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Yellow sunlight filtered through the sheer curtains to bounce and shimmer off of Alice Cullen’s cold, granite skin. She peered straight ahead, into the brilliant day, seemingly lost in thought.

Her brother knew differently. As he watched on, she was really bearing witness to something no one else would ever see.

“What do you see, Alice?” Edward’s melodic voice whispered across the vast living room.

The girl’s lips twisted mischievously. “Visitors.”

"When?” Edward prompted.

Her smile grew wider.

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“Look again!” Adrienne shouted into the backseat.

Behind the driver’s seat, Haile Gardner frowned. “I’m telling you, I think it was back there!”

"I would have seen it!” Adrienne argued.

"GAH!” Haile wailed, throwing the now crumpled map into the front passenger’s seat; into her younger sister’s lap.

Kali Gardner picked up the map eagerly, twisting it this way and that in front of her face. Flipping a thick lock of blonde hair over one shoulder, she ran her index finger down one of the thin, red lines. “We’re right here.” She told them all firmly. “The road should be coming up in another few miles.” She smiled.

Haile sighed. Why couldn’t she read maps like her sister? She shrugged and turned to the forth occupant of the car, pushing her irritation aside, for now. “Bridgit.”

Bridgit peeled her face off the window and looked over at Haile. “Uh?” She moaned tiredly.

“You have to be awake, we’re almost there!” She squealed excitedly.

Bridgit blinked a few times, clearing her sleepy eyes. “I’m awake.” She said after a minute. “This drive is just so looong.” She whined. “And my legs are starting to hurt.” She stretched out her feet underneath Kali’s seat, emphasizing her point.

Adrienne suddenly flicked on her left turn signal. “I think this is it…” She said as she crossed the lanes, pulling onto a rough, gravel road.

A large painted sign emerged over the tree tops ahead of the girls. THREE RIVERS RESORT, it read in bold, blue lettering.

“Yep.” Haile confirmed.

“Yay!” Bridgit cried merrily.

“What should we do first?!” Kali asked the group, swiveling in her seat to gaze at all the beautiful scenery that belonged only to La Push, Washington, a remote Native American reservation.

“Unpack.” Adrienne said.

Kali pouted. “Could we perhaps eat first?”

“Oh, yeah, I guess we could do that. I’m famished.” Adrienne groaned. “I wonder what restaurants they have around here…?”

Haile shrugged. “I’m sure one of the guides will help us.”

Adrienne nodded in agreement, concentrating now on finding a good parking spot near the check-in cabin. She found a space she liked and maneuvered the car into it before shutting off the vehicle. “Let’s go!” She grinned.

The four girls piled out of the car and filed into the tiny office area. Adrienne stepped up the counter and rang the silver service bell. Almost immediately, a weathered-looking man emerged from the back, a bright, friendly smile on his lips.

“Hello, there, ladies.” He greeted. “What can I do for you?”

“We have a reservation.” Adrienne told him, studying the brilliant russet color of his skin. It looked perfect with his deep, earthy eyes, and mass of obsidian hair.

“Name?” The man asked the girls next.

Adrienne smiled and answered, “It should be under Wolfe.”

The man pulled a thick notebook from beneath the counter and started flipping through some pages. “Ah, here it is.” He dug around behind the counter again before producing a small, brass key. “You’ll be in cabin eight. That’s outside to your right and down near the public restrooms.” He directed them all.

“Thank you.” Kali said, snatching up the little key.

“Will you need help with your bags?” The man questioned before the girls left.

Haile gnawed on her lower lip for a second. “I think we can get it. Thank you, anyway.”

“Enjoy your stay.” The nice man called after them.

Outside, the four crammed themselves back into the car and drove slowly down the winding, dirt road until the found the cabin marked with a shining number eight.

“Let’s see what we’re in for.” Bridgit said mirthlessly. Camping wasn’t really her thing.

Once again, the girls climbed out of the vehicle, this time making their way to the front door of the place they would call home for the next week.

Kali shoved the key in the lock and twisted. She heard a distinct click as the door unlocked and she pushed it open. Inside, her hand groped along the wall, searching for the light switch. Finally, her fingers came across a disturbance in the wall and she flipped it on, throwing light across every corner of the one-room cottage.

“Cool.” Haile said, stepping in around her sister.

“Kinda dusty.” Bridgit said behind her.

Adrienne smiled and went to bounce on one of the little cots against the far wall. “Comfy.”

“What are we doing?” Kali demanded. “I thought we were going to eat.” She said impatiently.

Adrienne shrugged. “Okay, we can go. I just wanted to see the cabin.” She explained.

“I’m dying!” Kali added.

“Oh, quit being a baby.” Haile rolled her eyes.

Bridgit was the first one out of the dust-filled room. “Should we go back to the office-thingy and ask that guy where we can go eat?”

“There’s a staff dude over there!” Kali pointed to a guy exiting the bathrooms, a mop in his right hand.

“Excuse me.” Adrienne called to him. “Can I ask you a question?”

The guy leaned the mop against the side of the building and jogged quickly to the girls’ sides. “Yeah?” he inquired.

“Do you know of any good restaurants nearby?” Adrienne continued as she looked the guy over. He was tall, she noted. Very tall. Good-looking, too. His skin was the same deep shade as the man’s who had helped them in the office. His eyes, she noticed, too, were a brown so dark, they almost looked black. The nametag on his chest read JACOB.

Jacob’s brows drew together as he thought. “About a mile down the main road,” he started. “There’s a diner that has pretty good burgers.”

Haile and Bridgit frowned.

“Uh, these two,” she pointed, “are vegetarians.”

Jacob frowned, almost a sneer. “Vegetarians?” He repeated. “They have a salad bar, too.” He said after a few seconds.

“Great. Thank you.” Adrienne said, turning away and shooing the other girls back into their seats.

“Geez.” Bridgit said once they’d started driving. “Does he have something against vegetarians?”

“I know, he looked like he wanted to bite us.” Haile chimed in.

“Maybe his ex-girlfriend was a vegetarian.” Adrienne giggled.

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