Part I: Twilight

|Preface|

My daddy use to always say that love conquers all... and I believed him up until Mom kicked him to the curb. He loved her unconditionally and for her to toss him aside when he became "useless" was something that I would never forgive. My faith in love wavered then. It wavered even more when I experienced my first of many heartbreaks. I was essentially what was referred to as "humped and dumped". What hit the nail in the coffin is when I had to flee from my mother that night. She had completely lost it.

From that point on I thought love was something only in fiction. If you were to ask me if I believed in love then , I would tell you no. Now it was different. Now for the first time in my life I fully believed in something again. I believed in love. So much so that I am able to stand here facing death's gnarled claws without any fear. Because I knew in my heart of hearts that my major would go to hell and back to protect me.

With that knowledge I stood there shielding Bella and dared our hunter to come closer.