《4 breaking dawn破晓》第159章

Carlisle　was　openly　grinning　now。　〃If　you　don"t　mind。〃　
〃Then　there　is　no　need　for　my　coven　to　declare　itself；　is　there？〃　she　retorted。　〃Since　there　is　no　possibility　
of　a　fight。〃　She　put　her　hand　back　on　Maggie"s　shoulder；　pulling　the　girl　closer　to　her。　Siobhan"s　mate；　
Liam；　stood　silent　and　expressionless。　
Almost　everyone　else　in　the　room　looked　mystified　by　Carlisle　and　Siobhan"s　clearly　joking　exchange；　
but　they　didn"t　explain　themselves。　
That　was　the　end　of　the　dramatic　speeches　for　the　night。　The　group　slowly　dispersed；　some　off　to　hunt；　
some　to　while　away　the　time　with　Carlisle"s　books　or　televisions　or　puters。　
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Edward；　Renesmee；　and　I　went　to　hunt。　Jacob　tagged　along。　
〃Stupid　leeches；〃　he　muttered　to　himself　when　we　got　outside。　〃Think　they"re　so　superior。〃　He　snorted。　
〃They"ll　be　shocked　when　the　infants　save　their　superior　lives；　won"t　they？〃　Edward　said。　
Jake　smiled　and　punched　his　shoulder。　〃Hell　yeah；　they　will。〃　
This　wasn"t　our　last　hunting　trip。　We　all　would　hunt　again　nearer　to　the　time　we　expected　the　Volturi。　As　
the　deadline　was　not　exact；　we　were　planning　to　stay　a　few　nights　out　in　the　big　baseball　clearing　Alice　
had　seen；　just　in　
case。　All　we　knew　was　that　they　would　e　the　day　that　the　snow　stuck　to　the　ground。　We　didn"t　want　
the　Volturi　too　close　to　town；　and　Demetri　would　lead　them　to　wherever　we　were。　I　wondered　who　he　
would　track　in；　and　guessed　that　it　would　be　Edward　since　he　couldn"t　track　me。　
I　thought　about　Demetri　while　I　hunted；　paying　little　attention　to　my　prey　or　the　drifting　snowflakes　that　
had　finally　appeared　but　were　melting　before　they　touched　the　rocky　soil。　Would　Demetri　realize　that　he　
couldn"t　track　me？　What　would　he　make　of　that？　What　would　Aro？　Or　was　Edward　wrong？　There　were　
those　little　exceptions　to　what　I　could　withstand；　those　ways　around　my　shield。　Everything　that　was　
outside　my　mind　was　vulnerable—open　to　the　things　Jasper；　Alice；　and　Benjamin　could　do。　Maybe　
Demetri"s　talent　worked　a　little　differently；　too。　
And　then　I　had　a　thought　that　brought　me　up　short。　The　halfdrained　elk　dropped　from　my　hands　to　the　
stony　ground。　Snowflakes　vaporized　a　few　inches　from　the　warm　body　with　tiny　sizzling　sounds。　I　stared　
blankly　at　my　bloody　hands。　
Edward　saw　my　reaction　and　hurried　to　my　side；　leaving　his　own　kill　undrained。　
〃What"s　wrong？〃　he　asked　in　a　low　voice；　his　eyes　sweeping　the　forest　around　us；　looking　for　whatever　
had　triggered　my　behavior。　
〃Renesmee；〃　I　choked。　
〃She"s　just　through　those　trees；〃　he　reassured　me。　〃I　can　hear　both　her　thoughts　and　Jacob"s。　She"s　fine。〃　
〃That"s　not　what　I　meant；〃　I　said。　〃I　was　thinking　about　my　shield—you　really　think　it"s　worth　something；　
that　it　will　help　somehow。　I　know　the　others　are　hoping　that　I"ll　be　able　to　shield　Zafrina　and　Benjamin；　
even　if　I　can　only　keep　it　up　for　a　few　seconds　at　a　time。　What　if　that"s　a　mistake？　What　if　your　trust　in　
me　is　the　reason　that　we　fail？〃　
My　voice　was　edging　toward　hysteria；　though　I　had　enough　control　to　keep　it　low。　I　didn"t　want　to　upset　
Renesmee。　
〃Bella；　what　brought　this　on？　Of　course；　it　s　wonderful　that　you　can　protect　yourself；　but　you"re　not　
responsible　for　saving　anyone。　Don"t　distress　yourself　needlessly。〃　
〃But　what　if　I　can"t　protect　anything？〃　I　whispered　in　gasps。　〃This　thing　I　do；　it"s　faulty；　it"s　erratic！　
There"s　no　rhyme　or　reason　to　it。　Maybe　it　will　do　nothing　against　Alec　at　all。〃　
〃Shh；〃　he　hushed　me。　〃Don"t　panic。　And　don"t　worry　about　Alec。　What　he　does　is　no　different　than　what　
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Jane　or　Zafrina　does。　It"s　just　an　illusion—he　can"t　get　inside　your　head　any　more　than　I　can。〃　
〃But　Renesmee　does！〃　I　hissed　frantically　through　my　teeth。　〃It　seemed　so　natural；　I　never　questioned　it　
before。　It"s　always　been　just　part　of　who　she　is。　But　she　puts　her　thoughts　right　into　my　head　just　like　she　
does　with　everyone　else。　My　shield　has　holes；　Edward！〃　
I　stared　at　him　desperately；　waiting　for　him　to　acknowledge　my　terrible　revelation。　His　lips　were　pursed；　
as　if　he　was　trying　to　decide　how　to　phrase　something。　His　expression　was　perfectly　relaxed。　
〃You　thought　of　this　a　long　time　ago；　didn"t　you？〃　I　demanded；　feeling　like　an　idiot　for　my　months　of　
overlooking　the　obvious。　
He　nodded；　a　faint　smile　pulling　up　one　corner　of　his　mouth。　〃The　first　time　she　touched　you。〃　
I　sighed　at　my　own　stupidity；　but　his　calm　had　mellowed　me　some。　〃And　this　doesn"t　bother　you？　You　
don"t　see　it　as　a　problem？〃　
〃I　have　two　theories；　one　more　likely　than　the　other。〃　
〃Give　me　the　least　likely　first。〃　
〃Well；　she"s　your　daughter；〃　he　pointed　out。　〃Geically　half　you。　I　used　to　tease　you　about　how　your　
mind　was　on　a　different　frequency　than　the　rest　of　ours。　Perhaps　she　runs　on　the　same。〃　
This　didn"t　work　for　me。　〃But　you　hear　her　mind　just　fine。　Everyone　hears　her　mind。　And　what　if　Alec　
runs　on　a　different　frequency？　What　if—？〃　
He　put　a　finger　to　my　lips。　〃I"ve　considered　that。　Which　is　why　I　think　this　next　theory　is　much　more　
likely。〃　
I　gritted　my　teeth　and　waited。　
〃Do　you　remember　what　Carlisle　said　to　me　about　her；　right　after　she　showed　you　that　first　memory？〃　
Of　course　I　remembered。　〃He　said；　It"s　an　interesting　twist。　Like　she"s　doing　the　exact　opposite　of　what　
you　can。"〃　
〃Yes。　And　so　I　wondered。　Maybe　she　took　your　talent　and　flipped　it；　too。〃　
I　considered　that。　
〃You　keep　everyone　out；〃　he　began。　
〃And　no　one　keeps　her　out？〃　I　finished　hesitantly。　
〃That"s　my　theory；〃　he　said。　〃And　if　she　can　get　into　your　head；　I　doubt　there"s　a　shield　on　the　pla　who　
could　keep　her　at　bay。　That　will　help。　From　what　we"ve　seen；　no　one　can　doubt　the　truth　of　her　thoughts　
once　they"ve　allowed　her　to　show　them。　And　I　think　no　one　can　keep　her　from　showing　them；　if　she　gets　
close　enough。　If　Aro　allows　her　to　explain___〃　
I　shuddered　to　think　of　Renesmee　so　close　to　Aro"s　greedy；　milky　eyes。　
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