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Preface

Isabella's POV

We both sat down in the sofa next to each other. I grabbed my forest green blanket and raped it around me. Jasper gave me a questioning look but I just shrugged my shoulders not wanting to explain that felt that it was protecting me from the world. I shook my head trying to clear my head of depressing thoughts.

Japer opened the book on the first page and read in his southern drawl and instantly I knew I was going to have to concentrate on what he was saying and not on his accent.

Preface

I'd never given much thought to how I would die — "Is this in my point of view?" I asked jasper hoping it wasn't because I didn't want to have another near death experience. Jasper hesently nodded and I could feel myself slowly starting to panic.

"Darlin' your not goin' ta dye this early in the book if dats any consolation to sugar" Jasper drawled softly trying to keep me calm. I nodded my head in understanding and let a sigh of relief flow from me. Jasper now had a smug look in his eye as if he knew what I was feeling and proud of himself for calming me down.

I stored this information away for later.

I nodded my head in thanks to Jasper for reassuring me that I was not going to die this early in a series of books and once that bit of information sunk in a felt really stupid for not catching on earlier.

Though I'd had reason enough in the last few months — "great" I mumbled under my breath. Jasper grabbed my and gave me a smile of reassurance.

But even if I had, I would not have imagined it like this.

I stared without breathing across the long room, into the dark eyes of the hunter,"I'm being hunted!" I gasp in shock. I couldn't think of anyone yet who would want to kill me. YET being the key word I thought to myself sarcastically.

"Darlin' if you're going to keep gettin' keyed up after sentence than ya'll going to have a heart attack before we finish da first book" Jasper told me with a hint of amusement in his voice. I gave a small glare but nodded in acceptance.

And he looked pleasantly back at me. I shivered.

Surely it was a good way to die, in the place of someone else, someone I loved. Noble, even. That ought to count for something.

I knew that if I'd never gone to Forks, "I move to Forks" I exclaim in surprise and horror thinking of the dreary town. Jasper started to chuckle and I turned to glare at him but I couldn't find it in my heart to at the sign of his first genuine smile on his face since he got here.

"Sorry sugar but da look of horror on ya face was comical" I just shook my head in slight amusement even though I should be mad at him for laughing at me but I couldn't do it and that annoyed me.

I wouldn't be facing death now. I whimpered in fear at the thought of death. Jasper just grabbed me swiftly and pulled me next to him and put an arm around me. I stiffened in shock and fright because I have not been this close to a male since the rape. Wince. But slowly began to relax into Jaspers arms and I knew, don't know how but I did that Jasper wouldn't hurt me.

I don't know why but Jasper felt like home, so I just snuggled and mumbled thanks to him and weighted for him to start to read again

But, terrified as I was, I couldn't bring myself to regret the decision. When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it's not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.

The hunter smiled in a friendly way as he sauntered forward to kill me.

I exhaled in relief that the chapter was over and closed my eyes thinking over the fact that I might have another near death experience. Before I knew it the blackness had taken over and I was in a world of dreams and nightmares.

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