Vs. being ripped apart

"How can you kill a vampire?" Bella's voice was a whisper. I could still hear the sound of suppressed tears in it.
	I should have anticipated the question.
	She stared up at me with a different kind of fear than before, almost as though she was concerned the task would fall to her. Of course, I could never be sure with Bella.
	I made no attempt to soften the realities. "The only way to be sure is to tear him to shreds, and then burn the pieces."