Disclaimer - I don't own any of the characters... you've heard it all before guys.


Prologue

A familiar pain is shooting through my abdomen. A fist lands hard and fast on me. Doubling over in pain I can see his cold, dark eyes watching me. I know I'm completely at this mercy – just how he wants me.

I'm being picked up only to be thrown back down. Hard.

I must not show my pain.

I'm bracing for another impact but it never comes.

He's laughing at me as he abandons me in the empty room.

'Help.' I croak, my voice breaking…

x-x-x

'Bella!' My mom's frantic voice woke me up, 'Sweetie, you were screaming in your sleep again.'

'Was I?' I said, hoping that the dark room wouldn't expose me for the liar I had recently become.

'More nightmares?' She asked.

If only you knew, I thought gravely to myself.


A/N - OK, just so you don't get all upset - the guy in Bella's dream isn't Edward. As if he's ever be like that.

Giving this whole fanfiction a go - hope it works!!