Chapter 2

BPOV

*takes place after Bella and Edward go to Florida to visit Renee*

Edward pulled up to my house. It was dark outside and the lights from the living room shone brightly over the lawn.

"I'll be in your room when Charlie's sleeping," Edward said, turning to me.

I smiled at him and leaned over the console and kissed him. I locked my hands in his gorgeous hair, in a futile attempt to trap him there. He chuckled and pulled away, effortlessly. I pouted, which made him chuckled again.

"One day, Mister. Mark my words. One day I'll lock you there, and you won't be able to get away," I said, teasingly.

He laughed. "Yeah, I would love to see that," he said.

"Oh, you will. Squat and watch," I said before kissing him again.

After I got my bags inside, I headed for the kitchen, looking for Charlie. I found him at the table, his head in his hands, his eyes rimmed red, and he looked like he hasn't slept in days.

"Dad? What's wrong?" I asked, going over to him.

He looked up at me, tears in his eyes.

"Bells, it's Riley," was all he said, before I collapsed into a heap of sobs.

Charlie came over and put his arm around me, trying to comfort me. It was useless. If anything bad happened to my brother, I would be heart broken. I'm now regretting not talking to him for five years.

"What happened?" I asked between sobs.

Charlie sighed. "I got a call yesterday morning. Apparently, Riley went missing the night before. They haven't found any traces of his body. The police won't let me get involved because I'm family. But I don't give a damn. I'm going to find my son," Charlie said, determined.

I sniffed. "I'm tired. We should get some sleep," I said, getting up. I didn't need Edward seeing me like this. He doesn't even know about Riley.

It was always too painful for me to talk about Riley. The last time I saw him was when I was thirteen, and had just been smacked in the eye by Renee's old boyfriend, Mack. I was glad Mom got rid of the creep.

When Charlie was finally asleep, I headed for my room, after cleaning my face and getting ready for bed. I opened my door to see Edward sitting on my bed, ankles crossed and hands behind his head, his eyes closed.

I smiled, closed my door, and crawled over his body, stopping until we were face to face, me straddling his hips. He opened his eyes and smiled at me, but frowned when he saw my red eyes.

"What's wrong, love?" he asked. Damn his excellent vampire vision. Why did he get to see in the dark and I didn't?

"Nothing. I don't want to talk about it right now. Just hold me," I said, laying my head on his chest, trying to stop the tears.

Edward said nothing and wrapped his arms around me and hummed my lullaby. I soon fell into a deep sleep, in the arms of my angel.

RPOV

The fire started fading from my fingers and toes. Then, my arms and legs, until I stopped altogether, settling in my throat. I opened my eyes and saw a woman with red hair, a pale complexion, and blood red eyes staring at me. She smiled at me.

"You're awake, my darling," she said.

I sat up and looked around. I was in some sort of shack, and I could see every nook and cranny perfectly. Too perfectly. I looked back at the woman.

"Who are you? What happened to me?" I asked. She smiled again.

"I'm Victoria. I changed you into a vampire because we are going to be mates. I can tell. I have very strong feelings for you," she said. Something was nagging at my brain, telling me not to believe her.

But I couldn't remember anything. I could see what she was saying is true, about changing me into a vampire, but I couldn't remember anything from the last twenty-one years of my life. Just my age and name.

I felt something around my neck and looked at it. A necklace. It held the initials, 'I.M.S.' Was that someone special from my human life? It was so frustrating not remembering.

"Why is my throat burning?" I asked, touching it.

Victoria smiled again. What was up with this chick and her smiling all the time? I admit, I was attracted to her. She was beautiful.

"You're thirsty. Come on, I'll find you someone to drink," she said, taking my hand.

We were suddenly flying, but nothing was blurry. I could see everything! I suddenly smelled a delicious scent and headed towards it. There was a man, homeless by the looks of it, alone, sitting next to a fire.

I lunged for him without a second thought. I snapped his neck and dug my teeth into him instantly, enjoying the way his blood soothed the burn in my throat. All too soon, his body ran dry and I threw him on the ground.

Victoria came up to me then, and wrapped her arms around my neck and kissed me roughly. It felt weird at first, like I was betraying someone, but I ignored it, kissing her back just as roughly.

She pulled away and put her mouth at my ear.

"I need you to do something for me, my love," she whispered erotically.

"Anything," I said back.

"There's a coven in Forks," why did the name of that place tug at my brain? "and they want our food here," she said.

"No, I won't let them have it," I snarled, growing defensive.

"I know you won't. That's why we're going to wipe them out. But I'm not making the decisions, you are. One of them can see the future and will be watching me, but not you. You will pick people you think is good enough for an army and bring them to me, and I will changed them. It'll be your job to keep them from killing each other and drawing too much attention. We'll need the numbers. You'll start in two months when you've gained some control and have calmed down a little. But you still have to be careful. Hold your breath when you find someone," she said.

"I won't fail you, my love," I said, kissing her again.

As you can see, I'm going to skip around a little to some important parts! It'll be in ** thingys! So look for those under the 'pov' and 'chapter' in bold italics to see when the events are taking place! Okay! Review! Love yall!

~Taylor~