I’m exactly right for you, Bella.

Chapter 15: Epoch[/b]

Graduation day arrived at last. I couldn’t remember the last time I had been even remotely interested in a graduation ceremony, and yet today I was excited. Despite her reservations, Bella had done well on her exams, and I knew she was proud of herself, as I was of her. And although I knew she wasn’t looking forward to it, the graduation party was going to be a good experience for her, and I was going to make sure she ended up having a good time. I had wanted to get her a gift for graduation, but she had insisted that I not spend any money on her, and finally I gave...

Chapter 13: Declaration


We returned to school the next day, trying to keep life as normal as possible for Bella’s sake. We had decided to give ourselves a week to prepare to fight against the newborn army. Jasper was planning a few training sessions for us before then, and we were actually looking forward to them. The more prepared we were, the better chance we would have of coming out of Seattle unscathed. And we needed to be confident in our abilities to be triumphant.

We were in the cafeteria when Alice made the announcement to Bella that her graduation party was still going to happen.

“You...

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Chapter 16: Alliance

“Bella?” I called to her as she paused at the top of the porch steps.

She turned to face me as I jumped up the stairs to meet her. I took her into my arms again, kissing her once more. I let my lips convey just how much I loved her, no matter what happened later, and she responded enthusiastically. She seemed taken aback by the passion of the kiss when we finally pulled away, but didn’t comment on it.

“Let’s get this stupid party over with,” she muttered while staring at the ground.

I grabbed her...

Chapter 9: Scent


It was sort of an unspoken agreement between Jacob and myself that I wouldn’t be around while he was here. Besides the obvious reasons, I wanted to follow the trail the unknown vampire had left to see if I could discover anything Emmett and Jasper could have missed. It sounded reasonable to me, but Bella was upset that I was leaving.

“It’s not that I feel any personal antagonism toward him, Bella,” I tried explaining. “It’s just easier for both of us. I won’t be far away. You’ll be safe.”

“I’m not worried about that,” she said, exasperation evident in her...