Chapter 10

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I pull out a chair for a very nervous Bella. I sit beside her and Carlisle sits on the other side of her.

"Rose." He calls out.

She appears by his side and he pats his knee for her to sit. He motions for the others to join. Carlisle then has Bella tell her side of the story behind everything that's been going on. He interrogates her tooth and nail. Once he's done however I shoot up from my seat and push Bella behind me.

"There is no need for that. She tells the truth."

"I must know for sure."

"But you cannot compel her."

"Precisely that is why I must."

"Carlisle! How is she to trust us if…"
"Her trusting us is not my concern. It is my need to trust her!"

He yanks Bella from behind me. She looked upon me in panic as Carlisle pierces his fangs into her. He knew how to do it in a way that would not scar as we fed from the other students in school. Carlisle often fed from other nurses or patients. This was how Carlisle used his gift however. Whether it'd be vampire or human he was able to see that person's life from birth till now in flashes. He knew whether they were corrupt or not. This is also how he'd know if Bella was authentic. However I grew irate seeing as he was beginning to enjoy himself. I yank her out from under him.

"That's enough!"

"You seem to forget whom you're speaking to Edward." He hisses licking his lips.

"You had best remember." He threatens using images of harming Bella to torture me.

I wince with gritted teeth.

"Master please you know she tells the truth. Do not torment her further is all I request."

I pull her into my chest.

"Very charming human indeed, perhaps I understand Edward's infatuation. You are also telling the truth about everything you've said. I'm sorry I had to go about it the way I had. But as you can see I'm very protective over my coven, just as you are apparently over Edward. You've developed very strong feelings pertaining to him, some even highly erotic." He says with a grin looking upon me.

Bella's jaw drops.

"Relax your secrets are safe with me." He winks upon her and sits back down.

I put my hand to the small marks on her neck.

"Those thoughts were not for you!" Bella snaps at him.

He laughs.

"You're a very private person, shy in fact. It seems he brings something out in you."

"STOP IT!" She yells nearly in tears.

"Carlisle…"Rosalie says in that seductive tone of hers. She uses this to either calm him or get her way about something.

She runs a finger along the collar of his shirt.

"Rose I'm just having a bit of fun with Bella. She needs to learn to loosen up. On the same note I can take an understanding to. Edward was right. Trouble seems to be your middle name. You've had a number of close calls. I think I like you however. You're not feeble that's assured. I've seen that Edward has already somewhat told you my story."

He kisses Rosalie's shoulders.

"You will learn more within time but considering the situation. I do believe now's the time to learn of Rose's story."

Carlisle keeps his arms around Rosalie caressing parts of her body every now and then. Bella turned way in shyness. My master catches this and grins.

(I do believe you've got your work cut out for you. It's going to take a lot of convincing on your part Edward. You had better step it up.) He thinks as he eyes me.

"Rosalie Hale just happened to of been in a relationship with a friend of mine, a vampire by the name of Royce King. We were colleagues in college the only two vampires on the entire campus. I found it intriguing that another sought interest in not only furthering his education but in embracing at least some sort of human life. The two of us seem to hit it off. That's how I first met Rose. We'd gather with a few of our other classmates and have a few drinks. I even met a couple of his other vampire friends. I just couldn't believe that someone besides myself was learning to blend in with the public. To befriend the humans even if we were to fed from them as well.

I'd felt some remorse however when I first lay eyes on Rose. She was the most beautiful being I'd ever saw. Her smile enthralled me and her laughter grabbed at me. I never thought it possible to have such a relationship. But here Royce was with this goddess of a human about his lap, laughing it up with his friends living life as though everything was normal, merely as though a human. I was amazed. However that was soon to fade. Royce had invited me along with some other vampire friends of his to his engagement party. I congratulated him even through my envy. In fact I offered to pay for the first round. That night Royce had gotten drunker than I'd ever seen him. His friends were just as bad. My concern however turned to Rosalie when a friend of his pulled her into his lap. Royce didn't even show any signs of jealousy or concern for his fiancé's wellbeing. However Rosalie's face was less than impressed.

She tried to pull away from the vampire but he gripped her hips tight. Her face flushed with mortification as he started to move her about him in a sexual matter. Royce only laughed and patted him on the shoulder.

"See mate I told you. It's just too bad she's a frigid cow."

My eyes widened at this. I had thought this to be a moment of celebration. But come to find out this was a moment of revenge on Royce's part. Rosalie had turned him down saying she wasn't quite sure she was ready for such a commitment. She wasn't sure about how to feel about becoming a vampire much less a bride. She wanted some time to consider. Royce had no patience for such things. He wanted Rosalie and that was all that mattered. The fury within him grew as the night continued.

Rose had tugged on his jacket and asked to go home as his buddies became more and more hands on.

"Perhaps you should let her go home. You're friends and you are clearly too drunk."

"Nah mate this is a celebration. Right Rosalie? In fact I think we should all celebrate."

He roughly grabs her wrist and starts to lead her out of the bar. They drag her into an alleyway.

"Please Royce you're drunk!"

He nods lighting a cigarette. Royce turns to me.

"How about it my dear friend?"

I looked to him confused.

"I'll let you do her first."

I just couldn't believe this. This couldn't have been the same vampire I'd grown to be friends with. I could make out Rose's fear through her heart rate. She started to walk away and Royce slammed her back against the wall.

"Carlisle's gonna fuck you first."

I grit my teeth and reach over yanking Rose towards me.

"NO one's touching her. You're drunk go home Royce!"

I started to lead her away.

"I apologize Ms. Hale I'll personally make sure you get home safely."

She screams however as the vampires yank her away from me. Royce grabs me holding me back.

"NO ROYCE THINK ABOUT THIS SHE'S YOUR FIANCE!" I yell as they throw her down on the ground.

One of them undoes his pants and begins to force himself on Rose. I break out of Royce's hold and flip him over facing me. I bite down with all force upon his neck. It was then I learned I could also read the life of another vampire. I'd seen where he'd abused Rosalie for quite some time. Only she'd no recollection because of him compelling her off and on. He'd been raping her for over a year. He'd been forcing other sexual desires upon her she never knew. But the one thing he tried to force but could not was for her to become his bride. He wanted to humiliate her the way she had him. He wanted to display her beauty amongst his friends and watch as they violated her. He wanted to tear her down. He didn't want to turn her as a progeny only a bride and since he could not have that he was going to have his friends' gang rape and feed from her leaving her to die.

Through what I was seeing my mind went through a slight shock. I stumbled around trying to gather where I was again. I turned and see Royce laughing as one of his friends rapes and feeds from Rose. Once I came too and it all hit. I killed his friends within the matter of seconds. I left Royce alive but barely. Unfortunately I was too late, I turned Rose that night. I found a basement for the three of us to hide in. I kept Royce and starved and beat on him for the three days it took Rose to turn. Once Rose came to. Royce would be her first meal. I would let her do whatever she wished upon him. I didn't care how she went about it. However it wasn't until she woke that I realized she had become much more than a progeny. The connection was there automatically she was my bride. I wasn't even sure how it came about neither of us had even discussed such matters. We barely knew one another. I suppose our bodies just knew what we wanted and nature rather took it's course.

At that point I had also already knew all about Rosalie. I'd had three days to think about this remarkable woman. I knew I'd fallen madly in love. Which made it all that much harder to keep the bastard alive and to have to look at him each I waited for her to turn. All Rose wanted was a big wedding, fancy gown, a loving husband and children and a nice home in the suburbs. But she was robbed of all that through Royce's forceful ways to have her by his side. Every time Rose had broken up with him or left him he'd compel her into coming back. It's a wonder honestly Rose kept what mind she had. She'd been compelled so much she hadn't known hardly anything real of her and Royce's relationship. The guilt of course weighed on me as the days progressed, now that I knew her distaste for becoming a vampire and how she wanted a normal life. I too felt I'd robbed her of that."

"What my Lord has also failed to mention is that I had already had feelings for him, even when I was with Royce. When I first laid eyes on Carlisle I felt something. I just wasn't aware of what it was. At first when I woke as a vampire I was angry. I lashed out asking why didn't you just let me die. I went to attack him in my fury and he grabbed my wrists gently and looked me in the eyes. That was all it took. My body relaxed I became like puddy in his arms. I knew I was in love with the vampire before me, even more so when I'd saw the wedding gift so to speak before me."

Carlisle smiles at his bride's words.

"Rose can be a bit dark at times."

"All of those human things Carlisle mentioned no longer mattered to me. All I wanted was my Lord and Master. I felt safer than I ever and loved. I knew I'd follow him anywhere and love him in exchange for eternity."

"Needless my little vixen here ripped Royce limb from limb. No matter how much I wanted to get involved I allowed her to get her closure."

"I'm so sorry." Bella says as if unsure what else to say.

"But you see Bella… I'm not." Rosalie says and leans over patting Bella's hand.

Bella nods but honestly looked like she was becoming ill. I thought it was the story. I could tell it was bothering her as he told it. Bella rose to her feet.

(You need to make her overcome her fears, if you do not Edward this will never work.)

I watch as Bella steps out onto the patio. I make my way out there and say nothing as I wrap my arms around her waist.

"Anything you wish to discuss?" I whisper in her ear.

"You mean other than the eyes about the forest?"

"You noticed that too?"

She nods as we both look around.

"They're just waiting." She says shaking her head.

"Then they'll just have to continue to wait."

I take her hand not feeling comfortable with her being out here.

"They're surrounding the woods around the house." I warn as we make our way inside.

Carlisle nods.

"I suppose we better this over with." Carlisle says coming to a stand.

Bella looks to me worriedly.

"Edward!" She looks to me tugging at my arm.

"Follow me." Carlisle says and he leads us to the house library.

He pulls out a book then places it back in.

All of our eyes widen as shelves of weapons are about.

"I've never had to use these. But considering the mass of these things and how I barely survived taking on the alpha I'm not about to take any chances."

Bella jumps as he tosses her a gun but she manages to catch it.

"Silver bullets always aim for the heart or head Bella."

"The boys and I will be more hands on you ladies use these weapons."

"I don't know how!" Bella says handing me the gun.

I half laugh.

"I show her how to load, unload and cock the chamber."

"You will stay in the house Bella. But I want you to keep this gun on you. Under no circumstances are you to leave this house." He says firmly.

Carlisle tosses Alice and Rosalie a gun.

"We'll go at this at a more hands on approach ladies you know what to do. My one rule stay alive."

"I can help!"

"Bella!" I look to her in disbelief.

Carlisle laughs.

"Compel her Edward or you're going to have yourself a dead girlfriend."

"Oh no you don't!" She hisses at me backing up.

"He's right Bella it's for your own good and we both know you're not one for listening."

"You're not compelling me! I'm not some obedient dog Edward!"

Carlisle cuts her a distasteful look and I drag her into another room.

"Don't be a god damn idiot Bella. Do you not remember what happened last weekend?! All because you chose not to listen to me!"

"I only left because I thought you didn't want to see me. You were mad."

"Damn right I was mad! Not only did you fucking lie to me! But when I questioned you about it you shut down! You're so stubborn it'll be your demise!"

"Don't do it!"

I shake my head and pen her against the wall.

"I'm sorry Bella I have no choice. I'm not losing you! Bella you're going to follow me I am going to place you somewhere safe. If anything seeks you harm you are to shot aiming directly for the heart do you understand!" She nods but she's trying to fight the compulsion.

"Don't fight it sweetheart. I need you to trust me. You will stay wherever I put you and you will not move until I or one of the coven comes to gather you. You will do everything in your power to stay alive and do as I say."

She nods and I take her hand. I take her to the basement. I look her in the eyes once more.

"You'll just have to forgive me." I say caressing her cheek. I kiss her lips before I make my way out and pull the door shut. I take one last look back towards the door before I follow my coven out.

"She'll be fine." Emmett says patting my back.

Meanwhile Jasper was in his Major mode. He was ready for a good brawl. Carlisle opened the door. We headed towards the woods Alice and Rosalie behind the three of us. Both had their guns concealed for now.

Carlisle gives the nod and we sprint out into the woods. I could already make out the sound of nearby weres as I leaped around the trees. I was trying to find the mind of Jacob Black. I was determined he'd be my first kill. However I pick up the minds of the other were's and stop where I am. I look back to the house. Jacob was nowhere near this side of the woods neither was Paul. NO in fact they were towards the south opposite of where we were and had already made plans to break into the house from there. This right here was just a decoy. Jacob had set this up in order to kidnap Bella. I quickly turn and dodge the were right next to me as I desperately try to get back to the house.

The bastard grabs at my shirt and yanks me back. He picks me up over his head and tosses me a good 13 feet from the air. I groan out and roll quickly as I see him coming down after me. He lands just barely missing me. I hear a shot fired and Alice looks me.

"Hurry Edward."

I nod and dash back towards the house. I run past seeing Jasper and Carlisle taking the head of one of the were's. Emmett's holding one back as Rosalie fires. But I freeze and turn to Alice's thoughts as she's penned to the ground. I grit my teeth and leap on the bastard's back as it claws at her face.

"Alice!" I yell as she rolls over hiding her face.

Emmett's eyes peer over at this I stay on the were pulling back on his mane and digging my fingers into the area of his kidneys. I hear the growl escape Emmett's throat as he makes his way over and he begins to punch at the were's chest repeatedly. The ground beneath us shook with each blow. I continue to hold on to the were with all I got and Emmett's eyes lock with the were's as he finally bust through ripping out the heart. He forces the weres mouth open and feeds it to him. He then hurriedly picks Alice up. I glance upon them once more knowing I haven't much time.

"GO!" Alice pleads and I take off.

I make my way to the house. The first thing I notice is the basement door's been busted through. I go to make my way down and I get slammed back. It was Paul. But I could make out another mind as well… Jacob's and he was already in the basement.

Paul and I do this guarded circle dance. I shake my head growing impatient. I try for the basement once more and get tossed about the counter knocking down all of Rosalie's pots and pans or whatever else she had on display. He comes at me and I fling him off with my feet. I fly back at him slamming his head into a corner of the counter. I dodge his swiping of claws. Bella screams however and become alive and I grab Paul by the back of his head and start pounding away. His claws continue to jab at me but I'm too desperate to care. I continue to hit his blood soaking my face and shirt. I take his heart and stomp on it. Swiftly I make my way to the basement.

Bella's huddled into a corner the gun shaking in her hand. Jacob's stumbling around trying to take the bullets out but doesn't understand why it burns his fingers. I grab him and hold him up in the air. Bella managed to wound him enough he's now in human form. I take my hand just as he did upon her the only difference is I take his dick and rip it off. He screams like the little bitch I just turned him into.

"Feel in charge now? Feel like a real fucking man?"

I grab his locks of hair and bend his neck back nearly breaking it as I drag him towards Bella. I have him face her.

"Still think she's yours!"

Bella comes to a stand at that point, her eyes swollen and red. I continue to hold him back.

"Bella please baby I'm sorry I…"
Bella doesn't even bat an eye. She doesn't even say a word. For the first time I saw true darkness within this girl's eyes. Bella pinches his mouth open. She puts the gun into his mouth. Jacob starts crying. She takes the gun back out and starts to walk away.

"Thank you Bells baby oh thank God I'm…"

She turns back around and shots directly at his heart. Her eyes finally blink and she looks upon the gun in her hand and to Jacob. She drops the gun and looks to me her eyes wild.

"Bella its ok…"

I drop Jacob and hold out my hand.

"Come here sweetheart it's all over now."

"I killed him?"

"Yes. Yes you did."

"He's really dead?"

I nod and reach over pulling her towards me. Bella however rushes past me and she heads over to the kitchen sink. She turns on the water and starts to puke.

"Bella?"

Once she's done she begins to pace the area.

"I just killed someone. I just…"
She pulls at her hair and continues to pace.

"Edward!" She looks upon me pointing to my chest.

I hear Carlisle sigh as he enters the door. He appears behind Bella he places a couple fingers along her shoulder pinching her nerves together. He catches her as she passes out. Carlisle then hands her off to me.

"She'll feel better once she wakes."

Carlisle looks around the kitchen.

"Rose won't be too happy about this."

"I figured this much."

"Lay her down then go help the other's rid of the bodies."

(You're next in line for coven Edward. You must always remember that. Every choice you make impacts the entire coven. I won't always be here. I need to know you can handle things. I need to know she can if she becomes your bride. Because it will be the two of you that hold this coven together if anything ever happens to me.) I nod as he looks upon me.

I lay Bella down in my bed. I take off her shoes and make my way out to help the others.

"Emmett and Jasper were laughing and high fiving one another."

Alice and Rose were leaned back against the car talking. There wasn't a one of us that didn't look like a walking zombie. We were all covered in blood, all slowly healing. I dragged Jacob and Paul out of the house adding to the pile. We counted five bodies. We lit the bodies ablaze as took out a cigarette using the fire to light it. We each took a drag handing it off to another. Except for Carlisle of course who's never smoked a day in his life. As a coven we watched the bonfire of were's once they were done cooking we disposed of any other remains. We rid of any evidence that they were ever even in the area. I knew three more remained. I just wasn't sure if that was something we'd have to concern ourselves with or not eventually.

Once that's all settled I stay behind with Bella as the others go feed. Bella's already sitting up in the bed as I enter the room.

"Edward?"

I nod and make my way over.

"You compelled me… against my will."

"That I did."

"I took a life."

"Of someone that was already dead."

Bella runs her fingers along the strips of shirt I've left.

"You know I hate being compelled."

"You wouldn't be here right now if I hadn't!"

"I don't want to be controlled!"

"Is that what you think that was! YOU think that was me controlling you! That was me keeping you alive! Wake up Bella!"

"I don't like anyone in my head! I don't like not having control over my own mind and body!"

"That's not what I'm trying to do and you know that!"

"OH come on Edward the first time you met me you kissed and fed from me. I'd have never known if you hadn't of told me!"

"Exactly! I Told you! Damn it Bella! I've nothing to hide from you! But when it comes to your safety I will do whatever I deem to keep you safe! Even if that means I put my own life in the balance."

"You can't do that!"

"The hell I can't!"

"You can't die Edward!"
"Why not?!"

She lowers her head and grips the sheets. I see the tears hitting the covers. I take off what's left of my shirt. I step out of my shoes and pick her up.

"Where are we going?"

"I need to shower and I'm not about to leave you alone."

I place her on the counter of the bathroom and shut the door. I begin the shower then I start to take off my pants.

"Edward…"

"What?"

"You're just going to strip?"

"Yes Bella."

She blushes.

"Edward!"

I sigh as I've got my pants undone.

"What?"

She's giggling a bit and shaking her head. I make my way over. I grip her rear pulling her against me. I kiss along her neck I pick her up and carry her into the shower. The warm water runs over us as I work to shirt off keeping in mind not to rip it open. I unclasp her bra and thought I was going to tear through my jeans. This is where I slow down and take my time. I brace her body against the shower wall holding her up with my hips. I run my hands along her breast. She gasp arching her back. My tongue runs along both of them I could feel the hardness of her nipples in my mouth. It was invigorating. Bella had the most beautiful breast I'd ever seen. They weren't big like Rosalie's they weren't small like Alice's. No… they were perfect.

"Edward…" She says breathlessly.

I look up her arms go around my neck buts she looks embarrassed.

"Bella if you're not ready I…"

"It's not that Edward. It's just…"

"Just?"

"I'm a virgin."

I nod and kiss her lips. This was something I already knew. There was no sense in talking on it any further. I planned on changing that and tonight. I knew what I was doing. I wanted to get her ready. Make it to where she was practically pleading for it. To make Bella not so nervous on the whole idea of sex. All she'd seen was the negative sides to it. I wanted her to feel good. In fact I wanted her to orgasm before I even allowed myself inside her. I needed to feed however to be top of my game.

I gently scrap my teeth along her neck letting her know what I wanted. She nods and I bite down. I wanted her to get off but didn't expect it this soon. I found myself wanting to know just how many times I could make her do this. With her legs still around my waist I began to move her body against me. I wanted her to feel just how hard I was. How much I wanted her, to get her prepared in what to expect later. I cut off the water I place her down and get us a couple towels.

I yank her pants down and just stare for a moment. She goes to cover and I move her hands away.

"Don't… It was then I truly realized just how truly perfect she was. I felt slightly dizzy. I wanted to take my tongue to that shaved mound of hers."
"Jesus Bella." I say closing my eyes for a moment.

I had to remind myself over and over she was human and a virgin. I finish drying us off and couldn't get her into my room fast enough. I place her on the bed and take off my jeans boxers sliding off along with them. Bella gets this cute little wide eyed innocent look as she brings the sheets over her mouth. I grin and appear over her. This girl was soaking my sheets and I wasn't even really doing much to her yet. I could literally see it coming out of her, the reminder over and over in my head.

I taunt her by rubbing myself against her and kissing her. Her kisses were becoming more desperate, her hips no longer in control.'
"Edward…" I nod needing further explanation.

I guide my way inside slowly, though my body wanted to pound away at her. There was just no way I could live with myself if I got carried away and hurt her. She let out a soft whimper as I came to a block. She bit her lower lip and nodded. I give the stab and wait for a moment as I go back to kissing along her neck back to her lips. I could already smell the blood only making this even harder to behave on my speed. Once again I wait till she gives the nod and I start again only a bit more vigorous. Honestly I'd never been with a virgin sadly. I liked this though I liked knowing I was her first selfishly especially if she was to become my bride. That just made her even more appealing to me. I wasn't even sure how I knew just how to go about this. But it's like nature just took over and I knew I didn't want to hurt her. I feel her nails digging into my back letting me know she's finally able to feel some pleasure from this. I don't take the thrust too far. But knew I was about to come, if it wasn't her first time though I'd keep going. That's one of the beauties of being a vampire. We do not have the same issue human men do. We could keep going if we so wanted.

I grip the headboard as I give the ending thrust knowing I damn near exploded inside her. I look her in the eyes once I come down off my high. She's biting her bottom lip smiling.

About the child, Edward says looking over at the interviewer. This is not where it took place. It also did not happen like the story went. Bella didn't become pregnant until later on. It will be explained when I get to that point. Something no vampire ever expected. Not even Carlisle… But that didn't happen for some time.

"How are you feeling?"

"Awesome…" She says softly.

I laugh.

"Awesome huh?"

She nods.

"You truly are a funny girl Bella."

I pull her into my chest, even more so now I wanted her to be my bride. I knew however if I just spilled that out right now. She'd run out that door. I had to make her see what I had to offer. Let her know I don't want her with me to control her. I want her with me because I can't picture my existence with anyone else. But that was something I needed to show her. I can say it all I want. But actions speak louder than words and that's exactly what I wanted to do. Now there was nothing in my way so I could focus solely on her.

Or so I thought at the moment… That only lasted for maybe a month… Like I said Bella's middle name is trouble or at least it should be.