《6 the short second life of bree tanner布里·坦纳第二次短暂生命》第35章

“It　appears　that　you’ve　done　our　work　for　us　today…　for　the　most　part。　Just　out　of　professional　curiosity；　how　many　were　there？　They　left　quite　a　wake　of　destruction　in　Seattle。” She　spoke　of　jobs　and　professionals。　I　was　right；　then；　that　it　was　her　profession　to　punish。　And　if　there　were　punishers；　then　there　must　be　rules。　Carlisle　had　said　before；　We　follow　their　rules；　and　also；　There　is　no　law　against　creating　vampires　if　you　control　them。　Riley　and　my　creator　had　been　afraid　but　not　exactly　surprised　by　the　arrival　of　the　darkcloaks；　these　Volturi。　They　knew　about　the　laws；　and　they　knew　they　were　breaking　them。　Why　hadn’t　they　told　us？　And　there　were　more　Volturi　than　just　these　four。　Someone　named　Aro　and　probably　many　more。　There　must　have　been　a　lot　for　everyone　to　fear　them　so　much。 Carlisle　answered　Jane’s　question。　“Eighteen；　including　this　one。” There　was　a　barely　audible　murmur　among　the　four　dark　cloaks。 “Eighteen？”　Jane　repeated；　a　note　of　surprise　in　her　voice。　Our　creator　had　never　told　Jane　how　many　of　us　she’d　created。　Was　Jane　really　surprised；　or　just　faking　it？ “All　brandnew；”　Carlisle　said。　“They　were　unskilled。” Unskilled　and　uninformed；　thanks　to　Riley。　I　was　beginning　
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to　get　a　sense　of　how　these　older　vampires　viewed　us。　Newborn；　Jasper　had　called　me。　Like　a　baby。 “All？”　Jane　snapped。　“Then　who　was　their　creator？” As　if　they　hadn’t　already　been　introduced。　This　Jane　was　a　bigger　liar　than　Riley；　and　she　was　so　much　better　at　it　than　he　was。 “Her　name　was　Victoria；”　the　redhead　answered。 How　did　he　know　that　when　even　I　didn’t？　I　remembered　that　Riley　had　said　there　was　a　mind　reader　in　this　group。　Was　that　how　they　knew　everything？　Or　was　that　another　of　Riley’s　lies？ “Was？”　Jane　asked。 The　redhead　jerked　his　head　toward　the　east　like　he　was　pointing。　I　looked　up　and　saw　a　cloud　of　thick　lilac　smoke　billowing　from　the　side　of　the　mountain。 Was。　I　felt　a　similar　kind　of　pleasure　to　what　I’d　felt　imagining　the　big　vampire　shredding　Raoul。　Only　much；　much　greater。 “This　Victoria；”　Jane　asked　slowly。　“She　was　in　addition　to　the　eighteen　here？” “Yes；”　the　redhead　confirmed。　“She　had　only　one　other　with　her。　He　was　not　as　young　as　this　one　here；　but　no　older　than　a　year。” Riley。　My　fierce　pleasure　intensified。　Ifokay；　when I　died　today；　at　least　I　didn’t　leave　that　loose　thread。　Diego　had　been　avenged。　I　almost　smiled。 “Twenty；”　Jane　breathed。　Either　this　was　more　than　she　had　expected；　or　she　was　a　killer　actress。　“Who　dealt　with　the　
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creator？” “I　did；”　the　redhead　said　coldly。 Whoever　this　vampire　was；　whether　he　kept　a　pet　human　or　no；　he　was　a　friend　of　mine。　Even　if　he　were　the　one　to　kill　me　in　the　end；　I　would　still　owe　him。 Jane　turned　to　stare　at　me　with　narrowed　eyes。 “You　there；”　she　snarled。　“Your　name。” I　was　dead　anyway；　according　to　her。　So　why　give　this　lying　vampire　anything　she　wanted？　I　just　glared　at　her。 Jane　smiled　at　me；　the　bright；　happy　smile　of　an　innocent　child；　and　suddenly　I　was　on　fire。　It　was　like　I’d　gone　back　in　time　to　the　worst　night　of　my　life。　Fire　was　in　every　vein　of　my　body；　covering　every　inch　of　my　skin；　gnawing　through　the　marrow　of　every　bone。　It　felt　like　I　was　buried　in　the　middle　of　my　coven’s　funeral　bonfire；　with　the　flames　on　every　side。　There　wasn’t　a　single　cell　in　my　body　that　wasn’t　blazing　with　the　worst　agony　imaginable。　I　could　barely　hear　myself　scream　over　the　pain　in　my　ears。 “Your　name；”　Jane　said　again；　and　as　she　spoke　the　fire　disappeared。　Gone　like　that；　as　if　I’d　only　been　imagining　it。 “Bree；”　I　said　as　fast　as　I　could；　still　gasping　though　the　pain　wasn’t　there　anymore。 Jane　smiled　again　and　the　fire　was　everywhere。　How　much　pain　would　it　take　before　I　would　die　of　it？　The　screams　didn’t　even　feel　like　they　were　ing　from　me　anymore。　Why　wouldn’t　someone　rip　my　head　off？　Carlisle　was　kind　enough　for　that；　wasn’t　he？　Or　whoever　their　mind　reader　was。　Couldn’t　he　or　she　understand　and　make　this　stop？　
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“She’ll　tell　you　anything　you　want　to　know；”　the　redhead　growled。　“You　don’t　have　to　do　that。” The　pain　vanished　again；　like　Jane　had　turned　off　a　light　switch。　I　found　myself　facedown　on　the　ground；　panting　as　if　I　needed　air。 “Oh；　I　know；”　I　heard　Jane　say　cheerfully。　“Bree？” I　shuddered　when　she　called　my　name；　but　the　pain　didn’t　start　again。 “Is　his　story　true？”　she　asked　me。　“Were　there　twenty　of　you？” The　words　flew　out　of　my　mouth。　“Nieen　or　twenty；　maybe　more；　I　don’t　know！　Sara　and　the　one　whose　name　I　don’t　know　got　in　a　fight　on　the　way…。” I　waited　for　the　pain　to　punish　me　for　not　having　a　better　answer；　but　instead　Jane　spoke　again。 “And　this　Victoria did　she　create　you？” “I　don’t　know；”　I　admitted　fearfully。　“Riley　never　said　her　name。　I　didn’t　see　that　night…　it　was　so　dark；　and　it　hurt！”　I　flinched。　“He　didn’t　want　us　to　be　able　to　think　of　her。　He　said　that　our　thoughts　weren’t　safe。” Jane　shot　a　glance　at　the　redhead；　then　looked　at　me　again。 “Tell　me　about　Riley；”　Jane　said。　“Why　did　he　bring　you　here？” I　recited　Riley’s　lies　as　quickly　as　I　could。　“Riley　told　us　that　we　had　to　destroy　the　strange　yelloweyes　here。　He　said　it　would　be　easy。　He　said　that　the　city　was　theirs；　and　they　were　ing　to　get　us。　He　said　once　they　were　gone；　all　the　blood　
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would　be　ours。　He　gave　us　her　scent。”　I　pointed　in　the　human’s　direction。　“He　said　we　would　know　that　we　had　the　right　coven；　because　she　would　be　with　them。　He　said　whoever　got　to　her　first　could　have　her。” “It　looks　like　Riley　was　wrong　about　the　easy　part；”　Jane　said；　a　hint　of　teasing　in　her　tone。 It　seemed　like　Jane　was　pleased　with　my　story。　In　a　flash　of　insight；　I　understood　that　she　was　relieved　Riley　hadn’t　told　me　or　the　others　about　her　little　visit　to　our　creator。　Victoria。　This　was　the　story　she　wanted　the　yelloweyes　to　knowthe　story　that　didn’t　implicate　Jane　or　the　darkcloaked　Volturi。　Well；　I　could　play　along。　Hopefully　the　mind　reader　was　already　in　the　know。 I　couldn’t　physically　take　revenge　on　this　monster；　but　I　could　tell　the　yelloweyes　everything　with　my