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exasperated。　〃When　will　you　ever　see　yourself　clearly？〃　he　said　softly。　Then　he　spoke　louder；　to　the　
others　as　well　as　to　me。　〃The　Volturi　haven"t　fought　a　fair　fight　in　about　twentyfive　hundred　years。　And　
they"ve　never；　never　fought　one　where　they　were　at　a　disadvantage。　Especially　since　they　gained　Jane　and　
Alec；　they"ve　only　been　involved　with　unopposed　slaughterings。　
〃You　should　have　seen　how　we　looked　to　them！　Usually；　Alec　cuts　off　all　sense　and　feeling　from　their　
victims　while　they　go　through　the　charade　of　a　counsel。　That　way；　no　one　can　run　when　the　verdict　is　
given。　But　there　we　stood；　ready；　waiting；　outnumbering　them；　with　gifts　of　our　own　while　their　gifts　were　
rendered　useless　by　Bella。　Aro　knew　that　with　Zafrina　on　our　side；　they　would　be　the　blind　ones　when　
the　battle　menced。　I"m　sure　our　numbers　would　have　been　pretty　severely　decimated；　but　they　were　
sure　that　theirs　would　be；　too。　There　was　even　a　good　possibility　that　they　would　lose。　They"ve　never　
dealt　with　that　possibility　before。　They　didn"t　deal　with　it　well　today。〃　
〃Hard　to　feel　confident　when　you"re　surrounded　by　horsesized　wolves；〃　Emmett　laughed；　poking　
Jacob"s　arm。　
Jacob　flashed　a　grin　at　him。　
〃It　was　the　wolves　that　stopped　them　in　the　first　place；〃　I　said。　
〃Sure　was；〃　Jacob　agreed。　
〃Absolutely；〃　Edward　agreed。　〃That　was　another　sight　they"ve　never　seen。　The　true　Children　of　the　
Moon　rarely　move　in　packs；　and　they　are　never　much　in　control　of　themselves。　Sixteen　enormous　
regimented　wolves　was　a　surprise　they　weren"t　prepared　for。　Caius　is　actually　terrified　of　werewolves。　He　
almost　lost　a　fight　with　one　a　few　
thousand　years　ago　and　never　got　over　it。〃　
〃So　there　are　real　werewolves？〃　I　asked。　〃With　the　full　moon　and　silver　bullets　and　all　that？〃　
Jacob　snorted。　〃Real。　Does　that　make　me　imaginary？〃　
〃You　know　what　I　mean。〃　
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〃Full　moon；　yes；〃　Edward　said。　〃Silver　bullets；　no—that　was　just　another　one　of　those　myths　to　make　
humans　feel　like　they　had　a　sporting　chance。　There　aren"t　very　many　of　them　left。　Caius　has　had　them　
hunted　into　near　extinction。〃　
〃And　you　never　mentioned　this　because。。。　？〃　
〃It　never　came　up。〃　
I　rolled　my　eyes；　and　Alice　laughed；　leaning　forward—she　was　tucked　under　Edward"s　other　arm—to　
wink　at　me。　
I　glared　back。　
I　loved　her　insanely；　of　course。　But　now　that　I"d　had　a　chance　to　realize　that　she　was　really　home；　that　
her　defection　was　only　a　ruse　because　Edward　had　to　believe　that　she"d　abandoned　us；　I　was　beginning　
to　feel　pretty　irritated　with　her。　Alice　had　some　explaining　to　do。　
Alice　sighed。　〃Just　get　it　off　your　chest；　Bella。〃　
〃How　could　you　do　that　to　me；　Alice？〃　
〃It　was　necessary。〃　
〃Necessary！〃　I　exploded。　〃You　had　me　totally　convinced　that　we　were　all　going　to　die！　I"ve　been　a　
wreck　for　weeks。〃　
〃It　might　have　gone　that　way；〃　she　said　calmly。　〃In　which　case　you　needed　to　be　prepared　to　save　
Nessie。〃　
Instinctively；　I　held　Nessie—asleep　now　on　my　lap—tighter　in　my　arms。　
〃But　you　knew　there　were　other　ways；　too；〃　I　accused。　〃You　knew　there　was　hope。　Did　it　ever　occur　to　
you　that　you　could　have　told　me　everything？　I　know　Edward　had　to　think　we　were　at　a　dead　end　for　
Aro"s　sake；　but　you　could　have　told　me。〃　
She　looked　at　me　speculatively　for　a　moment。　〃I　don"t　think　so；〃　she　said。　〃You"re　just　not　that　good　an　
actress。〃　
〃This　was　about　my　acting　skills？〃　
〃Oh；　take　it　down　an　octave；　Bella。　Do　you　have　any　idea　how　plicated　Ms　was　to　set　up？　I　
couldn"t　even　be　sure　that　someone　like　Nahuel　existed—all　I　knew　was　that　I　would　be　looking　for　
something　I　couldn"t　see！　Try　to　imagine　searching　for　a　blind　spot—not　the　easiest　thing　I"ve　ever　done。　
Plus　we　had　to　send　back　the　key　witnesses；　like　we　weren"t　in　enough　of　a　hurry。　And　then　keeping　my　
eyes　open　all　the　time　in　case　you　decided　to　throw　me　any　more　instructions。　At　some　point　you"re　going　
to　have　to　tell　me　what　exactly　is　in　Rio。　Before　any　of　that；　I　had　to　try　to　see　every　trick　the　Volturi　
might　e　in　with　and　give　you　what　few　clues　I　could　so　you　would　be　ready　for　their　strategy；　and　I　
only　had　just　a　few　hours　to　trace　out　all　the　possibilities。　Most　of　all；　I　had　to　make　sure　you"d　all　believe　
that　I　was　ditching　out　on　you；　because　Aro　had　to　be　positive　that　you　had　nothing　left　up　your　sleeves　
or　he　never　would　have　mitted　to　an　out　the　way　he　did。　And　if　you　think　I　didn"t　feel　like　a　
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schmuck—〃　
〃Okay；　okay！〃　I　interrupted。　〃Sorry！　I　know　it　was　rough　for　you；　too。　It"s　just　that。。。　well；　I　missed　you　
like　crazy；　Alice。　Don"t　do　that　to　me　again。〃　
Alice"s　trilling　laugh　rang　through　the　room；　and　we　all　smiled　to　hear　that　music　once　more。　〃I　missed　
you；　too；　Bella。　So　forgive　me；　and　try　to　be　satisfied　with　being　the　superhero　of　the　day。〃　
Everyone　else　laughed　now；　and　I　ducked　my　face　into　Nessie"s　hair；　embarrassed。　
Edward　went　back　to　analyzing　every　shift　of　intention　and　control　that　had　happened　in　the　meadow　
today；　declaring　that　it　was　my　shield　that　had　made　the　Volturi　run　away　with　their　tails　between　their　
legs。　The　way　everyone　looked　at　me　made　me　unfortable。　Even　Edward。　It　was　like　I　had　grown　a　
hundred　feet　during　the　course　of　the　morning。　I　tried　to　ignore　the　impressed　looks；　mostly　keeping　my　
eyes　on　Nessie"s　sleeping　face　and　Jacob"s　unchanged　expression。　I　would　always　be　just　Bella　to　him；　
and　that　was　a　relief。　
The　hardest　stare　to　ignore　was　also　the　most　confusing　one。　
It　wasn"t　like　this　halfhuman；　halfvampire　Nahuel　was　used　to　thinking　of　me　in　a　certain　way。　For　all　he　
knew；　I　went　around　routing　attacking　vampires　every　day　and　the　scene　in　the　meadow　had　been　
nothing　unusual　at　all。　But　the　boy　never　took　his　eyes　off　me。　Or　maybe　he　was　looking　at　Nessie。　That　
made　me　unfortable；　too。　
He　couldn"t　be　oblivious　to　the　fact　that　Nessie　was　the　only　female　of　his　kind　that　wasn"t　his　halfsister。　
I　didn"t　think　this　ide