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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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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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