Foreward
Thank you for staying with me for the duration of Black Hole Sun and Supermassive Black Hole (Twilight and New Moon, respectively). As my version of New Moon is coming to a close - I know, some of you will argue that I'm not all the way done, so why post a teaser of the next edition? It's exactly that, a teaser, as a means of expressing that I have no intention of quitting. I will; however, be continuing on Stricken (A tale of Bree and an OC who will come into play towards the end of this novel fanfic). So if there is pause while you wait for new chapters, enjoy the stories of others or read my other works. Or better yet, enjoy the original Twilight Saga! All of this is inspiration from the world Stephanie Meyer created, and I mean no disrespect to any religious background of the original author by my fem/slash pairing of the two main characters.
As always, review or comment below if you wish, be it whimsy or constructive. I don't mind harsh criticism, but do it in a way that is respectful (I feel silly writing that, as I would hope that would be common sense).
Preface
It would seem that all our attempts at subterfuge had been in vain.
My heart was a glacier of ice as I watched her prepare to defend me. Her intense concentration betrayed no hint of doubt, even though she was outnumbered. I knew that we could expect no help – at this moment, her family was fighting for their own lives as surely as my beloved was for ours.
I might never learn the outcome of that other fight, and find out who the winners and losers were. Would I live long enough for that?
The odds of us winning didn't look so great.
Black eyes, wild with their fierce craving for my death, watched feverishly for the moment when my protector's eyes would be diverted. The moment when I would surely day.
Somewhere, far off in the distance, away in the cold forest – a wolf howled.
The noise shattered through me, and the distraction was acted upon with haste.