A/N: Okay so here is chapter 3 of Temptation. This chapter will be following up on the Cullen's dinner with Carlise's co-workers. I've decided to fall back on some of the more traditional vampire weaknesses with the exception of them not being allowed to go into a home unless being invited and crosses burning them. The whole invitation thing in my opinon is a bit dumb and too much work for me to apply it to the future situations Bella will find herself in. Plus she could just hypnotize the humans into inviting her in their homes. I also got rid of the whole cross thing because that's a religion and that would imply that it was not a belief but actual truth. Not that I'm saying anyone's religion is false. Believe what you want I don't judge. So anyways please review
"Well Carlisle I must say you have a gorgeous home and your children are extremely well mannered for their age". Dr. Conner said, "Thank you, me and Esme taught them well". Time seemed to be slowing down for Bella and she couldn't wait for the night to end. The hunger was growing in her stomach and sitting so close to a human was not helping matters.
She was amazed that no one else seemed to be having any problems. Everyone at the table was either picking at their food or trying to make idle conversation. Edward kept looking at her from the corner of his eye though and she could feel his gaze on him. Nervous she concentrated on her food, trying to force herself to eat.
"Are you enjoying your meal, darling" Edward said a bit abrasively. "Oh yes the meat is very tender" In reality she couldn't taste anything; it felt like she was eating air. She would much rather be enjoying the fresh blood right at her fingertips but instead she just took a bite out of the roast beef. "So Carlisle tells me you two are married, why so young"? Dr. Conner said and Bella quickly averted her eyes from her neck.
"From the moment I saw Isabella I knew that I was in love with her; you have to understand Dr. Conner, it was like some sort of gravitational force was pulling me towards her, in all of my years on this earth I've never felt anything like it, so I decided that I couldn't wait for her to be Mrs. Cullen." Edward smiled warmly at his wife and she smiled back at him, though it was out of annoyance rather than love.
"Well that was beautiful, Edward I'm surprised more ladies weren't falling for you" everyone laughed except for Bella who was finding it more and more difficult to control, herself "I'm sure they were but Bella is the only one for me". He gently kissed her on the cheek not noticing that she was distracted. "Carlisle may I use your restroom, please" Dr. Conner said starting to get up from her seat. "Of course, Jasper will you show her where the bathrooms are"?
"I'll do it" Bella said a bit too quickly causing Edward to look at her suspiciously, "follow me Dr. Conner". They went through a long hallway towards the restroom. It was dark and Bella could feel the human's heart rate quicken. Her eyes darkened in anticipation. Finally they came to a solid wooden door. Bella smiled cryptically.
"Well thank you very much" she said moving to open the door but Bella grabbed her hand and looked up at her. "Stay with me please" she began to feel the human's will slipping away and gently tilted her head back. The sound of warm blood filled her ears and her fangs slipped out. It smelled so good and she wanted every drop of it.
She felt Dr. Conner whimper a bit at the sharpness of her fangs, then relax gently moaning as Bella drank more blood. It tasted better warm and although she didn't want to stop feeding, she figured that she would have a hard time explaining why one of Carlisle's co-workers was found dead on the bathroom floor. So with a great amount of self-restraint she pulled away from Dr. Conner.
"The marks that are on your neck are bug bites, nothing more, okay". Dr. Conner nodded obediently as she wiped the fresh blood from her throat. They went back to the dining room, disrupting the flow of the conversation. "Annabelle you've been gone for a while is everything alright"? Dr. Dawson asked, "Oh yes I'm fine Bill these are just bug bites." Edward exchanged glances with his father who nodded towards him. "Well it is getting late isn't it, you two must be exhausted" Carlisle said motioning for Alice to pick up the plates.
"These don't look like bug bites though, they look more like bite marks" He said examining her neck more closely. "Bill I assure you these are bug bites". Carlisle said as he began ushering them out the door. Bill turned around to argue but was stopped when dark eyes met his gaze. "Now here is what you are going to do, you are going to take Annabelle home and the next day we will talk about how much of a great time you had over here and how wonderful my family is, alright"? He nodded and gently led his co-worker towards the car. Carlisle waited for their car to disappear before closing the door behind them.
"I do not want to be disturbed for the rest of the evening please" he said heading towards the basement. Jasper and Emmett muttered something about turning in early and retreated upstairs. Alice and Rosalie were helping their mother with the dishes. Edward glared coldly at Bella; he grabbed her wrist and began pulling her upstairs towards their room.
"You've disobeyed me, Bella and you've disgraced not only me but my father as well, we don't drink human blood for a reason, you know this" he said coldly, his eyes dark with anger. "Edward I'm sorry please-"she gasped as she felt sharp pain in her cheeks. "Shut up and get on the bed". Whimpering she obeyed the command, her heart racing in fear.
He put on leather gloves and took out a long sliver chain, he kept in a safe hidden somewhere in their room. The tears made her cheeks swollen. "No Edward, please" she began kicking him as he grabbed one of her arms and gripped it tighter, any more pressure and her bones would break. "You deserve this Bella and if you struggle more your punishment would be more severe" His voice was thick with anger and she nodded, defeated.
He wrapped one of them around her wrists and she screamed in agony. Her wrist was burning and although this wouldn't kill her, the pain would make her wish she were dead. "Please Edward I promise I won't drink human blood anymore" he signed and gently placed a hand on her forehead. "If I don't punish you, darling how will you learn" He wrapped up her other hand and tied them together in a knot. "I will untie you when I've felt you have learned your lesson, have a pleasant night, Bella" with a wicked grin he exited the room and shut the door drowning out her screams.
A/N: So end of chapter 3 I hope you've enjoyed it. I wanted to expose Edward's more controlling side. I also wanted to explore the way humans felt when being bitten by vampires. I think of it as a very sexual act. I mean it would make sense. The human would not struggle as much because of the pleasure and the vampire would get blood easier. My vampires also bite each other for sexual reasons but that will be explored in later chapters. So anyways as always read and review and please give me suggestions. I will credit your contributions in the authors notes.