PROLOGUE
~Renesmee~
I was running as fast as I could through the dark, foggy forest feeling a presence behind my back, knowing that someone, or something, was following me… The trees kept growing bigger and bigger, the branches started scratching my arms, face, legs leaving hurtful wounds all over my body. As much as I wanted to stop I just couldn't. The fear that I could turn back to meet HIS eyes was horrifying, the pure image of his face was torture, the thought of him getting his hands on me was unimaginable.
The road suddenly came to a dead-end, but I knew what was beyond the black hole in front of my eyes: the Ocean. I could hear his steps right behind me, and his creepy laugh sent shivers full of fear in my entire body, my skin suddenly trembling from the cold wind. I had no other choice but to jump… I closed my eyes, carefully weighing my choices. I had to admit, they were very limited. I stopped breathing and looked inside my heart. Did I want to turn back to what awaited me or was it better to end this now and forever to come for everyone I loved? I had only one chance at eternal happiness… The full moon wandered from behind the dark clouds to shed a ray of light on my heart. I felt a teardrop leave my eyes. It had to finally stop, so without further thinking I took a deep breath and let myself fall in the dark abyss beneath me. Somewhere in the distance I could hear a wolf howl.
While falling, his horror-like scream broke the peaceful silence of the night, leaving me with one satisfaction: that he was never going to hurt my loved ones. Feeling content with my decision, I embraced myself for what I had heard was the most dreadful human experience and, also, the thing that my kind craved for their entire lives: death… The water loudly splashed underneath me, the waves catching me under their fierce strength. I didn't fight the jet-black currents, but opened my mouth and let the water invade my whole being, aching me inside like I was being burnt alive. The pain was excruciating, making me want to give up, to end this torment, to save myself, but that would have meant to lose everything I had on this world: my Jacob… When I thought of him, something inside me clicked and the pain disappeared. The only thing I could feel was his warm body hugging me for the last time…