Chapter 141

• His hot mouth covers my mark, immediately causing a wave of intense desire to flood through me. My hand tightens around his as I feel my body ignite. The feeling quickly sizzles away, however, when Edward abruptly releases me and enters the front door ahead of me. Inhaling a shaky breath, I take a moment to steady myself before following him. It takes me a moment to realize that his actions and words have distracted me enough to push some of those overpowering emotions to the back of my mind, making them easier to deal with.
• Walking into the kitchen, I decide to focus on the task at hand instead of worrying unnecessarily about our impending future. Working swiftly, I empty the refrigerator, placing the fresh goods in several bags before checking the rest of the cupboards. There is food here to last us for well over a week and my heart warms at Aro and Seraphina's display of kindness. Just as I'm finishing up, I can hear Edward come down the stairs, arms filled with our bedsheets.
• "I made the bed and quickly gathered our things. We haven't been here long enough to really unpack or anything. I'll just put these in the laundry basket, but then I think we're about done," he says walking to the back of the kitchen where there is a small washroom.