The Curse of Destiny

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight. I wish I did, but I don't. I own this plot line (originally it was a short story I wrote for a college class and I decided to turn it into a longer fanfiction story). I hope you all like it.

Description: The doctors threw around the term "Stockholm's Syndrome." All Bella knew was that she missed her kidnapper and wasn't sure how to function without him anymore. She needed him and she had to get back to him…somehow. Could she love Edward, the man who had both abducted her and stolen her heart? Could she live without him? Time will tell…

Author's Note: Hello everyone! Thank you for the response last chapter. I know many of you had your own opinion, so I hope mine is okay with you. Please let me know what you think. This chapter is going to be a little different. Please read through the italics because it is not all in the last chapter. The flashback will continue past the chapter so make sure to read the part of the flashback that wasn't in the last chapter so you know what is going on and everything. I am changing it up a little bit and I hope you like it. This chapter will span three weeks. Enjoy and then review to let me know what you think.

Chapter 13 – Regret…

Bella had never felt so many intense emotions in her entire life. She had surrendered herself to this man. This man…her kidnapper. The night had not gone as she had expected…

FLASHBACK

Edward finished eating and sat back. Bella was watching his mouth. He had a small dab of whipped cream in the corner of his mouth. Bella leaned forward and Edward froze. She used her finger and brushed the small dab of whipped cream from his face and then without thinking about it she put her finger into her mouth to clean it off. Edward's breathing became shallow. They were so close that Bella could feel his breath on her face.

She removed her finger from her mouth and felt her body tingle in anticipation. Without thinking she placed her hands on his chest and Edward fell back willingly against the blanket and she fell with him half on top of him. By now the sky was dark and dusted with stars and the candle light made the setting more romantic, but Bella didn't notice any of that. She wanted to kiss Edward and she wasn't going to beat herself up about it. There was fire and heat between them and Bella wanted to experience it.

Edward reached up and brushed her hair back from her face and stared into her eyes. "Bella." Edward whispered before capturing her lips with his own. Bella poured herself into the kiss and desire swelled within her. Edward kissed her deeply and passionately. Finally needing more control he flipped them so he was staring down at her. She looked into his eyes and saw love. She felt herself panic and Edward's smooth voice calmed her.

"Don't think about anything but your feelings right now." Edward commanded softly. He leaned down and kissed her neck softly, nipping at it with his teeth making Bella moan in pleasure. "Think about how my touch makes you feel, Isabella." His fingers ghost down to her stomach and push the tank top up slightly to run his fingers up and down her stomach. Bella feels her desire grow and an uncomfortable ache develops between her legs. Edward feels her reaction to him and continues his ministrations on her stomach while kissing her neck. "I want you, Isabella. I want to bring you pleasure beyond your wildest imagination." Edward returns to kiss her mouth, deep, mind drugging kisses as Bella pants with desire beneath him. Her body doesn't seem her own and these emotions are foreign to her.

Edward pushes her shirt up even more exposing her bra. Bella expected to feel embarrassed or nervous, but all she felt was need…painful need. Edward runs his hands over the cups of her bra and Bella moans as he touches her gently. "Be mine, Isabella. Say you are mine." He whispers possessively in her ear and Bella moans again. Her body is overruling any rational thought. She tries to recall her rational self, but it vanishes when Edward's hand slips between her legs. "Say you are mine, Isabella." The ache intensifies and Bella squirms and pushes up against him in an attempt to find relief. "Say it, Isabella." Bella is lost to the sensations coursing through her body as he touches her through her underwear, as he touches a place no one has ever touched before. He moves his hand against her and she can't deny it anymore. She is his. In this moment, she is his.

"I'm yours." She pants out breathlessly before completely surrendering herself to Edward.

Edward had then stopped and pulled away from her breathing hard. He had stared so intently into her eyes and Bella felt confused and captivated. His voice had been dripping with charm and was sexy.

"Bella, tonight is not going to be the night for us."

Bella felt as if she had been flattened. He had played her. She felt so dirty all of a sudden. Edward saw the look in her eyes and looked at her with remorse.

"You didn't agree to be mine because you are in love with me, Isabella."

Bella knows he is right, but she still feels rejected and wants to lash out. "You don't want me." She manages to choke out and looks down at the ground, no longer able to look at him.

Edward's voice is husky when he answers. "Oh, I definitely want you, but not like this. I want you to be with me because you are in love with me and not because of lust."

Lust. That single word fills Bella with shame. She had lusted after Edward after he touched her intimately. Her body had done the talking for her and that was very unlike her. She had never felt that way before and to know that they both knew she had acted out of lust embarrassed her and upset her. She never wanted to be in this position with him again. She fell victim to his charms. She vowed to herself at that very moment to never falter in that way again.

She stood up carefully and adjusted her clothing. "Take me back now." She said with full authority.

Edward puts everything back in the picnic basket and picks up the blanket. He reaches his hand out for hers, but she ignores him. His touch did strange things to her and she was never going to allow herself to fall under his spell again.

"One day you will understand." Edward murmurs gently.

Bella shakes her head, but still refuses to meet his eyes. "This is over." She pauses a moment before continuing. "It never started." She manages to say strongly before refusing to speak to him the rest of the way back.

End Flashback

It had been three weeks since that night. Three weeks and Bella had kept her distance from Edward. She had refused to speak with him. He still ate every meal with her, but his attempt at conversation was met with silence. She no longer thought about escape. She no longer thought about anything other than avoiding the intensity of her feelings for Edward. She had to protect herself and Edward had managed to crack her tough shell. Edward tried to get her to open up daily. He would try many things…

"Bella, please talk to me. Please."

"Isabella, your silence hurts me deeply. Please talk to me. Tell me how you are feeling."

Days ran into weeks like this and Edward was at his breaking point. After three weeks of silence, Edward entered her room with dinner and then sat down next to her bed determined to get her to speak with him. He was tired of watching her go through the motions. She had not looked him in the eye since that night. She had been eating, but not really enjoying what she was eating. She was a shell of the person she should be and she was determined not to speak with him. He knew this. He knew that he let things go too far. She had been so responsive to him and he had been so overwhelmed by her that he had let himself go and he regretted it because it had destroyed all their progress. Did he regret not sleeping with her? Never. He wanted it to be a different way. He wanted their first time to be an act of love. He knew that Bella didn't love him now and he didn't know when that would happen for her. She was constantly surprising him. He was determined to get through to her now.

"Isabella, I am deeply sorry. I never wanted to take advantage of you." Bella actually looks up at him briefly and he sees emotion flicker in her eyes before she looks away. Edward continues. "I had to stop it because it was my fault things went so far. My…my feelings for you overtook me and I stopped thinking logically. All of it was my fault." Her chocolate brown eyes lock on Edward's for a moment and he sees all her conflict in her expression. He continues. "It will happen for us one day, Isabella. One day we will be together, but it will be when we are both ready for that step. It will be when we are in love."

Bella looks away from him and tries not to let his words get to her. "I'll never be in love with you." She chokes out.

Edward doesn't let her words bother him. He knows that right now she feels that way. He changes the subject. "I am going to the store now. I will be back in a few hours."

Bella isn't sure why he is telling her this. Maybe he is trying to gain her trust. It will be a cold day in hell before that happens Bella thought. Edward leaves her food on the tray and stands up. "I made chicken soup, French bread, green beans, and chocolate pudding for dessert. Just leave your tray on the nightstand and I will pick it up when I get back. Any requests for meals?"

He is trying to be open with her and Bella wants him to think that she is starting to trust him again. "I like BLTs and chicken and noodles." She looks at him briefly and is temporarily dazzled by his bright smile when she answers him.

"I will make sure to get what I need to make those meals for you." He keeps smiling as he leaves the room and locks the door.

Bella waits twenty minutes and then she carefully gets out of bed grasping her fork tightly in her hand. She walks quietly to the door and wedges a fork prong into the lock. She twists and turns it back and forth having no idea what she is doing so she is completely surprised and startled when the lock gives and she is able to turn the door knob and swing the door open.

I hope you liked this chapter. What do you think will happen here? Will Bella run away? What will she discover about Edward's life if she snoops? I would love to hear your thoughts! Thank you everyone!

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