Bella's POV

I was given a room and introductions were either rushed or skipped due to me being hunted by James. I was beginning to feel more like a prisoner than a guest.

"Hey there," I heard a voice as soft as silk say and I turned to see a beautiful woman standing in my doorway with a tray of food. She was shorter than Tanya but not by much, her hair was the colour of honey and her bright red lips were in direct contrast with her skin. "I'm Kate, you must be Bella." She raised the tray, "I thought you might like something to eat."

"Thanks," I mumbled, stunned by her beauty, were all the woman here so breathtakingly beautiful?

Kate walked over to the bed which I was sitting on, after handing me the tray she sat beside me as I ate, feeling uncomfortable under her watchful gaze. "So you are Edward's mate," she began, "how did that happen?"

"Um," I mumbled in thought. How did that happen? "Well we go to school together. We got to know each other and then we went on a date, sort of." I continued eating my mashed potato to signify that I had finished my story.

"So he didn't sweep you off your feet and capture your heart with some big romantic gesture?" Kate asked and I shook my head.

"Well he did save my life," I added. "I was in a car accident and I would have died if he hadn't saved me, but I'm not sure if that was a romantic gesture, we had hardly spoken three words to each other before then." I finished my mashed potatoes and moved onto the steak, not meeting her eye as I spoke.

Kate chuckled. "That sounds like Edward. So how long have you two been together?"

I finished my food and placed the tray on the bedside table. "Not long."

Kate leaned in close. "So it isn't serious then?" She asked and I shook my head.

"Not really," I replied, she was so close I could smell her. "I'm not really his mate, just his girlfriend." I explained and Kate brought up her hand to stroke my face.

"Relationships like that end all the time," Kate informed me and I nodded. "So I ask you this, do you want him?"

I was overwhelmed by how close she was, drinking in her deliciously sweet smell. Perhaps I wasn't thinking clearly, or perhaps I was thinking more clearly than I ever had before. I shook my head.

"Then you wont mind me doing this?" Kate asked, closing the minimal distance and pressing her cold sweet lips against my own. I reacted immediately, wrapping my arms around her and pulling her close, kissing her deeply. My hands explored her body and vice versa while we moved onto the bed to have more room. She lay me on my back and hovered over me, finally pulling back from the kiss. "So you're fine with that?" Kate asked and I opened my mouth to respond.

I had not realised how much I needed oxygen before. I took a few deep breaths before responding. "Don't stop," I begged and with a smile Kate kissed me again.

I moaned against her lips as her hands slid under my shirt. Her chilled hand slipped inside my bra and I gasped in pleasure as she cupped my breast.

"What the hell do you thing you're doing?!" A voice almost screeched, it would have been a screech if it weren't so beautiful.

Suddenly Kate was gone and I sat up to find her sitting directly in front of me. "Hello sister," she greeted Tanya from the doorway. "Would you like to join us?"

"Kate, Bella is Edward's mate, I told you that." Tanya scolded.

Kate leaned back comfortably, not bothered by this situation in the slightest and I stayed silent and embarrassed behind her. "Well you have clearly been misinformed," she taunted. "Bella has no mate, she has a boyfriend who she has barely met and doesn't want. Which means she is mostly available. Isn't that right Bella?"

Tanya looked at me with new eyes. "Bella are you Edward's mate or not?" She asked me and I just shook my head, too embarrassed to speak.

Kate reached back to wrap her arm around me. "So I ask again, would you like to join us?"

Tanya looked torn for a moment before a look of determination spread across her face and she walked towards me. The beautiful golden haired vampire climbed onto the bed and kissed me passionately.


~SophieAngel69