guess。　Did　any　of　the　other

Cullens　have　extra　talents？　Like　the　mind　reading？〃

I　hesitated　a　second。　This　felt　like　a　question　he　would　ask　of　his　spy；　not

his　friend。　But　what　was　the

point　of　hiding　what　I　knew？　It　didn't　matter　now；　and　it　would　help　him

control　himself。

So　I　spoke　quickly；　the　image　of　Emily's　ruined　face　in　my　mind；　and　the　hair

rising　on　my　arms。　I　couldn't

imagine　how　the　russet　wolf　would　fit　inside　the　Rabbit—Jacob　would　tear　the

whole　garage　apart　if　he

changed　now。

〃Jasper　could　sort　of　control　the　emotions　of　the　people　around　him。　Not　in

a　bad　way；　just　to　calm

someone　down；　that　kind　of　thing。　It　would　probably　help　Paul　a　lot；〃　I　added；

teasing　weakly。　〃And　then

Alice　could　see　things　that　were　going　to　happen。　The　future；　you　know；　but

not　absolutely。　The　things

she　saw　would　change　when　someone　changed　the　path　they　were　on〃

Like　how　she'd　seen　me　dying　and　she'd　seen　me　being　one　of　them。　Two

things　that　had　not

happened。　And　one　that　never　would。　My　head　started　to　spin—I　couldn't　seem

to　pull　in　enough　oxygen

from　the　air。　No　lungs。

Jacob　was　entirely　in　control　now；　very　still　beside　me。

〃Why　do　you　do　that？〃　he　asked。　He　tugged　lightly　at　one　of　my　arms；　which　was

bound　around　my

chest；　and　then　gave　up　when　it　wouldn't　e　loose　easily。　I　hadn't　even

realized　I'd　moved　them。　〃You

do　that　when　you're　upset。　Why？〃

〃It　hurts　to　think　about　them；〃　I　whispered。　〃It's　like　I　can't　breathe　like

I'm　breaking　into　pieces〃It

was　bizarre　how　much　I　could　tell　Jacob　now。　We　had　no　more　secrets。

He　smoothed　my　hair。　〃It'