And then the fiery tangle of hair was no longer connected to the rest of her body. The shivering orange waves fell to the ground, and bounced once before rolling toward the trees.

“I pushed my legs faster, letting Jacob Black disappear behind me.”

“He was silent for a moment, staring out the window into the rain; I imagined he…”

“Because there was nothing more terrifying to me, more excruciating, than the th…”

“Try to relax," he suggested as another shiver rippled through me violently. "Yo…”