〃Let　her　go；〃　Jacob　snarled；　furious　again。　〃She　wants　to！〃　He　took　two　long

strides　forward。　A　glint　of

anticipation　flashed　in　his　eyes。　His　chest　seemed　to　swell　as　it　shuddered。

Edward　pushed　me　behind　himself；　wheeling　to　face　Jacob。

〃No！　Edward—！〃

〃ISABELLA　SWAN！〃

〃e　on！　Charlie's　mad！〃　My　voice　was　panicked；　but　not　because　of　Charlie

now。　〃Hurry！〃

I　tugged　on　him　and　he　relaxed　a　little。　He　pulled　me　back　slowly；　always

keeping　his　eyes　on　Jacob　as

we　retreated。

Jacob　watched　us　with　a　dark　scowl　on　his　bitter　face。　The　anticipation

drained　from　his　eyes；　and　then；

just　before　the　forest　came　between　us；　his　face　suddenly　crumpled　in　pain。

I　knew　that　last　glimpse　of　his　face　would　haunt　me　until　I　saw　him　smile

again。

And　right　there　I　vowed　that　I　would　see　him　smile；　and　soon。　I　would　find　a

way　to　keep　my　friend。

Edward　kept　his　arm　tight　around　my　waist；　holding　me　close。　That　was　the　only

thing　that　held　the　tears

inside　my　eyes。

I　had　some　serious　problems。

My　best　friend　counted　me　with　his　enemies。

Victoria　was　still　on　the　loose；　putting　everyone　I　loved　in　danger。

If　I　didn't　bee　a　vampire　soon；　the　Volturi　would　kill　me。

And　now　it　seemed　that　if　I　did；　the　Quileute　werewolves　would　try　to　do　the

job　themselves—along

with　trying　to　kill　my　future　family。　I　didn't　think　they　had　any　chance

really；　but　would　my　best　friend　get

himself　killed　in　the　attempt？

Very　serious　problems。　So　why　did　they　all　suddenly　seem　insignificant　when　we

broke　through　the　last

of　the　trees　and　I　caught　sight　of　the　expression　on　Charlie's　purple　fa