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tremble out from her to touch
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Or maybe it was Jacob who was trembling. I saw his hands shaking as I got closer. And yet, despite his
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"Jake—I'm fine," I told him. It made me panicky to see Renesmee in his shaking hands, but I worked to
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He frowned at me, eyes tight, like he was just as panicky at the thought of Renesmee in my arms.
Renesmee whimpered eagerly and stretched, her little hands grasping into fists again and again.
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Renesmee seemed oblivious to the coolness of my skin, or at least very used to it.
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deliberately, she reached for my face.
The moment she did this, all the hands on me tightened, anticipating my reaction. I barely noticed.
I was gasping, stunned and frightened by the strange, alarming image that filled my mind. It felt like a
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