Hide & Seek: Part One [Part Two]

She glared a little. It wasn't the kind of glare she used on Edward or Bella or Alice or, on the very rare occasion, Jasper. It wasn't hard or mean. It was soft and just slightly annoyed, like they had gone through this many many times before and now he was just pushing it ( Read more... )

First & Last

She'd started out as Carlisle's cousin. With their fine golden hair they could have been brother and sister like Esme and Edward pretended, but Rosalie refused to be anything but a Hale. When all was lost, it seemed, she would still be a Hale ( Read more... )

Wrath

There were certain rules that were meant to be followed. The golden rule, a smattering of the commandments, don't forget to walk the dog. It was second nature, human nature, to follow these rules. Another lesser known rule is don't corner a vampire in an alley ( Read more... )

Temperance

Her breath was caught in her throat. (An expression, of course, because she truly had no need to breathe.) The smell had assaulted her so suddenly she hadn't had anytime to pretend to keep breathing, it had just stopped, air turning stale on her tongue. Her lips pressed into a thin line and she turned her eyes to Emmett ( Read more... )