This is an excerpt from EPOV of Chapter 31 of Silent Auction. Enjoy!

From Chapter 31

"Please." Edward whispered from where he stood on the porch. I could see his face through the floating spots and I knew that if I were to die he would find some way to follow. My love for him seemed to grow even stronger, knowing that what we had would find a way to even transcend death.

"Please? You have the audacity to say please? I saw the visions that she saw of you, you with that blonde. The visions I project always have some truth in them." She screamed as she brought her other hand up and pointed a shaking finger at him.

The vindictive woman was replaying the visions she had thrust into Bella's head. I could tell right away that it was Tanya that she had used to play the female lead in her horrific lies. Our family had spent many years living with the Denalis. I had forged a solid friendship with Kate and Irina, but I could never find my footing when it came to Tanya. She used my abilities against me any chance she got. She thought my lack of experience was laughable and wanted to be the one to show me what pleasure was all about.

She attempted to seduce me at every turn. When I went out hunting, she would conveniently be out there as well and oops, her shirt was torn off by a bear. The few times I would offer to drive her into town to get supplies, her hand would accidently brush against the fly of my pants as she bent down to retrieve the sunglasses she had dropped. The worst was when she would wander into the bathroom while I was showering. She professed she had not heard the water running.

After she witnessed me in my entirety, she was even more persistent. It had progressed to the point that I told Carlisle and Esme that I needed to leave. Rosalie agreed that Tanya was going too far. She had even caught her sneaking into my room to steal my underwear. I was unclear about why she would want my undergarments, until I met Bella. Now I can understand why one would want to have the garment that is next to that intimate area. I have several pairs of Bella's panties hidden away in a drawer. Thankfully my family agreed to leave, and we only visited the Denali sisters when Tanya was otherwise engaged.

It made me furious that Corin was using these utterly harmless interactions as fuel for the visions she had inflicted on Bella. My fury multiplied when she used her gift on me. The pain in my chest was unlike anything I had felt before, even the burning pain of my change. The visions though, that was excruciating.

Bella wrapped in the arms of a tall dark-haired boy. She was laughing as he twirled her around, her hair flying around them like streamers. He lowered his head and kissed her, his tongue caressing her plump lower lip before pushing into her mouth. Her cries were absorbed by his mouth as he tightened his grip on her waist, crushing her breasts against his mammoth chest.

I could hear Emmett and Jasper yelling, wondering what was happening to me. My body jerked as another wave of pain hit me and I was thrust into another vision.

Bella was lying gloriously nude on a blanket surrounded by wildflowers. The wind blew across her body, making her nipples peak and goose bumps explode across her chest. She looked up at the giant raven haired man as he slowly took off his shirt and slid his pants to his ankles. Bella's face lit up as he covered her with his body, his leg moving between hers as his hand cupped her breast.

"You are mine." He whispered, making Bella smile even brighter.

"Forever." She gasped, as he rolled her nipple between his fingers.

I was suddenly pulled from the vision and the pain had finally stopped. I was disoriented as I sat up, searching around for Bella. Corin had her shirt pulled tight in her fist as she yelled into her face.

"You stupid child, with a vampire's memory he will never be able to leave something in his past. It will always be there bouncing around in his mind. He will always remember what she felt like, what she smelled like. You will be just a pale reminder of what she was to him." She yelled

"No. You are wrong." I said, knowing that she had only succeeded in making my love for Bella even stronger.