up a mountain to get eaten, Fredward."
He tightened his lips and watched the field. He knew I was right.
The seconds ticked by; the game progressed with apathy now. No one dared to hit harder than a clunk, and Emmett, Rosalie and Casper hovered around the mound and the laser. Now and again, despite the fear that numbed my brain, I was aware of Rosalie's eyes on me. They were expressionless, but something about the way she held her mouth made me think she was angry about something.
Fredward paid no attention to the game at all, eyes and mind ranging the forest.
"I'm sorry, Bella," he muttered with absolute fierceness. "It was stupid, irresponsible, and wrong to expose you like this. I'm so sorry."
I heard his breath stop, and his eyes zeroed in on a space off to the right. He took half a step, angling himself between me and what was coming.
Carlisle, Emmett, and the others turned in the same direction, hearing sounds of passage much too faint for my ears.

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Chapter 17

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