〃Let her go；〃 Jacob snarled； furious again。 〃She wants to！〃 He took two long
strides forward。 A glint of
anticipation flashed in his eyes。 His chest seemed to swell as it shuddered。
Edward pushed me behind himself； wheeling to face Jacob。
〃No！ Edward—！〃
〃ISABELLA SWAN！〃
〃e on！ Charlie's mad！〃 My voice was panicked； but not because of Charlie
now。 〃Hurry！〃
I tugged on him and he relaxed a little。 He pulled me back slowly； always
keeping his eyes on Jacob as
we retreated。
Jacob watched us with a dark scowl on his bitter face。 The anticipation
drained from his eyes； and then；
just before the forest came between us； his face suddenly crumpled in pain。
I knew that last glimpse of his face would haunt me until I saw him smile
again。
And right there I vowed that I would see him smile； and soon。 I would find a
way to keep my friend。
Edward kept his arm tight around my waist； holding me close。 That was the only
thing that held the tears
inside my eyes。
I had some serious problems。
My best friend counted me with his enemies。
Victoria was still on the loose； putting everyone I loved in danger。
If I didn't bee a vampire soon； the Volturi would kill me。
And now it seemed that if I did； the Quileute werewolves would try to do the
job themselves—along
with trying to kill my future family。 I didn't think they had any chance
really； but would my best friend get
himself killed in the attempt？
Very serious problems。 So why did they all suddenly seem insignificant when we
broke through the last
of the trees and I caught sight of the expression on Charlie's purple fa