The Twilight Saga 3: Eclipse PREFACE

To my better half, Pancho, for your understanding, love, fellowship, humor, furthermore, ability to eat out. And furthermore to my youngsters, Gabe, Seth, and Eli, for letting me experience the sort of adoration that individuals unreservedly kick the bucket for. Fire and Ice Some state the world will end in fire, Some state in ice. From what I've tasted of want I hold with the individuals who favor fire. In any case, on the off chance that it needed to die twice, I think I know enough of hate To state that for demolition ice Is additionally extraordinary And would do the trick. Robert Frost Introduction Every one of OUR ATTEMPTS AT SUBTERFUGE HAD BEEN IN VAIN. With ice in my heart, I watched him get ready to shield me. His exceptional focus deceived no trace of uncertainty, however he was dwarfed. I realized that we could expect no assistance †right now, his family was battling for their lives similarly as unquestionably as he was for our own. Would I ever gain proficiency with the result of that other battle? Discover who the champs and the failures were? Would I live long enough for that? The chances of that didn't look so extraordinary. Bruised eyes, wild with their furious needing for my demise, looked for the second when my defender's consideration would be occupied. The second when I would most incredible. Some place, far, far away neglected timberland, a wolf cried.