Chapter 14

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"Bella sweetheart look at me…" She looks upon me fear in her eyes.

"I want you to go with Alice." I look over to Alice and Emmett nods in approval.

"Alice take her somewhere safe and watch your backs." Alice nods upon me and takes Bella's hand.

The three of us look to one another knowing we can't afford to waste any more time. I handle the girl. Jasper and Emmett start compelling everyone around. I quickly pick up the girl and take off. I stuff her into the trunk of my car and speed out of the parking lot. I drive to the outskirts of Forks to a secluded area. Once I again angry with myself for not ending her misery soon enough by snapping her neck at least. Still the girl sobs out in pain. All I kept picturing was Bella. I kept seeing her body. I grit my teeth as I scoop the girl back up and break her neck. I run my fingers along her eyes closing them. Still I continue to see my girl every time I looked upon this student.

I burn the body and make my way back to the school. Thankfully the mess is cleaned up by the time I return. Everyone's back in class as if nothing ever happened. But there was now a student missing. No one but us Cullen's, Bella and James's coven knew the truth. James and his coven sit in class like it was nothing to them in fact it wasn't. James leaned back as if bored. Bella's hand unsteady as she holds her pencil amongst her hand. At one point the lead on her pencil snaps. She grits her teeth and grabs another one from her backpack, before long though it too snaps. Her hands become fists and she sits there staring down to her quiz.

Bella scoots her chair out takes the quiz and rolls it up into a ball. She tosses it into the trash. The teacher also notices this. Bella then grabs her backpack. She turns towards James she stares him down and exits the classroom.

Fuck…..

He smiles looking towards the door. James raises once the teacher heads out into the hall. He starts to follow and I quickly grab him and slam him into Bella's chair. I take the pencils Bella left on the table and stab them through his wrists staking them to the table. I turn to him and smile. He snarls raising his upper lip furiously as I sit beside him. I hear Jasper chuckling. I was fast enough for no one but my coven to notice.

"Why don't you stick around." I say with a wink and turn back towards the front.

James half growls as he forces his way out from the hold.

The teacher returns without Bella. I read her mind enough to know that Bella claimed to be ill and went home. I planned to compel the teacher later on. Last thing Bella needed was her grades lacking or Charlie seeing she was skipping or missing days. James begins to heal and he rubs his wrists. He turns to me.

"Tell me what would turn you on more? Raping your precious pet before or after I've killed her."

The bell rings and I can no longer control it. I grab him and we vanish. I've him in the parking lot bashing his head into the pavement. Students are about to come out for the end of the day so I pick him up once more and take him into the woods. I toss him into a tree and he comes jolting back punching me in the face I grip my hands around his throat. Victoria and Laurent appear and hold me back. James repeatedly slams his fist into my gut. I spit blood out upon his face and kick out my legs as his coven mates continue to hold me back. I go to snap his neck with my legs but Laurent and Victoria have me in a death hold as well. James laughs and the bastards disappear.

I take off fast as possible heading directly to Bella's house. I leap upon the window and look in to see Bella pacing her bedroom angrily. Something comes over me as I enter her bedroom. I grip her tight and kiss her.

"Edward?"

I close my eyes and continue to hold her.

"Are you alright?"

She nods against me.

"Edward what happened to you." She breaks away from me looking me over.

"I'll heal."

She shakes her head running her fingers along my face.

"You should feed."

"NO! Not from you!"

"But."

"It wasn't very long ago that bastard practically drained you to death Bella!"

She grits her teeth and pulls at her hair.

"That girl! She died! She died because of me Edward! I fucking killed her!"

"No Bella. That was James! Not you! This isn't your fault!"

"OH COME THE FUCK ON EDWARD! Like you said death follows me around! I'm a fucking curse to anyone around me!"

"Bella…" I say wishing I knew what to do.

Bella closes her eyes as she hears her father coming into the house. She takes off and heads down the stairs. I listen as she greets him at the door.

"Bells?"

I could make out in his mind she was hugging him. There was this desperation behind it.

"Bells hun is everything ok?"
He runs her fingers along her hair confused by her sudden reaction.

"Yeah dad just glad to see you."

He wondered if she was getting sick or missing her mother. Part of him even wondered if we'd broken up or something. This wasn't normal for her behavior. But I already knew what it was. She'd been concerned about his wellbeing. This was stacking up to be a horrible game of Jenga to Bella. She was beginning to see that everything could very well come tumbling down.

Once she's satisfied with his safety I hear her locking the doors. Her father however is watching her every move.

"I'll be down to make us something to eat after while dad."

He nods and grabs him a beer out of the fridge. Bella makes her way back up shutting the door behind her.

"My dad…"

She says and starts pacing the room again as if in thought.

"Edward… He's part of the reason I can't just up and be turned. I'm all he has. It would kill him. It's not just about me not wanting my life to be controlled. Look I love you and I know you love me it's just… I love Charlie. I love my mother. You've had years to adapt to being a vampire. You didn't have a choice. But I do… Edward I know without a shadow of a doubt that you're my future. There is nothing else for me! But right now I can't do this to him. I can't do this to my mother. My heart, my soul they belong to you!" She comes down on her knees in front of me.

"I'm sorry Edward. I never meant to make you think…" She covers her face shaking her head. Her arms wrap around my legs as she cries.

"I love you so fucking much at times I feel like I can't breathe." Her hold around me gets tighter and I myself feel a knot in my throat on how Bella's acting.

"But I'm torn at the moment. I know the wiser and safer decision because of everything going on is to say fuck it turn me. Let's just go from there and see what happens. But I've my parents and friends to think about. And I won't lie either Edward it's not so much you I don't trust… But it's Carlisle. He's proved to be a bit off unhinged. You have to realize what it'd be like if it were the other way around. You in my position. You with a family to concern yourself with. You still being in high school. You being asked to leave this life and join one in which not just your lover but his master can pretty much lead you around on a leash if so desired. I know how I feel about you. That's what makes me feel so selfish about this. I know your coven would have an easier time keeping me safe if I was one of you. I know it must be frustrating as fucking hell. I just… I just don't know what to do! I mean…"

I shake my head and pick her up.

"Bella…" I put my forehead to hers.

"Shh.." I look her in the eyes and do something that breaks my heart but I felt I had no choice.

"You will not ask me to turn you until you're ready. Until you know it's exactly what you want even if that means you may never want this. I want to give you everything you've ever wanted. I want to make sure this is the life that you want. I want you to love and receive love in return, with complete openness. I will fight to give you everything you've ever wanted. Do not ask me to make you a vampire until you know for certain that is what you want."

She nods her eyes become heavy and come to close. I kiss her forehead. That would be the strongest compulsion I'd ever given, it actually leaves me weak. I make my way to my usual post. She would wake soon and I wanted her to focus on Charlie. I light my cigarette I take in the deepest of drags. I lean against the tree and pinch the bridge of my nose. I needed to feed especially after that but there was no way I was leaving her or her father unprotected.

"Hey…" I look up to see Jasper.

"Whoa…" He says catching me by the collar of my shirt.

"Dude… you alright?"

I nod.

"That'll make a first…" He looks to me concerned.

"Go feed Edward. I got this."

"I'm fine Jasper."

"That's a command soldier." He says with that sardonic grin of his.

I look back to Bella's bedroom.

"Edward you look like shit. Go… I got this."

I sigh and drop down.

"Don't let her out of your sight."

He nods as I rush out of there.

It took me three people… Three to compel and feed from before I even began to regain strength. I didn't know what the fuck had come over my body. Thankfully I make my way back and Jasper's kicked back flipping a quarter with his thumb and watching it land onto his hand.

"Much better." He says looking me over.

He looks towards the house.

"She just woke up a few minutes ago. She's downstairs with the pops now."

"Thanks Jasper."

"Hey… we're going to kill the fuckers you know that right?"

"I know… it's more about concern of how much longer we can stay in Forks…" I hint.

He sighs.

"I hear you."

"I got this now Jasper you can go."

He cocks a brow.

"There's three of them Edward…" He says as if that answers everything.

He doesn't move in fact the both of us kept watch the rest of the night.

This also made a great opportunity for the Major and I to come up with a plan. The unfortunate part was we were going to have to use Bella as bait…

That morning I gather my car as usual and wait for her outside. I go over the plan with Bella in the car. The mere idea of what we were about to do made me ill but I knew it was the only way. Once we get into the parking lot I give her the nod. She blinks a few times and takes in a breath. She opens the car door and slams it shut.

I rush up to her and grab her by the wrist.

"What the hell!"

"Leave me alone Edward!"

"Nah I want to know what the fuck your problem is!"

"We're over ok! Just stay the hell away from me!"

"Over?" I laugh and shake my head.

"Yes Edward."

"You're breaking up with me?"

"YES."

I rear back shaking my head.

"You really are a self-righteous BITCH! After everything I've done for you that's it?!"

She flips me off and rushes inside the building.

"What the fuck?" Jasper says as he makes his way over.

He puts a hand to my shoulder and I turn shoving him off me.

"Take your hands OFF ME!"

Emmett and Alice look to us oddly. We hadn't time to discuss the plan with them I just hoped they got the drift and followed through. This threw James off completely even his coven members were taken back. This would be a true test… We'd have to make it through the day pretending to despise one another. I'd call Seth to keep an eye out for her tonight. The plan… to make him think that neither I or the coven sought to protect her. That Bella was now game… For the rest of the day Bella and I stayed away from one another. She ate alone. Even put on a few tears and had to lie to her friends when they approached her. Today was about fooling everyone. Tomorrow was about making Bella the bait leaving her alone and defenseless… or so it would seem.