Previously:

Felix leaned in to kiss me. I think he was aiming for my cheek, but he enjoyed my lips more. I was never the type to kiss guys you just met, but evidently I am now. I'm not who I thought I was.

The kiss grew more desperate and hungry on his end. I opened the door and we ran to my bedroom.

We continued kissing on the bed and some clothes came of. My top and his.

And then the door slammed open.

BPOV

I sighed in relief. I hadn't wanted Felix like that. I felt like I was kissing my brother, but evidently I don't know how to say no.

I looked to see who my savior was.

"Caius?"

"Get out." Caius growled at Felix.

Felix was gone in an instant.

Caius was obviously mad.

"Sorry to ruin your fun," he spat before dashing off. I pulled on nice clothes quickly after realizing that I had blood on my other ones. It merely took a second and then I was off to Caius. I followed his scent to a room I hadn't been to before. I knocked on the door.

"What?" he barked harshly.

"It's Bella."

"I'm busy."

I kicked the door open to see his sitting at his desk.

"What do you want, Isabella?"

"I want to thank you."

"For?"

"For not letting Felix and I, you know . . . I didn't want my first time to be with a stranger. I'm glad you stopped us. So thank you."

"Your first time?"

"Yes." If I could have blushed I would have.

I looked down at my hands. Twisting them nervously.

One of his perfect hands held mine still. I felt fire at his touch. Good fire. Fire I wanted to feel every day for the rest of my existence. Fire I felt just when I was around him but intensified.

"Do you feel that?" I asked.

"Yes."

I pulled away and started looking at the paintings hung on the wall.

"Do you paint?" he asked.

"I used to; I talked Renee into taking classes with me once . . . They said that my abstract was ugly."

"Nonsense. Abstract can be anything, but ugly."

"The teacher was my grandmother. It sort of hit hard. I haven't painted since I was fourteen."

"Anytime you wish to paint, these doors are open. Use anything you want." Caius smiled. The first smile I had seen from him. It made him even more beautiful, if that were even possible.

"What?"

Evidently I was staring

"That is the first time I've seen you smile. I think you should smile more often."

"What do you find more frightening, a vampire king that smiles or a vampire king whose face is clean of every emotion, but anger?"

"You have a point."

"I usually do."

I glanced at my watch. It had dried blood inside of it. Damn.

"It's around twelve."

"Thanks." Since I had time . . . I'd heard the gardens were beautiful. "I'm going for a walk in the gardens would you join me?"

"I believe I will. We wouldn't want Felix to try again."

Sure.

We started walking leisurely down the corridor that would lead us to the gardens.

"I . . ."

"Yes?"

"The first day I was here . . . when Edward was squeezing me to his body . . . why did you save me?"

"I didn't like that pain that was on your face. It wasn't pain from your cracked ribs but pain from his hurting you in the first place. Yet you continue to love him."

How on earth did we get here? My loving Edward?

"I don't love him."

"But you said—"

"It was a lie to get him out of there and just because I don't love him doesn't mean that I want him dead."

Caius nodded.

We stepped out into the moonlit garden.

"Wow." I breathed. "It's beautiful."

"You are."

I started twisting my hands nervously again and I mumbled, "Thanks."

"Look at me," Caius whispered. His fingers very gently tilted my head upwards to look into his beautiful crimson eyes. "Don't be nervous around me. Please."

"But how can I not be?" I countered. "You're a king and beautiful. Perfect, you're perfect, Caius."

"You are far more perfect than I."

"Bella!" Jane came running up, but she stopped when she saw Caius.

"Excuse me, Master Caius. I didn't see you there."

"All's well, Jane."

Obviously, she was surprised. Normally, I assume, usually he would have snapped at her.

"I just wanted to tell Bella that Aro wanted to talk to her about . . . dance lessons."

"Number one reason I was opposed to this ball."

"You don't enjoy dancing?"

"Dancing doesn't enjoy me."

"I think I can fix that." Aro said as he entered to garden. "I came to see what was taking so long, but now I see." His smile grew wider. "Caius, you don't mind teaching Bella how to dance do you?"

"I don't mind."

Alice was there right at three-thirty. She was going to stay in my room even though she could have her own.

"Alice, the reason I called . . ."

"You got the vision I sent you."

"You sent that to me?"

"Yep."

"So is it real?"

"Of course it is. Now come on. We need to go shopping you promised. Oh. I brought your money from the bank."

"Thanks. I don't really need much . . ."

"What do you mean?" Alice walked swiftly over to my closet and opened the door.

"It's bigger than my room and it's full!" She was excited. "You didn't buy all of this. Who did?"

"Caius sent Gianna to go shopping for me as an apology."

"Apology for?"

"After you and Edward left, we had a bit of a run in. It's fine now."

"Okay." She smiled.

"I must admit . . . I'm glad that there are plenty of dresses. You sort of had them growing on me before you all left me."

"Bella, I can't apologize enough for—"

"Alice, its fine, I'm fine."

"Ooh! Let's go in here! I don't have a dress yet!"

Cue girl talk.

CPOV

A red head named Victoria came in pleading. She was trying to build her own newborn army. It wouldn't be ridiculous if all newborns have the control my Isabella does. She's remarkable.

"I am only trying to get revenge on the ones who killed my mate! They killed my mate for a human!"

"Who would this be?" Aro asked.

I don't see why he feels the need to interrogate when he could touch her and get everything.

"The Cullens and their pet, Bella."

Of course Isabella chose that moment to come in. She must have heard her name.

"Victoria," she growled.

Beautiful.

"Bella?" Victoria asked.

Bella smiled devilishly before pouncing.

And this was where her control was lost.

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