'I found you rather alluring, my dear,' he whispered in my ear. 'In fact I may love you. No, I do in fact love you. I would shout it from the rooftops. I love you, Bella Swan.'
His breath on my neck sent little shivers down my spine. He pressed little kisses along my neck to my lips, where he kissed me deeply.
'I love you too,' I replied breathlessly as he nipped my earlobe. Then he returned to my already swollen lips and kissed me hard.
'BELLA!!' the door to his room swung open revealing an excited girl. 'Get up, its time to get you ready!' I sighed. I untangled myself from his arms and got up. He grasped my wrist from his position on the bed.
'No,' he protested weakly. I laughed and kissed his lips, he tried once more to deepen it but I pulled away too quickly and the girl grabbed me and dragged me away.
'No, Bella! I'll save you,' he cried after us. I laughed as the girl and I ran along the corridor to her room. We fell about giggling on her bed. There was a very heavy knock on the door.
'Coming,' the girl answered as she skipped over to the door. An unfamiliar man stood there. He pointed right at me menacingly.
'You. Get out of the castle instantly, you shall be escorted off the premises,' he commanded me.
'What?' I whispered in disbelief. He glared at me.
'You have been undermining the royal family and shall leave immediately,' he ordered. Sobs shook my body.
'No!' the girl gasped. She stared at me and rushed to hug me but the man stood between us.
'Your ladyship, she is but swine. Do not touch her for your own safety,' he told her softly. Tears spilled over my eyes and rolled seemingly incessantly down my cheeks.
'But I haven't done anything,' I protested.
'You, vermin, leave me no choice,' he stated angrily. I cried out as he picked me up and swung me over his shoulder. I screamed and beat my fist against his back. I saw my love come around the corner to see what the problem was. He looked on in shock when he saw me screaming and being taken away. Another man came and placed shackles on my wrists. All the time I was screaming in protest. My love stepped forward to run to me. One of the other guards stopped him.
'Save me, E-,' I was cut off by a hand covering my mouth. I locked eyes with him. I tried to show my innocence to him, tears were filling his eyes too.
'I will find you,' he mouthed to me. I cried and writhed against my captor. I was dragged out of the castle and I was thrown out of the city. My father was there waiting on a horse.
'How could you get me found out? You little bitch!' he hissed in my ear as he pulled me up by my hair. I tried to shout out but my throat was too hoarse to make any sound come out. He back handed me across the face and I began to cry tearless sobs. Then he punched me hard in the stomach, and then he kicked me in the same place before putting me on a horse and tying our horses together. He then led our horses back to our home castle. I turned my head as we reached the summit of County Hill to see a lone figure standing outside the city gates, his hair distinguished him easily in the midday sunlight and I let out a loud anguished cry before passing out.
I awoke to find tears streaming down my cheeks and a cold sheen of sweat on my forehead. I could feel all of my injuries resurfacing and I ached emotionally. I tried to fall asleep again but found it to be a hopeless attempt, so I moved myself to the windowsill and sat looking out at the gardens. I dragged my silk wrap over and wrapped in around me. I lit a candle and placed it by my bare feet.
Time passed slowly even when it seemed impossible. I stared out at the place I had known as well as my own home. An ache began to rip open a hole in my chest; it had been empty since I'd left. I squeezed my arms around me, willing the pain to stop and I became numb again. As the time passed by a single figure could be seen walking aimlessly around the gardens. I watched them trace familiar patterns as we had those years ago. I could see them watching the floor as they walked almost subconsciously. For a moment I thought they might be sleep walking but then noticed my candle light and looked up to me. I gasped as their face turned toward me. I covered my face with the wrap. Their brow furrowed in confusion. Then they ran off and I watched them climb expertly up the vine into a room that I knew all too well. I had already guessed it was them but the confirmation came when they stood in the light of their balcony. I buried my face in the silk wrap and cried.
So sorry for not updating before but school is pretty hectic at the moment.
I'm gonna put up a poll on my profile about how long you think it should take (in chapters) before Edward recognises her?
I'm at the end of my tether trying to decide myself.
Lol
Beth 'Annoyed and Confused' Cullen
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