ade　a　face。　〃Probably。〃

〃Maybe　I　shouldn't—〃

〃No；　it's　okay；〃　he　assured　me。　〃You　know　a　ton　of　things　that　can　help　us。

It's　not　like　you're　just　some

ignorant　human。　You're　like　a　I　don't　know；　spy　or　something。　You've　been

behind　enemy　lines。〃

I　frowned　to　myself。　Was　that　what　Jacob　would　want　from　me？　Insider

information　to　help　them　destroy

their　enemies？　I　wasn't　a　spy；　though。　I　hadn't　been　collecting　that　kind　of

information。　Already；　his　words

made　me　feel　like　a　traitor。

But　I　wanted　him　to　stop　Victoria；　didn't　I？

No。

I　did　want　Victoria　to　be　stopped；　preferably　before　she　tortured　me　to　death

or　ran　into　Charlie　or　killed

another　stranger。　I　just　didn't　want　Jacob　to　be　the　one　to　stop　her；　or

rather　to　try。　I　didn't　want　Jacob

within　a　hundred　miles　of　her。

〃Like　the　stuff　about　the　mind…reading　bloodsucker；〃　he　continued；　oblivious

to　my　reverie。　〃That's　the

kind　of　thing　we　need　to　know　about。　That　really　sucks　that　those　stories　are

true。　It　makes　everything

more　plicated。　Hey；　do　you　think　this　Victoria　can　do　anything　special？〃

〃I　don't　think　so；〃　I　hesitated；　and　then　sighed。　〃He　would　have　mentioned

it。〃

〃He？　Oh；　you　mean　Edward—oops；　sorry。　I　forgot。　You　don't　like　to　say　his

name。　Or　hear　it。〃

I　squeezed　my　midsection；　trying　to　ignore　the　throbbing　around　the　edges　of

my　chest。　〃Not　really；　no。〃

〃Sorry。〃

〃How　do　you　know　me　so　well；　Jacob？　Sometimes　it's　like　you　can　read　my　mind。〃

〃Naw。　I　just　pay　attention。〃

We　were　on　the　little　dirt　road　where　Jacob　had　first　taught　me　to　ride　the

motorcycle。

〃This　good？〃　I