Fated

Chapter 20

Edward is dropping me off at home after a fun night at Alice's house with the treasure hunt. He has some work to do at the police station and I'm ready for bed. He shuts off his car's engine, leans in close to me and kisses me.

"Try to get a good night's sleep tonight. We go after the main vampire and the coven tomorrow. If you need anything, you know I'm only a call away," Edward says.

"I know but I won't need anything. I'm exhausted and am going straight to bed."

"I will be over tomorrow to get you and bring you to Alice's house to meet with the others and plan our attack." Edward places his hand on my thigh and looks into my eyes. " I love you," Edward says and kisses me one last time. I close my eyes and relish in his kiss. His hand on my thigh sends ripples of warm excitement up my body.

"I love you too. Goodnight," I say and then get out of the car and walk up the long path to my house. At the door I stand and turn around and wave as I watch Edward drive away. I'm lost in thought. Thinking about spending such a wonderful day and night with him makes me warm inside. I grasp the doorknob and it turns easily. It's unlocked. I look back out at the street and notice Patty's car is here. She's home earlier than usual. I step inside and close the door behind me and see Patty sitting on the couch drinking with Craig!

"Bella, You're home! I ran into Craig at O'Toole's and we decided to bring the party here! We're drinking Tequila. Come join us! I'm frozen in shock for a second. What is he doing here?

"Hi, Bella, It's nice to see you again," says Craig, again looking at me with that creepy non-blinking stare of his.

"Hi Craig." I look at Patty. "I would love to Patty, but I had a long night and I'm really tired. I'm going to go straight to bed. Will you be sure to lock up everything tonight?"

"Sure, Bella. We'll try to keep things quiet for you. Goodnight," Patty says.

"Goodnight, Bella," Craig says.

"Thanks. Goodnight," I say as I head upstairs. I walk into my room and shut the door firmly behind me. I'm pacing back and forth in my room trying to decide what to do. I'm trying to convince myself that Craig means no harm. He hasn't done anything to me. I just don't like the way he stares at me. Like he's looking into my soul. But I get a bad feeling around him too. Maybe I should call Edward, but what am I going to tell him? That a guy I know from college makes me uneasy the way he looks at me and now he's in my house drinking with Patty? Edward "the cop" would be over here in a second throwing him out of the house with no reason behind it. I can't do that to Patty or to Craig. He really hasn't done anything to me. I think all these vampires are getting to me and I'm getting paranoid. I just need to relax and go to sleep.

I'm in bed trying to fall asleep and I hear Patty and Craig making their way upstairs to her bedroom. I guess he's spending the night. I hop out of bed and push my little dresser over in front of my door, preventing it from being opened. Better safe than sorry.

I'm having the same dream I have been having since I was 13 years old about a man who shows up in my dream chasing me to my porch and then grabs me and throws me over his shoulder and carries me away. I flop over onto my stomach trying to shake the remnants of the dream from my mind. I lay there quietly, trying to fall back asleep when I hear a voice whispering to me.

"Bella...Bella... You will stay asleep." I recognize this voice. It's the same voice in my head as before. It's Drajor, the main vampire. He thinks I'm sleeping. "Bella... you will sleep deeply until I wake you." I peek one eye open and see a purple hazy cloud around my head. I can feel magick in the air. It's giving me goosebumps and feels like it's sinking into the pores of my skin. "Bella, come to me. I'm waiting for you..." I see him standing in a clearing of trees the same as before. My vision zooms out to show a larger area and I know where he is now. The purple haze disappears and I no longer feel the magick in the room. His link to me is gone.

I jump up out of bed and grab my cell and look at it. It's 8 o'clock am. I call Edward.

"Edward, I was just contacted by the main vampire again. He thought I was sleeping and I think he was trying to hypnotize me to come to him using magick. I know where he is now."

"Are you okay? Is he still trying to contact you?"

"No. He stopped."

"Bella, I'm coming right over," Edward says and hangs up before I can tell him to not rush. I jump out of bed and before I can get dressed, I hear knocking at my front door. He isn't kidding when he says he'll be right over. I quickly dress and trot down the stairs and open the front door. Edward rushes in.

"Are you okay?" He looks around the room in a full cop mentality checking the area.

"Yes. I'm fine, Edward." I give him a peck on the cheek. He realizes he is being paranoid and too protective and bats his eyes at me, embarrassed, and smiles.

"So, what exactly happened?"

"I was lying in bed awake and I heard him talking to me in my head again but also I saw a purple hazy cloud surround my head and I got goosebumps and felt like little ice-cycles were dropping down on my skin. I think it was magick and he was trying to hypnotize me but it didn't work. He told me to stay asleep and come to him and showed me where he is. "

"You didn't feel under his control at all?" I shake my head no. "You probably were able to resist his magick only because we strengthened our bond the other night," Edward says as pushes his eyebrows up and gives me a sexy look.

"You see? We needed to have sex to protect me," I declare proudly and laugh. Edward rolls his eyes and then laughs with me.

"That must be a special ability he picked up from drinking psychic blood." Edward's chin is taught and his jaw tight. His muscular well-framed face shows his anger well. He rubs his finger and thumb along his jawline while contemplating. My gaze briefly trails along his jaw and up his well defined, muscular arms. He looks so sexy when he does that it makes my heart skip a beat. "Why don't we head over to Alice's house and get started on our plans for today. I left my car at work and flew here. Why don't you get ready and then I can fly us to my car. I don't want to leave you alone in case he tries something again."

"He won't try again. He thinks he hypnotized me and is waiting for me. I'll go get ready and grab something to eat while you get the car," I say and give him a kiss.

"Okay. If you're sure. I will be back in less than 15 minutes. If anything else happens, call me and I can fly back in a couple minutes," Edward says and then kisses me goodbye and leaves. I trot up the stairs, brush my hair and teeth and then knock on Patty's bedroom door to tell her I'm leaving. She doesn't answer so I knock again. Still no answer. I slowly open the door hoping I'm not going to see Craig but her bedroom is empty. She's not here. The bed looks slept in so it looks like she spent the night. It's unusual for Patty to be up and out of the house this early when she doesn't have school or work. Patty's right. I really do have to stop being so responsible and cautious all the time. I'm sure she's fine.