"What do you mean, 'civilized'?"
"They claimed that they didn't hunt humans. They supposedly were somehow able to prey on animals instead."
I tried to keep my voice casual. "So how does it fit in with the Cullens? Are they like the cold ones your greatgrandfather met?"
"No." He paused dramatically. "They are the same ones."
He must have thought the expression on my face was fear inspired by his story. He smiled, pleased, and continued.
"There are more of them now, a new female and a new male, but the rest are the same. In my great-grandfather's time they already knew of the leader, Carlisle. He'd been here and gone before your people had even arrived." He was fighting a smile.
"And what are they?" I finally asked. "What are the cold ones?"
He smiled darkly.
"Blood drinkers," he replied in a chilling voice. "Your people call them vampires."
《暮光之城》
《暮色》(twilight)17岁的女主角贝拉·斯旺是一个天生运动神经差、皮肤苍白得像生病一样的普通女孩。在搬到福克斯这个偏僻且终年阴雨的小镇后,结识了一个神秘的同班男同学爱德华·库伦。这个男同学来自一个“素食”的吸血鬼家族,但是当他闻到贝拉身上的特殊香气时,他就想吸她的血。经过一段时间的相处后,爱德华·卡伦发现他深深地爱上了贝拉·斯旺,为了爱情他拼命压抑自己的欲望,并且还要和别的同样想杀她的吸血鬼争斗,想尽办法保护贝拉·斯旺。