Preface - Nickolai

I was in a jam; Trapped between the wolves and the Cullens. I could see that I was powerless, due to Bella, yet I held my ground, keeping my protective pose. I only came here so I could live in peace.

Edward stepped forward and I shifted back, flinching as I heard an angry snarl from behind me. Either the Cullens would approve of me, or my life would end here and now.

"You can't eat the humans in this area." Edward said.

Now, this threw me. I have lived for three centuries, yet all I have preyed on were humans. How could the Cullens possibly survive on the blood of animals? Human blood was much more appitizing, more satisfying...

...yet it was so unpleasant to hear the victim die...

"Then abandon it," Edward snapped, a growl mixed in with his words. "Abandon your past, who you were and what you did, and start a new life."

I stared at him. A new life? Yes, a new life. That's exactly what I needed. That's what I want, more than anything.

I rose to my feet, and nodded. "Would you teach me?" I asked, feeling a little relieved that the wolves were backing down as I accepted the offer. "Would you teach me to contain this thirst and the urge to kill?"

"Yes."