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But yet not. "I need not to read her mind to know that she is a Delilah." "Listen to yourself," Edward urges him, "You are a man that cannot talk about things such as this. Your lifestyle has been rather questionable and not to mention all the past lovers that have been popping up of late." "My dear Edward, that is not the point here."

It's just a small shelf, but it's fully packed with books, so I think I can read some of them while letting the time pass. I spent half of the night reading until I fell asleep. The next morning, I woke up with the sunlight hitting my face from the window. Edward had only said that an influential man in the first district pack wanted a woman to work for him, but he clearly stated that the man didn't want a woman for the bed. Besides, Edward doesn't work for a brothel and doesn't sell prostitutes. So, I have trust that it isn't a typical job any woman can do. "Come in," he said, leaving the door open for me.

Edward commented, "And you've got the nerve to bring that up? If it weren't for you scaring them with a toad, they wouldn't have blocked you in. I was only trying to save you!" Winnie's next comment read, "It's only natural for a pet dog to save its master. Are you trying to rebel here?" I couldn't help but tighten my fists as I read about them reminiscing in their past memories. I didn't even want to rewatch the video a second time, afraid that I might just throw up in my car. I slammed the accelerator. … The moment I got home, I opened Edward's computer. He was well-known as the monastic miracle doctor with the perfect reputation as an elite. He was meticulous, serious and steady, and was

Edward likes to play there, and we left with an armload of picture books, as well as a few paranormal romances for me. One of the books is on the coffee table next to me, and I intended on reading it. Edward fell asleep pretty quickly tonight, and once he was down, I took a quick shower, changed into my PJs, and came downstairs to have a cup of tea and read. It’s so domestic it’s weird.

"You take it home and go through it." Edward picked the book back up after all of the insects in it's pages had crawled out and opened it for the second time. The writings at the beginning of the book weren't one to write home about but as he skipped to the last page, he saw that it had progressed into one that he knew so well. His father's. "I will do as you say and read it," Edward said with a smile as he tucked the small book into a pocket on his saddle. "I would love to actually take my leave now. I will come back in about a month time for another visit again."

Then quickly my heart deflated as we stepped into the first class of the day- and the Monday reality came crashing in. Edward ditched lunch, he had some "stuff" to take care of apparently. So I spent the hour hunched over a sketchbook with Gi. "Wait wait wait- you're telling me this is a candid portrait?" "Still life," I corrected, "but yeah." I smiled at the drawn planes of Edward reading The Mortal Instruments, City Of Bones by Cassandra Clare. He looked so confused, and I knew exactly what page he was on that confused him so much. He had probably read it four times before looking up to me and speaking.

I became a rumor people liked to pass around because it made them feel better about their own sins. I was a good kid once. No—more than good. Diligent. Focused. Top of my class, neat handwriting, always five steps ahead in lessons because that’s what made Pa proud. Because that’s what made people look at me like I mattered. Then Edward happened. He didn’t scream at me. He didn’t beat me. He didn’t even bother to fake affection. He just… neglected me like a houseplant you forget to water, but you still like to show off to guests. The kind of man who always made you feel like a debt waiting to be collected.

And taking all the breath from her. God. Even in the cage, she saw the beauty of the man. He was sin in silk. Tall, broad, unfairly handsome in his black shirt and dark pants. His cheekbones were sculpted in hard marble and every line bellowed strength. Even the way he flipped the page had her wishing she could smash things. "You're staring at me." "Yes. It amazes me that such a lovely man can possess such a fiery temperament." Edward closed the book. "Do you want breakfast?"

Not in front of Edward. The minister begins, his voice quiet and dampened by mist. Words move over us: beloved son, cherished memory, mercy, peace. They should mean something, and perhaps they do to Helen, perhaps to Thomas. To me, they drift through the cold air without landing anywhere solid. Because Edward was not only beloved and he was not only cherished. He was difficult. Wounded. Charming when he wanted to be. Weak in ways that made him dangerous. Lonely in ways that made me pity him, even while I feared what he might become after another disappointment, another failed attempt to make Thomas proud.

Aliyah sighed, “I was actually going to the nightwalker’s school to get their own history book and see…” “You were what?” Edward finally asked, his gaze not leaving her. “I had to, the book in our library said that all the originals died, that they killed themselves and you told me that you are an original and then there is a Prince Edward in the name of the originals so I wanted to get their book and know how you survived.” Edward was silent and then said after some seconds, “you could have just asked me,” he said rather softly. “How could I? How many times have we ever had a conversation without you talking about how much you want to kill me or trying to?”