Be kind. I wrote this right after writing Darkest Night. I've been working on them for a while and am just now getting brave enough to share them with people other than a few friends.
Anyhoo, again, YES, the dialogue in the parts with Bella is from the book, but again, it's Edward's commentary on the dialogue.
NOTE: I DO NOT OWN THE TWILIGHT SAGA OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS!
Jealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty.
-François Duc de La Rochefoucauld
Prologue
I crouched in front of my love, baring my teeth, as I prepared to defend her against the coming monsters. Once again, I wondered why the world of mythical creatures, my world, couldn't just let her be.
It was thanks to this world, and my efforts to keep her protected from it, that I was no longer sure if the girl who sat behind me, the reason for my existence, was even mine to defend anymore. Did she truly love me? Or had her love for my mortal enemy overpowered her love for me? I didn't know. And I couldn't ask her, because I wasn't sure if she knew.
But, as the sadistic vampire who had hunted her for the past year came forward, ready to kill her, I realized something. I didn't care. All I cared about was that she was safe and happy, no matter who it was that she was safe and happy with. If my enemy was who she wanted, I would accept that. I would let her be with him. And I wanted her to live long enough to make the choice.
I sank deeper into my crouch, a growl rumbling in my chest, as the ones who wanted her dead came closer.