Chapter 7

Bella and Alistair spent most of the rest of the day putting away their new things. They did it at a human pace merely because they were content in doing so. Alistair used his pocketknife to remove any tags and hung up most of the clothing purchases. Bella removed stickers and placed their new books and music on the shelves. His new laptop went on the opposite side of her desk and was connected to the printer soon after. His new shoes made their way into the closet and his underwear next to hers.

The smirk on his face could barely be contained as he removed the tags carefully from her new underwear and handed them to her. As she folded the bras and underwear sets together she asked, "What color tonight?" Alistair's head shot up from his laptop as he played with it, his own clothing already having the tags removed and placed in the closet. He asked, "What do you mean beloved?" Bella giggled and said, "I asked what color do you want tonight? I feel like wearing something pretty after hunting tonight. Maybe after we shower together. I can even show you the shoes I bought..." She didn't get a chance to finish her sentence as Alistair claimed her mouth with his own and pushed her back onto the bed.

The kiss was long and hard and when he pulled away, she could see that his eyes were as black as coal. Running his nose along her neck, tongue darting out to taste her skin, Alistair said, "Something red tonight beloved. Save the green for another night." She nodded and decided that the heels she had purchased would go well with the blood red lingerie set she had chosen. Pushing him away just for a moment, Bella quickly finished folding the last of her lingerie and put them away in the drawer. Turning back towards him she asked, "So, did you have fun today?" He nodded and said, "I actually did. It was interesting to see what this family gets into when interacting with humans. Bella giggled as she knew what he meant.

They had been at the electronics store and while Emmett was setting Alistair up with all his new gadgets, a couple of women had taken it upon themselves to flirt not only with them, but also with Carlisle as well, Jasper sticking by Bella to avoid them. He quickly had to fix the situation anyway when Bella saw one of them touch Alistair's arm. He had frozen, not liking the contact or the flirting one bit, but the woman had ignored that and tried to get even closer to him. Bella had been so close to snapping at the woman, but Jasper had jumped in and saved the day, so to speak.

Bella's shield protected her and her family from Jasper's gift as he turned it on the women harassing the men. First, he sent them nervousness and then fear out right. Seeing the women practically piss themselves in fear of whatever was hilarious and it took considerable strength to not laugh out loud when the women began to shake. Bella finally had enough and went over to him and 'staked' her claim on him, pushing the women practically out the door. There were other times that Jasper used his gift just for fun while they were in the park earlier.

Bella asked, "You okay with all that was bought today?" Looking at her, Alistair said, "Of course beloved. You and your family made me fit right in today." Shaking her head, she climbed in his lap and said, "Our family lover, not just mine. That's why Emmett went crazy and got you all those electronics and why Rose bought you a car. That's how they welcome people into the family, believe me I know." Kissing him she said, "You're stuck with me forever now Alistair. Think you can handle that?" His growl and possessive kiss told her that he could. They finished up and went downstairs to meet up with everyone to go hunting.

It was a quick trip, everyone just wanting to top off for the weekend. Alistair and Bella went to the west side of London while everyone went into the country. After feeding on two rapists each, they just walked around. As they walked, Bella's phone went off. When she looked at it, she didn't recognize the number. Figuring it was a friend she flipped open the phone and said, "Hello?" The voice on the other end made her wish she hadn't.

"Hello love." Alistair froze as he heard the mind reader's voice address his beloved so informally. Edward Masen no longer had the right to call his beloved that. He saw Bella's eyes go black as she said, "What the fuck do you want Edward? How did you get this number?" "Well first of all Isabella, I would like it if you stopped speaking so crudely. It's unbecoming of a lady. Second, I am calling you because you are my wife and I want you to come back home. I will forgive your abandonment of our family as long as you bring yourself and Nessie back home."

Her eyes getting blacker by the second, Bella said, "Fuck off Edward. I am no longer your wife. Nessie and I are safe and far away from you. Besides, why would I come back when you and Alice are mates and probably would continue fucking behind my back? How is that fair to any of us? Anyway, I am with my real mate now and I don't want to come back. Hell, I don't want to even be married to you, but since you won't sign the papers, I'm forced to still be your wife legally. Why won't you just sign them and end this farce?"

"You are my wife Bella and what are you talking about? You are my mate as well as Alice. We are meant to be together for all eternity, so come back home immediately or I will be forced to come and collect you wherever you may be." Smirking, Bella turned to Alistair and said, "Well my mate will be very happy to hear that Eddie. You see, he's been aching to beat the shit out of you since I told him everything you and Alice have done to this family. So, you can try and 'force' me to come back, but I bet that if you even stepped one foot near me or Nessie, your head would be off within the next second. SO, fuck off and sign the fucking papers!"

Hanging up on him, she turned back to Alistair and what she found was interesting, and to her shock, arousing. Alistair was pacing and growling, his eyes so black that it was almost as if he had no eyes. Their connection was surging so hotly, Bella felt on fire, which didn't happen since she had been turned. She could see why. Edward was interfering with his mate and was threatening her. Bella knew from what she had been told by the others that whenever a male vampire's mate was threatened, they would go into a very protective mode, which only the female could get them out of.

Bella moved closer to him, very slowly and she made sure to make herself seem very small as she did. Alistair was growling and she could seem small amounts of venom escape his mouth and make a trail down his face. As she got closer, his head suddenly turned and before she could make a move, he had her pinned against the alley wall. His coal black eyes stared at her as she wrapped her legs around him as her back rested against the wall. His nose sniffed at her neck right at her mark. He was scenting her slowly.

She was as still as she could possibly be as Alistair ran his nose up and down her neck and ran his arms all over her body, seeming to check her for injuries. Bella said, "I'm alright lover. He just pissed me off. I'm perfectly fine Alistair." He didn't seem to hear her. His growls increased as his hands roamed her body. Her bare thighs were wrapped around him and his ran his hands over them and pressed her harder against the wall. His growling grew louder as one hand slipped under her skirt and felt her underwear.

Bella was shocked to realize that she was soaking wet. His dominant behavior seemed to be a turn on for her. She said, "Alistair..." He captured her mouth with his own in what probably would have been a bruising kiss had she been human. His lips went to her ear and he said, "Easy beloved. The only sounds I want to hear from you right now are sounds of pleasure." And with that, he ripped her soaked underwear from her body, unzipped his jeans, and thrust into her tight, wet body.

The growl and moan that came out of Bella only spurned him on. Soon pieces of the wall were crumbling around them as Alistair fucked Bella hard and fast. Not wanting to ruin his clothing, Bella quickly unbuttoned the shirt he was wearing only to run her hands and nails down his arms and back. He pounded into her over and over again, nipping at her neck, tasting her skin. She knew that he would mark her again and she was prepared for that. What she wasn't prepared for was the onslaught of feelings and emotions that were coursing through her body. It was different, wonderful, and slightly frightening.

Alistair was still there, his protective side hadn't taken over him completely. He was in heaven and in hell. Heaven because he was buried deep inside his amazing, wonderful sexy mate and hell because he was fucking her in an alley because she had been threatened by her asshole of an ex-husband and he didn't do anything to stop it. He knew logically that he couldn't protect her from a phone call, but the fact that the mind reader called was driving him mad. She had handled it well, but his emotions were still strung tight over the fact of his betrayals.

As he thrust in and out of her tight pussy, he tried to keep his emotions at bay, but they flowed through him to greatly. As he looked through hazy eyes at his beloved, he realized that she was feeling everything he was feeling, a perk of sorts from the bond they shared. She was panting and growling, her moans barely audible even with his heightened hearing. She was close, but not quite there yet. He asked, "Are you truly well beloved?" Her laugh was throaty as she nodded and said, "Just don't stop..." Smirking, he said, "Never." He started moving faster and harder.

Bella was so close to her orgasm. She could feel it burning inside her as Alistair fucked her into oblivion. Laughing her throaty laugh again, she whispered in his ear, "So close Alistair. I'm so fucking close..." He moved faster and that's when he turned more animalistic. Her shirt and skirt were soon in shreds, his emotions finally overwhelming them both. Her bra also met its demise as he ripped it from her to get at her breasts. She knew that she would have marks of some sort on her body, whether from his venom or his teeth, and she didn't give a fuck. She wanted his marks on her, she wanted to be his entirely for eternity.

They were both close and as he kept thrusting in and out of her body, he brought them closer and closer to their mutual climaxes. Looking into her eyes, Alistair thrust into her one last time as hard as he could and bit into her neck hard flooding her with venom. He held the bite long enough to make sure that she was full of his scent before he released her neck.

Bella was in blissful pain. Her orgasm was making her body shake with pleasure, while Alistair's venom laced bite to her neck made her tense with pain. Alistair had already slipped out of her and was setting her on her feet when he noticed her wince. Quickly zipping his jeans, he looked at the bite he left. It was deep, but was already healing due to the amount of venom he flooded her system with. That's when he also noticed that she was naked and her clothing was in shreds. Quickly shedding his own shirt, he placed it on her and buttoned it up. It hit her mid-thigh, covering what was important. He asked, "Did I hurt you beloved?"

Shaking her head Bella said, "No, you didn't. It does twinge a bit, but it will stop soon. Are you alright?" Shaking his own head slightly he said, "I know that I cannot protect you from everything. Especially not a bloody fucking phone call from your former husband. But frankly, the fact that he had the balls to find you and call angers me. He has no right to order you to do anything. Right now, I want to find the spineless bastard and rearrange his parts before burning him to ash. I want to protect you from him, but I also know that you need to fight him yourself."

Bella nodded and said, "Well it's over with for now. I do know that Jenks will be getting a call to find out how Eddie got my fucking phone number. I'm gonna have to change it again because of that asshole." Alistair nodded and then asked," Ready to go home Bella? You need clothing beloved." Giggling, Bella nodded, gathered her personal things from her shredded skirt and asked, "Will you carry me? Running in just a shirt would be weird." He nodded, picked her up bridal style, and started running back to the house.

He stopped to a human pace a few blocks away from the house, walking slowly towards the house as there were a few humans still out and about that night. Once they reached the front door, Bella used her key to unlock the door. They walked inside as quietly as they could, figuring everyone was up in their rooms. They were mistaken when they saw everyone gathered in the living room.

A familiar figure was standing near Jasper. Bella only recognized her because of her vibrant red hair. Other than that, she was hardly recognizable. Her features were softer and she no longer looked like a nomad. Her clothes were clean and while he eyes were still the vibrant red of a human drinker, they no longer held the madness of the past. But that didn't matter to Bella.

She shouted, "What the fuck is that psycho bitch doing here?!"

Jasper stepped forward and said, "Bella, Victoria is my true mate."

What the fuck?!