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Chapter 19
(Lilly POV)

Today was the day. It was the day where one of two things could happen that would change our futures. One was that when Edward took Bella out on their outing alone today that he would end up killing her. The other was that he would keep himself in check and Bella would be fine. Alice still couldn't see the outcome, but I kept my fingers crossed and prayed for them. It would kill Edward if he murdered Bella and I don't want anything to happen to either of my best friends. To say that I was completely stressed out is an understatement.

We were all in the living room at the moment doing our own things. Emmett was playing a video game against Jasper, I was reading a book about the battle strategies of the Revolutionary War, courtesy of Jasper's study, Alice was on her lap top shopping for spring clothes for the family- including me, despite my insistence that it was not necessary- Rosalie was reading a magazine, Esme was working on a new interior design project for the cottage that was on the property, something that she has always wanted to do. Lastly, Carlisle was reading a book on modern medicine as he enjoyed his day off, regardless of being on call.

"Hey guys, I'm getting ready to head out." Edward announced as he appeared in the entry way of the living room.

I put my book down, after marking my page, and appeared in front of Edward with my hands on his cheeks. "You can do this, Edward. I have every bit of faith in your ability to keep yourself under control. Regardless, I will be there for you." I told him in all seriousness.

"Can't you use your gift on me? Please?" He begged.

I sighed; we had been over this all week long. He has been pleading with me to use my gift on him so that he will be compelled not to hurt Bella, even if he felt the urge.

"I can't do that, Edward." I shook my head, dropping my hands from his face and bit my bottom lip. "If I do that, then you won't really be resisting the temptation and showing yourself that you are stronger than you give yourself credit for. I can't always use my gift on you every time you are going to be around Bella. You need to learn to do this on your own. I know you can do this, Hun. We've been preparing for two weeks now and building your resistance to her blood and you haven't needed me, yet. We just hunted yesterday, so that should help you immensely. Have faith in yourself and you can do it." I smiled.

His eyes closed in resignation and he nodded his head. "You're right." He said. "I can't always rely on you to curve my appetite for her blood." He paused and looked up at me from the floor. "Thank you, Lil. I love you." He wrapped his arms around me in a tight hug.

I heard Jasper growl from on the floor next to Emmett. I ignored him, giving Edward one final squeeze and a kiss on the cheek.

"You'll do great." I winked and made my way over to the chair I was sitting on and grabbed my book. I turned to see that Jasper still had his eyes on Edward in a threatening glare, so I flitted to where he sat and took my own seat in his lap, effectively taking his attention off of Edward and on to me.

"Stop threatening Edward through your thoughts." I said glaring at him.

"Sorry." He grinned sheepishly, making me laugh.

I couldn't necessarily blame him for being over protective and possessive at the present time, considering it's only been a week since we first mated and I don't expect it to stop any time soon. I have the same instincts as him at the moment so I can relate and can't get too mad about it.

"Good luck, sweetheart." Esme said giving him a loving smile from her spot curled up under Carlisle's arm.

"Yeah, good luck, man." Emmett added, pausing the video game to wish Edward well. Jasper nodded his agreement with Emmett and Edward nodded his thanks in return.

"Thanks guys." Edward smiled gratefully.

"As Lilly said, we have every bit of faith in you, son." Carlisle nodded his support.

"It's true!" Alice chirped. "I'll be watching, so I will fill the family in on what's going on. But you've got this in the bag, Edward. Even though I can't see it, I can feel it."

"Thanks, Alice." Edward nodded.

Rosalie snorted from her spot on the couch and everyone looked at her in surprise and shock. Feeling the gaze from everyone in the room, along with the quiet, she looked up from her magazine and looked around at everyone.

"What?" She asked innocently. "I'm not going to sit here and encourage this. We don't know if he's going to be able to keep himself from killing her, so why get his hopes and confidence up only to have it possibly crushed? I won't contribute to it either."

"Rosalie!" Esme gasped.

"No, don't worry about it, Esme." Edward interrupted her scolding, raising his hand up in a 'stop' gesture. "She has every right to her opinion, and in this case, she's right. All I can do is strive to do my best."

"And that's all we ask for." Carlisle added with a smile full of pride.

"Alright, well, I'm out of here. I'll see everyone tonight." Edward said waving before he disappeared down the hall and out the door.

(Bella's POV)

For the most part, we walked in silence. We were currently hiking through the woods, not even on a trail, as we made our way to where ever Edward was taking me. Occasionally he would ask a random question that he hadn't gotten to in the past two days of interrogation. He laughed when he heard about the three fish that I killed and how I had given up on the whole institution of pets.

The hike took most of the morning, but he never showed any sign of impatience at the human pace that we traveled at. The forest spread out around us in a boundless labyrinth of ancient trees, and I began to get nervous that we would never find our way out again.

After several hours, the light that filtered through the canopy transformed, the murky olive tone shifting to a brighter jade. The day had turned sunny, just as he had foretold days earlier. For the first time since we entered the woods, I felt a thrill of excitement – which quickly turned to impatience.

"Are we there yet?" I teased with a fake scowl on my face.

"Nearly," He smiled at the change in my mood. "Do you see the brightness ahead?"

I squinted my eyes, trying to see through the thick forest ahead of us. "Um, should I?"

He smirked. "Maybe it's a bit too soon for your eyes."

"Time to visit the optometrist." I muttered and his smirk grew more pronounced.

Finally, after another hundred or so yards, I could definitely see a lightening in the trees up ahead. I picked up my pace as my eagerness began to grow with every step. He let me lead now and followed behind me quietly.

I reached to the end edge of the pool of light and stepped through the last of the fringe of ferns into the most beautiful place I had ever seen. The meadow was small, perfectly round, and filled with wildflowers – violet, yellow, and soft white. Somewhere nearby, I could hear the bubbling music of a stream. The sun was directly overhead, filling the circle with a haze of buttery sunshine.

I walked slowly into the meadow; completely awe struck, through the soft grass the covered the floor of the paradise, along with swaying flowers and warm, gilded air.

I turned to look back at Edward, wanting to share this beauty with him, but he wasn't where I thought he would be. I began to spin around, searching for him in alarm. I finally spotted him under the dense shade of the canopy at the edge of the hollow, watching me with cautious eyes. It was then that I remembered what the glorious meadow had driven from my mind – the enigma of Edward and the sun, which he'd promised to illustrate for me today. Lil said that she was a little different looking than the other vampires when she stepped in the sun, but it was relatively similar to what I was about to witness with Edward.

I took a step back towards him, completely curious and anxious to discover what this anomaly would be. His eyes were wary and reluctant as I looked at him expectantly. I smiled encouragingly and beckoned to him with my hand and took another step towards him. He held up a hand in warning, making me stop and rock back on to my heals. Edward took a deep breath as he tried to develop the nerve to continue, and then stepped out of the shadows and into the bright glow of the midday sun.

As I looked at him, I was completely overtaken by shock. His skin, white despite the faint flush from yesterday's hunting trip, literally sparkled. It looked like there were thousands of diamonds embedded on to the surface of his skin. He looked at me expectantly with a troubled expression. No words were spoken as I held out my hand for him to take and he placed his cold hand in to mine.

I pulled him out in to the center of the meadow and found the perfect spot to sit in the sun. He took notice of what I wanted from him and instead of sitting up as I was, he ended up lying down on the grass with his hands behind his head.

I wasn't sure how much time had passed as we stayed in those positions. I was still looking at him in amazement, still not used to the sparkle of his skin, even though I hadn't taken my eyes off of him yet. Now and then, his lips would move, so fast it looked like they were trembling. But, when I asked, he told me he was singing to himself, but it was too low for me to hear. Apparently, all vampires could communicate that way and no one would ever know, except for other vampires. The more I learned, the more enthralled I became.

Hesitantly, always afraid, even now, that he would disappear like a mirage, too beautiful to be real…I hesitantly reached out with one finger and stroked the back of his shimmering hand. I marveled again at the perfect texture of his skin which was as smooth as satin, but cold and as hard as stone.

When I looked up at his face, I noticed that his eyes were open and he was watching me with a small smile gracing his lips. I took note that his eyes were butterscotch today, lighter and warmer after hunting.

"I don't scare you?" he asked playfully, but I could hear the curiosity in his voice.

"No more than usual." I shrugged.

His smile widened and his teeth flashed in the sun.

I inched closer and stretched my whole hand out to trace the contours of his forearm with the tips of my fingers.

"Do you mind?" I asked after he closed his eyes again.

"No," He whispered with his eyes still closed. "You can't imagine how that feels." He sighed.

I continued to lightly trace my hand over the perfect muscles of his arm, followed the faint pattern of bluish veins inside the crease at his elbow. I reached to turn his hand over with my other hand. He flipped his palm up in one of those blindingly fast movements and ended up startling me as my fingers froze on his arm for a brief second.

"Sorry," he murmured. "It's just too easy to be myself with you." he sighed.

"I want you to be yourself with me." I whispered with a small smile at his admission.

After a few moments of silence, he opened his eyes and entwined my fingers with his.

"Tell me what you're thinking," He whispered. I looked up from our hands to his face and noticed that he was watching me intently. "It's still so strange for me to not know."

I snorted. "You know, the rest of us feel that way all of the time."

"It's a hard life." He stated with a hint of regret in his tone. "But you didn't tell me." He pressed.

I sighed. "I was wishing I could know what you were thinking…" I stopped, hesitating, not sure if I could finish.

"And?" he insisted.

"I was wishing that I could believe that you were real. And I was wishing that I wasn't afraid." I admitted.

"I don't want you to be afraid." He murmured, looking down at our entwined hands and ran his fingertip over the top of my knuckles.

I heard what he couldn't truthfully say, that I didn't need to be afraid, that there was nothing to fear.

"Well, that's not exactly the fear I meant, though that's certainly something to think about."

So quickly that I missed his movement, he was half sitting, propped up on his right arm, his left palm still in my hands. His gorgeous face was only a few inches from mine. I might have - should have – flinched away from his unexpected closeness, but I couldn't find it in me to move. His golden eyes mesmerized me.

"What are you afraid of, then?" he whispered intently.

I couldn't answer him. As I had once before, I smelled his cool breath in my face. It was sweet, delicious, and it made my mouth water. It was unlike anything else. I was drawn to him. Instinctively, unthinkingly, I leaned closer, inhaling. I wondered if this was anything like how Lilly felt when she was like this with Jasper. I assumed that it was, and probably more intense, considering what she had told me about mated vampires.

Just like that, he was gone.

In the time that it took me to open my eyes and allow them to focus, he was twenty feet away, standing at the edge of the small meadow, in the deep shade of a huge fir tree.

He stared at me, his eyes dark in the shadows, his expression unreadable and alarmed.

I could feel the hurt and shock show on my face and my empty hands, that once held his, stung.

"I'm…sorry…Edward," I whispered, knowing that he could hear.

"Just….give me a moment," he called, just loud enough for my human ears to hear. I sat completely and utterly still.

After ten incredibly long seconds, he slowly – even for him – walked back. He stopped, still several feet away and sank gracefully to the ground, crossing his legs. His eyes never left mine and he took two deep breaths and then smiled his apology.

"I am so very sorry." He hesitated. "Would you understand what I meant if I said that I was only human?"

I nodded once, not quite able to smile at his joke. Adrenaline pulsed through my veins as the realization of the danger that I was in slowly sank in. He could smell that from where he sat and his smile turned mocking.

"I'm the world's best predator, aren't I? Everything about me invites you in – my voice, my face, even my smell. As if I need any of that!" He snorted and then unexpectedly, he was on his feet, bounding away, instantly out of sight, only to appear beneath the same tree as before, having circled the meadow in half of a second.

"As if you could outrun me!" He shouted and laughed bitterly.

He reached up with one hand and, with a deafening crack; he effortlessly ripped a two-foot-thick branch from the trunk of the spruce. He balanced it in that hand for a moment, and then threw it with blinding speed, shattering it against another huge tree, which shook and trembled at the blow.

He was in front of me again, standing two feet away, as still as stone.

"As if you could fight me off," he said gently.

I sat without moving, more frightened of him than I had ever been before. I'd never seen him so completely freed of that carefully cultivated façade. He had never been less human – or more beautiful. Face ashen, eyes wide, I sat like a bird locked in the eyes of a snake.

His lovely eyes seemed to almost glow with rash excitement. Then, as the seconds passed, they dimmed. His expression slowly folded into a mask of ancient sadness.

"I'm designed to kill." He sighed and ran a hand through his hair and down to his neck as he rubbed the back of it. He looked back up at me, a look of sorrow on his face. "Don't be afraid," he pleaded, his velvet voice unintentionally seductive. "I promise…no…I swear that I won't hurt you." But, he seemed more concerned with convincing himself rather than me. "Don't be afraid." He whispered again and he stepped closer, exaggerating his slowness. He sat sinuously, with deliberately unhurried movements, until our faces were on the same level and only about a foot apart.

"Please, forgive me," He formally apologized. "I can control myself. You just caught me off guard, but I'm on my best behavior now."

He waited, but I still couldn't speak.

"I'm not thirsty today, honestly." He winked.

At that, I had to laugh, though the sound came out shaky and breathless.

"Are you alright?" he asked tenderly, reaching out slowly and carefully to place his marble hand back in mine.

I looked at his smooth, cold hand, and then at his eyes as I closed my hand back around his. I smiled timidly. His answering smile was absolutely dazzling.

"So where were we before I behaved so rudely?" He asked in the gentle cadences of an earlier century. Butterflies filled my stomach and I gave him a shy smile.

"I honestly can't remember."

He smiled, but his face was still ashamed. "I think we were talking about why you were afraid, besides the obvious reason."

"Oh, right."

"Well?"

I looked down at our hands and doodled aimlessly across his palm. Seconds ticked by and I still hadn't answered him.

"How easily frustrated I am," he sighed.

I looked into his eyes, abruptly grasping that this was every bit as new to him as it was to me. As many years of unfathomable experience as he had, this was hard for him, too. I took courage from that thought and finally answered him.

"I was afraid…because, for, well, obvious reasons, I can't stay with you. And I'm afraid that I'd like to stay with you, much more than I should." I answered, looking down at our hands as I spoke. It was quite difficult for me to admit this out loud to him.

"Yes," he agreed slowly. "That is something to be afraid of, indeed. Wanting to be with me; that's really not in your best interest."

I frowned at this.

"I should have left long ago," he sighed. "I should leave now, but I don't know if I can."

"I don't want you to leave." I mumbled pathetically, staring down again and running my other hand that wasn't holding his through the soft grass.

"Which is exactly why I should. But don't worry, I'm essentially a selfish creature, as most of us are. I crave your company too much to do what I should."

"I'm glad."

"Don't be!" He snapped and withdrew his hand, more gently this time. It was hard to keep up with his sudden mood changes. They always left me a step behind and dazed. "It's not only your company I crave! Never forget that. Never forget I am more dangerous to you than I am to anyone else." He stopped, and I looked to see him gazing unseeingly into the forest.

I began to think for a moment, trying to make sense of what he had just said.

"I don't think I understand what you meant by that." I admitted.

He looked back at me and smiled, his mood shifting, yet again.

"How do I explain?" he mused. "And without frightening you again…hmmm." Without seeming to think about it, he placed his hand back in mine; I held it tightly in both of mine.

"That's amazingly pleasant, the warmth." He sighed.

A moment passed as he assembled his thoughts, and then went on to explain to me about what being his singer meant. It intrigued me and surprisingly didn't scare me as it should. I always knew that there was something amiss with my self-preservation. Any other person in my position would have surely been freaked out to the point of moving to the other side of the country from the vampire who compared your blood to his brand of heroine.

Even though I felt like there had to be something wrong with me because of that, I was glad that there was, because I would rather risk my life every moment of every day than to never be able to be with Edward ever again.

(Jasper's POV)

We all stood at the treaty line – sans Edward – waiting for the Wolves and their Elders to appear. We stood as a united front; Carlisle front and center as our leader, me on his right and Emmett on his left. My Lil stood slightly behind me to my left, Alice on slightly behind me on my right as to give her some protection as well since she didn't have a mate. Esme stood behind Carlisle on his left next to Lil, and Rosalie stood the same way behind Emmett.

Minutes passed and finally, the smell of wet dog and human blood began to drift through the tree line on the other side of the treaty line, along with their heart beats that continued to get louder as the got closer.

Less than thirty seconds later, the three wolves appeared, along with the elders as they rode in on a Gator. (A Gator is an off-roading vehicle that looks like a small jeep wrangler. They can come with different amounts of seats, along with a small bed like a truck has. This one is a four-seater with a bed in the back.) The big black wolf, Sam, disappeared back behind the trees and came back out in his human form while the Elders helped Billy Black into his wheel chair that was being stored in the bed of the truck.

"Where's the mind reader?" Sam asked after he stopped between the two wolves, Paul and Jared.

"He is out with his girlfriend at the present time." Carlisle answered hesitantly.

"You're talking about Bella Swan, aren't you?" Billy Black asked from his chair.

"Yes, that is our son's girlfriend." Carlisle confirmed with a nod.

Paul and Jared growled, but one look from Sam shut them both up.

"She knows what you all are?" Old Quil asked in a tone laced with disgust.

"Yes," Carlisle nodded.

"The she must be aware of the treaty that divides our lands, does she not?" Billy quipped.

"She is aware." Carlisle confirmed.

"Then she should know better than to bring one of you on to La Push lands!" Sam snapped, backed up by more growling from Paul and Jared.

"I assure you, none of us have been on your lands." Carlisle corrected in a calm voice; always the peace keeper.

"But – "Harry Clearwater began, looking down at Billy Black.

"My son, Edward, informed us of this misunderstanding." Carlisle interrupted, and then turned to look at Billy. "When he dropped Bella off after school the other day, he stuck around in the woods to make sure that no problems would arise from you seeing them together. He heard the misunderstanding in your thoughts and spoke to us about it when he came home that evening." He paused, letting what he said sink in before he continued. "The friends that your son spoke of are some of her other friends from school, not any members of my family."

"Maybe you shouldn't jump to conclusions in the future." Rose snipped from behind Emmett. Carlisle looked back at her as if to say 'that will do,' and she only shrugged in response.

Relief passed amongst the Quileutes along with the embarrassment and shame radiating from Billy Black.

"We apologize for the misunderstanding because of the assumption from one of our elders." Sam apologized. "The treaty will remain intact."

"I don't know about that." Emmett mumbled.

"What do you mean?" Sam narrowed his eyes in Emmett's direction.

"I mean that it should be us making that decision." Emmett spoke up, squaring his shoulders and standing tall as to appear bigger in size. "After all, you're the ones that violated it." He smirked. "Ever wonder how Bella found out about us to begin with?"

The Quileutes all looked alarmed and began looking at each other in confusion.

"We thought that you were the ones who had told her." Sam replied scrunching his eyebrows together.

Rose snorted and rolled her eyes. "Yeah, right." Esme shot her another disapproving glare.

"Are you aware of who told her?" Billy asked.

"It was your son." Carlisle sighed in exasperation; clearly he didn't want to bring this topic up at the present time.

Gasps were heard from everyone on the other side of the line, along with growls from Paul and Jared.

"So, what do you want to do about this?" Sam asked while giving Billy an evil eye.

I felt Lilly dig her fingers into the fabric of my long sleeve shirt. She didn't want to start trouble with the wolves and was holding her breath, even though she knew Carlisle wouldn't take the matter further than talking.

"We are going to excuse this breach in the treaty, but would appreciate it if you would please discuss the importance of the secrecy to your younger tribe members. If Bella was able to put two and two together, than I have no doubt that others would be able to as well." Carlisle explained. "You see, secrecy is very important to our kind and if our rulers found out that a human knows of our existence, it could be disastrous."

"Rulers? Vampires have royalty?" Sam asked in surprise, his eyebrows rising towards his hairline.

"Indeed, we do." Carlisle nodded. "We don't have many laws, but the laws we do have result in harsh consequences; one of those being that the human that knows must either be killed or changed."

Growls erupted from the two wolves, along with Sam beginning to shake.

"That is a direct violation of our treaty and one that we cannot and will not ignore!" Sam growled.

"Chill out," Rose rolled her eyes. "It's not like we're planning on changing her. He's just telling you what the consequences for a human learning of our existence are and what our rulers would do to any human who learns the truth."

I noticed that they still were not calming down, so I sent a burst of calm towards all of the Quileutes. Sam stopped shaking and the other two wolves growling quieted down, allowing us to finish our discussion.

"Do you understand why it is so vital for you all to keep our secret?" I asked, speaking up for the first time as I looked straight at Billy, remember what Edward said about him believing that the younger generation needed to know that the legends were real.

Billy sighed and put his head in his hands. "Yes."

"And what of the Swan girl's fate?" Harry Clearwater asked.

"Well, we are not going to force her into being changed, nor are we intending on breaking the treaty, if that is what you are asking." Lilly politely replied, still holding on to one of my arms that were behind my back with my hands clasped, as always.

"Exactly," Carlisle nodded. "We will just need to keep her knowledge of our kind a secret from our rulers. Alice will be able to let us know if they are planning a visit whenever that happens." He said looking towards Alice.

"That should work out just fine, as long as there is no trouble in the area that attracts the Volturi's attention." Alice confirmed.

"Being the large coven that we are, they would want to check up on us as a precaution. Not to mention our odd diet preferences." I added.

"Very well," Sam nodded absentmindedly. "If that is all then, we're out of here." He said, and then looked to the big gray wolf, I knew as Paul. "Ten minutes, then you're back on patrol."

Harry and old Quil helped Billy into the Gator while Sam ran to the tree line and came back in his wolf form. It was then that I noticed Paul ran off as soon as Sam was back next to Jared. Harry started up the Gator and put it in gear, and then began to drive on to the trail with Jared and Sam trailing after them.

Just as they hit the tree line, I noticed Paul striding out of the forest in his human form, wearing their usual pair of cutoff jeans. I could hear the other two wolves waiting for him just beyond the trees as backup in case he needed it.

"Are you good here, Jasper?" Carlisle asked, getting ready to run with Esme and Alice. Emmett and Rose were about 15 feet away talking in hushed tones, about what? I didn't care.

"Yeah, we're fine." I nodded, not taking my eyes off of Paul.

"Emmett and Rose are going to wait for you and Lillian. We'll meet you back at the house." He said and then took off before I could say another word.

Paul stopped in front of Lil and me, crossing his arms over his bare chest and smiled. "Hey Lilly," He greeted her, his emotions showing lust and adoration.

I bit back a growl, reminding myself that Lilly is mine and that I had to trust her to take care of herself. She would never betray me and I knew that it was me who she loved.

"Hey Paul," she beamed at him, clearly happy to see him to my annoyance. "How have you been?"

"Alright, I guess." He shrugged. "How about you?"

Lilly turned her head and looked at me with obvious love and happiness. "I've been wonderful." She said, and then turned her attention back to a frowning Paul. Jealousy was eating away at him, but the fact that he cared for Lilly kept him from making a fool out of himself and making a big deal out of her obvious preference for me.

He turned his attention to me and nodded his greeting. "Whitlock," he spat.

"Lahote," I acknowledged in distaste and matching his glare with one of my own.

Lilly looked back and forth between the two of us with a frown, before bringing our attention back to her as she spoke.

"Was there something you wanted to tell me Paul?" She asked sweetly.

He smiled at her, making me want to choke him with his obvious interest in her. "Yeah, I wanted to be the one to tell you that the elder's decided that if you ever wanted to come on to the reservation, that you would be welcome to." He grinned. "Well, with a wolf escort, of course."

"That's wonderful!" She clapped excitedly. "I will be sure to plan a visit then."

I bit back another growl before wrapping an arm around her stomach and pulled her back flush against my chest possessively. The Major in me did not like the way this mutt was acting towards my mate and needed reminding that she was mine and mine alone! Not to mention, I needed to take my mate back home to ravage her, reclaiming her as my own.

"Well, if that is all, then we must be going." I announced, keeping my eyes narrowed on Paul. It was clear that he didn't like me holding my mate as I am, but that was just too damn bad for him.

"Oh, yeah," Lilly nodded. "We need to head back and finish getting our bedroom squared away." She smirked, sending out lustful emotions, completely aware of why I was rushing to get her alone.

"Alright," Paul quipped, grinding his teeth together and keeping his eyes connected with mine. "Give me a call when you want to come down to the rez, Lilly. Otherwise, I'll talk to you soon."

"Okay Paul," She agreed. "Have a great rest of the day."

He broke eye contact with me and looked down at Lilly with a tender smile.

"You too," He replied, and then snapped his attention back up at me. "Whitlock," he bid me farewell.

"Lahote," I mimicked his farewell, watching as he looked wistfully at Lilly once more before sprinting off towards the tree line where his pack brothers awaited him.

A/N: So, what did you think? Edward had his date with Bella and Lilly and the Cullen's had their meeting with the wolves regarding the breach in the treaty and the misunderstanding that Edward overheard. Next up will be Bella's day at the Cullen's house!

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