The air in the Cullen house was, as always, a study in still perfection. The engagement party for Bella and Edward was a soft murmur of congratulations and crystal, a scene of pale beauty and quiet joy. No one in the family, nor anyone from Forks, had ever met Bella’s adopted sister, Seven. Bella had mentioned her, of course—a military deployment had kept her away for years—and had sent an invitation to the wedding, receiving only a regretful, formal decline in return.

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