Alternative to Breaking Dawn. E/B. "Our wedding night wasn't supposed to be like this. They'd decided that Bella was too great a risk, and they were prepared to kill all of us if we fought them. Destroy the few to preserve the many." COMPLETE.

NOW COMPLETE. Disoriented after her transformation into a vampire, Bella struggles with amnesia. As she learns to control her new powers and abilities, she must also come to terms with what she is ... and with the vampire she doesn’t remember marrying.

There had to be a sacrifice. And she could see that they would be okay. For a time. A&J, AU

I would be stronger than her impatient human hormones. I was intent on keeping my word. I would never hurt her again, no matter the price. An extended scene from Breaking Dawn, Edward's POV. Rated M for sexual content.

NOW COMPLETE. Newly married, Edward and Bella explore their relationship in new ways, opening themselves up to unfamiliar and sometimes frightening experiences, unaware that danger follows them at each turn. Until it catches up with them, that is. E/B.