Chapter 3

(I do not own anything. Please read and review. Also interviewer parts now in italics. I apologize for the confusion I thought they were already. Thank you to the reviewer that pointed this out!)

Edward continues to gaze out the window remaining silent for a bit. "It was true by the way that part… Isabella… trouble truly did seem to follow that poor girl around. If I could go back there's so much I'd have done differently. But then again who doesn't feel that way about some aspects in their life?" He sits back down. Like I said if I had known… but I didn't. Since I did not things seemed to just rather escalate from there. Isabella's problems became bigger and bigger I just hadn't a clue how bad things truly were. I was selfish in my own thoughts pertaining to Isabella all I was focused on was how to win her over. I just never truly imagined…" He shakes his head looking ill.

The next day Bella comes to class. She seemed a bit jumpier than usual. Her hands shook as she took notes. I thought maybe it was a cross between the weather getting worse and or little ordeal yesterday. Maybe I had made her nervous? I already knew how she hated to be wet and cold. So I told myself it had to be those two things combined.

"How are you today?" I say softly so not to startle her more than she already seemed.

"Fine and you?" She says without looking upon me.

"I'm ok."

She nods.

"Are you cold?" I ask as her hand continues to shake making her writing a bit off.

She doesn't answer she simply places the pencil down and rubs her hands.

"You can borrow my jacket if you need." I offer.

She looks upon me oddly.

"Um thank you but I'm ok."

"I just notice your jacket isn't as thick. Hard to keep warm I'm sure."

She nods biting upon her lower lip. I hear her cell vibrate in her pocket and she jumps. I rear back at this in wonder. She raises her hand and asks to be dismissed. A few minutes later she returns sitting back down. I wasn't the only one taking notice of Bella's odd behavior. Jasper was picking it up as well. I read it in his thoughts. He feared maybe she remembered after all. That it was he was the reason. But that couldn't be it I compelled her to forget it all. Did something maybe slip through? I mean he did say he couldn't compel her. Did I not get to her in time? That's the thing I couldn't just keep compelling her. It messes with the mind. To do it too often could be a dangerous thing for a human. Though there are some vampires that do not concern themselves with the affects. I was not as cruel. There had been cases where one's mind becomes like Swiss cheese. They've been compelled so much there are loop holes in their memories and they become confused much like that of an Alzheimer's patient. One of the kings once compelled his bride so much before she'd been turned. That she became mute she was nothing more than a robot beckoning at his every demand. Out of his own guilt he turned her. He made her his bride but even then she remained the same. To this day she still is nothing more than his lap dog. He keeps her by his side in love with the ghost of things past. To this day he hasn't given up hope.

You've to forgive me. I tend to get off track at times. There's just so much to cover… He sighs pinching the bridge of his nose looking down. Before I go on though I want one thing set straight.

Isabella Swan was a strong human being she wasn't near as gullible and weak as made out to be. She could no more control the things that took place than she could the weather. She was a human teenage girl living a life around the supernatural it followed her around. There was no getting away from it. Once you've entered that world you're a part of it and there's no going back. Bella made the choices she did out of mere survival and because she was completely selfless when it came to her family and friends. Bella never put herself before anyone else, hence a lot of our arguments. How I wished at times she was a bit more selfish. It would have put me more at ease.

I began to take things into my own hands. I decided to spend even more time with Bella. To find out for myself what it could be. For our next class there was a field trip planned. The buses were already waiting outside. I'd already had in my mind to sit beside her. Once the bell rang I take it upon myself to grab her bag. She looks upon me strangely.

"Thought we could sit together." I say with a shrug.

We place our books in our lockers and head to the bus. Alice makes her way over and smiles.

"Hi!" She says to Bella.

"Um hi."

"Alice Cullen Edward's sister."
I had to get used to this brother sister bit it was awkward. We were all close but before now we'd never referred to each other as this. It was Carlisle's demand so we followed.

"Bella Swan."

"This is Emmett my boyfriend."
Bella narrows her eyes looking to me.
"I thought…"

I sigh realizing just how confusing this truly was.

"Emmett and Jasper are my adopted brothers, Alice is my sister by marriage."

Bella's jaw rather drops and she whispers.

"Did you say marriage?"

Alice takes Bella's hand and pats it.

"Won't you sit with us?"

Bella continues to stare at me wide eyed as Alice practically drags her on the bus. Alice sits next to her at first.

"Move." I demand.

Alice pouts at first and Emmett sighs.

"Do as you're told." He says Alice rises cutting me a go to hell look.

Bella's face is priceless however. I sit beside her and she turns to me.

"I thought she said he was her boyfriend."
I sigh.

"She said that so you wouldn't react the way you just did."

"But they're just in high school how." I place a finger on her sweet lips. I simply wink.

"Shh…" I clear my throat and lean back.

"I'll explain it all one day."

"One day?"

"Well yes I assume we're friends now." I say with a shrug.

"Well yes but."

"Then there is more than enough time don't you think?"

"You're very strange you know that!" She hisses.

I grin.

"So are you."

"How am I strange?!"

"You just are."

"Explain." She insists.

It was so hard to control this. She'd not a clue what she was doing to me. This this little back and forward thing alone was turning me on. I could see she was getting irritated with me. It was cute. I wanted to kiss those lips of hers again desperately.

"I don't feel like it."

"You don't feel like it?"

I nod.

"What the hell kind of answer is that."

"So what kind of movies are you into?"

She rolls her eyes and crosses her arms.

"What?"

"You're changing the subject."

"That I did. Now if you may I'd like to know what genre you're into."

"Triple X features."

I swore I heard Emmett choke even though he wasn't drinking anything. Alice was giggling. Meanwhile I'm frozen.

"What?"

She smiles shaking her head.

"Horror maybe action I don't know why?"

My mind was still on the first answer. I clear my throat.

"I preferred your first choice." I taunt.

She laughs and not just any laugh a real one. Bella blushed shaking her head.

"You would." She grins.

"I'm not even sure why I said that." Bella admits. She had caught me off guard as well. I liked this side of her. This was how Bella and I actually were together. The way we were described was so… well uptight, rather annoying if I must say.

"To mess with my mind… it worked."

I constantly had to remind myself not to touch not to come on too heavy with flirtation. It was extremely frustrating. I wanted nothing more than to spend the entire trip making out with her. Maybe even have me a little thirst quencher. The mere idea was arousing to say the least. I swallowed it back placing my backpack in my lap and closing my eyes for a moment so not to reveal myself.

The bus eventually comes to a stop. Bella goes to get up but makes a face and rather falls back slightly. My hand goes around her waist I couldn't help but to breathe her in and take a moment to enjoy.

"You alright?" I question in her ear.

She nods her face going slightly red.

"Sorry I must've lost my footing or something."

"You looked like you were in pain."

She shrugs.

"I'm fine just tripping over my own two feet. I tend to do those sorts of things."

Jasper passes by the aisle and I pay extra attention to her reaction of him. But there was nothing. She didn't even look at him. I drop my hand realizing it was still around her waist as she looks down. She exits the bus and Emmett grabs my arm.

"Dude… she's a keeper." He grins.

"You're just saying that because of the porn comment."

"Hell yeah I am."

Alice pushes past us and takes Bella's arm strolling along with her.

"What's your bride's deal with my girl?"

"So she is your girl?" Emmett taunts me.

I roll my eyes. He shrugs.

"Who knows maybe she's into her just as much as you are."
"You only wish."

"Yeah I do actually."

I punch him in the arm.

"Dick."

"Hey we can both watch."

At this comment we both lean back in thought. However I punch him again on principal. I hear him laughing as I keep stride behind Alice and Bella. I flip him off without turning around.

"Mr. Cullen I will not have such disrespect in my class." Bella turns naturally seeing I'm directly behind them. Yeah I looked like a damn stalker. Emmett has himself a good laugh. I turn toward the teacher with distaste.

"I do apologize." I say behind gritted teeth.

Bella narrows her eyes looking upon me as I turn back around.

"Don't let it happen again or you will be facing detention."

Not if I slam your face into the desk repeatedly and compel you to forget who did it. I give her a simple wink and she turns back around. Alice drops her hand as she and Bella lean over looking at some flowers in the greenhouse the teacher was talking about. Alice smiles back at me. She walks back towards her Lord but not before leaning into my ear.

"I like her, she's fun."

I wasn't sure what to say to that. Alice saw things we didn't. I knew she must've seen something, something about Bella that had intrigued her. I hadn't seen her act this way before most certainly not ever about Rosalie. Bella's phone rings again and she quickly takes it out of her pocket and answers. However the teacher takes it and hangs up on whoever it was. I swore Bella's entire face went green.

"You'll get this back at the end of the day. You know the rules Ms. Swan."

"I really need that phone back!" She says in such a way that the entire class turns to her.

"Are you telling me what to do?" The teacher says with this shitty grin.

Bella reaches for the phone and he places it in his pocket.

"SIR! I NEED THAT NOW!"

He shakes his head and points at her.

"That's detention and you will not get your phone back until tomorrow!"

Bella looks ill as she takes a step back.

"Please you don't understand."

"No you don't understand. Maybe after an hour's detention and an extra day away from your beloved phone you'll finally get it."

Her jaw drops. I take her forearm taking her away from the confrontation. The teacher begins his tour again and the students follow. I pull her to the side.

"I can get your phone back for now just borrow mine."

I hand her my phone and she backs away from it.

"It has to be mine."

"Why?"

"It just does."

"What's going on Bella?"

"Nothing I just really need my phone back."

I sigh as the class is getting ahead of us.

"Consider it done."

"But…"

I don't say another word as I get us caught back up with the class. I drop my hold on Bella's arm and make my way up beside the teacher. Making it look as though I was asking him a question. I even point to a certain plant as we continue to walk. Meanwhile I'm compelling him to give me her phone back and to forget what took place. He continues on and I stay beside the plant I was pointing to. I look upon it as though it's peeked my interest. Bella walks by and I take her hand placing the phone inside.

"Edward… How?"

"Don't worry about it and you won't be having detention after all."

"Edward?"

"I mean it Bella let it go." I pause however and turn.

"If you truly wish to thank me… You'll let me take you to that movie."

She bites her lower lip. Her phone vibrates however and she answers walking off to the side. Once she's done she returns by my side.

"Ok."

"Ok?"

"I'll go with you."

"When?"

She shrugs.

"It'd have to be Sunday."

"A school night?" I question with a grin.

"It's the only free time I have."

"I'll take it."

"As friends Edward…" She reminds.

"But of course." I plan to change that soon enough.

"Thank you Edward." She says as if truly grateful.

"Don't mention it."

The story was a bit backwards in some aspects as you can see. Bella was already dating Jacob Black. I was the one starting off in the friend zone. Jacob and Bella's relationship was the more uncanny area. However Bella and I? He smiles. It was like the missing piece to a puzzle. We fit.

We started walking again and I smelt blood. I turned to see Alice and Emmett walking with another student. I quickly turned back around knowing they were feeding. That was the thing as well the meal's usually become shared once you've mated. I noticed this with Carlisle and Emmett with their brides rarely did they feed alone. Another thing I also seemed to notice was that about 8 out of 10 times it always led to sex directly after. And yes we vampires can feed from each other it just doesn't sustain us as much as human blood. I will say this though… There's never been a time I've witnessed yet where a vampire has fed from another and it's not sexual.

Have you fed from other vampires? The interviewer asks.

Edward grins. "Yes I have. It can be very erotic." He lights another cigarette. "But none of them had even come close…" He puffs off his cigarette. "Isabella…" He says almost breathlessly. "She's was something else."

Back to where I was… The two were feeding and I could smell the blood. That mixed with my desires for Bella was like torture. I wanted to compel her and drink from her. My mouth watered in thought. If I was to have a relationship with this human however I couldn't make this a constant thing. I kept telling myself feed off someone else. Let it go Edward. But I wanted her no one else's blood was appealing to me. I take her hand and pull back from the group a bit.

"Edward?" She questions.

I look her in the eyes.

"Come with me."

She nods and follows. I felt the culpability even as I did this but I just couldn't make myself stop.

"You've made me quite thirsty Isabella. Do not be afraid I'd never harm you." I caress her cheek.

"I'm going to feed from you. You will feel no pain." I wanted that kiss again but at her will.

You may think me a monster. But it is our nature it's how we survive. We must feed as you humans must consume food and water.

I moved her hair gently away from her neck. I ran my tongue along that vein of hers first. Just doing that alone… madness… I listened to her blood pumping, her heart picking up with excitement. She might have been compelled but note I never compelled her to become turned on. Her body was doing this itself. This was what had me so fascinated. It's like she took pleasure in what I was doing. Never did I compel her to become aroused or to enjoy. I bit down and began to drank. I closed my eyes as I caught the scent yet again. I couldn't help myself I pressed myself against her. I kid you not through the compulsion a moan escaped this girl's lips. I quickly came to a stop and covered her mouth. I looked around but couldn't stop the smile that formed on my face. I turn back towards her trying to calm myself down. I take in a breath.

"Your body will heal itself now sweetheart. You will remember nothing of this. Thank you." She nods and I fix her hair and take her arm hurriedly making our way back.

I take notice of her biting her lower lip off and on the ride back to school. Jasper was having a hard time in his head as he was sensing her arousal still. It was messing with him just as much as I and yet I was the one that fed from her. I cut him a warning glance. He shrugs as if he can't help it his eyes black. I grin however as he sits beside one of the cheerleaders. His arm goes around her and he begins to whisper in her ear. His thoughts switch to this other girl to my relief. I turn around giving him some privacy.

"If we're to do this Edward I want to pay my own way and drive my truck." She randomly says her legs crossed and her hands tucked under her lap.

"I will not have you paying."

"Then it's no deal."

"You cannot do that it's already been decided. Remember I said on me."

"Edward…" She whines.

"I'm paying drop it. But I do understand about taking your truck. We can meet there that is fine." I didn't like it but understood her reasoning. Last thing she wanted was her man seeing her in the car with someone else. But the thought did cross my mind. He could very well see us together at the theater. We'd just have to deal with it as it came if I must I'd compel him.

I grin noticing how she keeps crossing her legs off and on. She looks out the window moving around an awful lot.

"Something wrong?" I say wanting to play with this a bit more. I knew why she was still aroused however she didn't.

"No why?"

"Just curious, you seem a bit distracted."

She shakes her head.

"I'm fine."

"Are you certain?" I continue on like I'm deeply concerned.

She nods biting her lip once more.

"Hmmm." I half hum and lean back.

"I do hope you're not coming down with something. You seem a bit feverish…" I add menacingly.

She looks to me wide eyed for a moment and clears her throat.

"Do I really?" She says looking embarrassed.

"Oh yeah." I put a hand to her forehead.

"You feel hot Bella."

This girl's entire face glows and she turns. I chuckle to myself.

The end of the week couldn't have come fast enough. I wanted Sunday to be here already. Finally it had arrived and I awaited Isabella in my car. The red truck appears and she parks a couple cars down from me. To be honest it already felt like we were sneaking around. Wrong as it was I liked the feeling it had a hint of excitement to it. However I liked what she was wearing even more. I'm leaned back against my car and light a smoke. I'm too focused on her tight blue jeans, black boots, yet again another snug shirt that slightly showed her belly when she moved.

"You smoke?"
Probably something I should have told her before. We vampire have a certain scent to us. Which rather erases the smell of cigarettes or cologne anything we might have on us. That is why she never knew. She was never really able to smell it on me. I narrow my eyes watching her face before I answer. I take a drag and throw it down stepping on it.

"Yes."

"I never knew that." She steps up to me and breathes me in.

"How do you do that? You hardly smell like it at all."

I shrug.

"So what do I smell like?"

She grins shaking her head.

"You're horrible you know that?"

"Smell?" I question as if horrified.

She laughs and begins walking toward the theater.

"So are you appalled?"

"By?" She says as I walk behind her watching her ass move with each step she takes.

"My smoking."

"Not really should I be?"

"Possibly I mean I could die of lung disease."

"Or you could get hit by a car."

Damn I liked this girl. If only she knew I couldn't get lung disease as a vampire and I'd simply walk away from a hit by a car.

"That's very true."

We look to see what's showing.

"You pick."

She shrugs.

"I don't really care actually."

"If you don't pick I'll pick something completely mushy."

She wrinkles her nose.

"Don't pretend not to like those kind of movies. I saw the copy of Romeo and Juliet in your backpack."

She looks to me.

"That's different."
"Is it now?"
She nods.

"It's a classic. It has everything you need all wrapped up in a little package."

"How do you mean?" She had my attention.

She shrugs.

"What's not to love? You got sword fights, war, drama, sex, murder and suicide."

"You're rather dark aren't you?"

She smiles but it rather fades as if she's thinking about something.

"Kind of have to be, at least in this day and age for mere survival purposes."

What? I found myself thinking. She's only 17 what possibly… I was stunned by her words. I wasn't sure what to make of this. We decide on a movie and I purchase the tickets.

"Get what you want." I offer towards the concession stand.

"I'm actually not hungry."
"At least get you something to drink."

"I'm good."

"Bella…"
She heads towards the line and I roll my eyes following. This friend zone thing was frustrating. I wanted to swoon this girl and couldn't even do that. All I knew was once I got this girl she'd be spoiled I'd have it no other way.

Bella picks our seats and her phone does that irritating thing again. I wanted to smash it into a million pieces.

"Hey Jake."

"Hey baby how are you."

"Ok and you?"

"Good what are you doing?"

"About to watch a movie with a friend."

"What friend?"

She sighs.

"Edward."

I watch her face curiously. I was surprised she admitted this.

"You mean the peace of shit that wouldn't let me talk to you the other day? He mentioned something about how you never mention me. That's bullshit Bella!

"Jake please." She says her hand shaking a bit.

"He's just a friend."
However she cuts me a look. She covers the receiver.

"Did you answer my phone that day I fainted?"

I shrug and nod.

"Edward…" She hisses shaking her head.

"I do tell people about you Jake. I'm sure he was joking."

"Are you hiding something from me?!"

"No I'm not!"

"You went to the movies with Leah the other day and I said nothing."

"That's different this guy Bella is clearly interested in you. The way he sounded on the phone. You should have heard him Bells!"

I sigh this guy was pissing me off something severe.

"No it isn't different and I don't care what it sounded like! I know what I'm doing!"

"Clearly you don't!"

"You know what Jake FUCK YOU! I'd forgiven you for what you did a few days ago. But you're just getting worse."

"It was an accident Bells! Jesus I apologized. It won't happen again you know that. But you need to listen to me. Don't you realize how this makes you look?"

"NO Jake how does it make me look?" She challenges.

"Like a god damned slut!" He roars on the phone. My eyes I knew had grown dark. He'd gotten my attention alright but the wrong fucking kind.

"Did you honestly just call me a fucking slut?!"

I take the phone from her hand at that point and hang it up. I stuff it into my jacket.

"Let's go." I say and take her hand

There was just no way I was making this girl sit through a two hour movie now. There are something's about me you should know. I maybe somewhat a monster. But when it comes to a lady whether vampire or not there are just something's you do not say. That was one of them; especially when it pertains to Isabella Swan. This girl however didn't cry. No she was rightfully pissed. Once we were outside of the theater she punched the wall.

I grabbed her wrist afraid she'd hurt herself as she began to swing again.

"Isabella…" I say shaking my head as she's bleeding along her knuckles now.

"I'm sorry."

"Why on earth are you sorry?"

She bites upon her lip looking down. The phone vibrates in my pocket and I grit my teeth.

"May I?"

She shrugs and I take that as a yes. I take out the phone and answer.

"Hello?"

"I need to talk to Bella."

"She doesn't wish to talk to you. I think it's best you stop calling."

"Is this Edward?"

"Yes it is. You need to know this as well. Bella wasn't lying. We are friends. This was purely innocent on her part."

"What about yours?"

I grin and run my fingers though my hair looking to Bella.

"I guess you're about to find out."
"What the fuck does that mean?"

I hang up and turn her phone off handing it back to her.

"I understand if you want to cancel tonight. But at least let me follow you home so I know you get there safe." I take the sleeve of my shirt and clean the blood off her knuckles.

"Edward you're ruining your shirt!"

"It's just a shirt Bella."

"I suppose I had better go home. I'm sorry Edward."

"Don't be." I'll follow you.

She nods and I open the door for her.

"Edward?"

I look upon her.

"Are you busy next weekend?"

I refrain from smiling vainly.

"No Bella."

"Want to do something then?"

"I'd like that."

Bella didn't come to school that Monday. I tried to call her but she didn't answer. Tuesday her seat still empty. My mind playing a cruel game with me on what could have possibly happened. I decided if she didn't answer her phone I'd seek her out. Naturally no answer so I sniffed out the Swan house after school. I knocked on the door but no answer. But I knew she was home I could smell her. I back up a bit and look up towards the windows.

I leap up and peer in. I see her lying in bed her back facing me. Was she sick? I slide open the window and welcome myself inside. I froze at first as I thought she heard me. She groans out in her sleep. At one point she rolls over. She grabs her pillow clawing at it and screams.

I wake her up and she shoots up covering herself.

"Easy Bella…"

"Edward?"

I caress her cheek.

"I didn't mean to frighten you."

She looks around.

"How'd you get in here Edward?"

"Climbed…"

"Climbed?"

"You wouldn't answer your phone or door I was concerned. You were having a bad dream. I had to wake you from it."

She nods.

"I'm sorry I can leave now I just had to make sure you were ok."

"What time is it?"

"4 pm."

She raises up a bit more and rubs her eyes.

"Are you ill?"

"Um yeah." She says and licks her lips.

"Would you like for me to get you a glass of water before I leave?"

She shakes her head.

"I'm ok Edward."

"Will you be at school tomorrow?"

She nods.

"OK then I'll see you then."

I go to leave and she calls to me.

"Edward…"

I turn.

"Please stay."

I turn back towards her as she leans over cutting on her lamp.

"Um but I need a moment." She blushes.

I see the slight reveal of a black panty line and tank top to match. She looked positively delicious to say the least. But I turn back around.

"Of course."

I hear her scrambling around the room as she finds some clothes. I hear the springs of her mattress as she hops back on it.

"Decent."

To my disappointment of course however I turn and smile.

"Wanna watch a movie?"

"Sure."

She makes her way off the bed. But can't help but to notice how she winces.

"Bella are you certain you're up to this?"

"I'm fine. Feeling a lot better actually." She says leaning down. Her heart rate however tells me differently it was unsteady; the usual beat of a human when they are in a lot of pain.

"What are you in the mood for?"

I shrug and kick back on her bed. Her scent flowed throughout the room even more so on this bed. I wanted to be buried within her sheets it was so invigorating.

"Whatever you wish Bella."

She places in a movie in and sits beside me on the bed.

"What'd I miss?"
I look to her confused at first.

"School?"

I grin.

"Same ole same ole."

She nods. Something just wasn't right though. Bella wasn't sick. She never was sick… I'd be able to smell it if she were.

"Where's your dad?"

"He's at work."

"Did he take you to the doctor?"

"He insisted but I knew it was just a little cold. I'm fine now."

Liar, liar… but why?

"A cold huh?"

She nods.

"Charlie had to work anyway."
"But if you needed to go to the doctor…"

"Edward really I'm fine."

"Ok Bella."

Halfway through the movie we're making jokes off and on. But when she laughs sometimes her heart does that thing. At one point she rises and makes her way to her nightstand and pulls out a thing of pills. They were narcotics I'd recognized them through Carlisle's profession before. She goes to pop the pills and I appear beside her and take the pills from her hand.

"What are these for?"

She looks to me then the bed.

"How'd…"

"Bella what is going on?"

I couldn't take it anymore. I had to know what the fuck was going on. So I ask the first thing that comes to mind.

"Where does it hurt Bella?" I say as I begin to compel her.

She looks to me and I watch as a tear runs down her left eye.

"Bella I want you to show me."

She does the one thing I'd wanted since I'd first met her. Only now it wasn't what I wanted. I recoil seeing the bruise. I stop her by placing my hands onto hers.

"Leave them up." She nods pulling her pants back up.

"Who did this?"

"Jake."

"Tell me everything." I demand.

Edward's fists are balled up. He twirls a cigarette in his fingers. Jacob Black wasn't quite the wolf pup you all made him out to be. He shakes his head and flicks his zippo. He smokes his cigarette taking his time before putting it out. Then he turns around and leans over placing his elbows about his knees. His hands run about his hair as though a mad man.

She begins her own horror story, one that even makes a monster cringe. I've taken lives. I feed off human's blood in order to survive. But this Jake kid… He was far more a monster than I could ever be. He was using her family and friends in order to keep her. By that I mean he was threatening their lives if she was to ever leave him. You see Isabella had broken up with him that Sunday. The night I followed her home, only he wasn't having it. That was also the night he revealed his true self to Bella. He'd only hit her once before and that was the day I answered her phone. He just never truly told her the entire reason. Bella however told me how she held a screwdriver to his throat in the shed that day. Told him if he ever hit her again she'd end him where he stood. This idiot kid puts on this crying act as if he couldn't believe what he'd done. It also didn't help that yes they had known each other as children at one time this kid was Bella's childhood friend. So she decided to give him one more chance.

And that's exactly what she did. As Bella had promised to herself she went to Jacob's house Sunday night to confront him about how he'd talked to her. Once again he lost his temper broke his promise only he didn't do it by hitting her. No he grabbed her by the throat and shoved her down. She yelled at him about how it was over and how she was going to call her father. As Bella took off towards her truck; he grabbed her by the hair only when she turned around he was no longer the boy she'd known. He also wasn't the wolf you thought he was. The children of the moon were mentioned but as though it was merely some tale. The Quileute were not wolf shifters. They were full blown werewolves. Nothing pretty about how they look when they change. They are 7 to 8 ft tall humanoid wolves. They are ruthless, and petrifying as hell!

Needless to say Jacob Black wasn't your typical domestic abuse case. No he was clinically insane. He made Jasper look like a fucking saint. Imprint or not he was claiming her as his own. That's what that bruise was along her private part. That was his indication she was his. It wasn't just any mark it was a child of the moon hand mark. He told her that if any other man so much as touched her he'd kill them. He told her that if she told her father about this he'd kill him. Summing it all up he pretty much let it be known that she wasn't leaving his side. There was no penetration or any such thing but that still doesn't take away from the beast he truly was.

Once she was done telling her story. I didn't compel her to forget… I wanted her to know I now knew. But more than anything now she needed to know who the fuck Edward Mason Cullen was.