Samantha had jumped into her car pulled out of the driveway and sped off. She needed to get away from the Cullen's for awhile. That house was driving her insane, but she refused to leave until she had taken care of the Bella problem. And to her Bella was a problem.
Her reason for thinking Bella was a problem was known to the Cullen's, but only truly understood by Jack. Only because Jack was there for the whole ride. The ride that changed Samantha's life forever.
This is why Samantha wanted Bella out of Edward's life, so he wouldn't have to go through pain and heartbreak. And even though she didn't want to admit it, she didn't want Bella to end up like her.
Because 300 years ago, she was Bella.
300 years ago Samantha was in London. Samantha James was fifteen years old when she met Johnathan, the love of her life.
Johnathan had been living in London ever since he was born. He was changed when he was twenty, by Jack. Jack was like a father to Johnathan through the years of his vampire life. A life that he had been living for almost 100 years.
She was swept off her feet, head over heels in love with this boy, or rather man. And this didn't change when she found out that he was a vampire.
In this way, she was like Bella, in love with a vampire, and desperate to spend the rest of her life with that self called monster.
After three years of begging and pleading with him to turn her, he finally agreed. That night to her was magical. He had gotten her the most beautiful dress and had taken her out to dinner. But it was always weird to her when he would just watch her eat. Then he took her back to his house, to the back porch under the stars. More magic, he had taken out a ring and asked her to marry him. After he slipped the ring on her finger, he placed a kiss on her lips and trailed kisses down to her neck.
That's when the magic ended.
Something went wrong. She could not remember what happened. But when she woke up three days later, Johnathan was gone. Jack had explained it to her.
Once Johnathan had tasted her blood, he couldn't stop himself. He nearly sucked her dry. Almost killed her. Jack had to pull his son off her and keep him off her. Once Johnathan had come back to reality, he ran. He felt pitiful and shameful. And he ran.
300 years later, he still hadn't returned. And she was still alone.
Samantha slammed on the breaks, stopping the car completely. She pulled the key out of the ignition and swung the door opened. Jumping out of the car she feel to the pavement, sobbing.
Seeing Edward with Bella. Seeing how much he wanted to protect her. How much he loved and cared for her. It all reminded her of Johnathan, and that she could not handle.
Edward had told her that he would never leave Bella, but that's what Johnathan had always said that he would never leave her. He had run and never came back. So who was to say if something bad were to happen that Edward wouldn't run away from the girl he loved.
Not only was Samantha trying to protect Edward, even if she hated saying it, she was trying to protect Bella as well. The last thing she wanted was for Bella to end up alone and angry like she was.
Samantha would not let this happen to another woman. It would not happen.