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<h1 style="text-align: center;">Capítulo 5: El Talismán (Parte 3)</h1>
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<p>Pudo haber sido cualquier otro el que nos pillara en esta situación tan comprometedora, pero tuvo que ser precisamente Blondie la que lo hizo.  Sin duda alguna, esto iba a llegar a oídos de Nessie, y de seguro también a los de Edward.  Mas eso era sólo si él lograba sobrevivir.</p>
<p>Bella siseó como serpiente acorralada.  —Esto no es de tu incumbencia, Rose. </p>
<p>—Discúlpeme, Señora Cullen—Blondie dijo poniéndole un énfasis sarcástico a la parte de “Señora Cullen”.  —Pero yo tenía la impresión de que su hija había desaparecido y su esposo estaba en necesidad urgente de una transfusión de sangre.  Y, sin embargo, aquí está usted, ¿ocupándose de qué exactamente? </p>
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<p>Si yo hubiera estado en lugar de Bella, juro que habría abofeteado a Blondie por ser tan víbora.  Mas lo único que Bella hizo fue permanecer en silencio, probablemente tratando de encontrar una buena explicación para lo que su cuñada la acababa de sorprender haciendo. </p>
<p>Al principio pensé que, dadas las circunstancias, mi mejor movida sería mantener mi boca cerrada y dejar que Bella manejara el asunto por su propia cuenta.  Pero en cuanto vi a Blondie acercándose a ella con un gesto amenazante, me vi forzado a decir algo. </p>
<p>Ojalá lo hubiera pensado más detenidamente antes de hablar, pues lo que terminé diciéndole a Blondie nos dejó boquiabiertos a todos, especialmente a mí.  —Yo estaba ofreciéndole mi sangre a Bella—le espeté abruptamente.  —Para la transfusión, quiero decir. </p>
<p>Bella y Blondie intercambiaron miradas furtivas y luego se voltearon a verme, ambas aparentemente intrigadas por mi oferta. </p>
<p>Sintiendo un gran alivio por haber logrado capturar su atención, seguí adelante con mi propuesta.  —No será necesario comprar el cadáver humano.  Yo puedo producir toda la sangre que Edward necesite, siempre y cuando tome descansos para recuperarme de la pérdida. </p>
<p>—¿Y qué sucederá con el hedor de perro?—protestó Blondie.  Como era de esperarse, ya estaba a punto de refunfuñar aun más de no haber sido porque alguien la interrumpió de repente. </p>
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<p>—Los vampiros se pueden adaptar a cualquier situación—.  Era el Doctor Cullen.  Lo más probable es que había alcanzado a escuchar parte de nuestra conversación y ahora había decidido intervenir. </p>
<p>Con una expresión de angustia en su rostro, Bella me advirtió:  —Pero, Jake, el veneno . . . </p>
<p>—El veneno de vampiro es mortal para los lobos solamente si les penetra en las venas—aclaró el Dr. Cullen.  —Eso no va a ocurrir durante la transfusion, Bella.  Te aseguro que Jake estará perfectamente a salvo. </p>
<p>Para entonces, Bella ya parecía haberse olvidado completamente de nuestra pelea y ahora me estaba mirando con los ojos llenos de agradecimiento.  —De todos modos no tienes que hacerlo si no quieres, Jake.  Tú lo sabes muy bien, ¿verdad?—murmuró tiernamente en un tono compasivo. </p>
<p>—Yo sólo quiero ayudar a Edward—le aseguré, aunque por dentro no podía dejar de preguntarme en qué demonios me estaba metiendo. </p>
<p>El Doctor Cullen me expresó su agradecimiento con un apretón de manos.  —Nunca podremos pagarte por tanta generosidad, hijo. </p>
<p>—Sí, Jake, realmente es un gesto muy noble de tu parte—añadió Bella con obvia sinceridad.<br />
Haciendo lo mejor por ignorar la hostilidad con la que Blondie me estaba frunciendo el ceño, respondí:  —Siempre estoy dispuesto a ayudar. </p>
<p>—¡Bueno, bueno!—protestó Blondie por enésima vez.  —¿Qué tanto estamos esperando para comenzar con la maldita transfusión?</p>
<p>Siempre dedicado a mantener la paz, el Dr. Cullen interfirió.  —No seas grosera, querida. </p>
<p>Yo le di las gracias silenciosamente, inclinando mi cabeza para ser cortés, aunque en realidad la insolencia de Blondie era lo que menos me preocupaba.  Lo que sí tenía que admitir era que no me agradaba para nada la idea de tener una aguja clavada en mi vena, ni siquiera por un corto tiempo.  Sin embargo, en última instancia, la necesidad de tener el talismán en mis manos sobrepasaba cualquier incertidumbre o temor que yo pudiera estar sintiendo. </p>
<p>Según mi manera de ver las cosas, una vez que yo lograra rescatar a Edward del limbo donde estaba atrapado, finalmente sería libre de ir a buscar el talismán.  Entonces traería a Nessie de regreso desde donde quiera que la híbrida se la había llevado, y así todo volvería a la normalidad. </p>
<p>En comparación con lo mucho que estaba arriesgando, una aguja en mi vena ya no parecía tan inquietante después de todo.  Por eso mismo, marché sin vacilar hacia la casa, sintiendo como que me había quitado un gran peso de encima.  El plan macabro de Blondie había mordido el polvo, y eso era suficiente victoria para mí, al menos por el momento. </p>
<p>—¿Le ha ocurrido algo como esto antes a algún vampiro?—escuché a Bella preguntándole al Doctor Cullen mientras los cuatro entrábamos a la casa. </p>
<p>El doctor se quedó callado por un instante como si estuviera tratando de recordar algo, y luego al poco rato le contestó:  —Nunca a alguien que yo conociera personalmente, pero sí recuerdo haber leído sobre un caso en un libro medieval.  Lo encontré hace muchos años entre la colección privada de los Volturi cuando me hospedé con ellos en Roma. </p>
<p>—¿Qué decía?—preguntó Bella. </p>
<p>—Era un relato histórico sobre una serie de extraños ataques cometidos en contra de unos vampiros en el este de Europa—explicó.  —Clanes enteros fueron completamente drenados de sangre y dejados a la intemperie para ser destrozados por fieras salvajes.</p>
<p>No pude evitar percatarme de que las preguntas de Bella estaban incomodando al Doctor Cullen.  Evadiendo los ojos escudriñantes de ella, el doctor comenzó a pasearse nerviosamente por la sala, mirando a su alrededor como si anduviera buscando alguna cosa.  ¿Qué había de malo con esta conversación que lo ponía tan intranquilo?  ¿Sería acaso que nos estaba ocultando algo? </p>
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<p><a href="http://www.sequel-to-breaking-dawn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/harpy.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-695" style="border: 0pt none; margin-left: 7px; margin-right: 7px;" title="Harpy" src="http://www.sequel-to-breaking-dawn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/harpy.jpg" alt="" width="363" height="346" /></a>“Edward!” Bella cried out in excitement, clinging to his neck and pressing her lips against his.  But her smile quickly faded when Edward didn’t react to her and, instead, behaved cold and indifferent, as if he didn’t even know her.</p>
<p>His eyes swept every angle of the room like he felt lost and had no clue where the heck he was.  It was pretty disturbing and even a little eerie to see Edward acting this way.  He had the look of a stranger who’d gotten stranded in a place he’d never been.</p>
<p>His movements all stiff and unnatural, he kind of reminded me of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKbZISp2PfY&amp;feature=fvsr">Cesare</a>, the sleepwalking zombie in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cabinet_of_Dr._Caligari"><em>The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari</em></a>, a really trippy, black-and-white film from the silent era that I’d watched back in high school.</p>
<p>Like a wandering spirit who’d just taken over someone else’s body, Edward sat up and examined the palms of his hands first.  Then, he flipped them over to see their backside, all the while ignoring Bella and everyone else around him.</p>
<p>This can’t be good, my gut feeling kept telling me, but I didn’t want to be the one to raise any red flags, so I just stood back and watched in silence.  My first impulse was to try and talk to Bella.  Maybe offer her a shoulder to cry on or something, but the awkwardness in the air weighed so heavily upon me, that I could hardly even move.  It occurred to me that saying anything at this point would only make things worse, especially for Bella.</p>
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<p>Everyone else in there must have been thinking the same thing as me, because no one was talking.  Without calling any attention to myself, I stole glances at each of their faces, and it gave me the impression that they were all just as dumbfounded and thrown off as I was, if not more.</p>
<p>The first one to break the silence was Bella, who turned towards Dr. Cullen and asked, “What’s wrong with him?”<br />
“We should give him a moment,” Dr. Cullen replied in a low voice, almost whispering.  “His body needs some time to adjust.”</p>
<p>Just then, the sound of loud footsteps approaching from outside sent a chill up my spine.  A strong sense of foreboding came over me, and I instantly felt a sudden urge to phase.  I knew it was the wolf within, alerting me that something was wrong, so I reacted quickly and headed for the door.</p>
<p>As I flitted through the doorway and jumped over the porch fence in one leap, Sam screamed, “Jacob, stop!”  He kept shouting, frantically throwing his arms up in the air.  “Don’t phase!  Please, don’t phase!”</p>
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<p>For the life of me, I couldn’t understand why he’d taken off the blindfold and phased back to his human form.  Then, out of the corner of my eye, I saw something moving behind the trees off to my right.  I craned my neck to get a better view and spotted Blondie tearing through the bushes like a torpedo.</p>
<p>“Get out of the way!” she yelled and whiplashed her head sharply to look behind her as though she were being chased.</p>
<p>I barely had a chance to notice the bleeding claw marks on Sam’s shoulder, when, all of a sudden, a dark shadow swooped down from above and went right for Blondie.  The creature seemed to have flown out of thin air, and it was such a revolting freak of nature, that just the mere sight of it made my skin crawl.</p>
<p>It had the shape of a woman with its body completely covered in black fur, similar to a monkey.  Just like the hellhound, it had fiery red eyes, only this one had oversized bat wings that stemmed out from its back and made a thundering sound when they flapped.</p>
<p>It all happened so quickly, that Sam and I could only watch in shock as the monster dug its crescent-shaped claws into Blondie’s shoulders and violently whisked her off the ground.  Once it had her hanging through the air, the hideous bat-monkey flew up towards the sky and then disappeared into a thick layer of clouds that hung directly above us.</p>
<p>I got so frustrated after what I’d just witnessed, that I took it out on Sam and went off on him.  “Give me the blindfold!”</p>
<p>“I don’t have it!” he retorted.</p>
<p>“What do you mean, you don’t have it?” I asked defensively.</p>
<p>Lowering his gaze in a gesture of defeat, he muttered, “That <em>thing</em> took it from me.”</p>
<p>“Dammit, Sam!  How could you let this happen?” I remarked through gritted teeth.</p>
<p>“It’s the talisman,” he fired back.  “As long as the hybrid has it, we don’t stand a chance.  Don’t you see?  We’re getting slaughtered out there!”</p>
<p>“I know what to do to take it from her,” I assured him.</p>
<p>“Tell me.”</p>
<p>I took a deep breath to regain my composure and then revealed my plan.  “I’m going to the Spirit Warriors.”</p>
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<p>When I first heard of Russet Noon, honestly I was ecstatic. I’ve read all the four books of the <em>Twilight</em> Saga and I think they&#8217;re amazing, but the ending was sort of a downer. To be honest I knew that Jacob and Bella would never happen, but I still had some hope.</p>
<p>After <em>Breaking Dawn</em>, it seemed as though all of that hope was crushed. Stephanie Meyer basically ended the books with that phrase not every reader likes to hear, “Happily Ever After.”</p>
<p>Bella had Edward, and now they could love each other forever because of their immortality. And poor Jacob ‘imprinted’ on the child of the girl he once (as said in <em>Breaking Dawn</em>) loved, Bella. Everything was just perfect and everyone was happy.  Everyone but us, Team Jacob Fans.</p>
<p>Actually, some were satisfied with Jacob imprinting on Renesmee. On the contrary Team Jacob fans like me weren’t. Why? Because we wanted to see what was left of Bella and Jacob’s love for each other or the very least continue the story.</p>
<p>One question that haunts me to this day is, “Has all of Jacob and Bella’s love been concealed by Jacob’s imprinting or is there still a few sparks left there?”</p>
<p>When I started reading<em> Russet Noon</em>, I couldn’t stop. That’s because I knew that it was the <em>Twilight</em> Universe in which Jacob got the girl.</p>
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<p>Not only that, but the chapters and parts of the book that have been released on the website are amazing. They are so cliff-hang-y that they are just bound to lure you in. And you won’t be disappointed.</p>
<p>Earnestly, <em>Russet Noon</em> and the <em>Twilight Saga</em> do have their differences. <em>Russet Noon</em> is more of the darker world of vampires, werewolves and what not. But that&#8217;s what draws you in even more. There is so much more tension, and a whole new world of problems and mysteries. The funny thing is that somehow Lady Sybilla came up with all the problems we haven’t even thought about.</p>
<p>What happened to the Volturi, would they ever forgive and forget about the Cullens? How is Renesmee coping with everything surrounding her? Is she able to accept her being different from everyone around her? And lastly, if vampires and werewolves exist, could it be possible that there are other creatures that lurk in the dark? Could this cause a whole new world that we were all too blinded by ‘The Happily Ever After’ to see?</p>
<p>Overall, <em>Russet Noon</em> is definitely a book that you can’t miss!</p>
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—Mi veneno no puede hacerte daño, siempre y cuando no te muerda, ¿verdad?—El anhelo salvaje en su voz era imposible de ignorar. 
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<p>—No lo sé—.  Mi pulso se aceleró, haciéndome sentir tremendamente vulnerable.  Para entonces, mi respiración se había agitado, y me estaba sintiendo increíblemente atraído hacia ella.  ¿De dónde diablos provenían todas estas sensaciones?  Con las rodillas temblando de debilidad, casi no quería hablar más.  Así de avergonzado me encontraba. </p>
<p>—Tú sabes que yo nunca te haría daño—.  El tono de confianza en su voz me hizo verlo todo muy claramente.  Ella estaba perfectamente consciente del efecto que su sed estaba teniendo en mí, y eso sólo empeoraba las cosas para los dos. </p>
<p>Una enorme ola de culpabilidad se apoderó de mí de repente.  —No te acerques más—le dije sin mucha convicción.  Sólo que esta vez no me moví.  Una cosa era lo que mis palabras decían, y otra cosa muy diferente era lo que mi cuerpo mostraba.  Fue entonces que sentí un impulso urgente de salir corriendo, sólo para alejarme sin detenerme ni mirar atrás y así poner la mayor distancia posible entre ella y yo. </p>
<p>Mas en vez de obedecer a mi impulso, permanecí en el mismo lugar y me quedé mirándola mientras avanzaba lentamente en mi dirección.  Era inútil tratar de ocultarlo más: la forma en que mi pecho subía y bajaba más rápido con cada paso que ella daba hacia mí.  Cómo tuve que tragar repetidamente, pues se me hacía la boca agua de tanta anticipación.  Me sorprendió el darme cuenta de que yo quería que esto sucediera con la misma intensidad con la que lo deseaba ella.  Algo dentro de mí sólo quería tomarla entre mis brazos, apretarla y presionarla con fuerza contra mí. </p>
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<p>—Relájate, ¿vale?—susurró ella, su voz ronca de lo sedienta que estaba por mi sangre. </p>
<p>—Bella—.  Un gemido se me atravesó en la garganta mientras murmuraba su nombre. </p>
<p>Ella presionó su dedo de marfil suavemente contra mis labios y dijo: —Shhh. </p>
<p>Mi corazón estaba latiendo a un millón de millas por minuto cuando ella tomó mi brazo herido entre sus manos.  Al instante, un torrente de recuerdos que creía ya olvidados invadió mi mente, arrasando consigo la fortaleza protectora que yo había construido a mi alrededor durante todos estos años. </p>
<p>La noche que pasamos juntos en la tienda de campaña, y su cuerpo congelado envuelto sobre el calor febril del mío.  Mi rostro se puso al rojo vivo sólo al recordar las fantasías que había tenido con ella esa noche.  Pensé en el beso que me había dado años atrás, cuando todavía era humana, y nos habíamos quedado solos en la montaña.  Como me había dicho que me amaba y realmente lo había sentido. </p>
<p>Ella me amaba aun.  Yo lo sabía con certeza.  Sólo que era otra clase de amor. </p>
<p>¿O esque acaso no lo era? </p>
<p>¿Sería que me había estado engañando a mí mismo todo este tiempo, pensando que la imprimación con Nessie había borrado todo lo que sentía por Bella? </p>
<p>El tiempo pareció transcurrir en cámara lenta cuando Bella acercó la herida de mi brazo a su boca.  Sus labios ni siquiera habían tocado mi piel, y yo ya me sentía mareado, embriagado con el hambre insaciable que veía irradiando de los ojos de ella.  Me moría de ganas por acostarme a su lado como lo habíamos hecho aquella noche en la tienda de campaña. </p>
<p>Pensé en llevarla a mi casa e invitarla a mi habitación para tener un poco más de privacidad.  Al fin y al cabo, mi casa estaba bastante cerca de la de Leah, y podríamos haber llegado allí en un santiamén.  Pero en mi intento desesperado de aferrarme a ese momento, más bien terminé arruinándolo todo. </p>
<p>Debí de haber actuado más rápido.  Debí de haberla tomado de la mano para llevármela a otra parte, a algún lugar donde pudiéramos estar solos y sin interrupciones.  Mas pienso que algunas cosas simplemente no están destinadas a ocurrir, no importa cuánto se luche por lograrlas. </p>
<p>Precisamente en el instante que los labios de Bella apenas comenzaban a entreabrirse sobre mi herida, la puerta del frente se abrió, y Blondie salió de la casa con su labio inferior temblando de rabia. </p>
<p>—¡Uy, lo siento!—exclamó con sarcasmo.  —¿Estoy interrumpiendo algo?</p>
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<p>Already weak by the lack of nourishment, Bella appeared so shaken by the news, that she almost lost her balance.  “What are you saying?”</p>
<p>“The blood is the life,” Carlisle began.  “Even for the undead.  Everything that made Edward who he is: his personality, his mind-reading abilities, his memories.  Everything was contained in his blood.  You could even go as far as to say that a vampire’s blood is his soul.”</p>
<p>I couldn’t quite predict where this was going, but now I was finally beginning to understand why Dr. Cullen and Esme were so reluctant to reveal the whole truth.  Whatever it is that they knew might prove to be too much for Bella to handle.</p>
<p>Ignoring Blondie’s watchful stare, I took Bella by the arm and helped her to a chair.  Then, at the risk of making a complete fool of myself, I tried to comfort her by staying optimistic.  “Don’t worry, Bells, the transfusion should fix all that.  He’ll be back to normal in no time, I’m sure.”</p>
<p>She smiled at me, but the anguish in her eyes remained as depthless as before.  Her hand tightly gripping Edward’s, she searched Dr. Cullen’s face for a reaction to what I’d just said.  “Is that true, Carlisle?”</p>
<p>“I wish I knew,” he replied mournfully.  “I’ve never done a transfusion on a vampire before.”  He must have felt that all eyes were on him after he’d said that, because he lowered his head and somehow managed to erase all emotions from his face.</p>
<p>Just then, the front door opened, and Jasper walked in with the transfusion kit in his hand.</p>
<p>“Where’s Emmett?” Blondie asked.</p>
<p>Handing the kit over to Dr. Cullen, Jasper grumbled reluctantly, “We heard something prowling out there, and he went to check it out.”</p>
<p>“And you let him go alone?” Blondie fired back as she headed straight for the door.</p>
<p>Jasper rolled his eyes.  “Hey, chill out, sis.  He can take care of himself.  And, besides, the wolves are out there, too.”</p>
<p>Mumbling something angry under her breath, Blondie opened the door and was about to leave, when Dr. Cullen stopped her.</p>
<p>“Rosalie, I think it’s best if you wait here,” he told her in a kind voice.</p>
<p>“If Emmett can take care of himself, then so can I.”  She didn’t wait for Dr. Cullen’s answer and went out, slamming the door behind her.</p>
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<p>Dr. Cullen and Esme exchanged glances of disapproval.</p>
<p>As for me, I would have clapped and cheered to celebrate her departure, but I didn’t want to be rude, so I kept it to myself and acted as if nothing had happened.</p>
<p>“Jasper,” Esme said.  “Do you mind keeping an eye on them for us, dear?”</p>
<p>I could tell by the way Jasper sighed that he’d been expecting this to happen and wasn’t exactly crazy about the idea.  Yet, in the end, he still went along with it.  “Alright,” he muttered as he dragged his feet on his way to the door.</p>
<p>Alice blew him a kiss.  “Be careful, babe.”</p>
<p>Good, I thought to myself.  One less ravenous vampire to worry about.  I trusted Dr. Cullen’s self control, but I sure as heck couldn’t say the same thing about Jasper.  I’d heard the story about the night of Bella’s last human birthday party at the Cullen mansion.  How Jasper had to be restrained because he tried to attack her after she got a paper cut while opening her presents.</p>
<p>I knew that the scent of my blood was supposed to be repelling to vampires, but it was still human blood, so who knows what Jasper’s reaction would have been if he were present during the transfusion.  I had a sneaking suspicion that Dr. Cullen and Esme had asked him to leave for that very reason, and I had no problem with that.</p>
<p>As soon as Jasper left, Dr. Cullen asked me to sit back on the couch next to Edward and moved right along to give me instructions.  “Okay, we’re going to need a lot of blood from you, Jacob.  At least ten pints.  So what I’ll do is I’ll take two pints at a time, and then give you a few minutes to recover from it.  After that, we’ll repeat the process until we’ve collected all the blood we need.”</p>
<p>“Wait.  Two pints?” Leah protested.  “I don’t mean to second-guess you, Dr. Cullen, but isn’t that a bit much?”</p>
<p>Dr. Cullen smiled.  “For the average human, yes, but I think Jacob can handle donating at least twice as much as the usual quantity.  Right, Jake?”</p>
<p>“Of course,” I assured them, although inside I could feel the anxiety creeping up on me.  I’d never donated blood before in my life, so I hadn’t the slightest clue about how I would react to it, let alone how my blood might affect Edward.  But I trusted Dr. Cullen and figured that if he wasn’t worried, why should I be?</p>
<p>Tying a rubber band around my forearm, Dr. Cullen began tapping the crook of my elbow to find a vein.  “We’ll see how you do with the first two pints and then go from there.  It’s very important that you tell me if you start getting dizzy or feel like you’re about to pass out.  How does that sound?”</p>
<p>“Good,” I replied as if it was no big deal.  “I’m ready to go.”</p>
<p>My trust in Dr. Cullen wound up making the process a lot easier than I’d anticipated.  I hardly felt any pain at all.  Even my worries about Bella possibly going berserk at the sight of my blood were put to rest, as Dr. Cullen’s presence seemed to have a calming effect on her as well.</p>
<p>Still, by the time he finished drawing the second pint and asked me how I was doing, I had to admit that I was feeling lightheaded, and my limbs were a little shaky.  He and Bella then helped me up and walked me over to Seth’s room.</p>
<p>I lied down on the bed and closed my eyes, while Dr. Cullen and Bella kept watch.  Even though I was half asleep, I did my best to keep up with their conversation, especially when I heard that Bella was still at it in her attempts to get to the bottom of things.</p>
<p>“What do you think the hybrid wants to do with all that information she stole?” she asked.</p>
<p>A tone of resignation in his voice, Dr. Cullen sounded like he might just finally give in to Bella’s persistence and dump the whole ugly truth on her.  “That depends on what she’s after.  If this is all about her trying to persuade Nessie to join her, she’ll most certainly use Edward’s knowledge to manipulate the situation and turn things to her advantage.”</p>
<p>“What was the name of that book you read again?” Bella probed.</p>
<p>Dr. Cullen swallowed hard, so much so that I could hear it even with my eyes closed.  “You mean the one in the Volturi’s library?”</p>
<p>“Yes!” Bella sounded hopeful.</p>
<p>“Bella,” he began.  “There are truths in this world that are much too dangerous to learn.  They could burden you.  Curse you even.  There’s a painful price to pay for learning them.  For mortals, it’s all over when they die, but for us, it’s for all eternity.”</p>
<p>“We’re already damned for all eternity, Carlisle,” she remarked.  “We’re already cursed.  Don’t you see?”<br />
I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.  I wanted so bad to sneak a peek, but I didn’t want to interrupt her, so I kept my eyes closed and pretended to be asleep.</p>
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<p>“Having to hunt down and kill living creatures with our bare hands just to survive,” she continued.  “Having to drink living blood from an animal whose life you’re ending.  Having to long for human blood and not be able to drink it.”</p>
<p>I didn’t hear a sound for a while after she said that.  This was probably a slap in Dr. Cullen’s face.  To hear Bella speak like that after he’d welcomed her into his clan and loved her like a daughter.</p>
<p>I had a lot of respect for Dr. Cullen and I could empathize with him to a certain extent, but I had to admit I was with Bella on this one.  I could understand her agony.  It killed me to realize how much she’d been suffering all these years and how she’d kept it all bottled up inside.  Now I could see that her dilemma actually ran a lot deeper than I thought.</p>
<p>“I want to know what the name of the book is, Carlisle.  Please tell me.”</p>
<p>“I’m only trying to protect you.”</p>
<p>“What are you so afraid of?” she demanded.</p>
<p>Dr. Cullen sighed deeply and kept silent for some time.  Then later, he declared, “Of what you might want to do after I tell you.”</p>
<p>This set Bella off.  “I’m really sorry, Carlisle, but, if you don’t tell me, I’ll find out a different way.  I’ll go to the Volturi if that’s what it takes.  I know this has something to do with Nessie’s disappearance and I need you to tell me what you know.”</p>
<p>As much as I hated to admit it, I happened to agree with every word Bella had just said.  Luckily, by then, I was pretty sure I had fully recovered from the loss of blood, so I opened my eyes and sat up on the bed.  I may have rushed into it a tad too quickly, though, because the room immediately started spinning all around me, and the walls appeared to be closing in.</p>
<p>“Jacob, what are you doing?” asked Dr. Cullen.  “Lie back down or you’re going to pass out.”<br />
I did as he told me, but I wasn’t going to let a little dizziness get me sidetracked.  “The hybrid’s behind those attacks in Eastern Europe, isn’t she?  She’s the one who sucked all those vampires dry, just like she did to Edward last night.”</p>
<p>One of Dr. Cullen’s most outstanding virtues was his patience.  But, at this point, it became pretty clear to me that Bella and I were testing the hell out of him with our interrogation, and he was about to lose it.  “She might be one of them, alright?” he finally admitted.  “But that’s just a theory.  It’s not a fact.”</p>
<p>“Wa-wait a second,” Bella cut in.  “Them?  You’re saying there’s more than one?”</p>
<p>His jaw clenched, he rose from his chair and, at last, we got him to confess what he’d been hiding.  “They’re a secret order in Romania.  The Order of the Dragon.  That’s the title of the book.  They started out as a nomadic clan of vampires, but they’ve evolved through the years.”  The moment he said that, he paced nervously around the room and then peered through the window as if he were afraid someone might be out there listening.</p>
<p>Everything was finally starting to make sense to me now.  “So that’s why they steal the blood, right?  To evolve, to become more powerful?”</p>
<p>He nodded.  “Yes, Jake, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg.  No one really knows just how much they’ve evolved because they live underground in caves.  They’ve been hunting down vampire clans since the dark ages, and the more powerful they grow, the more secretive they become.”</p>
<p>“How did the Volturi get their hands on that book, then?” Bella asked.</p>
<p>Dr. Cullen appeared a little more relaxed now that he’d shared his burden with us.  “They took it from the Romanian clan when they overthrew their empire fifteen hundred years ago.  So it’s an old book.  Rather outdated.  It only chronicles their early attacks, which were pretty sloppy.  There were witnesses who found the evidence they’d left behind, and that’s how word got out about the order.  Today, they are everything but sloppy.”</p>
<p>“I take it they’ve refined their techniques?” I asked.</p>
<p>He chuckled darkly.  “You have no idea.  And you know what?  Neither have I, because they’re so elusive, they’re impossible to track down.  They can shapeshift and take the form of trees, rocks, wild beasts, anything.  They’re chameleons and can blend in anywhere.”</p>
<p>Morning came and we were still going back and forth between doing transfusions two pints at a time, and then going back into Seth’s room to talk more about this so called Order of the Dragon.</p>
<p>It wasn’t until we reached the ninth pint of blood that all the hard work paid off.  Just as the sunlight shone in through the living room curtains, Edward opened his eyes.</p>
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<h1 style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Russet Noon</em> Chapter 5: The Talisman (Part 3)</strong></h1>
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<p><a href="http://www.formycarlisle.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/carlisle-and-esme-calendar_a.jpg"><img class="alignleft" style="border: 0pt none; margin-left: 7px; margin-right: 7px;" title="Carlisle and Esme" src="http://www.formycarlisle.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/carlisle-and-esme-calendar_a.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="295" /></a>Esme, who was now standing in for her husband on the circle, must have observed the same thing I did, because she asked him, “Is there something I can get for you, honey?”</p>
<p>“Yes, dear,” he replied.  “I need you to call Sue and ask her to get us transfusion supplies from the hospital.”</p>
<p>Sue had recently been promoted to charge nurse of the Intensive Care Unit at Forks Hospital, so she had access to anything and everything we may need in the way of medical supplies.</p>
<p>Yet, thanks to Leah, we didn’t even have to call Sue in the end.  “I’m almost sure I have a portable kit in the trunk of my car,” Leah offered as she saw Esme reaching for the cell phone.</p>
<p>Knowing full well that Leah couldn’t leave the protective circle, I volunteered to go get it, but Blondie quickly interfered.</p>
<p>“Emmett,” she called out, shooting Bella a suspicious glare, then, doing the same to me.  “Why don’t you and Jasper go out there and take a look?”</p>
<p>Bella was too busy rolling up Edward’s sleeves to notice the expression of bitterness on Blondie’s face, but I caught her intentions dead on.  Ms. Barbie-wannabe was still mulling over what she’d seen the two of us doing outside.  Clearly, she hadn’t bought my story and, now, she’d made it her mission to keep Bella away from me.  I bet she wanted to be the hero just so that later she could go brag about it to Edward.</p>
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<p>Not in the least surprising, coming from the egomaniac we all knew her to be, what with her desperation to steal everyone’s thunder and all.  Yet, personally, I still found it a bit ironic, considering the fact that Blondie herself had never really gotten over Edward’s rejection in the first place.</p>
<p>Before Bella came along, the Cullens had intended for Blondie and Edward to become a mated pair.  The only problem with that was Edward’s objection to their plans.  To make a long story short, Edward never quite got around to warming up to Blondie, at least not in that way, so that’s how Emmett had come to be her partner instead.</p>
<p>For all I knew, Blondie still carried a torch for Edward, and that was the real reason behind her hostility towards Bella.  But these were just my own inner speculations, and I had to admit that I could very well be wrong.  It’s not like I cared, anyway.</p>
<p>The only time Blondie would ever make it to my priority list was if she actually tried to harm Bella.  I knew for a fact that she’d always be there for Nessie, so I had nothing to worry about in that department.  But with Bella, it was an entirely different story.  Ever since Nessie’s birth, I’d sensed this unspoken rivalry between them that could boil over at any second, and it always made me nervous just to think about it.</p>
<p>I was so deep in thought, that I barely noticed when Leah took her car keys out of her pocket and threw them at Emmett.  He caught them in midair without so much as moving from where he stood, then left with Jasper to go find the transfusion kit.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Bella went back to torturing Dr. Cullen with more of her questions.  “So did they ever find out who attacked the vampires?”</p>
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<p>“The clans they attacked in Eastern Europe,” Bella clarified.  “Did they ever find out who did it?”</p>
<p>Standing up from the chair, Dr. Cullen walked over to the window and checked on his other two sons.  “I believe the question is not so much who, but why.”</p>
<p>“Information?” the hermit asked out of the blue.  He’d been standing so quietly on his side of the circle way at the back of the room, that I’d almost forgotten how much he probably knew and wasn’t sharing.</p>
<p>Dr. Cullen nodded, unable to hide his surprise.  “That’s right!  Information and power,” he replied, then thought for a moment and added, “Did you read about it, too?”</p>
<p>“The gypsies in Spain used to talk about it all the time,” the hermit pointed out.</p>
<p>Once he said that, he captured my full attention, and, before I knew it, I was the one asking the questions.  “So you guys are basically saying that the hybrid sucked Edward’s blood to find out everything he knew?”</p>
<p>Dr. Cullen fidgeted nervously, shifting his weight from foot to foot as he eyeballed Esme.  This made it quite obvious to me that the two of them were deliberately holding back information from us.  And yet, for the life of me, I couldn’t figure out why.</p>
<p>“Of course!” Alice exclaimed.  “It’s kind of like what Aro did to him that time in Volterra.  Just by touching Edward’s hand, he was able to see everything he’d ever thought, every thought he’d ever read—</p>
<p>Cutting her off midsentence, Dr. Cullen told her in a solemn tone, “I wish it were that simple, darling.”</p>
<p>“Well, how much worse can it get?” Bella asked.  “The hybrid knows <em>everything</em> about us now.”</p>
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<p>Bella hissed at Blondie.  “Mind your own business, Rose.”</p>
<p>“Forgive me, Mrs. Cullen,” Blondie said with a sardonic emphasis on the Mrs. Cullen part.  “But I was under the impression that your daughter was missing and your husband was in urgent need of a blood transfusion.  And you’re out here, doing what exactly?”</p>
<p>If I’d been in Bella’s shoes, I swear I would’ve slapped Blondie for being such a viper.  But all Bella did was remain silent, probably trying to come up with a good explanation for what her sister-in-law had just seen her doing.</p>
<p>I figured my best move under the circumstances would be to keep my mouth shut as well, and just let Bella handle it.  But, as I saw Blondie approaching her menacingly, I knew I just had to say something.</p>
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<p>I wish I’d thought about it more carefully before I spoke, though, because what I ended up telling Blondie made everyone’s jaw drop, even my own.  “I was offering Bella my blood,” I blurted out.  “For the transfusion, I mean.”</p>
<p>Bella and Blondie cast furtive glances at each other, then turned back to stare at me, apparently intrigued by my offer.</p>
<p>Relieved to have captured their attention, I went on.  “It won’t be necessary to buy the human corpse.  I can produce all the blood Edward needs as long as I take breaks in between to recover from the loss.”</p>
<p>“What about the dog stench?” Blondie argued and was about to complain some more if someone hadn’t interrupted her.</p>
<p>“Vampires can adapt to anything.” It was Dr. Cullen.  Most likely, he’d caught the tail end of our conversation and had decided to intervene.</p>
<p>An expression of concern on her face, Bella interjected, “But, Jake, the venom—”</p>
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<p>“Vampire venom is only deadly to wolves if it penetrates their veins,” Dr. Cullen clarified.  “That won’t happen during a transfusion.  Jake will be perfectly safe.”</p>
<p>By then, Bella seemed to have forgotten all about our fight and was gazing at me, doe-eyed with gratitude.  “You still don’t have to do this, Jake.  You know that, right?” she crooned in a soothing voice.</p>
<p>“I just want to help Edward,” I reassured her, although deep inside I couldn’t help but wonder what the hell I might be getting myself into.</p>
<p>Dr. Cullen commended me with a handshake.  “We can’t thank you enough, son.”</p>
<p>“Yeah, Jake, it’s very noble of you, really,” Bella added with the utmost sincerity.</p>
<p>Doing my best to ignore how Blondie was scowling at me, I replied, “Always glad to help.”</p>
<p>“Alright, alright!” Blondie nagged for the umpteenth time.  “Can we skip to the part where we actually <em>start</em> the damn transfusion?”</p>
<p>Ever the pacifist, Carlisle interfered.  “No need to be rude, dear.”</p>
<p>I silently thanked him with a nod just to be polite, even though Blondie’s bad manners were the least of my concerns.  I had to admit I wasn’t exactly looking forward to having a needle stuck in my vein, not even for a short time.  Yet, ultimately, the urge to get my hands on that talisman overrode any skepticism or apprehension I may have felt.</p>
<p>I knew that, once I brought Edward back from whatever vampire limbo he was trapped in, I’d finally be free to go after the talisman.  I’d bring Nessie back home safely from wherever it was that the hybrid had lured her to, and everything would be back to normal.</p>
<p>Compared to what was at stake, a needle in my vein didn’t even seem like such a big deal after all.  So I marched on forward towards the house, feeling like an enormous weight had just been lifted off my shoulders.  Blondie’s black market plan had bit the dust, and that was enough of a victory for me, at least for the time being.</p>
<p>“Has something like this ever happened before with any vampire you know?” I overheard Bella asking Doctor Cullen as the four of us entered the house.</p>
<p>He hesitated for an instant, like he was trying to remember something.  Then, he answered, “Not anyone I knew personally, but I do remember reading about a case in a medieval book from the Volturi’s private collection.  Back when I was staying with them in Rome.”</p>
<p>“What did it say?” Bella asked.</p>
<p>“It chronicled a series of strange attacks on vampires,” he explained.  “Entire clans were completely drained of blood and left out in the open to be torn apart by wild beasts.”</p>
<p>I couldn’t help but noticing that Bella’s questions were making Dr. Cullen uncomfortable.  He wasn’t maintaining eye contact with her, and he kept pacing around the living room, glancing about as though searching for something.  What was it about this subject that made him so uneasy?  Was he hiding something from us?</p>
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<p>Será que Edward vai ser capaz de sobreviver sem sangue?  Poderá Carlisle ajudá-lo com uma transfusão?</p>
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<p>Siga a Jacob Black em sua pesquisa para descobrir o antigo poder do talismã.  De que maneira poderá Jacob roubar-le o talismã a hibrida?  Lo conseguirá?  Qual é o preço que Jake terá que pagar por confrontar a hibrida?</p>
<p>Qual é o papel de Renesmee em todo este conflito?  Pensa você que a hibrida mentiu quando disse que era Nessie quien la había invocado?</p>
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Una vez teniendo el talismán en mi poder, la híbrida de seguro se vería obligada a decirme dónde encontrar a Nessie. </p>
<p>Ahora sólo quedaba una inquietante posibilidad por la cual preocuparme.  La posibilidad de que me quedaba poco tiempo.  Y si no me apresuraba, sería demasiado tarde.  Me rehusaba a creer lo que la híbrida había dicho de mi Nessie.  Que había sido ella quien había invocado a la híbrida por su propia voluntad para que la convirtiera en una vampira completa. </p>
<p>Sólo la mera idea de que esto pudiera suceder me erizaba toda la piel y colgaba de mi cuello como el Albatros del anciano marinero, agobiándome con horribles visiones de Nessie bebiendo sangre humana, sus ojos rojos escarlata, y sus labios empapados y goteando con la evidencia de su crimen. </p>
<p>Sam y el resto de la manada jamás lo tolerarían.  Nessie convertida en una sanguijuela en toda su plenitud y con apetito por sangre humana.  Si tal tragedia fuera a suceder, el antiguo tratado de paz entre los Cullen y los Quileutes sería anulado. </p>
<p>Sobre todo ahora, con el destino de Edward tan incierto, los Cullen se verían obligados a prolongar su estadía en la reservación.  Y si Nessie mataba a algún humano en territorios del tratado, entonces una guerra sería inevitable.  Yo me encontraría en medio de ella. Obligado a escoger bando.  Mis lealtades divididas, forzándome a elegir entre defender a la chica que amaba y cumplir la obligación de proteger a mi pueblo. </p>
<p>Claramente, el fracaso no era opción para mí.  El precio sería demasiado alto, y yo no estaba dispuesto a pagarlo.  Ese talismán tenía que ser mío a costa de lo que fuera, incluso si eso significaba tener que ir hasta el fin del mundo para encontrarlo.</p>
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<p>Sólo tenía que asegurarme de lograrlo antes que Nessie fuera a cometer el peor error de toda su existencia.  Tenía que robarle el talismán a la híbrida antes que ésta pudiera transformar a Nessie en una vampira completa, y sólo había una forma de hacerlo.</p>
<p>Tomé al Anciano Quil por el brazo para ayudarlo a levantarse de la escalera, pero él se echó a reír mientras negaba con la cabeza y agitaba su mano en gesto de rechazo.</p>
<p>—¡Suéltame, muchacho!—me dijo con una sonrisa benevolente a la vez que se tomaba su tiempo para levantarse sin asistencia.  —Sólo porque soy el más anciano de todos, eso no significa que necesito que me cuiden.  Anda, vete para adentro—.  Hizo una breve pausa mientras afirmaba bien sus pies en el suelo e inspeccionaba sus alrededores.  Entonces añadió: —El amanecer se acerca.</p>
<p>No me agradaba del todo la forma en que había bajado la voz al decir esa última frase.  Su tono acarreaba un sonido cauteloso que yo había detectado de inmediato.  Por la forma en que sus ojos observaban los árboles, pude darme cuenta de que en verdad había algo ahí afuera, acechando.  No era que yo estaba siendo paranoico o algo por el estilo.  Era bastante obvio para mí que el Anciano Quil también se había percatado de lo mismo.</p>
<p>—¿Qué pasa, Anciano Quil?—le pregunté sólo para comprobar mis sospechas.</p>
<p>Mas en vez de responder a mi pregunta, dejó escapar un silbido agudo que yo conocía muy bien.  Nuestros antepasados los lobos nos lo habían enseñado para que pudiéramos alertar a la manada aun cuando estuviéramos en forma humana y no tuviéramos la capacidad de comunicarnos telepáticamente.  Cada uno de nosotros podía oír el silbido a kilómetros de distancia, no importa cuán dispersos estuviéramos.  Nuestra gente lo utilizaba sólo en momentos de emergencia, y su propósito era congregar a la manada.</p>
<p>—Iré a traer a Sam—le dije mientras me disponía a abrir la puerta.</p>
<p>Mas justo en ese momento, la puerta se abrió, y Bella salió seguida de Sam, quien todavía llevaba los ojos vendados.  Al parecer, Sam no tenía problema alguno para moverse, lo cuál significaba que podía ver perfectamente aún con la venda puesta.</p>
<p>Conforme los dos iban saliendo, alcancé a dar un breve vistazo dentro de la sala y me dí cuenta de que el Dr. Cullen había tomado el lugar de Sam en el círculo.  Luego, poco antes de que Sam cerrara la puerta, pude notar la expresión en las caras de los demás.  Sin duda que todos habían escuchado el silbato de alarma del Anciano Quil y ahora se encontraban visiblemente alterados por ello, sobre todo Seth y Leah.</p>
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<p>Observé que ambos estaban ansiosos por salir afuera, pero, a menos que alguien tomara sus lugares en el círculo, ellos iban a tener que permanecer allí para proteger a Alice.  Después que la puerta principal se cerró de un portazo, yo aún podía oír la conmoción adentro.  Sus voces hablaban todas juntas, y yo apenas podía distinguir lo que cada quién estaba diciendo.  Entonces mis mecanismos de defensa me obligaron a desconectarme de ellos por completo.</p>
<p>—Jake, tenemos que hablar ahora mismo—exigió Bella, observando a los lobos que ya comenzaban a reunirse alrededor de la casa.</p>
<p>Titubeando, le respondí: —Pero, Bells, hay algo que anda merodeando ahí fuera.  Tenemos que ir a patrullar la zona.</p>
<p>—¿Es que acaso no puede esperar para más tarde?—preguntó Sam sin poder ocultar su impaciencia.</p>
<p>—¡No!  Es urgente—replicó ella en un tono golpeado.  Luego me tomó de la mano y se acercó para susurrarme en el oído, —¿Ya te olvidaste de Edward?</p>
<p>Sam tenía oídos super-sensibles al igual que yo, por lo cual no me cabía duda que había alcanzado a escuchar lo que Bella acababa de decirme.  Mas, a pesar de eso, no se dió por entendido y me preguntó: —Jake, ¿vienes con nosotros o qué?</p>
<p>Miré a Bella brevemente, y la angustia en su cara realmente me conmovió.  De ninguna manera iba a ser capaz de decirle que no.  Fue entonces que me di cuenta de lo profunda que era la conección entre ella y yo.  Literalmente podía sentir su dolor, aunque al mismo tiempo también odiaba tener que defraudar a la manada.  Fue por eso que sencillamente permanecí allí sin moverme, considerando mis opciones por un segundo.</p>
<p>Luego, cuando finalmente me había preparado para decir algo, el Anciano Quil se me adelantó.  —Estoy seguro de que los muchachos pueden valerse perfectamente bien sin Jacob—le dijo a Sam.</p>
<p>Esto fue suficiente para aplacar a Sam.  El Anciano Quil representaba todo lo que Sam quería ser algún día.  Hasta donde yo podía recordar, el Anciano Quil había sido el mentor de Sam.  Su maestro, su inspiración, su ídolo.  Sam lo había puesto en un pedestal desde el día en que descubrió que las leyendas acerca de nuestros antepasados los lobos eran historias verdaderas.</p>
<p>—No hay ningún problema—murmuró Sam con un dejo de amargura en su voz.  —Nosotros nos encargaremos de todo—.  Bajando la mirada, inclinó su cabeza en son de reverencia hacia el Anciano Quil y luego se marchó con el rabo entre las piernas para unirse a la manada.</p>
<p>Eso fue todo al menos por ahora.  Mas yo estaba seguro de que Sam me lo iba a reclamar después, sobre todo porque Paul también la tenía contra mí.  Sin duda que tarde o temprano ambos conspirarían en mi contra, pero a estas alturas yo no podía permitirme el lujo de preocuparme por eso.  Sería mejor enfrentar la situación cuando llegara el momento.</p>
<p>Bella apretó la mano del Anciano Quil, forzando la sonrisa más triste que yo había visto en mucho tiempo.  —Gracias, Anciano Quil.  Es usted muy amable.</p>
<p>Sonriendo con satisfacción, el Anciano Quil respondió: —Todos estamos juntos en esto, pequeña—.  Entonces se fue para adentro y me dejó solo con Bella en el porche.</p>
<p>—Aquí tienes—Bella dijo, entregándome las llaves del coche que ella y Edward habían rentado en Port Angeles.</p>
<p>Tan pronto como vi la etiqueta en el llavero, me quedé boquiabierto.  —Un Bentley GTC, ¿eh?—.  Los autos deportivos exóticos eran mi debilidad, especialmente los convertibles. En ese instante, soñé despierto y me vi conduciendo a más de 200 kilómetros por hora, dejando atrás a los carros de policía, y yendo hasta el fín del mundo a encontrar a Nessie.</p>
<p>Si tan sólo Bella me hubiera dado la oportunidad de disfrutar un segundo más de mi fantasía.  Lo que me dijo enseguida por poco me hizo vomitar encima de las llaves. —Tenemos que ir a buscar un cadáver humano fresco, Jake.</p>
<p>Examiné, o más bien, escudriñé su rostro, esperando a que soltara una carcajada y me confesara que todo había sido una broma.  Mas la confesión nunca llegó.</p>
<p>Bella estaba hablando en serio.  —Necesitamos sangre humana fresca para la transfusión.</p>
<p>Lo único que se me ocurrió hacer en ese momento fue rascarme la cabeza.  —Pero espera, ¿por qué tiene que ser sangre humana? ¿Esque acaso no podemos ir a buscarle un lince en algún lugar? ¿O tal vez un oso?</p>
<p>—Carlisle dice que <em>tiene</em> que ser sangre humana—.  Acercándose a mí, Bella inhaló mi aroma deliberadamente y murmuró:  —Sangre humana fresca, Jake.</p>
<p>No me había dado cuenta de lo sedienta que ella estaba hasta ahora.  Mientras que antes era sólo una sospecha que yo tenía, ahora estaba completamente seguro de que esta era la razón por la que ella no había estado cazando.  La sangre animal simplemente no era suficiente para ella.  Su cuerpo de vampiro le exigía la satisfacción genuina, y me daba la impresión que su auto-control se estaba agotando.</p>
<p>—Está bien—suspiré con resignación.  —Sangre humana será—.  Tuve que darme por vencido a pesar de que tenía una gran prisa por ir en busca del talismán.  Al fin y al cabo, de nada me serviría encontrar a Nessie si sólo la iba a traer de regreso para encontrar a su padre muerto.</p>
<p>—Bien—comenzó Bella, y antes que yo pudiera parpadear, procedió a informarme sobre los detalles de su plan.  —Rose nos dirá cómo llegar al lugar.  Sólo tienes que dejarnos allí, y te llamaremos cuando estemos listas para cargar el cuerpo en el baúl del auto.</p>
<p>—¡Cielos, Bells!  Espera, detente por un segundo.</p>
<p>—¡No hay tiempo que perder!  ¡Tenemos que irnos ya mismo!—respondió con su voz temblando.</p>
<p>—¿Exactamente dónde es que está ese lugar al que nos piensa llevar Rose?—tuve que preguntar.</p>
<p>Su lenguaje corporal la traicionó antes que tan siquiera pudiese darme una explicación.  Y, por la forma en que sus ojos brillaban, noté que ella ya sabía de antemano que no me iba a agradar su respuesta.  —Eso no debe de importarte a tí, Jake—me contestó a la defensiva.  —Lo único que te estoy pidiendo es que nos lleves allí.  Rose ya hizo arreglos por teléfono, y nos están esperando.  Tenemos que darnos prisa.</p>
<p>—Vamos, Bella, ya sé que piensas que soy un tarado, pero no necesito ser Albert Einstein para saber lo que ustedes están tramando.</p>
<p>Llena de frustración, Bella rodó los ojos hacia arriba como si yo fuera la persona más estúpida que conocía.  —¿Ah, sí? ¿Y qué es lo que piensas que vamos a hacer?</p>
<p>—Van a ir a contratar un vendedor del mercado negro.  Muy conveniente, lo sé.  Le pagas un precio exorbitante a un tipo, y él hace el trabajo sucio por ti.  Así ningún Cullen tiene que mancharse las manos, pero tal parece que se te olvida que aun así están comprando una víctima recién asesinada.</p>
<p>Al oír esto, Bella se burló de mí.  —Has tenido una noche muy larga, Jake.  Vete a descansar.  Yo le pediré a Emmett que nos lleve.</p>
<p>—¡No!—declaré con firmeza al tiempo que golpeaba mi pie fuertemente contra el suelo de madera.  —Tiene que haber una mejor manera que no implique matar seres humanos.  No importa si se hace directa o indirectamente.  ¡De todos modos es un asesinato, Bella!</p>
<p>Una sola mirada fue suficiente para demostrarme que mis palabras le habían entrado por un oído y salido por el otro.  Nada de lo que yo pudiera decir o hacer iba a penetrar la barrera defensiva que me había puesto.  Esto lo sabía tan bien como ella, y sin embargo, aquí nos encontrábamos de nuevo, discutiendo inútilmente en círculos y sin llegar a ningún lado.</p>
<p>Abriendo la palma de su mano, Bella me pidió: —Dame las llaves.</p>
<p>—No puedo permitir que hagas esto, Bells, lo siento—.  No era que me estaba volviendo suave o nada por el estilo, pero de alguna manera lo que acababa de decir había sonado como un humilde ruego.  —Tú eres mi mejor amiga—, añadí, prácticamente suplicando para tratar de esquivar un enfrentamiento que ya parecía inevitable.</p>
<p>El hecho que me rehusara la enojó tanto que comenzó a humear como un horno.  —¡He dicho que me entregues las llaves!—insistió con su mandíbula apretada en gesto de amenaza.</p>
<p>Su intento de intimidarme me hacía reír por dentro, pero aun así me las arreglé para aparentar seriedad, ya que sabía que si me reía, Bella estallaría de furia.  Mi rostro inflexible, negué con la cabeza y escondí las llaves detrás de mi espalda.  —Sobre mi cadáver—le respondí sin vacilar.</p>
<p>Mas, para entonces, ya Bella estaba en posición de ataque, así que peló sus dientes y gruñó mientras se abalanzaba sobre mí.  No la había visto tan enojada desde el día en que había tratado de despedazarme la garganta por darle a Renesmee el mismo apodo del monstruo del Loch Ness.</p>
<p>—Hey, espera, te vas a arruinar tu lindo vestido—le advertí en tono burlón.</p>
<p>Pero su vestido no parecía importarle en lo más mínimo.  Para el tiempo que pude reaccionar, ya me había empujado volando por las escaleras del porche, y los dos habíamos salido rodando por el suelo, luchando por las llaves.  Yo estaba seguro de que ella jamás me haría daño, no importa cuán ferozmente tratara de actuar.  Es por eso que, en el momento que se me subió encima para tratar de inmovilizarme, no pude contenerme más y de repente solté la risa.</p>
<p>Bella no tomó esto con una actitud muy amable que digamos.  Es más, se puede decir que no le agradó en lo más mínimo.  Lo siguiente que supe fue que me había dejado viendo estrellas.  Me dio una fuerte bofetada en la cara y ya estaba a punto de darme un puñetazo, cuando la distraje arrojando las llaves bien lejos hacia los arbustos.</p>
<p>—¡Jake, eres un idiota!—protestó.</p>
<p>Mientras tanto, me aproveché del segundo que le tomó seguir las llaves con los ojos para quitármela de encima.  Sin embargo, al levantarme, sentí una punzada aguda en el brazo.  Miré hacia abajo, buscando el lugar de donde provenía y me di cuenta de lo que la había causado.  Me había cortado accidentalmente, y ahora mi brazo estaba sangrando.</p>
<p>Yo sabía que sólo tomaría un breve instante para que mi herida sanara, pero aun así  escondí mi brazo rápidamente para prevenir que Bella detectara el olor de mi sangre.</p>
<p>Mas no fui tan afortunado.  Con lo voraz que ella se encontraba en ese momento, el aroma de mi sangre humana sería lo primero en el mundo que su super-olfato localizaría.  Olvidándose de las llaves, se volvió a mirarme, y sus ojos penetraron los míos.  Entonces jadeó en voz baja, casi con desesperación, y yo di un paso atrás, incapaz de despegar mis ojos de los suyos.</p>
<p>—No te acerques, Bella—le advertí, sintiendo que todos los músculos de mi cuerpo se ponían tensos.</p>
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