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3 eclipse月食-第章

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remember when it had been Edward under Jane’s torturing gaze; and I felt sicker。 I looked at Alice instead; 
and Esme next to her。 Their faces were as empty as his。 
 Finally; it was quiet。 
 “Your name;” Jane said again; her voice inflectionless。 
 “Bree;” the girl gasped。 
 Jane smiled; and the girl shrieked again。 I held my breath until the sound of her agony stopped。 
 “She’ll tell you anything you want to know;” Edward said through his teeth。 “You don’t have to do that。” 
 Jane looked up; sudden humor in her usually dead eyes。 “Oh; I know;” she said to Edward; grinning at 
him before she turned back to the young vampire; Bree。 
 “Bree;” Jane said; her voice cold again。 “Is his story true? Were there twenty of you?” 
 The girl lay panting; the side of her face pressed against the earth。 She spoke quickly。 “Nieen or 
twenty; maybe more; I don’t know!” She cringed; terrified that her ignorance might bring on another round of 
torture。 “Sara and the one whose name I don’t know got in a fight on the way。 。 。 。” 
 “And this Victoria — did she create you?” 
 “I don’t know;” she said; flinching again。 “Riley never said her name。 I didn’t see that night 。 。 。 it was so 
dark; and it hurt。 。 。 。” Bree shuddered。 “He didn’t want us to be able to think of her。 He said that our thoughts 
weren’t safe。 。 。 。” 
 Jane’s eyes flickered to Edward; and then back to the girl。 
 Victoria had planned this well。 If she hadn’t followed Edward; there would have been no way to know for 
certain that she was involved。 。 。 。 
 “Tell me about Riley;” Jane said。 “Why did he bring you here?” 
 “Riley told us that we had to destroy the strange yelloweyes here;” Bree babbled quickly and willingly。 
“He said it would be easy。 He said that the city was theirs; and they were ing to get us。 He said once they 
were gone; all the blood would be ours。 He gave us her scent。” Bree lifted one hand and stabbed a finger in 
my direction。 “He said we would know that we had the right coven; because she would be with them。 He said 
whoever got to her first could have her。” 
 I heard Edward’s jaw flex beside me。 
 “It looks like Riley was wrong about the easy part;” Jane noted。 
 Bree nodded; seeming relieved that the conversation had taken this nonpainful course。 She sat up 
carefully。 “I don’t know what happened。 We split up; but the others never came。 And Riley left us; and he 
didn’t e to help like he promised。 And then it was so confusing; and everybody was in pieces。” She 
shuddered again。 “I was afraid。 I wanted to run away。 That one” — she looked at Carlisle — “said they 
wouldn’t hurt me if I stopped fighting。” 
 “Ah; but that wasn’t his gift to offer; young one;” Jane murmured; her voice oddly gentle now。 “Broken 
rules demand a consequence。” 
 Bree stared at her; not prehending。 
 Jane looked at Carlisle。 “Are you sure you got all of them? The other half that split off?” 
 Carlisle’s face was very smooth as he nodded。 “We split up; too。” 
 Jane halfsmiled。 “I can’t deny that I’m impressed。” The big shadows behind her murmured in agreement。 
“I’ve never seen a coven escape this magnitude of offensive intact。 Do you know what was behind it? It seems 
like extreme behavior; considering the way you live here。 And why was the girl the key?” Her eyes rested 
unwilling on me for one short second。 
 I shivered。 
 “Victoria held a grudge against Bella;” Edward told her; his voice impassive。 

 Jane laughed — the sound was golden; the bubbling laugh of a happy child。 “This one seems to bring out 
bizarrely strong reactions in our kind;” she observed; smiling directly at me; her face beatific。 
 Edward stiffened。 I looked at him in time to see his face turning away; back to Jane。 
 “Would you please not do that?” he asked in a tight voice。 
 Jane laughed again lightly。 “Just checking。 No harm done; apparently。” 
 I shivered; deeply grateful that the strange glitch in my system — which had protected me from Jane the 
last time we’d met — was still in effect。 Edward’s arm tightened around me。 
 “Well; it appears that there’s not much left for us to do。 Odd;” Jane said; apathy creeping back into her 
voice。 “We’re not used to being rendered unnecessary。 It’s too bad we missed the fight。 It sounds like it 
would have been entertaining to watch。” 
 “Yes;” Edward answered her quickly; his voice sharp。 “And you were so close。 It’s a shame you didn’t 
arrive just a half hour earlier。 Perhaps then you could have fulfilled your purpose here。” 
 Jane met Edward’s glare with unwavering eyes。 “Yes。 Quite a pity how things turned out; isn’t it?” 
 Edward nodded once to himself; his suspicions confirmed。 
 Jane turned to look at the newborn Bree again; her face pletely bored。 “Felix?” she drawled。 
 “Wait;” Edward interjected。 
 Jane raised one eyebrow; but Edward was staring at Carlisle while he spoke in an urgent voice。 “We 
could explain the rules to the young one。 She doesn’t seem unwilling to learn。 She didn’t know what she was 
doing。” 
 “Of course;” Carlisle answered。 “We would certainly be prepared to take responsibility for Bree。” 
 Jane’s expression was torn between amusement and disbelief。 
 “We don’t make exceptions;” she said。 “And we don’t give second chances。 It’s bad for our reputation。 
Which reminds me 。 。 。” Suddenly; her eyes were on me again; and her cherubic face dimpled。 “Caius will be 
so interested to hear that you’re still human; Bella。 Perhaps he’ll decide to visit。” 
 “The date is set;” Alice told Jane; speaking for the first time。 “Perhaps we’ll e to visit you in a few 
months。” 
 Jane’s smile faded; and she shrugged indifferently; never looking at Alice。 She turned to face Carlisle。 “It 
was nice to meet you; Carlisle — I’d thought Aro was exaggerating。 Well; until we meet again 。 。 。” 
 Carlisle nodded; his expression pained。 
 “Take care of that; Felix;” Jane said; nodding toward Bree; her voice dripping boredom。 “I want to go 
home。” 
 “Don’t watch;” Edward whispered in my ear。 
 I was only too eager to follow his instruction。 I
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