按键盘上方向键 ← 或 → 可快速上下翻页，按键盘上的 Enter 键可回到本书目录页，按键盘上方向键 ↑ 可回到本页顶部！
————未阅读完？加入书签已便下次继续阅读！
Strength and hate and heat—red heat washing through my head； burning but erasing nothing。 The images
in my head were fuel； building up the inferno but refusing to be consumed。 I felt the tremors rock me from
head to toe； and I did not try to stop them。
Rosalie was totally absorbed in the creature； paying no attention to me at all。 She wouldn't be quick
enough to stop me； distracted as she was。
Sam had been right。 The thing was an aberration—its existence went against nature。 A black； soulless
demon。 Something that had no right to be。
Something that had to be destroyed。
It seemed like the pull had not been leading to the door after all。 I could feel it now； encouraging me；
tugging me forward。 Pushing me to finish this； to cleanse the world of this abomination。
Rosalie would try to kill me when the creature was dead； and I would fight back。 I wasn't sure if I would
have time to finish her before the others came to help。 Maybe； maybe not。 I didn't much care either way。
I didn't care if the wolves； either set； avenged me or called the Cullens' justice fair。 None of that
mattered。 All I cared about was my own justice。 My revenge。 The thing that had killed Bella would not
live another minute longer。
If Bella'd survived； she would have hated me for this。 She would have wanted to kill me personally。
But I didn't care。 She didn't care what she had done to me—letting herself be slaughtered like an animal。
Why should I take her feelings into account？
And then there was Edward。 He must be too busy now—too far gone in his insane denial； trying to
reanimate a corpse—to listen to my plans。
So I wouldn't get the chance to keep my promise to him； unless—and it was not a wager I'd put money
on—I managed to win the fight against Rosalie； Jasper； and Alice； three on one。 But even if I did win； I
didn't think I had it in me to kill Edward。
Because I didn't have enough passion for that。 Why should I let him get away from what he'd done？
Wouldn't it be more fair—more satisfying—to let him live with nothing； nothing at all？
It made me almost smile； as filled with hate as I was； to imagine it。 No Bella。 No killer spawn。 And also
missing as many members of his family as I was able to take down。 Of course； he could probably put
those back together； since i wouldn't be around to burn them。 Unlike Bella； who would never be whole
again。
I wondered if the creature could be put back together。 I doubted it。 It was part Bella； too—so it must
have inherited some of her vulnerability。 I could hear that in the tiny； thrumming beat of its heart。
Its heart was beating。 Hers wasn't。
Only a second had passed as I made these easy decisions。
The trembling was getting tighter and faster。 I coiled myself； preparing to spring at the blond vampire and
Page 216
Generatedby ABC Amber LIT Converter； ：。processtext。abclit。html
rip the murderous thing from her arms with my teeth。
Rosalie cooed at the creature again； setting the empty metal bottlething aside and lifting the creature into
the air to nuzzle her face against its cheek。
Perfect。 The new position was perfect for my strike。 I leaned forward and felt the heat begin to change
me while the pull toward the killer grew—it was stronger than I'd ever felt it before； so strong it reminded
me of an Alpha's mand； like it would crush me if I didn't obey。
This time I wanted to obey。
The murderer stared past Rosalie's shoulder at me； its gaze more focused than any newborn creature's
gaze should be。
Warm brown eyes； the color of milk chocolate—the exact same color that Bella's had been。
My shaking jerked to a stop； heat flooded through me； stronger than before； but it was a new kind of
heat—not a burning。
It was a glowing。
Everything inside me came undone as I stared at the tiny porcelain face of the halfvampire； halfhuman
baby。 All the lines that held me to my life were sliced apart in swift cuts； like clipping the strings to a
bunch of balloons。 Everything that made me who I was—my love for the dead girl upstairs； my love for
my father； my loyalty to my new pack； the love for my other brothers； my hatred for my enemies； my
home； my name； my sef—disconnected from me in that second— snip； snip； snip—and floated up into
space。
I was not left drifting。 A new string held me where I was。
Not one string； but a million。 Not strings； but steel cables。 A million steel cables all tying me to one thing
—to the very center of the universe。
I could see that now—how the universe swirled around this one point。 I'd never seen the symmetry of
the universe before； but now it was plain。
The gravity of the earth no longer tied me to the place where I stood。
It was the baby girl in the blond vampire's arms that held me here now。
Renesmee。
From upstairs； there was a new sound。 The only sound that could touch me in this endless instant。 A
frantic pounding； a racing beat。。。
A changing heart。
BOOK THREE
bella
Page 217
Generatedby ABC Amber LIT Converter； ：。processtext。abclit。html
CONTENTS
PREFACE
19。 BURNING
20。 NEW
21。FIRST HUNT
22。 PROMISED
23。 MEMORIES
24。 SURPRISE
25。 FAVOR
26。 SHINY
27。 TRAVEL PLANS
28。 THE FUTURE
29。 DEFECTION
30。 IRRESISTIBLE
31。 TALENTED
32。 PANY
33。 FORGERY
34。 DECLARED
35。 DEADLINE
36。 BLOODLUST
37。 CONTRIVANCES
38。 POWER
39。 THE HAPPILY EVER AFTER
Personal affection is a luxury you can have only after all your enemies are eliminated。 Until then；
everyone you love is
a hostage； sapping your courage and corrupting your judgment
Page 218
Generatedby ABC Amber LIT Converter； ：。processtext。abclit。html
Orson Scott Card Empire
PREFACE
No longer just a nightmare； the line of black advanced on us through the icy mist stirred up by their feet。
We're going to die；I thought in panic。 I was desperate for the precious one I guarded； but even to think
of that was a lapse in attention I could not afford。
They ghosted closer； thei