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  laurent rocked ba his heels slightly.
  ”perma? how do you mahere was ho curiosity in his
  voice.
  ”why don't you e bae with us aalk
  fortably?” carlisle i's a rather long story.”
  james and victoria exged a surprised look at the mention of the word
  ”home,” but laurent trolled his expressioer.
  ”that soueresting, and wele.” his smile was genial. ”we've
  bee all the way down from ontario, a had the
  ce to up in a while.” his eyes moved appreciatively over
  carlisle's refined appearance.
  ”please don't take offe reciate it if you'd refrain from
  hunting in this immediate area. we have to stay inspicuous, you
  uand,” carlisle explained.
  ”of course.” laurent nodded. ”we ly won't en your
  territory. we just ate outside of seattle, anyway,” he laughed. a shiver
  ran up my spine.
  ”we'll show you the way if you'd like to run with us — emmett and alice,
  you go with edward ao get the jeep,” he casually added.
  three thio happen simultaneously while carlisle eaking.
  my hair ruffled with the light breeze, edward stiffehe sed
  male, james, suddenly whipped his head ar me, his
  nostrils flaring.
  a swift rigidity fell on all of them as james lure step forward
  into a crouch. edward bared his teeth, g in defense, a feral
  snarl ripping from his throat.
  it was nothihe playful sounds i'd heard from him this m;
  it was the si menag i had ever heard, and
  from the y head to the bay heels.
  ”what's this?” laurent ex opeher james nor
  edward relaxed their aggressive poses. james feily to the
  side, and edward shifted in response.
  ”she's with us.” carlisle's firm rebuff was direes.
  lauret less powerfully tha
  awareness now dawned on his face.
  ”yht a snack?” he asked, his expression incredulous as he took an
  involuntary step forward.
  edward snarled even more ferociously, harshly, his lip g high above
  his glisteh. laurent stepped ba.
  ”i said she's with us,” carlisle corre a hard voice.
  ”but she's humaested. the words were not at all
  aggressive, merely astounded.
  ”yes.” emmett was very mu evide carlisle's side, his eyes on
  james. james slhte of his crouch, but his eyes never
  left me, his nostrils still wide. edward stayed tensed like a lion in
  front of me.
  oke, his tohing — tryihe sudden
  hostility. ”it appears we have a lot to learher.”
  ”indeed.” carlisle's voice was still cool.
  ”but we'd like to accept your invitation.” his eyes flie and
  back to carlisle. ”and, of course, we will not harm the human girl. we
  won't hunt in ye, as i said.”
  james glan disbelief and aggravatio and exged
  another brief look with victoria, whose eyes still flickered edgily from
  face to face.
  carlisle measured laurent's open expression for a moment before he spoke.
  ”we'll show you the er, rosalie, esme?” he called. they gathered
  together, blog me from view as they verged. alistantly at
  my side, a fell back slowly, his eyes loes as he
  backed toward us.
  ”let's go, bella.” edward's voice was low and bleak.
  this whole time i'd been rooted ierrified into absolute
  immobility. ed my elboull sharply to break my
  trance. alid emmett were close behind us, hidiumbled
  aloill stuh fear. i 't hear if the main
  group had left yet. edward's impatience was almost tangible as we moved
  at humahe fe.
  ohe trees, edward slung me over his back without
  breaking stride. i