Splendour Mine

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A/N:

In this story the character names belong to Stephenie Meyer but the chapter titles come from William Shakespeare's epic tale, Romeo & Juliet. The slash is all my idea.

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Chapter 146. Make haste, lest mine be about your ears ere it be out.

-Jasper-

Much as I wanted to lunge forward and grab James's hand from Alice's throat, I was still too far away. Any sudden movement may just tip him over the edge; he'd have time to slice her from ear to ear before I could make it.

Subtle distraction and defusing of the situation was the course I chose, and Edward stepped up to the plate with flying colors. If I didn't know him as well as I did, he'd have almost convinced me that he'd been joking about being married to Bella.

In a stroke of luck, Bella answered Laurent's call.

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End Note:

Beta'd by the fantabulous Cocoalvin.