I stared because their faces, so different, so similar, were all devastatingly, inhumanly beautiful.

I gave you life. You’re wasting it.

Could a dead, frozen heart beat again? It felt like mine was about to.

dont be afraid", i murmured. "We belong together." I was abruptly overwhelmed by th truth of my own words. This moment was so perfect, there was no way to boubt it. His arms wrapped around me, holding me against him...It felt like every nerve ending in my body was a live wire. "Forever," he agreed.

It was strange and amusing...and, honestly, a bit embarrassing...to realize how much being near Bella had softened me. It seemed like no one was afraid of me any more. If Emmett found out about this, he would be laughing for the next century.

The only reason I left was to protect you.

I didn’t want to kill girls… even vampire girls. Though I might make an exception for that blonde.