In the car I closed my eyes crying hard once I knew that Edward would not be able to hear my thoughts. Now I was scared, I really could not escape. Christian knew me too well and he knew right where I would go. Why didn't I see that? There are a million places that I could have gone but instead I managed to endanger my sister. She is the only family I have, I will not risk running to her again. I clutch tightly the cell phone that Edward gave me. The car starts to slow as I panic trying to find a place to hide the phone. I zip it in my jacket pocket quickly.

In a daze I see Abby's house as the car stops but that is all I see as Christian steps into the car pushing me back with his hand over my throat. His eyes are black, his face is set in a deep frown as he lunges at me. Screaming shrilly I try to pull his hands off but his grip is too tight. Then he speaks, his voice is cold and hard. "Your games are over, I know the truth...all of it." With that he lets go of me savagely pushing me back while I cough. I don't know what to say, what does he mean? Edward, the baby or what? I wrap my arms protectively around my belly and sigh. "I know whose child that is and I won't have it."

"It is yours."

"Don't lie to me about something that important Bella, I thought you were above cheating at least."

"I am not lying, Edward and I...we haven't."

My voice breaks off as Christian laughs. It is a cold hard laugh that scares me. "Too bad, you won't have a chance now."

"What?"

"In a way you pushed me to this, we are going away."

"NO! My sister and my job, I have a life here."

"Your place is being handled. Relax, we are on our way to the airport now."

"Fuck you." I struggle with the door trying to open it as I do so I feel Christian grab me. He pushes me to the other side of the car as he slams the door shut. "Christian you cannot control me. LET ME GO!"

"No, not ready too. You are valuable to me."

With that I see him frown again as I feel a sharp sting. It takes me a moment to realize he is holding a needle in his hand. "What have you done? Please..." As I fade slowly I stare at him begging him to let me go. The last thing I mutter is Ed's name as my world goes black.

Faded voices that move in and out are all I can hear but my world is still black. I try to cling to images of Edward but I am scared. Where the hell am I? How long have I been out? Then an awful pain tears through me, my stomach hardens and something warm runs down my legs. Fuck fuck the baby! I try to move and to scream but it's like I am paralyzed. In the back of mind I know I am losing the baby as the pains continue. My eyes see a brightness that shines through my closed eyes but I cannot open them. I feel my legs being forced apart then finally the pain fades and I lapse back into the shadowy darkness.

"She might remember this, you need to compel her."

"That was not part of our arrangement."

"You want to bargain now?"

"If you want me to compel her I need to feed first or it might not be strong enough."

"Fine go and feed, she will be out a while longer and wait...did you feed her some of your blood?"

"No Christian I haven't yet, why do you want her to heal quicker?"

"No questions that was part of our deal Damon."

"Okay don't tell me but I think I have an idea. You can't wait to tap that again?"

"Enough." Christian's tone is harsh but not harsh enough to scare the other person. My mind is racing to recognize the name or the voice but I don't know a Damon.

"I need to feed, she is right here.

"You want to feed on her?"

"Yes consider it part of my payment."

"In place of what?"

"Listen Grey she is yours, I want only a little blood then I will heal her and compel her as per our agreement."

"Nothing more then, do what you need just do not drain her."

A door slams and I realize I am alone with this stranger. Christian has made a deal to kill our baby and now...fuck me now I have this stranger wanting to feed off me. To think there was a time when I thought the world was a safe place full of love and fairy tales but now I am surrounded by wolves, vampires and monsters of all kinds. Feeling sick to my stomach I feel hands on me and then a soft whisper, "I can see why he likes you. You are quite a pretty thing, let's see how you taste." First I feel a warm breath brush over my neck then a sharp pain. I try to scream as I feel his fangs bury themselves in my flesh. He groans and bites down harder while I finally am able to wiggle. I hear a laugh, "don't struggle baby I might like it more."

His hands push my shoulders down as I finally open my eyes. The lights is so bright that my eyes water and I have to close them again. "Please stop." I manage to murmur and I feel his fangs let go and as I open my eyes I see his face over me. I have never seen this man before but as his lips drip with my blood his blue eyes scan my face. "Thank you." My voice is hoarse and as I start to wake up my whole body aches especially my lower stomach. The baby runs through my mind and I start to cry softly.

"Hey now." His voice is soft and soothing but then I look into his eyes and remember what was said.

"NO! Please no, leave me alone. Don't make me forget. I do not want to forget him again." The words come out without me thinking. All I know is that I lost Edward once and I do not want him to fade from me again. I know this man means to compel me.

Him? You mean Christian?"

"Hmm?" I am still fuzzy but I realize he doesn't know about Edward. If I do not speak of him he cannot banish him from my thoughts. "Yes."

"Listen little one he just wants you to forget losing your baby and then to be happy again." I hear his voice grow louder and almost seem to echo in my ears. "Look at me Bella." I turn to him mesmerized as his blue eyes stare into my violet ones. "You were never pregnant, you thought you were but you were mistaken. Christian has brought you here for a vacation. Now drink this."

Without a thought my lips close around his wrist that he offers me. I only drink a bit before I gag then push it away. He is watching me intently. "Yes?"

"Bella you are something, I can see what he sees in you." He starts to smooth my hair off my neck and then he sniffs. It is the spot that Edward bit me before. I will always remember that first bite. My eyes are closed lost in that memory when Damon speaks again, "who marked you?"

My eyes flutter open at once, "Marked? What?" Could Ed have marked me as his in some way? I stare at Damon fighting hard not to show any emotion on my face.

"Yes marked, I smell it. You haven't told Christian have you?"

"I do not know what you are talking about."

"If you tell me I will not mention him to Christian. Bella you might need an ally here." Damon moves across the room then comes back with a chair to sit next to me. "I can make you a deal."

"A deal? Please you do not control me."

"No but he does and he brought you here for a reason, probably the one who marked you. If you want to keep your memories of him you would be wise to play by my rules."

"Which are?"

"Hmm your blood, I have never tasted anything like it. Let me drink from you now and then and you have a deal. Your secret will be safe, I will only ask for his name."

"What the hell? I am not going to agree to that."

"Fine, your choice. I will go and tell him you are awake and that blood I had you drink heals you so you should be ready for him tonight. I think he wants his sub back."

I close my eyes and scream softly, trapped now between keeping my integrity or my memories. What choice is there? I cannot lose him again. "Fine." I sigh. "His name is Edward."

"Edward? I think I know him, the one Christian used to be close friends with. Now I understand the falling out."

"What falling out?"

"They are no longer friends Bella and I am pretty sure you are the cause."

"I..." I stare at him and then shrug my shoulders, "I do not care if they are friends or not, I just want to let Edward know where I am and that I am okay."

"No. Bella no, are you crazy? Christian brought you here to forget Edward." His blue eyes narrowed, "You have to act like you have forgotten him or I will have to compel him from your mind."

"I don't know if I can. He….he is important to me."

"Wait are we talking about the same Edward, Edward who has a girlfriend named Jane?"

"Had. She is history."

"Sure about that? I saw him with her just recently."

I stare at him with rage then take a deep breath in, he might be just trying to upset me. "He and I are not exactly together yet."

"You are Christian's girl."

"Only until I find a way to make him see its over."

"Bella I hate to be the one to burst your bubble but the man wants you. He moved you over night to keep you to himself. You think he wants to let you go?"

"Damn, but why, I am not that special."

"To him you are and I see that appeal."

"Damon, just stop. I will play my part. At least for now."

"You better if you want to keep those memories. First thing Grey says you are talking about Edward I will compel you."

Pouting I nodded then slowly started to sit up. "Fine, but leave me alone. I need some time."

"I will leave you for now but remember our deal but Bella if you do not act like you have forgotten Edward it won't work. Think about that." With that Damon leaves finally.

I stand up slowly and look around. I have no idea where I am or how long I was out. Where in the hell did Christian take me? I peer out the windows and see nothing but trees and wide open spaces. I turn looking at the room I am in. It seems strange, sterile and like an exam room. Why am I here? Just as I am about to open the door it swings wide open on its own. "Hello?" I call out but there is no one there. There are lights in the hall that led to an open door. I peek in then recoil in horror, it's another playroom. I back up against the hallway wall holding my arms around my chest. NO! I will not let him take me in there, I spin around looking for another place to go. There is no one around so I start trying doors till I find an open one. In that room I see my clothes on the dresser. I rush to them digging in my pockets and squeal when I find it, the cell phone that Edward gave me.

"I see you found your room." Christian's voice fills the room.

"Yeah I did." I keep my back to him shuffling the phone back into the pocket out of sight.

"You should get dressed lazy girl, I want to show you around."

Nodding to him, I pull out some clothes then follow him. This house is huge but we are out in the middle of nowhere. In the back of my mind I am looking for a way to leave but even if I get out of the house I would not know where to go. I still have no idea where I am. "Christian, how long are we staying?" I ask quietly remembering part of what Damon said that we were supposed to be here for vacation.

"As long as you like." He pulls me close then kisses my neck. "But I am going to have to leave you here for a bit alone. Unexpected business, did you meet Damon yet?"

"Yes I did, why is he here?"

"To keep your company while I am away."

"You mean to baby sit me?"

"Well if you want to be called my baby then yes, to baby sit you." With a sigh I just nod and stare out the window. I don't want to be left here with Damon. I really don't trust him and this deal makes me sick. I want to leave long before he tries to feed on me again. "I am not leaving yet, we have a few days."

Those days seem to last for twice as long as I have to be alert each moment of what I say and how I act. It is so hard to pretend that I have completely forgotten Edward when he occupies my every thought. Then I have Damon lurking, if Christian is not nearby then Damon is. It is like I have no room to breathe by myself. I want to grab that cell phone and call Edward but I dare not. Instead my days are spend on my guard with them both. I have managed to keep out of that damn playroom and Christian's bed by feigning falling asleep before he can try anything but I wonder how much longer that will work. I have won a reprieve when I wake up to a note from Christian that he has left.

"Bella, love be good for Damon. I will return as soon as I can. Christian." That note on my pillow made me sigh in relief. I can drop the act for a while and figure out what to do. I scramble out of bed going straight for the cell phone.

"Peppy this morning?" I turn to see Damon's blue eyes staring at me as he lounges in the doorway. His eyes comb up and down my body. "You really should put on some clothes before you get attacked."

"I think I am safe, Christian is gone."

"I was not talking about him."

"What?" I let go of the cell phone and start to back away from him. "You can't."

"We have a deal remember." With that he lunges at me so fast that I cannot do a thing as I am flipped back onto my bed. I land on my back with a hard thud and my legs sprawled wide open.

"No, Damon...no." I move quickly to close my legs but he is quicker pinning them down.

"Aww sweet Bella. What a tempting sight you are." His grin down at me makes my skin crawl. "We have a deal and if I cross the line I will just compel you to forget it. Christian said to discipline you as I see fit."

"I haven't done anything." I growl at him.

"True, fine I will wait till you do then." He moves back letting me go. "Behave or you will be punished."

Then he disappears from the room so quickly it is like I only imagined it. I shake my head and head into the shower taking the cell with me. Behind the closed door I turn it on only to find I have no signal and the Wi-Fi is password locked. Fuck I mutter to myself trying to guess what the password might be but no luck and the phone won't work without it. I think as I shower trying to figure out what to do. I know that I have to run while Christian is gone and with the way Damon is acting the sooner the better. After my shower I dress quickly and prowl through the room looking for a bag or something that I can pack a few things in but there is nothing. I have no idea where Damon is so I tiptoe quietly down the hallway looking in the rooms.

In one room I find another bedroom that looks like Christian. I walk in quietly looking still for a bag but instead on his dresser I find my old cell phone that I dropped at Abby's. It too has no signal but I see it had received quite a few messages from Abby and Ed right after I left. Then I see the last message sent to Ed and gasp, Christian must have sent it

"Wicked, the game is over. I am back with my master. Please do not come looking for me. It is over."

I cannot reply to it without getting on the Wi-Fi then I remember that this damn phone is what Christian used to track me. I put it back where I found it and then crept out of the room back into the hallway. I hear a TV droning on and assume that is where I will find Damon. I lean against the room as I tiptoe till I find Christian's office. No matter where we go he always has one. Once inside I hold my breath as I close the door. At his desk I turn on his computer all I want to know is where the hell I am. As it loads I look at the papers on his desk. What the fuck, there are ticket stubs with my name on them and several of them. It looks as if I have been traveling the globe, did he do that hoping that Edward would try to find me that way?

I sigh and then try to log onto his computer guessing what his password might be. "It is your birthday." I hear a voice say. Fuck Damon! I didn't even hear the door open but I ignore him and plug in my birthday as the password. The screen unlocks at once but before I can look at anything I am pulled out of the chair and over Damon's shoulder. "Bad girl. He warned me you might try to snoop." With that he walked out of the office and straight into the one room I had never wanted to enter. "You should have listened." With that he set me on my feet then stared at me. "Kneel now."

"Fuck you." I bark at him and run towards the door.

"Bella, you have no idea who you are dealing with. Please give me a reason to punish you."

He stops me with a firm grasp on my arm. "I said fuck you Damon, you are not my Dom. You have no rights to bring me in here."

"Yes I do, Christian gave me the right to punish you and you have not fulfilled our deal." With that he pulls me back toward him. "Strip now."

My eyes widen and I scream at him slapping his chest. "No I will not, our deal is you can feed off me. Here bite me here." I wave my wrist at him.

"Not there, here." He counters lunging at me pushing my head to the side biting my neck hard. I scream out shrilly at the pain as he clamps down his fangs tight in the soft flesh of my neck. I can feel my blood pumping into his mouth and a bit of it runs down my chest. "Fuck you taste so good. That fire in your personality is there too." He whispers then clamps down again pushing me till I start moving my feet walking with him.

The sudden loss of blood is making me faint so I do not fight him as he shoves me against the cross on the wall. I can feel my arms being fastened over my head but I cannot stop him. My eyes are going black and I can feel myself fading faster and faster into a sweet blackness. "Edward." I whisper hoarsely then I feel something warm and wet against my lips. "No!" I try to close my lips but Damon forces them open and pushes his wrists into my mouth so I have to swallow or gag. I gag and spit out as much of his blood as I can only to hear him growl at me. "I am not done with you yet."

That was the beginning of the nightmare, Damon let loose with his fangs and pulled at my clothing till I was stripped bare before him. I closed my eyes tight clinging to images of Edward. When I did not react to him I felt Damon turn me sideways with my arms still shackled so he could slap my ass hard. I grimaced but did not cry out. When I did not respond to the, the blows continued then he spoke. Each sentence was ended with a hard slap. "Beg for me to quit Bella and I will. Beg for mercy and I will stop the punishment. I could just fuck you instead." That thought made tears come to my eyes. NO NO NO! I screamed in my mind but my voice remained silent. "START COUNTING BELLA NOW!" He slapped me again but still I did not cry out.

"COUNT NOW I SAID." With that Damon pushed me around so my back was against the cross again and this time the slap was ever harder but not on my ass, his palm connected with my clit making me scream. The pain was horrible and my whole body shook while tears flooded down my face. "COUNT NOW!" He slapped me there again and again till I could not handle it.

"Please stop." I choked out.

"COUNT!"

"I...I don't know what number you are on."

"THEN START WITH THIS ONE." He bellowed at me slapping me hard.

"ONE!" I screamed loudly. I counted the rest of his blows and in between begged him to stop. Finally he did but he did not free me from the cross. I blinked back tears as I watched him. "Please, please no." I whispered to him as he came at me again. My worst fear is that he would try to fuck me. "Please let me go."

"If I let you go now, you will just try to run."

"No, I won't."

"Yes you will but here." He unshackled me then tossed me onto the bed in the room. Taking some rope he tied both my wrists down tightly then let the room turning off the light.

I have no idea how long I laid there in the darkness but as I faded in and out of conscious I heard Edward's voice telling me to be strong. When I finally awoke I just listened finding the house was quiet. Was he gone? Did I care? No I didn't, I struggled with the ropes holding back screams as the rope cut into my skin. It burned and stung but I managed to free one arm. Shaking as I sat up pulling on the other side till I heard a noise behind me. It startled me and I fell off the bed. As I fell my arm was pulled hard and then I heard a sickening pop sound as I screamed. The pain, oh the pain. I fought passing out as I tried to free it again. As I got the rope off my arm dropped to my side like a dead weight. It was broken I was sure but all I could think of was Edward and being free. I crept to the doorway of the playroom and hearing no one I pulled myself to my feet and staggered down to try to find a way out. Passing my room on the way I grabbed the cell phone.

Finally outside I still had no idea where I was. My arm was throbbing and the other was covered in bloody rope marks. I walked and walked for hours looking for any signs of life, any place to go to. I tripped over and over. As the day wore on the temperature started to drop I still was lost with no building or anywhere to go. Colder and colder till I collapsed to the ground curled up into a ball trying to stay warm. While I lie there I whispered his name then closed my eyes with the cell phone clutched in my hand.