Sometimes, loyalty gets in the way of what you want to do. Sometimes, it’s not your secret to tell.

And the sound of your heart," he continued. "It's the most significant sound in my world. I'm so attuned to it now, I swear I could pick it out from miles away. But neither of these things matter. This," he said, taking my face in his hands. "You. That's what I'm keeping. You'll always be my Bella, you'll just be a little more durable.

She wasn't speaking to me - in the juvenile, petty sense of the phrase.

no one had to tell me anything. I know what I am

So what you're saying is, I'm your brand of heroin?" I teased, trying to lighten the mood. He smiled swiftly, seeming to appreciate my effort. "Yes, you are exactly my brand of heroin.

But it's possible to love more than one person at a time, Bella. I've seen it in action.

And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.