“But there was just this….something about you I couldn't let go. From the moment I saw you, in that instant, there, with that smile, and those eyes, and the way you danced, and the way you laughed, the curve of your neck, your... It clicked. Everything about you called to me, and I answered, and I came. I knew then, that I had met my mate, my wife, the mother of my children, my life companion. I knew then that you were the one for me, without a doubt, and I'm sorry I had to do this to you." He said he was caressing my hand hesitantly, watching for my reaction, but I'm so tense, I'm so tired from everything, that I just let him touch me.
"I'm sorry, I'm not what you want," I tell him weakly
Edward looks at me with those deep, soulful eyes, filled with a mixture of hope and regret. "Ruby,
