'The warmth of her human body, the sound of her heart beating and the delicate soft breaths as she lay sleeping against him and he imagined that this must be how a human parent felt when they held their children as infants.(...)  He wished that he met her years ago, before her parents had abused her, before she had been abandoned, but he knew also that taking her in at such a young age would have been impossible. She was his daughter now, his to protect and his to love. That would have to be enough.'        I don't know if I commented on this before, but the thing you created between Angela and Carlisle, the way he needs her, the satisfaction of caring for someone who really depends on you to flourish, is one of the most endearing aspects of this story.        ^_^

  "I know you may be afraid to believe it right now. You may not even believe it until the moment you wake up as one of us, but this," she said catching the Cullen crest that hung around Angela's neck between the pad of her thumb and her curled index finger. "This doesn't end just because your human life does.(...) You'll be a Cullen for however long you wish it, and that includes forever."        As you said, a proposal of sorts.        ;)        I wonder what is their game plan in this regard.  The way Alice can't see even her near future makes me nervous.  It's as if she could drop dead at any moment.

  'Alice chuckled and nodded understanding the sense of wonder one felt when they realized the massive impact Angela had on their lives.(...)  She was the kind of person that you never knew you were missing in your life until she was suddenly there. Emmett of course had told her that Angela reminded him of a few lines of the William Blake poem ‘Auguries of Innocence': ‘To see eternity in a grain of sand and heaven in a wildflower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour.''        Good choice, this passage of the poem.  Beautiful and powerful.        :)

  'She still had at least twenty pounds to go before he would consider her to be healthy, but as she gained more weight her body demanded more sleep as well. Her migraines were also less frequent, giving her complete days where she was in minimal or no pain at all.'        Hm-hm, good news.  It makes me wonder if her parents abuse were the cause of her migraines, or if they just made it worse than it had to be.        :-/

  'The voicemail her father had left her was cold and cruel, spoken carefully with the intention of breaking the girl down and making her doubt herself. A woman's voice sounded close behind; as though they had chosen to speak to her one after the other, both furious that they were made to speak to her voicemail. Her voice was carefully pleasant as though she took great care to be happy in the way that she was ripping into her daughter and tearing her down with every word.'         Geez!  I thought they would back off after throwing Angela out of her house.  What, were they bored?        B-(

  Other than the distasteful intromission, I enjoyed very much the quality day Angela and Carlisle spended together.  I can see her believing, eventually, that they are in her life to stay.  It's impossible to be otherwise.        :)

This was a very powerful chapter. I see Bella spiraling into darkness and as much as I dislike it, I love it too. You paint such a vivid and easy to follow picture I can see the scene unfolding inside my head as easily as watching it on a tv. Angela's state of things is to be expected and I hope that Edward takes his time hunting so he doesn't have to leave them again for a long time. 

This is so heartbreaking, yet sweet at the same time. I can see Bella breaking under the strain of having to "share" Edward though.  It's nearly the same as losing him. 

 

I have the passage,

“Time passes. Even when it seems impossible. Even when each tick of the second hand aches like the pulse of blood behind a bruise. It passes unevenly, in strange lurches and dragging lulls, but pass it does. Even for me.”

tattooed on my chest because it's a bitter/sweet reminder that we have to grasp every moment and move forward with life, even when it kills us to do so, because time waits for no one.

Author's Response:

That passage is beautiful and true in its sadness. Thank you for sharing it with me.

New Moon gets emotionally darker/sadder as it progresses, but will lighten and bloom once more as time passes. There will be tears, and the tears will eventually turn into smiles that lead into laughter. :)

~Wolf

I know it seems like Angela and Michael as a couple is the direction you are going, but Marcus and Angela would be even better! 

Author's Response:

Nope, no Marcus and Angela. :) I've had that request a few times, but it doesn't fit. Lol. :) Keep reading though, there is a lot more to come.

~Wolf

I hope u wont "make" Edward leave....

  'As near as I can tell, it seems that you and my validation beta may be the only two who actually like this sotry here on Twilighted.'        Hey, now, it can't be that bad, can it?  Look, Wolf, just tell the story you want to tell.  This is the important thing.  And, if people like it, it's a bonus.  And there will always be someone who do.        ;)

  Edward conforting Angela in her room was very sweet.  It's good to see him caring so deeply for someone besides his Bella.  By the way, this has been a pattern here, huh?  Somehow, Angela seems to bring the best in all of them.        ^_^

  'Turning her gaze on Angela when the sleeping girl whimpered, Alice smoothed her hand over her cheek, smiling when her touch calmed her almost immediately. It was a source of unspoken pleasure for every member of her family that Angela delighted in being touched, hugged or cuddled. The small physical actions for her were simply a reminder that she wasn't alone, but for Alice and the rest of her vampire family, it was the delicate piece of the puzzle they had never known they were missing.'         Missing human contact, eh?        ;)

  '"I felt that."        "My emotions?"        "No. Your call. It was like this...tug, a gentle little tug. Do something for me. Close your eyes and think of Emmett the same way you just thought of me."(...)        Opening her eyes when her door opened, she looked back to see Emmett sticking his head inside. Her eyes opened wide, her lips parting in an expression of surprise and wonder when he asked if she had called for him'        Hm-hm-hm!  The stirrings of a budding gift?        :)

  'Your honor, because there is no form signed indicating that my client waived his right to counsel, I move for dismissal of all charges."(...)        "We had that form. We gave that form to the prosecutor last night along with everything else. I don't know what's going on here, but what happened in there shouldn't have happened."(...)        Sneering in disdain at the stupidity of the man next to him, the defense attorney walked away from him into the bathroom and into one of the stalls. (...) He was careful as he removed the delicate face mask that was holding the false beard and mustache on his face.(...)        "Ah, Judge Robinson, good morning," a young man in a bailiff's uniform greeted him as he exited the bathrooms.'        Mr. X, I presume.  Heck, WHO is this guy?        B-/

  "If we are out hunting, either Carlisle or I will stay behind until the other returns so that she is not left alone. When she leaves this house, no matter the reason, she is to be with one of us or Bella. We're working on the ‘safety in numbers' rule."        Heheh!  Better than a police escort, or a restraining order.  Mr. X doesn't know the cage he's rattling.        X-)

  "All tuckered out, huh?" the man at the gate asked with a smile as he watched Edward lift her over the turnstile as he walked through. "So which one of you is the lucky man?"        "We all are," Jasper laughed. "She's our little sister."        Little sister that was as happy as a little child.  Glad she had a good day at the park.  Tomorrow won't be so bright.        :-|

Author's Response:

Thank you for that in the beginning. Sometimes we writers can be rather sensitive. I just got one bad comment too many and it pushed me a bit over the edge there.The next chapter or two should be pretty sweet, but after that it comes to a head of sorts with Mr X as you call him.

Happy reading!

~Wolf

The plot thickens.

I can't believe you had to add that note to the start of the chapter.  People are knuckleheads.  Do what you like you give the chars a depth of personality.  Not an easy thing to do.

Author's Response:

I thought I had responded before now, but saw that I hadn't. Thank you for the encouragement. I delve into the depths of Bella's character between chapters 49-55 (I haven't quite gotten them up on here yet) but I hope you're still with me. :)

~Wolf

I have to say I'm a more than a little confused. This story seems to have crossed over, or perpahs following along in parallel to another story I'm reading. There's nothing wrong with that But i fellt like I kinda lost my place.  I love the comfort the cullens provide to the human girls. and that Michael is now "humanized" enough to begin courting angela. I can only hope that Angela will be able to help Marcus in some way. 

Excellent and thank you as always!

I'm sorry you are having problems with some people. I personally love this story and check almost everyday for an update! I know you can't update that quickly, you do have a life, but I just want to be able to read the new chapters as they come out!

Hugs-

Triplemoons

Author's Response:

Hello, sweets. Thank you for that. I actually have quite a few chapters prewritten, it just takes longer to post them here as I make certain to have as many of my little flubs edited as possible before I submit each chapter into the queue. Thank you for your encouragement and support, it is greatly appreciated. :)

~Wolf

I've got to admit, this story is getting harder and harder to read.  I understand the Cullens desire to love and protect, that's something they do well.  But even though Edward has "adopted" Angela as his new sister, Bella is his mate.   I can think of no reality where Edward would ignore Bella as much as he is doing now.   The part of her locking her window just doesn't sit right.  Bella has always been Edwards top priority and even though he needs to help with Angela , i can't see him basically ignoring her to do so.   The Edward i know would be very upset to know that Bella is shutting him out.  Also if she were losing weight and not being herself Edward would realize that  in the limited time he sees  her anymore.   And although i know that  they depend on  Jaspers talent to calm everybody down,  Edwards touch has always calmed Bella down,  and he doesn't even try to hold her?  To me it just feels like he doesn't worry about Bella like he used to.   Well anyway,  i'll be here till the end of the story,  but i just had to get a few things off my chest that has been bothering me. 

Author's Response:

My dear, I can understand that there is a maturity to this story that not everyone can understand and that it may not be for everyone. Don't fret or feel bad if you find yourself reaching a point in which you no longer wish to continue.

~Wolf

I enjoyed the results of the secret that the wife was holding. Aro is finally unsettled and it will be an interesting road to see how he deals with Jane & Corrin. The Stalker is creepy as usual. 

Felix is painted in a whole new light, sweet and sort of mellow.

Author's Response:

I know what you mean about Felix. I've read so many stories where he's protrayed in the 'evil Volturi all about power and domination bad guy' light, but when I decided to include the Volturi I went back through the books and to a few different sites where they had full on character sketches for each member of the Twilight book. Twilight Wikia actually has all of the characters, minor to major, with sketches done by the site moderators in conjunction with SM. It was SM's character sketch comments that said Felix was lighthearted, funy and flirtatious, a polar opposite of how most suthors protray him.

~Wolf

  "I want you to trust me to take care of you. I want you to eat to your fill. Don’t stop until you’ve completely satiated your hunger. I know you’re afraid of getting sick if you eat too much, but I want you to let me worry about that. Eat to your fill, if you start feeling ill at all then come to me."        As I said last chapter, I was expecting them to tell Angela about her parents dirty tricks, so she could deal with it. But I see Carlisle chose a different approach. I guess I can see his point. He doesn't want Angela to hurt even more with her parents lack of love for her, right?        :-|

  "She’s stronger than anyone knows, stronger than even she knows. The more I watch her grow around us, the more I’ve come to realize that there’s a little spitfire underneath it all. She just hasn’t ever held the confidence to let it out before."        A spitfire? Oooh, that's something that would be worth see.         :)

  'Carlisle felt anger and sorrow as he read over the note. It was similar to the one in Angela’s official medical files from her parents, but this one had been written by the former school nurse. It stated that she was not to be allowed to go home under any circumstance before the school day was over as her parents had informed the nurse that her migraines were all an act.'        I remember that nurse, and how rude she was, both with Angela and with Emmett. Now I know why. Astonishing, how Angela was in the care of the worst possible people, until the Cullens entered her life. Welcome to the team, Nurse Michaels.        ^_^

  'Looking behind him before he began backing away from the board, Charlie watched the paper and waited.(...) The number ones blended until they became little more than dots, revealing the image they were carefully spaced to create. Inside the top half of the page was Angela’s face and along the bottom were three words: You are mine.'        Creepy and a half. Can't wait to learn who is this pervert.

  'She was afraid that the man would come after her here, afraid that he would hurt them in order to get to her.(...)        "I think I know now why she hasn’t ever asked much about our kind and what it’s like to be one of us. As much as she wants to be one of us, she’s still afraid that we won’t want her."'        I guess it explains her misconceptions. Hurt them... Hilarious.        :-]

  "Before seeing our family through Angela’s eyes, I believed us to be damned, for my soul – our souls – to have been cursed." Edward gave a breathy chuckle, his lips twisting into a lopsided smile. "She sees us as angels, as saviors. We offer her love and comfort and safety, we have brought her into our home, made her part of our family and she doesn’t understand why. The immortality, the near invincibility, the beauty we possess, she doesn’t care about any of that, nor is she in love with any of us."        I knew he would reevaluate. Makes me wonder how much easier his relationship with Bella would have been if he could hear her thoughts, at least on occasion.        ^_^

Bit by bit, things are falling into place.        :)

Loved that you included more of Bella. I keep feeling like she's a ghost in the story when she should be a bigger player after all, she is human but a part of the family too.

 

Im intrigued with how Marcus is going to fit in.

Author's Response:

I get that comment a lot. Bella will appear more as the story progresses into the New Moon chapters, but it is rather hard to have her in the story without taking the focus off Angela. You will see more of her later though. Promise. :-)

~Wolf