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Edwards POV

Was Bella right? Was my love for her stronger then my need for her blood? Alice could have come in there as soon as Bella went to sleep if I was really going to kill her but she waited and even when she came in she just looked at me and then walked out. I heard Bella in the shower and it took everything I had for me not to go back in there and have sex with her again whether she was sore or not. I heard a knock at the door and Rosalie entered. Don't even think about it, give her a day or two to heal before you make love to her again. If you try to have sex with her now you may cause her to tear more. The monster reared his head. do it, Eddie she would tear more, imagine how more of her blood would satisfy you. I shook my head and finished getting dressed so I could go out and hunt immediately. "I need your sheets" I looked at Rosalie, forgetting she was still there. "For what?" she rolled her eyes, picked up the bundle that was on the floor and walked out without even explaining her actions. I opened my room door and ran out the house so I could quench my demons.

I located an elk pretty easily and drained him immediately, the monster in my head finally became quiet but I knew as soon as I was with Bella he would be back. everything ok Edward. I turned and looked at Jasper and Emmett sitting on a branch. I sighed and jumped up so I could sit beside them. " Frustrated but other then that I'm fine" Jasper smiled. frustrated about what. It was so much easier to talk to Jasper instead of Emmett about certain things. Probably because Jas wouldn't throw it back in my face every five minutes like Emmett would but then again I wouldn't have my brothers any other way. " I don't want to hurt her and if she bleeds again…." Jas shook his head and Emmett laughed. "Edward grow some balls and man up you won't hurt her" See what I mean. Jasper rolled his eyes at Emmett and then looked at me. Bella is your mate so you won't kill her. When you choose who you want with you for eternity you will do everything in your power to protect her and it only gets worse once she turns into one of us. You need to trust yourself Edward oh and by the way you are always going to want to bite her that won't change just try to wait until after she's turned. "How did you know?" Jasper jumped down gracefully and then we watched Emmett's not so graceful landing. "Because that's what we do. We bite our mates to mark our territory. That way others know that we only belong to each other and no one can get in between that or death will follow" I jumped down "That's true, awhile back somebody tried to have sex with Rose, even when he could smell she belonged to me…let's just say we didn't see any more of Ryan after that" I grinned, knowing Emmett, Rosalie probably doesn't know what happened to Ryan either "I see" Jasper patted me on the back while Emmett hit the back of my head and then we raced back to the house. I grinned at Emmett who pushed me inside the door. "Don't be a sore loser Em" he punched my arm and went to find Rosalie. "I don't even know why we bother trying to beat you, I can't wait for Bella to turn. Finally someone will be faster then you" Jasper said. I narrowed my eyes just as Jasper turned to look at me. He laughed and went upstairs. I walked into the living room to see all of our bags packed and waiting by the door. I smiled. Leave it to Alice.

I went in my room and saw Bella already dressed in jeans, her sneakers and a hooded vest while making our bed. Now I understood why Rose washed the sheets, Bella's blood was still on them and knowing Bella she would have washed them and been embarrassed to do it since everyone would smell her. "Bella" she jumped and then smiled while pulling her fingers through her wavy brown hair. "You scared me, how long have you been standing there?" I walked closer to her and grabbed the back of her head so I could pull my fingers through her hair just as she did. I brought her hair to my nose and sniffed her fragrance. "Long enough love, to get a hard on as your perfect ass moved back and forth while you straightened the sheets" I could feel her getting warm as I let her hair go and pulled her face towards mine for a kiss that I knew would take our breath away. I knew this may possibly be one of the last intimate moments we had so I would be damned if I didn't make the best of it. She pulled her lips away from mine and kissed my neck. "We've been over this before Edward. Don't start things you know you can't finish" I picked her up by her ass and her legs wrapped around my waist. "Don't worry love, I know I can finish I also know however that you can't right now so I have to wait but until then remember how my dick feels as its thrusting inside you, hitting your sweet spot. You know the spot love, the one that makes you scream my name over and over again." Bella groaned and then moaned as I licked her neck and put her down. She smiled at me "Naughty" I kissed her cheek and pulled my leather jacket out of my closet. Bella sighed and sat down on the bed while drawing her legs to her chest. "What's the matter love?" she looked at me and I saw the tears behind her lashes. "What if Tanya gets what she wants Edward? What if she has found a way for you to marry her and when we get there you have to go to her?" I gently placed my hand on her cheek. "Bella NOTHING can keep me from you and if I have to turn you to keep you with me it will be done whether I object to it or not" she kissed me and nodded. "One less thing for me to worry about" Bella's smile didn't reach her eyes and right now I wished I could read her mind and know what she's thinking. "Bells we're ready" we looked at Alice as she grabbed her hand and pulled Bella up. Alice put her arm around Bella's waist and Bella put her arm around Alice's shoulders and just like that they left the room. I looked at our bed and remembered the feel of her under me. I couldn't help the smile that spread across my mouth until I thought about our trip to Paris then to Florence and lastly our drive into Volterra. Damn Tanya for putting Bella in this predicament. I knew if anything happened to Bella in the days to come I would kill Tanya myself and enjoy it immensely. God help her.