There is no such thing as freedom. Marie: I'm a killer, a criminal, no better than Edward or Carlisle or even Esme. I should feel bad for what I have done. I should mourn for the lives I have taken and probably turn myself in, pay for my crimes. But I felt none of that, I felt nothing in fact. It was them or us, there was no other choice and I made the right choice. I chose him.

Nora's been returned. How will Patch take this new distance from her? How will he protect Nora from everyone else's plans for her? Can he? Silence from numerous character POVs. All credit for original work to Becca Fitzpatrick.

With the unexpected and mysterious death of her mother, Isabella was given a life-altering gift; a way out of the abuse she endured at the hands of her husband, James. However, the new life she enters is filled with truths she may not be ready to face. Mafia, Crime, Abuse, Hurt/Comfort

Montana, 1000 feet above the Missouri River, was the last photo shoot before my vacation. The Cullen family, expanding the brand of their high-end whiskey, hired me to photograph their harvest. They chose an unknown male model to add sex to the campaign, and I knew working with an amateur would be a challenge. I never knew their seductive country boy would have me begging for more.

He's her warning. She's his sweet temptation. An addict always wants what he can't have, even if it will ruin him. "Speak of the devil and she shall appear. Who am I kidding? I'm Beelzebub."

She lives in a make-believe world of open roads and endless freedom to escape an addiction-riddled mother and a grabby older man with sick intentions. Adrift in a place of uncaring hearts, she makes her getaway. She finds a ratty old motel, late night smokes, a new life, and a boy with a past as clouded as her own. A boy with a dark gentleness too beautiful to ignore.

My drug-dealer boyfriend was stealing from Edward Masen and I was caught in between.

She's got a bulletproof heart but he's got a hollow point smile. He's a gathering storm. A spark in the darkness. A bruised heart just waiting to happen. At rock bottom, Bella Swan has nowhere to fall but everything to lose.

A serial killer is on the loose and it's up to Detective Bella Swan to solve the murders.CEO Edward Cullen is hiding a dark secret that she's determined to find out when she meets him. Rated M for language and a bit of Darkward and PossesiveWard. AH/AU

Cheatfic: I know what he tastes like, what he feels like, and it's wrong, reckless, but I want to get undressed and crawl back into that bed with him. AH E/B; B/J

She wants a thrill and she finds it in the bad boy from across the tracks. Watch them intertwine themselves into worlds they never even belonged in; learning the best lesson there is ... we're all different, yet we are the same.

There were 4 unwritten laws in Forks during 1883.1-you listened to your Pa.2-You worshipped God.3-You did your chores without complaint.4-You stayed away from the Cullen brothers. I had no problems with those laws until a pair of green eyes looked my way.

Betrayed by one of his own and double-crossed by a rival, Carlisle Cullen sends his nephew, Edward 'The Gun' Cullen to steal back what's theirs and send a message to Czech mafia boss Marcus Drašković. Meeting a sweet innocent was never part of the plan. Beta'ed by Mr. DB. (Written for the We Love Mobward Contest. Winner of Counselor's 3rd and Dejean Smiths 2nd picks for Judge's)

"I don't even realize that the air has gotten hazy. Or that it smells like skunk, or that amidst the clouds of smoke, leaning against the wall is Edward Cullen." - AH, E/B, Lemons.

On the eve of the Second World War, young Isabella has been taken from all she knows and is now stepdaughter to one of the richest men in America. Spending her summers in Washington State, she's unaware that this is where she & a young boy will find their fate, where childhood friendship will mature into the fiercest love: a love that must endure the end of innocence. Rated M. E&B.

When a game of revenge is taken too far, Bella is sold into marriage to a man she despises. While struggling to fit society's mold of a weak woman, she must navigate the treacherous waters of being a mob wife without drowning in the process. Mobward. Possessiveward. Sexyward.

Principal Maze was walking to his cabin with Jacob and Edward following right behind him. "What is that about?" Rosalie's voice made me look up at her. She had a worried face as she followed Edward with her eyes. "I don't know." "They got into a fight." I cocked my head and saw Jasper standing behind us. "About what?" My voice was curious. "About you."

Edward Mason, heir to his father's empire, had everything he needed in his mafia world. Until he spotted a young girl in a club. "And my main concern is getting you home safely, Bella." My name rolled off his tongue like silk as his arms tightened around me. "The sleeping with you will come later." Mobward, lemons, action. Review!

He could have chosen any female wolf in the room. Why did he have to choose me, the lone half-breed? *Drabble*

Bella gets dared dine&dash but is caught by the restaurants owner, Edward Cullen. He's a 19-year-old dangerously attractive but deadly gangster. The well connected leader of the Shadow Fangs, he also happens to be the enemy of the gang her best friend Jacob belongs to and she's stuck in his territory to avoid a permanent record. AH/AU,Possessward,Torch Awards Peoples Choice Winner

A struggling girl lives a colorless life. Until it all changes and her world is filled with neon-bright color. She soon gets swept away in the luxury and glamour of her new life. But everything comes with a price. ExB. Rated M for violence, drug use, language, and sexual content.

To repay a debt owed by her sister, Isabella Swan must spend seven nights in the bed of the scarred and scandalous Edward Cullen, her family's greatest enemy. **PULLED**

After swearing a pact with her friends, Bella returns to Forks to attend a childhood friend's funeral. She expects the pain. She expects the grief. She doesn't expect to see her ex-boyfriend, former British exchange student Edward Masen. But he was part of the pact too, and Edward never breaks a promise. Especially if it means seeing Bella again. BxE Short story BPOV

How much mischief can innocent, high school senior, Bella Swan get into in just one evening? A lot, if she's on the arm of bad-boy Edward Cullen. Entry in The Bad Boys of Twilight Contest. Awards: First Place Public Vote & Two Judges Choice Awards. (Mizzez Pattinson & Jonesn) E/B A/H

"Blame it or praise it, there's no denying the wild horse in us."

How did Patch feel about being severed from Nora, hiding things from her, and her stubborn refusal to let him back in? How did it feel to have to instead protect Marcie, and what secrets are Marcie herself hiding? How and why did Rixon betray his best friend? Staccato is Crescendo from mostly Patch's and Scott's point of view. Character credit to Becca Fitzpatrick.

Bella is hired as a maid at the Cullen manor, home to the feisty heir to the Duke of Cullen. What will happen when the womanizing nobleman becomes interested in Bella? Will her courtship with Jacob be able to ward off Edward's intentions? AH, set in England in the 1700s

Bella signs a contract with Edward to enter into a marriage based on financial gain. She's looking to take the easy road and instead finds a nearly impossible one she must travel on the path to finding herself, along with everything she never knew she wanted. This is the struggle of a broken little girl growing into the woman she's destined to be.

Isabella, a young girl of seventeen has the world at her feet, but all that is torn away when her father forces her into an arranged marriage with a stranger. #mobward #bratella

"Perfect balance is like a razor's edge; it can be found only in the Self." - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.

ON HIATUS - NOT UPDATING War has ripped the world apart. Bella is living in one of the few cities left. Life is cruel, food is scarce, and a few people hold all the power, but all is not as it seems.

A ruthless criminal detached from all emotions brought to Las Vegas on a job. A young woman trying to move on after escaping an abusive relationship. One drunken night brings them together. Can they survive in a world filled with lies and deception? Mobward/Mafia.

"Everything changed when I had laid eyes on her. She was, without a doubt, the most beautiful creature I had ever seen. But I knew why I wasn't good enough. I knew I had to stay away."

Isabella Swan. Starting Whitlock University far from home to try to discover who she really is. Edward Cullen. Recruited to the Whitlock University football team after graduation and trying to find purpose through his pain. Both bearing a past that they discover they can no longer run from. This is their story.

"Hello, I'm Edward Cullen and I would shake your hand, but that sign over there says not to touch the masterpieces." Edward is the charming CEO of his family's successful company and a very eligible bachelor...except he's not really looking for love. But when he gets dared to pick up a feisty Bella Swan in an art museum, it worked out better than he could have ever imagined. AH.

She hates crowds, he causes them. He's looking for the one, while she's just looking for the nearest exit. "You humble me." "Yeah, well. Alice and Rose don't care about you, either. Go be humbled by them." Set in England, awkward hilarity and (eventual) fluff.

A troubled girl, damaged beyond repair. A lost boy who promises he'll be there.

How and when did Patch fall for Nora Grey? When did he make the decision to make her his Angel? All of the characters, and original story, belong to Becca Fitzpatrick!

Isabella is an English woman, trying to escape a marriage she doesn't want. Edward is a Scottish Laird, with a soft spot for a damsel in distress and a hate for the English Redcoats that pursue her, but what does he do with her now that he has saved her? He has no choice, other than to bring her home, but he wasn't counting on falling for the lass on the journey to Castle Menzies.

He tells me I should have walked away when I had the chance, but this pretty-eyed stranger doesn't know what he's gotten himself into with me.

**YOU CAN FIND THE COMPLETED VERSION OF THIS STORY ON MY BLOG - GOOGLE IT, PLEASE. :) ** A Muslim Arab prince and a Catholic American girl - who would've ever thought! Unexpectedly thrust together as a deal of betrayal by her brother, when fate steps in to teach them about love, acceptance and destiny.

The future was so bright, but we were blinded by the headlights. Now it's dark and we can't see, we only have our memories. Baby, please, let me pull you close to me, save us from this misery. ExB

When Bella's father gets remarried, an older stepbrother, Edward, comes into the equation. After the unthinkable happens, things take a turn for the worst with Edward's need to control her and to be loved by her. Mature themes/obsessed Edward. AH. Not exactly a love story, but a warped tale and study of obsession. Will have happiest ending as can possibly be.

He is sin personified, wicked and inked, cruelty always at the tip of his tongue. Black wings grace his back, and blood stains his hands. She's the poison he wants to consume, but can she survive?

"She falls into hypnosis. He falls into heaven." Two worlds clash like the collision of dark nebulae in the galaxy. Starry kisses, dark matter, problem to the heart.

Bella, one week into a housesitting job, has an unexpected, late night visitor. Written using WitFits. Short. Drama and romance, of course, but also...

A quiet, young editor meets a brooding man hiding behind the façade of a charming entrepreneur and follows him into a mutual agreement. Follow them as they begin to accept their arrangement. Do marriages really last when hardships make it impossible to?AH

"Something is hunting Bella." Enter one Edward Cullen: Forks High's resident fearmonger. How is he supposed to protect Bella from those wishing to take her? More importantly, how is he supposed to keep the beast inside of him from tearing her apart? WARNING: BeastWard/HotWard combo can be lethal

The full story to the Red Ribbon assassin-Finalist to Tattward and Inkella Contest: She finds every corpse he hides. She follows every trail he leaves behind. A ribbon. A clue. A crime. She doesn't know he'll do anything to keep her alive.

"Your mine," he whispered possessively. Kissing the hollow of my ear, sending an unnerving chill down my spine. My eyes fluttered closed knowing no truer words had ever been spoken. As much as I hated the idea of being his I knew there was no other choice

This is a deviated timeline offered to Twilight Fandom readers who were fans of the original posted fanfic, The Betty Chronicles - now offered in a published format. This is a special offer to the fandom of the original intent for Edward & Bella's story. Rated M for mature and sexual content.

Powerful and successful, Isabella Swan held the world in the palm of her hand. Unfortunately for her, so did Edward Cullen. Written for the "Forbidden Affairs" contest and placed third. OOC, AH/AU, E/B, Rated M for Language and Lemons.

Everything I had done in my life seemed to lead up to this moment. The moment when I found myself bound inextricably to a man I didn’t love, trapped in a life I didn’t want. And if I left him, I would be entirely alone.

"I'll mate with you when hell freezes over, Edward Cullen!" Murder drove Bella from Phoenix; she never expected death to be waiting for her in Forks. Family secrets are revealed, and Bella has to face everything Renée wanted to protect her from. Fighting for justice and her own freedom, she quickly runs out of choices as she discovers what is lurking in the forests of Washington.

Bella moves to Forks for her senior year. Edward Cullen proves himself as less than desirable from day one. But as Bella begins to see past the drugs, the mood swings, she finds the shadow of boy who had lost everything, including himself. AH/OOC

When Bella opens her dance studio right next to Edward's bar, will Edward hate her...or will he fall for the girl next door? BxE, AH, OOC, rated M for naughty language and behavior.

Bella Swan is the niece of a famous director who is filming a movie in Volterra, Italy. Little did she know that the boy she accidentally spills coffee on would play the lead. Can romance really happen in the City of Love? All human, please R&R

"What do you want from her?" I growled through clenched teeth. "I'll keep it simple for you Detective; you release our three leaders, or we kill your wife." Full Summary Inside, All human, AU, BxE, alternating points of view.

Bella and Edward meet while traveling, falling in love against the backdrop of European history and literature, but both have secrets. Will Edward's sense of duty tear Bella apart? Will Bella allow herself to be vulnerable again?

Edward and Bella had it all, but one night changed everything. How will they survive when it all comes crashing down? Love, lies, loss...life. This is that story.

Bella Swan had big dreams that were quashed by reality. Now, a momentary indescretion may cost her the little she has. Or maybe it will be the best mistake she's ever made. Edward Cullen's life is perfect. Well, almost. Perhaps these two can help each other out in an unorthodox way.

"You are a murderer, Edward Masen; you will never, ever deserve love." Newly orphaned Isabella is taken to the rich house of Lord Carlisle Cullen, and soon finds that dark goings on lie beneath the dirty streets of London...and entrancing danger lurks within the emerald eyes of the mysterious Lord Edward Masen.

Bella, recovering from a broken heart, meets Edward, who isolates himself emotionally. Their attraction is immediate, but can they be friends and lovers - without the love? BxE, all the regs, some drama, some funny, lemony, language AH

Life is never perfect, the cracks always appear. "My Polaroid would show the face of a girl who has forgotten how to truly smile." Even the strongest of dreams can fail to become enough.

COMPLETE. Edward is a bitter, angry man, a man suffering the sins of his past. An emotional & physical recluse, he pushes everyone away. That is, until Bella, a mysterious woman with her own demons, moves in and forces him to face himself. AH.

Bella has just escaped from the grasp of a torturous relationship and she finds herself in the slums of Chicago. She's a shadow of who she used to be and has the anxiety to go with it. With some help, she finds hope... AH B E. Some dark situations.

Once upon a time, in a faraway land, a young prince lived in a shining castle. Although he had everything his heart desired, the prince was spoiled, selfish, and unkind...For who could ever learn to love a beast? B/E Inspired by Beauty and the Beast AH

Bella was always curious of the green-eyed man and outcast in the corner table of the coffee shop. When they finally meet, she is amazed by him, but she doesn't know what she got herself into. Will the dark side of Edward cause Bella to give up on him?

Edward Cullen HAD Bella Swan from the moment they first met. He owned her, everything about her and he threw it all away in a few hours. But now he's back to win her all over again but this time she's not falling. AH, OOC, rated M.

As Bella Swan starts over with hopes of finding her future, Edward Cullen is hanging on desperately to his past. She's treading water, and he's a corporate golden boy. They share an office, but few words...until one night changes everything.

Edward Cullen needs to pass Statistics. Bella Swan is his tutor. She thinks he's a flighty, arrogant albeit sexy asshole, and he thinks she's Bipolar, but tries to win her over, anyway. Can he change her mind, or do first impressions really last?

AH-Edward, current recovering alcoholic, former bully of Bella Swan, must make amends to the one person who refuses to give them. Written for FGB Auction/WA Rehab. Adult Situations. Updated Wed/Sun.

The heat wave lingers. Sweet, savory and slick. Jasper, Rose and I wade through the humid days, content in our relative isolation. We spend June through August at our family lake property, and this summer is like any other. Until it's not.

At first glance felonious Edward seems like nothing but trouble, but as sheltered college student Bella digs deeper she realizes he is so much more. Possibly too much for her to handle. ExB, AH, rated M for dark/adult themes and profanity

Edward is a brilliant, troubled doctor who uses medicine to escape his past, until he meets a beautiful patient whose mysterious, debilitating disease challenges everything he knows about life and death. Can he save her? Can she save him? AH, ExB, Rated M

I reached down; it was a plain, lined sheet of paper. I should have just crumbled it up, I shouldn’t have read the first couple of lines, and I shouldn’t have folded the paper and put it in my jacket pocket.