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Especially during chapters 23 and 14 in Twilight, Edward rests his skin on Bella's cheeks, ear and neck. 
Is this like he would be biting her neck?
Obviously he would not be biting Bella's neck, but the gesture does depict it how a vampire bites. When he touches Bella's face and neck with his own face, how does that look?

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Edward is a vampire, and the urge to bite Bella is very strong. It is almost as though Edward is "sampling the bouquet" when he lays his face on Bella's neck. This is the motion a vampire would use to get ready to bite, but it is also an intimate gesture of lovers. Edward can kiss or kill with the same gesture -- it adds to the suspense and the romance of the novel.

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It does make it seem that Edward can bite her any second but in a way he is sampling her so it will be easier for him to endure it. It is related to how Edward is like an alcoholic and sees wine but cannot have it.

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it does have that undertone that Edward could bite any second. That part of the book elicits this feeling of excitement in the reader. I think Meyer wrote it that way to show just how much Edward was playing with fire and his fate. Just like Edward said it was like a reformed alcoholic going into a banquet that served nothing but wine and he can't have anything.

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* chapters 13 and 14 (not 23)! (sorry)

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