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  stake for her visions. in the
  ies it was the asylum areatments. when she
  operong with her fresh youth, it was like she'd never
  seen the suhe old vampire made her a strong neire, and
  there was no reasoouch her then.” he sighed. ”i destroyed
  the old one in vengeance.”
  ”alice,” i breathed, astonished.
  ”yes, your little friend. i rised to see her in the g. so
  i guess her ought to be able to derive some this
  experie you, but they get her. the oim ed me,
  quite an honor, actually.
  ”and she did smell so delicious. i still regret that i o
  taste… she smelled evehan you do. sorry — i doo be
  offensive. you have a very nice smell. floral, somehow…”
  he took aoward me, till he was just inches away. he lifted a
  loy hair a delicately. theed the
  strand bato plad i felt his gertips against my throat.
  he reay ce quickly with his thumb, his face
  curious. i wanted so badly to run, but i was frozen. i 't even
  flinch away.
  ”no,” he murmured to himself as he dropped his hand, ”i don't
  uand.” he sighed. ”well, i suppose we should get on with it. and
  then i call your friehem where to find you, and my
  little message.”
  i was definitely siow. there ain ing, i could see it in his
  eyes. it wouldn't be enough for him to win, to feed and go. there would
  be no quid like i'd been y ko shake, and i
  was afraid i was going to fall.
  he stepped bad began to circle, casually, as if he were trying to
  get a better view of a statue in a museum. his face was still open and
  friendly as he decided where to start.
  then he slumped forward, into a crnized, a
  smile slowly wideill it wasn't a smile at all but a
  of teeth, exposed and glistening.
  i 't help myself— i tried to run. as useless as i k would be,
  as weak as my knees already were, panic took over ahe
  emergency door.
  he was in front of me in a flash. i didn't see if he used his hand or his
  foot, it was too fast. a g blow struck my chest — i felt myself
  flying bad thehe ch as my head bashed into the
  mirrlass bue of the pieces shattering and splintering
  on the floor beside me.
  i was too stuhe pain. i 't breathe yet.
  he walked toward me slowly.
  ”that's a very ,” he said, examining the mess of glass, his
  vain. ”i thought this room would be visually dramatic for
  my little film. that's why i picked this plaeet you. it's perfect,
  isn't it?”
  i ignored him, sg on my hands and knees, g toward the
  other door.
  he was over me at once, his foot stepping down hard on my leg. i heard
  the siap before i felt it. but the, and i
  't hold back my scream of agony. i twisted up to reay leg,
  aanding over me, smiling.
  ”would you like to rethink your last request?” he asked pleasantly. his
  toe nudged my broken leg and i heard a pierg scream. with a shock, i
  realized it was mine.
  ”wouldn't you rather have edward try to fied.
  ”no!” i croaked. ”no, edward, don't—” ahio my
  fae bato the broken mirrors.
  over the pai the sharp rip ay scalp where the
  glass to it. ahe warm weto spread through my
  hair eed. i could feel it soaking the shoulder of my
  shirt, hear it dripping on the wood below. the smell of it twisted my
  stomach.
  through the nausea and dizziness i saw something that gave me a sudden,
  final shred of hope. his eyes, merely i before, h an
  untrollable he bl ay white shirt,
  pooling rapidly on the floor — was driving him mad with thirst. no matter
  his iions, he 't draw this out muger.
  let it be quiow, was all