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Into the Woods
By: Everleigh Allen
Chapter 43
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Bella was asleep by the time Edward finally laid her on his bed. He left the door cracked open to ease his nerves even though he could acutely hear the smallest little whimper or breath she made.
He walked into the living room and logged onto his computer and did a search for Renee Higginbotham Swan Dwyer and watched as pictures and articles started to appear in the feed.
Clicking on one with her husband's name, Edward wrote down some of the information he could get. He then searched out Philip Dwyer. He eventually got what he was looking for, which was his contact information.
He picked up his cell and just looked at it, until an incoming text appeared with:
Got it.
Jasper would take over from there and start an active search for Renee Dwyer through the Forks Police Department once he hacked into their system. Emmett would make the call to Phil, since his voice was the most demanding and would automatically be seen as an authority figure. The calls regarding Bella's mother would be intercepted and go to either Jasper or Emmett.
Then the death would be staged and a memorial planned and executed throughout the cities Renee had lived.
Demetri would then be notified once everything was completed.
Then there was Jake, who was vastly trickier to tie loose ends. The Cullen's would allow the pack to take care of that, since they were the ones who believed his was also in the pyre.
There was little doubt that the boy would ever be seen or heard of again.
That all depended on Victoria.
Edward felt a tinge of guilt regarding the allowance for the vampire to take him away but he could only fathom that she did took him since she was the one that laid there decapitated when he came upon her.
Jake obviously put the humpty-dumpty back together again.
It was obvious who actually tore James apart, now.
Victoria.
Edward could only hope for the best for that situation as it was up to fate, now.
Bella started to stir and Edward looked at the clock.
He had sat motionless for hours just contemplating everything that could've happened and finally onto the James cinereous in the pyre.
All of it was fated, apparently; at least Edward had to believe that.
Edward stood up and looked in at Bella who had again relaxed in the soft linens of his bed. He could see the slight raising of tattooed flesh which was Bella's new wings.
He wasn't sure what to think of it, but it if it saved her life… if it saved her from James and Jake, if it saved her from anything else unknown, he was glad for them.
They were beautiful, to him, merely because they were part of the woman he loved.
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"I missed you," Edward sighed, lying down next to his mate as she stretched out over the soft bed.
"I missed you, too." She smiled but didn't open her eyes. She reached out for him and he moved towards her so she could wrap her arms around his neck and pull him to her lips. They touched lightly at first, just soft caresses of lips on lips before she opened her mouth to taste him.
Edward pulled her closer, with a slight force, as his hands flared over her back.
His hands felt so good over her wings, soothing the soreness of their creation and she moaned happily, urging him to continue.
"Bella," He groaned, pulling the straps of her shirt around her neck and then the ones around her torso. The fabric fell as her nipples hardened when they touched the coolness of his chest.
"What is it, Edward," She smiled, moving slightly away from him as her eyes danced with mirth. She caught her lip under her top teeth and pulled at the flesh in a flirt, enjoying his groan of frustration.
"I want you so fucking badly," he growled and she giggled, loving the way his eyes darkened.
"Then what are you waiting for? Take me," A little bit of a bitch brow with a smirk had her on her back, hands on her wrists as he gave her a punishing kiss.
"Fuck!" Bella exhaled and then sucked in a harsh breath as he released her hands and moved down her body to pull down her pants.
"It feels like it's been so long, even though it's just been days, but I don't know how gentle this is going to be…"
"You gonna claim me, hmm?" Bella giggled and then closed her eyes, shaking her head as she felt his cool lips cover her sex, licking and pulling at the soft flesh as he pushed in a long finger. He teased her gently and then quickly, rotating and a little bit of a quick vibration.
Edward had very talented fingers.
Very quickly, Bella was panting out her breaths as his finger curled inside her, coaxing her orgasm to overtake her. She could feel the heat prick at her skin, the adrenaline coursing through her right before he blew his cool breath over her clit.
Bella cried out, arching her back off the bed as she felt the ebbing inside her trying to grasp and hold her mate and milk him.
Gentle now, Edward enticed the rest of her orgasm to ride out as her back fell into the linens.
With a deep sigh, Bella smiled, her warm body flush and sated.
But her vampire lover was not.
Feeling movement of the bed, Bella opened her eyes she saw Edward taking off his pants in vampire speed before he crawled back next to her.
He looked very much a predator as he lithely moved forward on his hands and knees. When he was above her he suddenly stood on his knees between her legs used his hands to force them apart.
Bella's sharp intake of breath caused a slight growl, his body shuddering and twitching as he was fighting to control himself.
He palmed his cock with his hand, teasing the shimmering vampire flesh, pulling it taut at the base before moving back toward the head.
Wetness beaded at the tip, a little mercury bead of venomous pre-come.
She wanted to taste it, but his look warned her not to move.
So she lay there, wide open to him- completely at his mercy.
The feelings of his dominant nature coursed through him as he stoked himself.
She watching the movement before one hand reached out to touch him and when her warm, human skin graced his, he hissed, obsidian eyes darting to her and piercing her there.
He was definitely not himself.
She liked it.
It felt like danger and excitement which only added to the sexual tension permeating the room.
Then, without warning, he flipped her over onto her hands and knees and pushed himself deep inside her, and loving the way she gasped and cried out.
He pumped her roughly and her hands curled into fists grasping at the linens for something to hold on to.
One hand held her at her hip, the other moving over the length of her back, feeling the imprint of her wings.
Edward leaned forward, stilling his punishing movements to whisper in her ear, "When you come on my cock I want to feel those wings wrapped around me. I want to feel their soft caresses as I fuck you hard."
Bella moaned wantonly, body shuddering as she concentrated and released the wings. They flared out, bobbing with the movement of his thrusts, which made her blush with embarrassment.
"Fuck, Bella. I want to taste you so bad," Edward bit out. "I want to bite your sweet flesh and drink your sweet blood. I want it so bad!"
"Yes!" Bella screamed, her body tensing with each demanding thrust, taking him and the pain of his love in stride. "Oh, Edward - fucking hell!"
Never had he ever been so direct and dominating.
Just when she felt she couldn't possibly stay up her arms gave way and she fell onto the bed, her head moved back and forth over the sheets. He held her up by her hips, fingers in her skin and muscle, holding her right in the place of where he wanted her.
But moments later with a deep push inside her, he held her taut to him, hips to hips, forcing his cum deep inside her in as her body shuddered around him.
Her whole body shook as he screamed out this growling, biting voice she had never heard before.
"Mine!"
It was a warning and a promise as she felt the cool, tingling bite of his venom deep within her.
It was the most amazing, exhilarating experience she had ever felt for the brief moment she was still awake.
She passed out with pure bliss as he laid her down on the bed, refusing to move out of her warmth and held her as she slept.
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"It's not nice to stare." Bella moaned, turning her back away from his view.
"I didn't mean to," He smiled kindly. "How did you sleep?"
"Ugh, I feel like I've been hit by a truck." She pulled the sheet over her body, shielding herself from him, even though he had seen her naked so many times before.
Edward pulled the sheet down until he could see her face and saw that her eyes were brimming with tears.
"Are you in pain, love?" He stood and placed his hand over her forehead, but she wasn't overly warm.
Bella shook her head as she blushed, remembering the way he was not the long before. He waited patiently for her answer, enjoying the slight scent of excitement she exerted when she remembered their union.
"Sore? I guess, more than anything." She huffed, shutting her eyes tight. "I worry about what you're thinking…"
"About?"
"Everything? I guess? The sex…"
"I very much enjoyed the sex. As did you, it appeared, although you seemed to have passed out." He chuckled as she moved to smack at him.
"Whatever, you fucked me like an exorcism."
"You did seem to be possessed by a demon, although briefly," He deadpanned and then smirked. "I could've gone a few more rounds, but I probably would have killed you with my cock." He laughed, arrogantly. "I bet that's something Emmett couldn't say he accomplished with Rosalie."
"Edward!" Bella huffed as she giggled. "I'm trying to be serious; I need to know what you're thinking."
Edward's jovial appearance darkened with worry, "What are you really asking though, love? Is this about your wings or your eyes?"
"What's wrong with my eyes?"
"They have little flecks of gold, now, much more than your mother had, but alas, I can see it with my vampire vision, where it may not be noticeable to others, like Charlie."
"Really?"
Edward nodded and then smiled softly.
"My mother had the gold flecks too, huh?" But she wasn't really asking, just reiterating what he already said. She was deep in thought.
But Edward answered her anyway with a soft, "Yeah," and a little soft touch on her cheek.
"The fairies didn't like her much, they said." Bella giggled and then shook her head. Her smile diminished as her eyes darkened. "I don't know why they chose to save me and not her, but I'm grateful."
"Maybe it's as simple as that she didn't need saving and you did," Edward shrugged.
Bella didn't know if she agreed but it made sense.
Had she been the one in the woods and was attacked by the vampires out there, perhaps they would have saved her, too, if she needed saving.
But maybe they wouldn't… she was a vampire, for one, and she did seem to jinx land into an otherworld...
"Perhaps," Bella frowned.
"And she did try to eat you, so there's also that." His joke fell flat as memories assaulted Bella's mind and she gasped. "It's okay. It doesn't really matter, though. We would never know since Renee and Demetri gone. They are all the way in Canada by now, and they will stay there for a least another year until her new vampire stage is over."
"I guess you're probably right." Bella sighed. "I just don't know about the whole freaky wing thing too."
"I think it's hot… kind of sexy."
Bella's eyes brightened as she smiled. "Really? You don't think I'm a freak?"
"Says the fairy to the vampire," He scoffed, with a laugh. "Don't be absurd. You were enchanting before, now even more so."
Bella blushed. "Thank you," She whispered. "Thank you for everything, Edward. Thank you for loving me and believing in me. Thank you for searching for me and protecting me. Just… you know… everything."
"Always, love." He grinned happy. Then he got up and made his way to the bedroom door. "Get some rest, I'm going to find something to feed the human, and then maybe we can have round two."
He wiggled his eyebrows suggestively as she rolled her eyes and ignored him.
"Part human," She interjected.
"That's right," he laughed, shaking his head. "You know, I wonder if that makes you immortal." He mused.
Bella shrugged. She had no idea and that was something only time would tell.
"Even so, I would still want you to change me someday, Edward."
"I know, but let's get your schooling and such situated before we go down that road, love." Edward chuckled at the horror that crossed over Bella's face as she groaned into the pillow.
She had completely forgotten about school.
"I'll be back soon." Edward shut the door behind him as Bella closed her eyes tightly.
She didn't know how she was going to explain the "tattoo" wings on her back to anyone let alone Charlie.
She didn't know how she was even going to assimilate to the other students.
And what about the Cullen's?
Would she pretend not to know them at first or should they all go in as a united front?
Perhaps it would be more fun going in without everyone knowing she knew them.
No reason to make enemies the first day of school after all.
There was a ping from the phone on the nightstand and Bella picked it up to read it.
B, Excellent plan, lots of fun! ~A
Well, that settled it.
In a matter of weeks she'd be starting school with the Cullen's.
And the bitchy-backstabbing girls, and hormonal boys…
Yay.
A/N: Thanks for reading!