Oooh, ouch, that‘s gonna leave a
So this isn‘t about Seth at all, is it?
Of course it is. I‘m just pointing out that being unwanted is not a first for me. Not really a motivating factor, if you know what I mean.
14. MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, ?THE SHARPEST LIVES?
Chapter 15 Two weeks to a day, the days flying by. Her life speeding by in fast-forward.
How many days did that give her, if she was counting to forty? Four? It took me a minute to figure out how to swallow.
?You okay?? she asked.
I nodded, not really sure how my voice would come out.
Edward‘s face was turned away from us as he listened to my thoughts, but I could see his reflection in the glass wall. He was the burning man again.
15. MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK, ?POINT OF EXTINCTION?
Chapter 15 ?It feels… complete when you‘re here, Jacob. Like all my family is together.
I mean, I guess that‘s what it‘s like — I‘ve never had a big family before now. It‘s nice.? She smiled for half a second. ?But it‘s just not whole unless you‘re here.?
?I‘ll never be part of your family, Bella.?
I could have been. I would have been good there. But that was just a distant future that died long before it had a chance to live.
?You‘ve always been a part of my family,? she disagreed.
My teeth made a grinding sound. ?That‘s a crap answer.?
?What‘s a good one??
?How about, ?Jacob, I get a kick out of your pain.‘ ?
I felt her flinch.
?You‘d like that better?? she whispered.
?It‘s easier, at least. I could wrap my head around it. I could deal with it.?
Our minds were more closely linked than they had ever been before, because we both were trying to think together.
16. TV ON THE RADIO, ?WOLF LIKE ME?
Chapter 16 She hesitated for a second, but then, tentatively, she seemed to reach out with her mind and try to see my way. It felt very strange — our minds were more closely linked than they had ever been before, because we both were trying to think together.
Strange, but it helped her. Her teeth cut through the fur and skin of her kill‘s shoulder, tearing away a thick slab of streaming flesh. Rather than wince away as her human thoughts wanted to, she let her wolf-self react instinctively. It was kind of a numbing thing, a thoughtless thing. It let her eat in peace.
It was easy for me to do the same. And I was glad I hadn‘t forgotten this. This would be my life again soon.
Was Leah going to be a part of that life? A week ago, I would‘ve found that idea beyond horrifying. I wouldn‘t‘ve been able to stand it. But I knew her better now. And, relieved from the constant pain, she wasn‘t the same wolf. Not the same girl.
17. R.E.M., ?ACCELERATE?
Chapter 16 And I was all alone with my hatred and the pain that was so bad it was like being tortured. Like being dragged slowly across a bed of razor blades. Pain so bad you‘d take death with a smile just to get away from it.
The heat unlocked my frozen muscles, and I was on my feet.
All three of their heads snapped up, and I watched my pain ripple across Edward‘s face as he trespassed in my head again.
?Ahh,? he choked.
I didn‘t know what I was doing; I stood there, trembling, ready to bolt for the very first escape that I could think of.
Moving like the strike of a snake, Edward darted to a small end table and ripped something from the drawer there. He tossed it at me, and I caught the object reflexively.
?Go, Jacob. Get away from here.? He didn‘t say it harshly — he threw the words at me like they were a life preserver. He was helping me find the escape I was dying for.
The object in my hand was a set of car keys.
18. JIMMY GNECCO FEATURING BRIAN MAY, ?SOMEONE TO DIE
FOR?
Chapter 18 Everything inside me came undone as I stared at the tiny porcelain face of the half-vampire, half-human 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
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 —
