new moon(暮光之城-新月英文版)

第34部分 (第6/7頁)

　still

sarcastic。　〃I've　been　dying　ro

know。〃

〃A　question　about　what？〃　I　asked　warily。

〃About　the　vampire　story　I　told　you。〃

I　stared　at　him　with　guarded　eyes；　unable　to　answer。　He　asked　his　question

anyway。

〃Did　you　honestly　not　know？〃　he　asked　me；　his　voice　turning　husky。　〃Was　I　the

one　who　told　you　what

he　was？〃

How　did　he　know　this？　Why　did　he　decide　to　believe；　why　now？　My　teeth　clenched

together。　I　stared

back　at　him；　no　intention　of　speaking。　He　could　see　that。

〃See　what　I　mean　about　loyalty？〃　he　murmured；　even　huskier　now。　〃It's　the　same

for　me；　only　worse。

You　can't　imagine　how　tight　I'm　bound〃

I　didn't　like　that—didn't　like　the　way　his　eyes　closed　as　if　he　were　in　pain

when　he　spoke　of　being　bound。

More　than　dislike—I　realized　I　hated　it；　hated　anything　that　caused　him　pain。

Hated　it　fiercely。

Sam's　face　filled　my　mind。

For　me；　this　was　all　essentially　voluntary。　I　protected　the　Cullens'　secret

out　of　love；　unrequited；　but　true。

For　Jacob；　it　didn't　seem　to　be　that　way。

〃Isn't　there　any　way　for　you　to　get　free？〃　I　whispered；　touching　the　rough

edge　at　the　back　of　his　shorn

hair。

His　hands　began　to　tremble；　but　he　didn't　open　his　eyes。　〃No。　I'm　in　this　for

life。　A　life　sentence。〃　A　bleak

laugh。　〃Longer；　maybe。〃

〃No；　Jake；〃　I　moaned。　〃What　if　we　ran　away？　Just　you　and　me。　What　if　we　left

home；　and　left　Sam

behind？〃

〃It's　not　something　I　can　run　away　from；　Bella；〃　he　whispered。　〃I　would　run

with　you；　though；　if　I　could。〃

His　shoulders　were　shaking　now；　too。　He　took　a　deep　breath。　〃Look；　I've　got　to

leave。〃

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