Intro. Alice Cullen had always been the most impulsive of the Cullens—not out of recklessness, but because of the intensity with which she felt the world around her. She saw the future as one who reads the advanced pages of an already beloved book. But on that ordinary day in the halls of Forks High School, something got out of his control.
She saw him. A new student. A human. A simple glance exchanged between the two was enough to shake her senses. It was not the sight that surprised her, but the feeling. A vibrant curiosity, an immediate connection, as if a silent melody had been played just for her. His stopped heart, if he could, would have raced.
For a moment, Alice imagined possibilities: him smiling at her, them talking in the evening, perhaps a gentle touch of hands. But each image was followed by a shadow — the shadow of who she was. A vampire. A creature that, no matter how civilized and controlled, was still dangerous.