Thanks again to the amazing Sleeptalker1 for beta'ing this, even though she wasn't feeling well xx
This chapter is a little shorter than the others but I'm mad busy at work this week, so I thought you would rather have a short chapter than no chapter.
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Soulless - Chapter Three.
"You're scared Bella, don't be. I'm about to give you a life you never thought possible. I love you, Bella, and I'm going to give you the world."
He ran his nose down my face and into the crook of my neck and whispered in my ear.
"Oh, you smell amazing, I am really going to enjoy this."
His tongue snaked out from his mouth, and licked my neck; starting at the base and making his way up to my ear. I lifted my arms from my sides and placed them onto my captures chest, then tried with all my might to push him away. I was truly terrified now, and sure he was going to try and rape me. Blind panic engulfed me, so I tried frantically to struggle out of his arms, but he had me in a hold so tight that I could hardly breathe. I kicked at his ankles with my feet, and then attempted to lift my leg to knee him between his legs, but my blows seemed to have no effect on him.
"Let me go! Please, please just let me go," I begged, as tears rolled down my face and sobs racked my body.
He pulled back and held me at arm's length, pinning my arms to my sides. This probably should have hurt, but the adrenaline flooding my body meant that I didn't feel anything. I used the extra space to kick out my legs, and several of my blows made contact with his body. He didn't flinch or even seem to notice my kicks and merely looked at me and laughed.
"Beautiful Bella, you are amazing," he stated, looking deep into my eyes.
I stopped my actions, realising my attempts at attacking him were futile. I stopped struggling and stood rigid and still in front of him. Although I may have seemed calm from the outside, my mind was working overtime trying desperately to think what to do.
"Ah, Bella, that's much better! Nice and calm, good girl."
Despite his words he didn't let his vice grip on my arms loosen at all, he just continued to stare at me with his crazy red eyes. I took this opportunity to get a better look at my kidnapper, and I suddenly realised that he was the strange guy I had seen on several occasions in the book store. The one I had laughed about with Edward on our semi-date. This train of thought led me to remember about Edward in the other room. I'd heard the psycho in front of me talking to Edward just before he had entered my room.
"Is Edward okay?" I blurted out.
A huge maniacal grin spread across his face before he answered me.
"Yes, yes, our handsome boy is fine. Unfortunately he had almost picked the lock on the door so I had to sedate him again. As you see, my dear child, I wanted to talk to you first. I'm so excited to tell you of the big plans I have for us all."
"Please just let us both go," I pleaded, deciding that persuasion was possibly the only way out of here.
Tears were still falling down my face, and once the floodgates were opened I couldn't stop and huge sobs racked my body. Before I knew what was happening the kidnapper had pulled my body flush with his again. He held me to him firmly with one hand so there was no chance I could attack him again, but with the other hand he rubbed soothing circles on my back.
"Shhhhh my love, please don't cry," he whispered in my ear.
I began to form a plan in my head whilst he was busy trying to comfort me. Maybe, just maybe, I could play on his obvious sympathy for me and get him to drop his guard long enough for me to escape. As the idea took root in my head I began to feel calmer, I finally felt that perhaps I could have some control over the situation. After several long minutes of crying in my kidnappers arms I finally got the courage to speak and put my plan into action.
"Please, I'm so thirsty, could I have a drink?" I asked in a pathetic weak voice.
He pulled back from me and looked me in the eyes before answering. "Yes of course, but can I trust you to behave?"
I nodded weakly in response, before adding a quiet "yes."
With his arm still firmly clamped around my waist he guided me over to the bed where the jug of water was.
"Sit down on the bed my child and we can talk calmly. There is much I need to tell you."
I obeyed and let him gently push my body down onto the bed. He released his hold on my waist as I sank into the soft bed; he backed away slightly whilst still keeping his piercing stare trained directly into my eyes. He moved or rather seemed to glide over to the bedside table and poured a glass of water, never breaking eye contact with me. It was unnerving to say the least, and I felt my heart rate speed up again as a spike of fear shot through me. He passed me the drink before adding.
"I know I scare you Bella, and I'm sorry for that but soon you won't fear me or anything else for that matter."
He sank down onto the bed next to me and took my free hand in his. I gasped as for the first time I realised how strange and cold his skin felt.
"Drink up then my dear," he said.
I realised I still had the glass of water in my hand so I raised it to my lips taking a small sip. I feared that if I drank any more than a sip I would throw up right in his lap. I noticed that my hand was shaking as I lowered the glass back down from my lips. He looked at my unsteady hand and took the glass from me. I hoped that this would make him take pity on me even more. He returned the glass to the nightstand and then grasped my other hand in his, before starting to speak again.
"Bella, what I have to tell you will no doubt be shocking, frightening, and most likely completely unbelievable to you. Please hear me out, as soon I will prove that all I say is true."
He paused and looked at me, as if waiting for me to say something. When I remained silent he continued talking.
"I am a vampire, Bella," he stated plainly before pausing again. If I hadn't been so terrified I would have laughed in his face. Instead I just stared back at him in shock.
"I know you will find this hard to believe, but you must be able to tell merely from looking at me that I am something different. This is the first time in my nearly 400 years of life that I have revealed myself fully to a human."
'Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. This guy is seriously fucked up,' my thoughts screamed at me, as I tried to keep my expression neutral.
"I have been lonely for a very long time now, Bella," he added, before dropping his gaze to stare at our joined hands.
I almost felt sorry for him, he was obviously a very fucked up individual. I tried to make my brain work and think of the best thing to say to him that would hopefully aid my escape.
"I will be your friend," I said quietly, hating how my voice quivered betraying my true state of fear.
He looked up at my words and once again pulled me into a tight embrace.
"You are everything I have been praying for my child. I am so very glad that you accept my offer of friendship."
It's working I thought to myself. Now I just had to get out of this room. I pulled back out of his arms, and when he saw my movement he released me from his hold and let me sit back on the bed.
"I'm so hungry and that food over there looks stale. Please could I go to the kitchen with you and get some food. I could pick what I like if I come with you and we can talk some more" I said as confidently as I could though even I could hear the edge of desperation in my voice.
He looked like he was thinking over my words, before he stated firmly, "No Bella, I can't allow that, I have to stay focused."
He reached out for my hands again. Summoning all my courage, I lifted my hands so he could hold them. I had to get him to trust me.
"Okay, I promise I will do whatever you say," I said in a submissive voice.
The instant appearance of his smile gave me some hope that my plan may have been working.
"Your cooperation pleases me greatly, Bella. I still have much to say, so I will ask you to sit quietly now and listen like a good girl."
I suppressed a scowl at the condescending way he was talking to me and vowed silently that I would get my revenge for it. He would pay dearly for underestimating me. I felt a continued increase in hope that I was fooling him into thinking I was a stupid, submissive, weak little girl. I kept my face passive and merely nodded meekly.
"As I have already said, I am a vampire and I have lived on this earth for nearly 400 years. I have been a part of several covens over the years, but have always been a loner and never found anyone to truly love or care about. One of my biggest regrets in my long life is never having the chance to be a father. I have longed dearly for a son and a daughter."
He suddenly sprang forwards and grabbed me by the shoulders. I was taken by surprise and had no chance to react or attempt to block him. He leaned forwards even further so his lips were almost touching mine. I wanted to react, to push him away, but I was frozen in fear and so confused by how suddenly the situation had changed. He whispered against my lips.
"You Bella, you will be my daughter for eternity. You will love me and I will love you."
He thankfully pulled his face away from mine but still held me in a vice grip. A huge smile spread across his face and he began to talk again in an excited tone.
"Edward, oh the beautiful Edward. Bella, he shall be my son. I will be a loving father to you both and whatever you wish in life I will get for you."
He finished his joyous spiel with a triumphant smile, and inside all I could feel was panic, as holy shit this guy really was bat shit crazy. He gave me no time react before he lifted me into his arms faster than was humanly possible and pinned me to the bed. I was still frozen in shock and terror and so I didn't even attempt to fight him off.
"This will hurt my child, but it is what needs to be done so that we can be together for eternity," he said quietly, looking at me with onyx black eyes.
He leaned his face in close and lightly touched his lips to mine. "Here's to forever," he said softly against my lips.
He trailed kisses down my jaw and over my neck. I looked up at the ceiling and noticed that it was covered in cracks and there was a massive, ornate chandelier just above us. I felt calm and somehow detached from my body as I accepted that my fate was now out of my hands, and I somehow knew that this was the moment I was going to die.
Suddenly, the calm was shattered when I felt his teeth sink into my neck, passing through my skin like a knife through butter. I watched in utter horror as he raised his head back from my neck and I could see my blood dripping from his mouth onto my face. The pain shooting through my body was indescribable. I raised a shaking hand to my neck, only to pull it away quickly when I felt the mass of soft bloodied broken skin that was once my neck. Blood run into my throat and I began to make horrendous gurgling noises and then I started choke on my own blood. I coughed and blood shot from my mouth, landing over my body and onto my attackers face. He looked down at me and quickly turned me onto my side to clear my airway. Through the haze of pain and shock, I was sure I heard him say he was sorry.
At lightning speed he moved around my body, sinking his teeth into my main arteries. Every place he bit felt like I had been burnt and the heat quickly spread to every part of my body.
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