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Epigraph for Book Three from Empire by Orson Scott Card。 A Tor Book。 Published by Tom Doherty
Associates��LLC。 Copyright 2006 by Orson Scott Card。 Reprinted with permission of the author。
The characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious。 Any similarity to real persons�察�living or
dead�察�is
coincidental and not intended by the author。
ISBN�此�9780316032834
Contents
BOOK ONE�此�BELLA
Preface
1。 Engaged
2。 Long Night
3。 Big Day
4。Gesture 5。 Isle Esme
6。 Distractions
7。 Unexpected
BOOK TWO�此�JACOB
Preface
8。 Waiting For The Damn Fight To Start Already
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9。 Sure As Hell Didn't See That One ing
10。 Why Didn't I Just Walk Away�拭�Oh Right�察�Because I'm An Idiot。
11。 The Two Things At The Very Top Of My ThingsINeverWantToDo List
12。 Some People Just Don't Grasp The Concept Of ;Unwele^;
13。 Good Thing I've Got A Strong Stomach
14。 You Know Things Are Bad When You Feel Guilty For Being Rude To Vampires
15。 Tick Tock Tick Tock Tick Tock
16。 TooMuchInformation Alert
17。 What Do I Look Like�拭�The Wizard Of Oz�拭�You Need A Brain�拭�You Need A Heart�拭�Go Ahead。
Take Mine。 Take
Everything I Have。
18。 There Are No Words For This。
BOOK THREE�此�BELLA
Preface
19。 Burning
20。 New
21。First Hunt
22。 Promised
23。Memories 24。 Surprise
25。 Favor
26。Shiny 27。 Travel Plans
28。The Future
29。 Defection
30。 Irresistible
31。 Talented
32。 pany
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33。Forever
34。 Declared
35。 Deadline
36。 Bloodlust
37。 Contrivances
38。Power
39。 TheHappily EverAfter
Vampire Index Acknowledgments
This book is dedicated to my ninjaagent�察�Jodi Reamer Thank you for keeping me off the ledge。
And thanks also to my favorite band�察�
the very aptly named Muse�察�
for providing a saga's worth of inspiration。
BOOK ONE
bella
CONTENTS
PREFACE
1。ENGAGED
2。 LONG NIGHT
3。 BIG DAY
4。GESTURE
5。 ISLEESME
6。 DISTRACTION
7。 UNEXPECTED
Childhood is not from birth to a certain age and at a certain age
The child is grown�察�and puts away childish things。
Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies。
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Edna St。 Vincent Millay
PREFACE
I'd had more than my fair share of neardeath experiences�察�it wasn't something you ever really got used
to。
It seemed oddly inevitable�察�though�察�facing death again。 Like I really was marked for disaster。 I'd
escaped time and time again�察�but it kept ing back for me。
Still�察�this time was so different from the others。
You could run from someone you feared�察�you could try to fight someone you hated。 All my reactions
were geared toward those kinds of killers!the monsters�察�the enemies。
When you loved the one who was killing you�察�it left you no options。 How could you run�察�how could you
fight�察�when doing so would hurt that beloved one�拭�If your life was all you had to give your beloved�察�how
could you not give it�拭�
If it was someone you truly loved�拭�
1。 ENGAGED
No one is staring at you��I promised myself。 No one is staring at you。 No one is staring at you。
But�察�because I couldn't lie convincingly even to myself�察�I had to check。
As I sat waiting for one of the three traffic lights in town to turn green�察�I peeked to the right!in her
minivan�察�Mrs。 Weber had turned her whole torso in my direction。 Her eyes bored into mine�察�and I
flinched back�察�wondering why she didn't drop her gaze or look ashamed。 It was still considered rude to
stare at people�察�wasn't it�拭�Didn't that apply to me anymore�拭�
Then I remembered that these windows were so darkly tinted that she probably had no idea if it was
even me in here�察�let alone that I'd caught her looking。 I tried to take some fort in the fact that she
wasn't really staring at me�察�just the car。
Mycar。 Sigh。
I glanced to the left and groaned。 Two pedestrians were frozen on the sidewalk�察�missing their chance to
cross as they stared。 Behind them�察�Mr。 Marshall was gawking through the plateglass window of his little
souvenir shop。 At least he didn't have his nose pressed up against the glass。 Yet。
The light turned green and�察�in my hurry to escape�察�I stomped on the gas pedal without thinking!the
normal way I would have punched it to get my ancient Chevy truck moving。
Engine snarling like a hunting panther�察�the car jolted forward so fast that my body slammed into the black
leather seat and my stomach flattened against my spine。
;Arg� ─�I gasped as I fumbled for the brake。 Keeping my head�察�I merely tapped the pedal。 The car
lurched to an absolute standstill anyway。
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I couldn't bear to look around at the reaction。 If there had been any doubt as to who was driving this car
before�察�it was gone now。 With the toe of my shoe�察�I gently nudged the gas pedal down one half
millimeter�察�and the car shot
forward again。
I managed to reach my goal�察�the gas station。 If I hadn't been running on vapors�察�I wouldn't have e
into town at all。 I was going without a lot of things these days�察�like PopTarts and shoelaces�察�to avoid
spending time in public。
Moving as if I were in a race�察�I got the hatch open�察�the cap off�察�the card scanned�察�and the nozzle in the
tank within seconds。 Of course�察�there was nothing I could do to make the numbers on the gauge pick up
the pace。 They ticked by sluggishly�察�almost as if they were doing it just to annoy me。
It wasn't bright out!a typical drizzly day in Forks�察�Washington!but I still felt like a spotlight was
trained on me�察�drawing attention to the delicate ring on my left hand。 At times like this�察�sensing the eyes
on my back�察�it felt as if the ring were pulsing like a neon sign�此�Look at me�察�look at me。
It was stupid to be so selfconscious�察�and I knew that。 Besides my dad and mom�察�did it really matter
what people were saying about my engagement�拭�About my new car�拭�About my mysterious acceptance
into an Ivy League college�拭�About the shiny black credit card that felt redhot in my back pocket right
now�拭�
;Yeah�察�who cares what they think�察─�I muttered under my breath。
;Urn�察�miss�拭─�a man's voice called。
I turned�察�and then wished I hadn't。
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