e before stopping and releasing me. There was mud crammed

an be an adult, sta

back of my shirt. I kicked and twisted, trying to tear the shirt and escape from him, but there was no helping it. The darkness enveloped us, then he let me

ng to pull punches, a

idiot in such a short amount of

completely different. There were so many stars it was as if the moon had been shattered and flung across the sky, but

s the footsteps came towards me. I looked up to the path

e walked dow

e, but you did

r ch

child blames others for the

! You let me go tumbling down

be dead, and I would have one

"You don't care

e not making it likely that I should bo

. "You said I w

relation have to do wi

cried. "I'm your niece! You wo

simply stood up and walked or aske

rise out of the water, forming a path

tantrum, or would you li

d my arms. "Not going to

idered committing patricide, but if I chang

ng the rest of the group. I

and tell him all about this

her and farther away, and I shivered as a wind blew across the water. I looked around, searching for the way out, but whatever opening in the cave

stone path. I dragged myself to my feet and wrapped my arms around myself as

wn the path. The last stone disappeared just as I reached the other shore and plunged

me out. I gasped for air as th

bove me. "It's like you've lost more br

at slipped down her shoulders, revealing the

you dresse

a good idea to test our uncle and nearly drown. I didn't exactly have time

up. "You... know

ou should... pull yourself together?" She glanced

on. I'll take you to the meeting hall and get you

d to get to my feet. "You

ld you know? You've only had

e nice," I said defiantly.

pour out buckets of love fo

her. "Bella'

itor and one of us saved

I would almost prefer Bell

you would, and I'm

slow down or wait, forcing me to walk faster than I thought could,

Full Moon, but they're not

re werewolves, and if you'd like to not take another dip in the frigid lake water, I'

ded me in. "Sit down. Shut

her. "And

starve." She vanis

ide. No one acknowledged me. I looked around and stumbled to a seat, wa

he banquet table where people

with Francia and the others eating leisurely. Someone brought a pitc

didn't even acknowledge tha

d turned away to someon

d went to the table, searching for a

r eyes I knew now that marked her as a vampire. She cocked her eyebrow at me before reaching around me. I stumbled back, tr

anted to eat. I didn't bother getting a plate. As soon as I noticed that there was fruit on the

m for all this trouble, but before I was even within arm's distance, a sw

s Highness with ill-i

ve of his hand. "She's much too

way he deserved. My arm slammed into a thick wall and I screa

seething as he si

hat your fi