From "New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer, borrowed without permission, but hopefully fair use? I have bought a few copies of all 4 books and given them as gifts, so can't I please borrow a snippet?

"So what do we do with you now?" Aro sighed.

Edward and Alice stiffened. This was the part they'd been waiting for. I began to tremble.

"I don't suppose there's any chance you've changed your mind?" Aro asked Edward hopefully. "Your talent would be an excellent addition to our little company."

Edward hesitated. From the corner of my eye, I saw both Felix and Jane grimace.

Edward seemed to weigh each word before he spoke it. "I'd...rather...not."

"Alice?" Aro asked, still hopeful. "Would you perhaps be interested in joining with us?"

"No, thank you," Alice said.

"And you, Bella?" Aro raised his eyebrows........

Chapter One: The decision

"Yes?" I replied meekly. "What!?!" Hissed Edward. "Bella! No!" Alice chimed in. Aro and his body guards stepped forward Aro raising his hand to silence the murmurs in the room.

I turned to Edward. "How dare you" then glancing at Alice "Both of you!" taking a deep breath, gathering what little of my courage I could, and taking my cue from Aro who motioned for me to continue.

"In case you have forgotten, you, all of you who claimed to be my family, all left me. You left a hole in my chest where my heart was and worse still left me with a psycho vampire after me! At least here I will be safe, and will have a family who will not leave me at the first little problem!" I saw both Edward and Alice flinch at the truth of my accusation, I did not like hurting them, but I was angry, and getting angrier by the second. They presumed to make decisions about what was best for me, HOW DARE THEY!

I turned to Aro, and bowing my head slightly, "Whenever you are ready, just tell me what to do."

Aro took me by the chin and raised my face to look at him. "Marcus is the only one of us with the restraint required of the task. Demetri will escort you from the room to a safe place and Marcus will come to you after we have all fed."

The guard came forward to block me from Edward and Alice, and Demetri took me from the room sweeping me up in his arms and running down the hall to another room. He opened the door, and set me down inside. "This is your room now, it used to belong to another who has left us, after your change Gianna will make the arrangements to have it redecorated to your tastes. Do not leave this room." He turned and closed the door behind him before the thank you was out of my mouth.