagainstAlice."

           Westaredateachotherforaverylongtime.