He paused the moment.
"But if I had stood by, he would have killed you right then," he said with hapless frustration.
"I thought... I didn't smell the same to the others... as I do to you," I said distractedly.
"You don't. But that doesn't mean you aren't still a temptation to every one of them. If you had appealed to the tracker—or any of them—the same way you appeal to me, it would have meant a fight right there."
I shuddered.
"I don't think I have any choice but to kill him now," he sighed. "Carbomb won't like it."
I could hear the tires cross the bridge, though I couldn't see the river in the dark. I knew we were getting close. I had to ask him now. I had to ask him in my eagerest tone.
"How do you kill a vampire?"
He glanced at me with unreadable eyes and his voice was suddenly harsh. "The only way to be sure is to tear him to shreds, and then burn the pieces."
I screamed.
"Yeah!" Fredward confirmed. "How ‘bout that?" He chuckled, shifting his weight from one side of his body to the other, punching Bella in the arm softly.
I gulped. "And the other two will fight with him?"
"His woman certainly will. I'm not sure about Laurnet. They don't have a very strong bond—he's only with them for convenience. He was embarrassed by Yames in the meadow..."
"But Yames and the woman—they'll try to kill you?" I asked, my voice raw.
"Bella, don't you dare waste time asking me questions you already know the answer to. Your only concern should be keeping yourself safe and –please, please—trying not to be reckless. I know this will take all of your concentration."
"Is he still following us?"

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