The Next Morning...

Bella POV

"I want to see Rosalie."

"If you want to play with the prosecutor, do so indoors, you are not allowed to have outdoor playdates with her." Edward instructed in a uninterested tone, not looking away from what he was doing.

I went to get Rosalie and one of the guards in the hallway informed me she had been moved up a few floors. The guard showed me to her new room and unlocked the door for me.

Rose ran to me and hugged me. "Bella I'm so happy you're okay, I thought that Monster had killed you!"

"I'm fine." I lied.

"You won't believe what they brought me for breakfast. I still can't believe that bastard actually had me moved into an actual room with a bed and furniture, I wonder what made him change his mind."

A maid walked by while holding some items to discard along with the Givenchy dress I had worn yesterday, the dress was torn to pieces and Rosalie noticed.

"So what did you have for breakfast?" I asked her hoping to turn her attention away from the maid and also turn my mind away from last night's events.

Rosalie stared at the dress in the maid's hand then to me but didn't say anything.

"Never mind, it's not important. I'm starting to feel nauseated." Rose answered.

I brought Rose upstairs to Edward's room with me. I thought he would be gone by the time I returned upstairs but unfortunately he's still here getting ready. Hopefully he leaves in a few minutes.

"Good morning, Edward." Rose told him in a tone that meant the opposite of anything good.

Edward smirked but didn't avert his eyes from what he was doing.

"All dapper in your Brioni suit and Berluti shoes, bespoke of course?"

Edward grinned smugly but didn't answer Rose.

"What's on the agenda today, a hostile takeover, a business brunch, going to meet some heads of state?" Rosalie pried.

"Why the curiosity?" He replied while adjusting his tie in the mirror.

"Was just wondering if those people know they're conducting business with an animal who keeps women locked up is all."

Edward smirked.

"Isabella, why do you always insist on bringing this irritating bitch out of her cage?" He scolded me with obvious displeasure in his tone.

"Rose lets go downstairs." I took Rosalie's arm and quickly ushered her toward the door.

She glared at Edward and I saw the hatred in her eyes, I knew she wanted him dead. As we left the room Edward didn't pay us any mind while he continued getting dress and sliding on a watch.

"What was that?!"

"Please try not to antagonize that man, you're not the one who has to sleep next to him when he's here. If you keep it up he might have you tortured or returned back to that dungeon."

"That's not what I was asking, why did you look at him in that way Bella?"

"In what way?"

"Like you were attracted to him, it looked like you were checking him out."

"What, what are you talking about?" I asked Rosalie hoping to comprehend what she was saying.

Rosalie was staring at me, studying my face which puzzled me.

"Oh my goodness Bella what has that man done to you?!"

"I'm confused." I tried to wrap my mind around what Rosalie was saying as I led her to the dining area.

"You were checking him out!"

"Have you lost your mind, I wasn't checking him out! That's absurd." I told her while shaking my head.

"You don't look at someone like him in that kind of way, especially after what he's done to you. I get it, I'm not blind - I know he's an attractive man, I can see that but he is only on the outside. Bella, I don't care how tall, handsome, well-dressed or wealthy he is, I see him for the demon he is and I'm utterly repulsed."

"I know, I see him that way too." I agreed.

Edward came down in the elevator and stepped out in his custom-made suit, he was well put together. A bodyguard and an assistant were waiting for him.

"Sir, everything has been prepared for your meeting in Beijing." I heard the assistant inform him.

"Do you hear that Bella, he's going to China. Who knows how long he'll be gone. Maybe you'll get a break for at least a few days, hopefully!"

"Um, yeah that's good."

"You don't sound enthusiastic at all, Bella."

"I am."

"Hopefully the plane will fall out of the sky with him on it. We'll be relieved."

" Y-yeah." I agreed.

Edward walked past us, his cologne subtle but enticing. He went out the door and disappeared from our view.

"Oh my goodness Bella, I can't stand here and watch this!"

"What are you talking about?" I asked Rosalie utterly confused.

"You're still in love with him."

"What are you talking about?" I almost threw up in my mouth a little because of Rosalie's obscene and ludicrous accusation.

"The way you looked at him just now and when we were upstairs in his room, you're still in love with him. You were answering me as if you were a mindless zombie just now because you were too busy staring at him. This is DISGUSTING!" Rosalie lamented while snatching her arm away from me in a manner that made me feel like I had some kind of contagious disease. "I can't be around you right now, I don't think I can stomach it." She put her hands over her mouth as if she was about to throw up and ran off in the direction of her new room while leaving me standing there completely puzzled.

I went into the dining room and memories of my first night in this place came flooding back.

The images became too much for me and I lost my appetite as well so I left.

I went outside and looked around the property, it was massive. Alice's face flashed in my mind and I quickly pushed it away, thinking about her hurts me too much and brings tears to my eyes.

I wonder if I'll ever be able to memorize the paths of this maze. Every tree was of the same type, cut and trimmed to the same size. I couldn't tell the difference between the hedges with each path I took.

I kept walking in the direction away from the manor. I should reach the end eventually right? I tried my best to remember the paths I took and looked for any variances in the hedges.

I broke off some small branches and pushed one halfway into the soil every few steps I took as I went down the pathways. It was all I could use as there were no rocks or tiny pebbles to mark the paths with.

When I turned another pathway I saw one of the guards standing there in his black suit, white dress shirt and sunglasses.

"I'm here to escort you back, you may have gotten lost and you've already missed lunch this afternoon."

"What time is it?" I asked him.

"4pm." He replied.

I've been out here for over six hours?! "I'm not hungry." I told him.

"I was instructed to ensure that you eat."

"Of course." Edward is probably calling and checking in. I looked at the many cameras placed around the mansion, no doubt Edward watches us from wherever he.

I went with the guard and he took me down a different pathway I don't think I've walked before. I was led back to the manor and one of the ladies who worked in the kitchen was waiting for me.

I followed her to the dining area which of course triggered flashbacks of previous events. I pondered on what Rosalie had said. Does she think I have some kind of like or want for Edward? She obviously misconstrued the situation.

I decided to go get her.

"Rosalie it's time to eat. Do you have an appetite as yet or do I still disgust you?"

"It's not that you disgust me, Bella. It's just that... I'm a spectator of you and Edward's rela-"

"There's no me and Edward, there's no relationship. I don't like Edward, I don't want Edward and I'm not attracted to him, at least not anymore after what he did to me." I cut her off.

"You don't know that you still are, it's not surprising that you wouldn't realize it. It's also not surprising that you would still have feelings for him...it's just really gross."

"I DON'T have feelings for him, that would be abnormal."

"I wouldn't call it abnormal but understandable if you do. You were in love with him at some point and the mess that Emmett set in motion and the tune he made you dance to didn't give the opportunity for closure with Edward. It just brought about pain, hurt, bitterness, strife and vengeance. Bella, I'm not saying that you've suddenly developed feelings for Edward, I'm saying that your old feelings for him never left."

"I don't have feelings for Edward!" I yelled, my voice echoing through the mansion.

"So why do you look at him the way you do, is it stockholm syndrome?" Rosalie asked sounding so sure of what she was saying, not phased at all by my outburst.

"Are you out of your mind, you're imagining all of this. Is being alone in that room all day making you lose your mind to have such delusions?" I asked her genuinely worried.

"I'm not the one with the issues, Bella."

"What are you implying, what 'issues' do you allege I have?"

"If you don't have feelings for him then why do you look at him the way you do, you still haven't answered that question."

"Which way is that?"

"The way you did earlier, like you were checking him out. You like him when he's all dressed up and in work mode don't you?"

"Last night you implied he has feelings for me and now you're implying that I have them for him, you need to eat something."

"You don't see it because you're not on the outside looking in."

"No, you don't because you are on the outside looking in. You're seeing what you want to see, not what's actually there. If you were actually on the inside you would know you're spewing nonsense."

"I see clearly because I know what it's like to be in denial about having feelings for a domineering man. To be in love with a man who thinks he owns you and will make decisions for you on your behalf that he thinks is best and if you don't agree he'll overrule you, he's judge and jury and his ruling is final. After exercising my right to not be a mother, or bring life into the world as some would call it, I made my choice to do what I did, Emmett and I didn't see eye to eye about it. He didn't even know I had an abortion until Alice blabbed which led him to investigate."

"He came over that night, the stupidest thing I ever did was let him into my house. I was so absent minded, I thought there was no way he could find out about it, besides, what was done was done. I found out he used his connections and resources to threaten and strong-arm my Doctor into giving him what he wanted. HIPAA doesn't apply to men like Emmett or Edward or any other powerful individual who uses corrupt methods to access what they have no right to."

"Men like them...boundaries, limits and restrictions don't apply to them. Emmett threatened my doctor and probably bribed the receptionist. He threatened his practice, his medical license and his life. Emmett told my Doctor how he had the means to frame him for malpractice and that he had the power to influence everyone on the state medical board."

"It's not good for one individual to have so much power, especially if they're not a good person. They have connections, everyone is at their disposal whether they want to be or not, anything they need done they can get done. They have the means to hire trained assassins to appear in your home, in your car on your way from work, anywhere. It's like the awful stuff you see in movies except it's real."

"I shouldn't had let Emmett into my home that night, it was an unpleasant experience. I should've kept the door locked but it wouldn't had stopped him from getting to me. He came inside and confronted me. I lied at first as best I could but he already knew, he had proof. I had no choice but to admit the truth and when I told him, he choked me."

"The night Alice walked in on you naked in the bathroom, those bruises were from Emmett?"

"Don't think it's just your life that's been messy, Bella. I ended up falling for the defense lawyer and being strung along. The night before it all happened, he held me in his arms while he knew all along everything he was orchestrating but still didn't tell me and at the same time I knew I would be aborting his child. We both were dishonest, he more so than I. I couldn't believe he had the audacity to put his hands on me. I was so angry that I slapped him. I still remember the feeling of being thrown against the wall and struggling to breathe. He had really pissed me off so I told him that I was glad I had the abortion and that it was the best decision of my life. He drew back and I turned my head to protect my face from what was coming but he punched the wall instead. We were both surprised, I yelled at him and he left."

"I ended up drinking a quarter of my bar after that. The next morning my neck was covered in purple and red bruises. I did what most women do, I hid them. I covered them with makeup and went about my day. Besides, who could I tell, reporting it would mean revealing the relationship."

"Two days later after everything had hit the fan, Emmett showed up to my house and kidnapped me. He said it was for 'my own protection' but still I had no choice in the matter. He pushed his way inside, we argued, I ran to the bedroom, locked my door and dialed 911. Emmett kicked in my bedroom door, I told him I already called 911 but he took out his phone and called someone and had my request for emergency assistance cancelled. The level of corruption had me shook."

"Jasper did mention to Alice and I that Emmett kidnapped you but he never told us how."

"That's right, after witnessing the connections and power he had I was a bit afraid. I played along until I got my chance and I took it, I hit him in the face with a crystal figurine, it didn't even slow him down. I made a run for the front door and I was so close - so very close Bella. I managed to pull the door open but Emmett pulled me away and slammed it shut. I screamed and he covered my mouth, I struggled and fought but he threw me down."

"He tried to reason, he tried to warn me about the danger of Edward finding me but I cursed at him."

"Our relationship was intense and fiery and passionate but it was toxic. I attempted to make another run for it but before I could reach my bedroom window Emmett pushed me down. He got on me so I couldn't get up. I fought and thrashed and screamed, he pinned my wrists down and put his hand over my mouth."

"Looking back, some parts of it was actually comical. I tried to talk to tell him to remove his hand from my mouth but it sounded all mumbled."

"He told me he didn't know what I was trying to say but he doesn't trust me not to scream so he won't be removing his hand and believe me Bella, it was my intention to scream at the top of my lungs."

"Then I saw it... the corruption first hand. Police officers came into my home and witnessed Emmett restraining me. NONE of them lifted a finger to help me, they all ignored me. The officers even cleared out the area by Emmett's request."

"Emmett took out a syringe and injected me with some sort of paralytic drug. I couldn't move a muscle but I was conscious."

I gasped in shock. Hearing the details of how Emmett kidnapped Rosalie and her ordeal sent chills down my spine.

"He put me in his car and took me. I have no family to look for me and only a few friends to wonder where I am. Only those police officers from that day have an idea of what happened and they'll never talk. Emmett took me on a huge yacht and we sailed. I was trapped in a beautiful prison."

"Beware of powerful men, Bella. Men who are possessive, egotistical, entitled, arrogant and despotic, those men and those type of people in general are used to getting what they want. The word 'No' is not something they can comprehend, their brain immediately starts thinking a way around it because that word doesn't and shouldn't apply to them is how they feel."

"I escaped but Edward found me and now I'm trapped here. I appreciate Emmett trying to protect me but that choice should have been mine to make and left up to me. I am grateful and looking back I see why he did what he did, I'm not saying I condone kidnapping but I understand his decisions and the reason behind his choices. I don't know why he set that plan against Edward in motion but he has to have his reasons."

"I was in love with Emmett even during the fights. I was angry at him too but I was still in love with him even after his deceit but I knew I had to end it because he and I were toxic to each other. I know what it's like to have feelings for and be in love with someone whom you shouldn't. Emmett is nowhere as awful as Edward though. Edward is vile, malicious, immoral, malevolent, egotistical, vindictive, malignant, heartless and evil." Rosalie told me.

"Alice feels the same way, she says Jasper has his ways but Edward is a wicked, homicidal sociopath." I agreed.

Rosalie looked as if she was getting wrapped up her in thoughts.

"When I think about it, Edward may very well be the devil." Rosalie commented.

"Well we need a plan to get out of hell and fast. I don't want to talk about men, I doubt I'll ever love again." I told Rose.

"It's good that I can make you laugh Bella but hearing you say that you doubt you'll ever love again hurts my heart."

"There's too much bitterness building in me each day that he keeps me here. Every morning I open my eyes there's more and more." I confessed.

"Earlier, when I-When I said what I said, I didn't intend to hurt your feelings or make you feel bad about yourself Bella...well maybe a little because I was so disgusted."

"It's okay but try not to make me feel worse than I already do because of your assumptions, I have it hard enough already. Being given expensive clothing and having maids attend to me doesn't take the heaviness and hardship of my situation away. I go into Edward's study and take books to read to keep myself busy. I walk around outside a lot and I watch tv constantly because I need to keep myself distracted. I pretend like I'm okay and that being kept here isn't affecting me because if I let it get to me, if I think about it and dwell on it - I will go crazy. I pray every night that I won't lose my sanity. I have to keep my mind occupied because if I let it wander into dark places, I begin to have dark thoughts and I don't know what I might do to myself."

"So if you view me being 'pampered', styled like a mannequin, fed the best food money can buy and treated like some sort of trophy doll that Edward plays with as me having it better or easier than you do, you're wrong. Just because he didn't give me turkey sandwiches to eat and didn't make me sleep on the floor doesn't mean I'm not being mistreated or suffering. If you would like to switch places and be his personal toy instead, I won't object. As a matter of fact, I would be happy to. I'd rather sleep on the cold floor alone than in a custom king bed next to the devil. I would prefer to wear cheap clothing made from simple cotton or the itchiest fabrics and be left alone in peace than to have vicuña wool and mulberry silk ripped off of me whenever Edward decides he's in the mood."

"I may look glamorous but I'm miserable, Rose." I sighed.

"I'm sorry, I know what he does to you and it's so awful."

"I would give anything to switch places with you right now. Nothing is better than having peace, I wish he'd just kill me."

"Don't say that, Bella!"

"If you were in my position you would understand. What makes it even worse is knowing he doesn't have to do those things to me. I know I messed up but he doesn't have to continue tormenting me when he can get any woman he wants."

"Except you, you're the anomaly."

"Me, I really don't understand his fixation on me, why me?"

"Your attitude toward him is irregular from all of the other women he's encountered. Think of it as a disruption in sequence."

"I don't get the big deal."

"Hmm, how do I put this... Me saying that Edward finds you interesting would be an understatement. Don't you understand that Edward wants you, if he had came to you peacefully after the truth came out would you had reconciled with him?"

"I-I couldn't. I was too embarrassed after the lies I'd told. What are you getting at, are you saying I should resume the relationship as if nothing happened?!"

Just then I thought about my own words that Edward threw back at me.

*FLASHBACK*

It went on for what felt like forever. When he was done, he whispered against my ear, "I guess you're right, we only hurt the ones we love."

*END FLASHBACK*

Recalling the memory gave me the urge to take a shower.

It didn't occur to me in that moment, my mind was... I felt so traumatized. Was he trying to say he still loved me? Does he still love me? The mere thought made me shiver and disgusted me. Why would he after all I've done and accused him of? How could I love him after what he's done to me?

"No, I would never tell you to make up with with a man who treats you so horribly with no regard for how you feel. Don't worry, we'll get out of here and he won't be able to hurt you anymore." Rosalie answered, pulling me away from my unsettling thoughts.

"I just wish he would become enthralled with another woman or he'd just die." I admitted.

"He's still a man, Bella, an entitled one at that. It doesn't matter how many other women he may have lined up to sleep with him, he's still going to sleep with you whether you want him to or not. This may sound harsh but he's not going to stop what he's doing to you."

"I'd rather be dead than to continue living like this, that's why I've been working on finding a way out of the garden."

"Is that even possible, it all looks the same."

"I've been marking the paths I take with twigs. If I see the twigs then I know I already took that path and I try to remember and memorize how I got there, if I don't see the twigs I know it's a new path." I explained to Rosalie.

"The main gate looks ten or twelve feet high, do you think you'll be able to get over it?" Rose asked.

"I'll use all of my upper body strength and try, there's no way I can get over the wall without some sort of rope or cord though."

"I really hope Emmett comes for us soon." Rosalie said.

"He better have a great plan cause he's the one who got me into this mess!"

"Thinking about it, the amount of land this mansion is sitting on is massive, Bella. The garden is a few miles long and that's only the garden, it will take hours of maneuvering to get to the main road."

"I know." I sighed.

"No wonder Edward has more security patrolling outside of the wall rather than inside, if someone ever managed to get in they'd have a nearly impossible chance of getting out. I can't believe I'm stuck in a damn maze. I don't know what it was that possessed Emmett to go after Edward but it had better been worth it and he better have a good reason cause I almost got hacked to pieces because of this whole thing."

"What?!"

"It's a long story, Bella"

"All we have here is time, Rose." I told her.

After hearing Rosalie's ordeal, it put me on edge just imagining what Edward will do to me when he's finished with me. Will he have me fed to sharks and chewed to death, electrocuted, boiled, blown up?

"Don't let your mind wander too much in here, I don't need you losing your sanity." Rosalie warned.

"I have to admit that Edward being gone has made being here a bit more tolerable, I hope he stays away."

"I've been thinking, Bella..."

"What?" I asked.

Alice POV

I've finally been given the all clear to go home. I'm being discharged today and I can't wait to lie in my own bed.

"Honey, we need to talk." Jasper told me while taking my hand.

"What's wrong, is it Bella?!"

"No, Bella is fine. I need to have a little discussion with you."

"Okay."

"Summer isn't the only one who needs help, you do as well. Your attachment to Bella, well the attachment you both have for each other is unnatural and unhealthy. I've hired a Doctor to help you with your codependency, Her name is Dr. Barrett, She's excellent- the best in the country. I know you have a lot of trauma from your-"

"I don't need a shrink, Jasper, I'm not crazy. You're making me feel like I have issues or like I'm some lunatic." I turned away from him and continued my online shopping. He doesn't understand how hard it is being in this hospital room all day everyday and not being able to see Bella face to face in person.

"I never said you were, besides, even a lunatic wouldn't be able to run through money the way you do. Don't you think the excessive spending and unnatural attachment to Bella might be symptoms of a deeper issue?"

"I don't need you making me feel like there's something wrong with me. What do you care, I can shop 24/7 and you'll never run out of money. I just need you to get Bella back."

"It's not about the money, you're going to be a Mother in a matter of months and I care about your mental and emotional well-being."

"Coming from the man who raised a nutjob."

"How long are you going to keep bringing that up?"

"Until you stop implying that I need 'help'."

"You do."

"And what do you need?" I retorted.

"I need you healthy mentally as well as physically. How about a compromise, I'll go to therapy with you. I'm not perfect, I'm sure I have some issues I can work on." Jasper tried to persuade me while kissing my shoulder but I did my best to ignore him.

"Excuse me Mr. Coleman, the Doctor needs you to sign some papers and would like to speak with you."

"Thank goodness for nurses."

"We're not done with this discussion." Jasper told me before walking out of the room.

Jasper brought me home to our new mansion and it feels good to sleep in my own bed. I miss going shopping in stores, I can't wait to get back to my old routine.

"Shall we continue our discussion?" Jasper asked.

"I know you're happy Bella's gone."

Jasper sighed.

"Where did that come from?" He asked.

"You couldn't wait to hire some shrink while Bella's away, now you can be happy."

"You already made it crystal clear that if I want you in my life I have to accept Isabella as well. I've accepted that, I already came to terms with that. Stop trying to change the subject and make me out to be the bad guy. I'm doing everything in my power that I possibly can to retrieve her for you. You can't get out of this, you need help. When Bella was taken, your shopping addiction worsened. You can't continue this way. No amount of items are ever going to fill the void you have, you need professional help. I'll even do therapy with you, we can learn more about each other, I can never get enough of you." Jasper tried to persuade me yet again.

"No." I declined and went back to looking at Balenciaga's new collection.

"You've ordered so many things the staff had to vacate the guest houses on property so I could store your things in them. You have brand new clothes in every walk-in closet in every room of the mansion, if we invite guests to stay over they'll have nowhere to put their things. You have enough clothes and shoes to fill warehouses, Alice. I even had to put some of them in storage. Look at it, look at what you've been doing." Jasper showed me photos of boxes of clothing piled high on his cellphone. "You did all of this from a hospital bed, I can't imagine what you'll do from your own bed with no medical staff to interrupt you every half hour. You've ordered thousands of-"

"Haute couture pieces that I need!"

"When will you have the chance to wear all of them - on one website alone you ordered 486 items from clothing to shoes to jewelry in a span of TWO hours."

I looked at him defensively and folded my arms.

"It would be a disservice to humanity to continue allowing you to be armed and dangerous with your laptop and unlimited cards, Alice you can singlehandedly cause a global textile shortage."

"You think you're so funny." I told him while rolling my eyes at him.

"You're sick and you need help." He whispered low in an accusing tone. "I've indulged you because of your...condition. I don't care if you're bored, pregnant or going through Bella-withdrawal, I will take away the credit cards, your laptop, tablet, your cellphone and all electronics. That means no TV either, you won't be allowed to watch any shopping channels to help you ease the symptoms of withdrawal. Make your choice."

"I'll go to therapy." I whispered in defeat.

"Don't pout, you're not getting out of this so go and get dressed. You need some time away from your laptop."

I left the room and went into the closet and lied on top of a pile of clothing on the floor. I really don't want to go. Not too long after Jasper found me and I sighed.

"I brought the car around, let me help you up."

I yanked my arm away from him. "Don't touch me!"

"What's wrong?"

"I don't want to go to therapy."

"Alice..."

"If you want therapy, you go by yourself!" I curled into a ball.

"You have to go, you need help. While Bella is away is the best time so you can focus on your sessions, you can be so much better by the time we find her. The therapy will help you take your mind off of her until I get her back for you."

"I don't need to take my mind off of her, she's missing me everyday while she's being held captive yet I'm free as a bird. It would be wrong of me to carry on like everything is normal."

"You know what I meant."

"I want to take a nap."

"You can nap in the car."

"I'm not going!"

"You're going otherwise no shopping, no cash, no cards and no electronics!"

"I don't care. You think I can't live without them, I can! As long as I get to video call with Bella everyday I'll live so you go by yourself because I want to stay here!"

"If you continue to act like a child I will treat you as such!"

Jasper grabbed me up by the arm and started pulling me along with him. I pulled away and tried to make my feet stay firmly in place so he wouldn't be able to drag me.

"Stop it before you hurt yourself Alice, you're pregnant!"

"Then let go of my arm!"

Jasper let me go and picked me up bridal-style instead.

"I'm tired of your petulance."

"And I'm sick of your nagging so put me down!" I retorted.

"You can use some fresh air."

"I'm going to scream the whole drive there and all the way into the building! People are going to be staring, do you want that Mr. Coleman?"

"Nice try, I'm used to your yelling and we'll be using a private entrance." Jasper smirked.

I struggled in his arms and grabbed hold of one of the columns on the porch when he tried to take me to the car. I screamed hoping to deafen him and fought with all my might. "I don't want to go! I don't want to!" I cried.

Jasper stopped in his tracks.

"You're pregnant you have to calm down. Why are you so against therapy, Alice?"

"Because I'll have to talk about it with some stranger." I sobbed.

"It?"

"What She did to me." I cried.

Jasper rested his head on mine and told me, "It will be okay."

Jasper knows Bella and I killed my biological Mother and he has never judged me or asked any questions nor has he looked at me any differently.

"You don't have to talk about it until you're ready, Melinda won't push you."

"Melinda?"

"She's our psychologist, Dr. Melinda Barrett."

"Her name sounds nice.." I sniffled.

"Yes it is a nice name." He agreed.

"I still don't want to go. Shrinks know how to get you to talk about things you don't want to, they use trickery." I whined.

Jasper chuckled.

"Give it a try, just one session?"

"I don't want to go today, maybe soon." I told him.

"Alright, you don't have to go today but you do have to go soon, very soon."

"Okay. Will you put me down now?"

"I'll carry you back inside."

"Do you think I'm going to run away?"

"Never trust an addict."

"Funny." I replied sarcastically.

He took me back to our room then placed me gently on the bed.

"Are you happy now that you have me safely inside and up here so that I can't run away?"

"I never said you would run away."

"You were thinking it."

"You're so adamantly against therapy what else should I think?"

"I just don't want to go back to that dark place again."

"Do you think practicing talking to me about it would make it easier?"

"Maybe. Do you want to know?"

"Not if you're not ready to talk about it. I know you'll tell me when you're ready."

"I do want you to know everything." I told Jasper while taking his hand. "My biological Mother... I shouldn't call her that, she was no mother. The woman who gave birth to me was an uncaring person, she wasn't affectionate at all and she was really abusive. I always tried so hard to please her in so many ways and I always walked on eggshells, I tried to do everything how she'd want it as to not upset her. She started beating me with a belt when I was three years old, sometimes she'd use her fists...

Bella POV

"What if we kill Edward?" Rosalie leaned in and whispered to me.

"How?!" I asked, completely stunned by her suggestion.

"We don't know how long it will take you to memorize that maze, could be weeks or months. But if we kill Edward, we can immediately go free. A stab or two in the right place should take him out." Rose suggested.

"Do you honestly think these people are going to just let us walk out of here after we've killed their Boss?!"

"We just need to get a call out afterward, ONE phone call. If I call Emmett, he can trace the call."

"There are no phones in this part of the mansion and Edward doesn't just leave his cell phone lying around. What am I suppose to do, strangle him in his sleep?! I can't overpower him, he picks me up easily as if I'm a doll. You're talking about murder Rose."

"Murder? Definitely not murder-I would know. Do you want to stay here forever with him, who knows how long Emmett or Jasper will take to find out where we are. We don't even know which country we're in, we have no access to the internet or anything."

"You're right, I can't even tell which country we're in by the tv channels because there's no service provider listed or anything." I added.

"When Edward's in town, he sleeps next to you right?" Rosalie whispered.

"Sometimes he stays in his office late at night working until morning."

"But when he does sleep next to you, you have the chance, an opening to make your move."

"What am I suppose to do, kill him with my telekinesis power of anger and hatred for him? I can't get my hands on any weapons, not even sharp knives. The closest thing to a weapon the staff has let me use is a butter knife and there's a count of all utensils after I'm done eating."

"All we need to do is find something sharp that you can use to stab him in the neck when he's asleep. Or wherever you're comfortable stabbing but it has to be somewhere that will be fatal."

"And if that stab doesn't take him out he's going to kill me afterward! Besides, I've never seen Edward sleep. When I open my eyes in the middle of the night and the moonlight is shining into the room, I can see his eyes on me...his eyes are always open and on me."

"I'm sure he sleeps at some point, he's not a damn vampire. We have to get out of here or die trying. You and I both know Edward is never going to let us just walk out of here. He'll never be charged for kidnapping and attempting to kill me on multiple occasions and he would never get prosecuted for what he's been doing to you Bella. No one would ever believe you and my credibility is out of the window like he said. Unless the authorities bust in here and see it for themselves, we're on our own. So, how about you stab him when he accosts you again. Think of it, he will be too busy holding his neck while trying to not bleed out. After you stab him try to drag the object across his neck in a sweeping motion."

"Why can't you stab him?!"

"I rarely get to see him, you spend more time with him."

"I don't know about this plan, if it backfires He'll probably get real pissed and beat me to death."

"Doesn't he get pissed anyway when you resist him and fight back?"

"Running from him, pulling away from him and struggling against him are totally different than plunging a sharp object into him. What would I even use to stab him?"

"We'll find something. When you're drinking something, you can accidentally break the glass and save a large piece of it." Rosalie told me.

"I'm not that well with holding glass. I'll probably cut myself trying to grip it tight enough to stab him with it."

"Edward's room is furnished with such lovely decorations, use one of those lovely objects to bash him in the head. I noticed a little gold sculpture on the mantel in his room, it's thin so its easy to hold but it looks heavy so it should do the job. After the first blow, don't stop until his brains are everywhere." Rosalie whispered as a maid walked past.

"And if I managed to succeed, what next, security patrols these halls and every floor.

"Use his phone to call Emmett and Jasper."

"I don't remember Jasper's number." I told her.

"Wouldn't Jasper's number be stored in Edward's phone anyway, I can give you Emmett's number to memorize if you want. You can call him and tell him to alert Jasper but Emmett will definitely come for us. Just tell whomever you get a hold of, that you managed to steal Edward's phone. Not that Emmett would mind that you killed Edward, Jasper is who I'm worried about. I don't really know him so I can't trust him."

"I see your point but if Jasper wants to keep Alice happy, he will come for me whether I killed Edward or not. Trust me, he wants to keep her happy." I informed Rosalie.

"That's right." She agreed.

"There's only one problem." I told Rose.

"What's that?"

"How do I get into Edward's phone?"

"Hold it up to his face or put his finger on it."

"He doesn't have that type of unlock method enabled on his phone, it's password only. Knowing him he probably has some serious security software installed on his phone, how do we know if his phone is even traceable?"

"Ugh he's such a pain! I guess he wanted to make sure even in an emergency where he may not be in control, no one can access his phone. You're a clever girl, you'll figure out his password."

"I highly doubt that, Rose. It's probably long and insanely difficult."

"Think Bella, his password has to relate to you."

"To me?!"

"Well you or that Esmé lady you mentioned before. I doubt it's any of your birthdays, that would be too easy."

"I have some reservations about this plan, we don't know how long it will take Emmett to get to us after tracing our location, we could be on the other side of the planet from He and Jasper. What are we going to do with a dead Edward and the place full of security?"

"What are they going to do, kill us for killing their employer and risk going to prison knowing he's dead and won't be able to protect them."

"They can call the police!"

"They've been complicit in him holding us against our will, I doubt they'll do anything once we tell them we've come into contact with Emmett, they'll probably hightail it out of here."

Rosalie makes it sound so easy but I doubt this plan will go smoothly.

"Rosalie, how am I going to get that little sculpture hidden in the bedding without Edward noticing it missing from its usual place?"

"He'd notice something like that?"

"He notices EVERYTHING!"

"You're right." Rosalie sighed. "What about something closer, like on the nightstand?"

"My first night here I reached for a lamp on his nightstand, he squeezed my wrist and bent it back until I dropped the lamp."

"We'll find something, Bella."

"I really hope this plan works otherwise I'm dead."

"You and I both because he'll know I put you up to it and come after me next."

"I hope I can bring myself to go through with it, I don't know if I can kill someone."

"I heard about what you and Alice did."

"That was different under different circumstances, we were children.

"Or is it that you're only able to kill to protect Alice but not yourself?"

"I'm going to lie down." I got up and left Rosalie there.

Alice POV

I spoke for hours to Jasper about my childhood and he listened so intently, there was no judgement in his eyes. He held me while I cried.

That specific day Bella came over to play, it was the best day of my life. She saved me.

"I like Bella a bit more now."

"Aha! You finally admit it."

"I never said I didn't like her, I just like her a bit more than before."

I rolled my eyes at him.

"So Bella was your saviour and ever since that day you two have been inseparable?"

"Yes and I have no qualms about that day. I don't regret what happened, that woman deserved it. I always wondered what I did wrong then I realized it wasn't anything I did, she was just who she was. I never understood why she didn't love me as a mother should. Why did she put men before me, why she always looked at me in such a way."

"Your mother's abuse doesn't define you or determine your worth. You are so much more than what was inflicted upon you. If I could take the painful memories and all of it away I would."

Jasper was looking into my eyes with such adoration that I blushed.

"I know you would." I told him.

"I'll run you a warm bath."

Jasper gave me a bath and an all over massage. It's like I have my own personal servant, he lives to please me. Besides the Adams, I've never had anyone so devoted to me.

"You're spoiled." He told me.

"You spoil me." I replied.

"I wouldn't have it any other way." He told me with a kiss.

9 Days Later...

Bella POV

"Do you hear that?" I asked Rosalie.

"I do."

It was the sound of a plane lowly flying over.

"He's back. Let's go to your room, Rosalie."

Rosalie and I left the sitting area and headed up to her bedroom. Deep down inside I knew I couldn't hide and hoped Edward would leave me alone.

The jet is probably landing on the runway now, it sounds a lot closer. I was in a better mood knowing he was away on business.

About an hour later one of the maids came and knocked on Rosalie's door and informed me that Edward requests my presence in his bedroom. I sighed.

"Okay." I replied.

The maid left to return to her duties around the manor and Rosalie reminded me of her plan.

The atmosphere changed and we both felt down.

"Do you think you'll be able to hit him in the head while he's distracted?" Rosalie asked.

"Hit him with what, the power of my mind?" I retorted.

"You didn't have to snap at me. Just find something or we're going to be stuck here for a while."

"I already told you I tried that before and he almost broke my wrist, I didn't even get the chance to actually hit him with the lamp. I have to go."

I opted for the stairs instead of the elevator, dreading having to go to Edward's room. I walked as slowly as I could knowing it was in vain, I'd still reach his bedroom door eventually and I'd have to go in.

When I walked into Edward's room he was just stepping out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around his waist, the scent of his bodywash filled the room.

"Do you recall our arrangement?" He asked me.

I nodded.

"Good."

I could tell that Edward was erect already. I sat on the bed and he came and stood in front of me then removed his towel. He tugged my hair which made my head jerk upward so I was now looking at his face.

"Remember what I told you."

"I know, no biting."

He obviously doesn't trust me and he has good reason not to. Anyone in this situation would bite down then make a run for it but I have nowhere to run away to. Even if I could bite down to incapacitate him, what could I use for a weapon to-

Edward tugged my hair again so I got out of my head and focused on what I was doing.

"I take it you weren't able to carry out the mission?"

"No."

"I'm tired of not having my freedom, its why I escaped from Emmett but I ended up jumping out of the frying pan into the fire."

"Join the club, I want freedom too Rose!"

"There has to be an opportunity to catch Edward off his guard. What if you stab h-"

"No."

"You didn't even let me finish."

"I don't want to do that, I could get killed in the process."

"Edward's not going to kill you, he'll be pissed but he won't kill his favorite toy."

"I don't care, I'm not doing it-you do it!"

"Someone's more irritable than usual. I don't know about you but I'm tired of being in this place." Rosalie nagged.

"You're sure complaining a lot for someone who has her own personal space and doesn't really have to see Edward. Let's trade places and see if you still complain about your current living arrangement. Edward could be having you tortured but it seems he's forgotten about you because he has me to keep himself occupied with. Stop being ungrateful, it could be worse."

"I just hate not being able to spread my wings."

"Imagine how I feel."

"I'm sorry. Did he-"

" I don't want to talk about it."

"I understand. Are you okay to go for a walk, I want to experience the maze."

"I'm not allowed to take you outside." I informed Rose.

"Why?"

"You're not allowed outside." I told her.

"Does Edward think I'm going to run off and escape, I don't even know where the heck we are. Did he say why?"

"No."

"I understand, he really dislikes me. I hope he knows the feeling is mutual, I loathe him."

"Lets go to the top floor, you can see it from there." I told her.

Rosalie and I got into the elevator and went to the top floor.

"I've seen it but never really like this, do you really think you can memorize an exit path?"

"Maybe. Memorizing how it looks from up here might help."

"Hopefully, we have to find some way out of Dracula's castle." Rosalie said dryly.

Rosalie and I both laughed.

Edward came up behind me and took hold of my arm and told me, "I've been looking for you." He pulled me along with him and I felt a tug on my other arm.

"Why are you taking her, didn't your majesty already summon her earlier about an hour ago?"

Edward glared at Rosalie but she didn't let go. She tugged my other arm and tried to pull me away from him.

"It's okay, Rosalie."

"No it's not, why can't he just let us spend time together and leave us alone while he's keeping us captive in this gigantic prison?"

Edward pulled Rosalie away from me and when she tried to reach for me again he pushed her and she fell backward onto the floor.

"It's okay Rosalie, really." I tried to convince her.

Edward led me to his room and locked the door, I tried to keep my distance from him but he put his hand around my waist and pulled me to him.

"Didn't I tell you to wait for me?" He whispered in my ear then started hungrily kissing my neck.

"You were gone almost an hour, I got tired of waiting." I replied while pulling away and trying to remove his arm from around my waist.

"I had to take an important call, it went on longer than I expected." He told me then he turned me around to face him. He kissed my chin then made his way to my neck, I couldn't help trying to push him away but he grabbed my hands then made his way to my chest."

"Edward...please..."

He pulled away from me and instructed me to, "Go sit on the bed." When I saw him unbuckling his belt I knew what he wanted and yelled, "I already did that for you today!"

"You speak as if you're the one in control."

"You said if I willingly did this, you wouldn't do more to me and you would treat Rosalie better. I already di-

"You're under the impression that there's limit."

I didn't know how to respond.

"You've had a generous hiatus and you're already complaining after the first session. Perhaps you would like the full experience."

"This is fine." I quickly conceded.

His hand travelled into my blouse and made its way into my bra. I did exactly as I was instructed no matter how many times Edward told me to. Is he making up for lost time I wondered. After I had completed the task of satisfying him with my mouth, he informed me that Rosalie isn't allowed to leave her room nor am I allowed to go see her. No doubt she pissed him off by standing up to him.

One week later...

It's been about a week since I last saw Rosalie and I've been sulking ever since. I have no one to talk to, the only familiar face in this place is Edward's and I hate looking at his face. The staff knows what's going but they won't do anything to help us. They're not stuck here, they even get days off and can leave whenever they wish to. They're turning a blind eye all for the sake of money.

Edward came into the bedroom holding some papers in his hand.

"What's the matter, do you miss your partner in crime? He asked.

"What do you care?"

"I thought we could pay her a visit to cheer you up."

"Why?" The skepticism evident in my tone.

"Don't you want to see her?"

"You hate Rosalie so why would you care to come along?"

"I know how much she means to you." Edward's voice held no emotion whatsoever.

Edward led the way and I followed him down to Rosalie's room. He was holding some papers in his hand and I wondered what they were for. The guard outside of Rosalie's door stepped aside quickly when he saw Edward approaching.

Rosalie looked happy to see me but totally surprised that Edward was with me.

"Do you know what these are?" Edward asked her without so much as a greeting.

"Transcripts." I could hear the annoyance in her voice.

"That's right, I thought you'd like a reminder of how you ended up here." Edward told her.

"You really are sadistic. I was right, you do deserve to be imprisoned for life." She retorted.

"But instead you're the one imprisoned awaiting to be executed." He taunted.

"Emmett will find me, he's coming for me."

Edward laughed smugly.

"You should hope he never comes. If he does appear, I'll be quick to kill you in front of him...even though a bullet to the head is too good for you."

"You're not going to get away with this." Rose threatened.

"Is that so, are you going to prosecute me for my crimes?" He taunted.

"Emmett is going to kill you."

Edward laughed out loud as if Rose had told an hilarious joke.

"When I find out where he's hiding, I'm going to take you to him and kill you in front of him, then I'll kill him. In the meantime, why don't you entertain me by reading your opening statement." He instructed her.

"Read it yourself." She retorted.

Edward grabbed Rose by the chin, yanking her face to face him and almost snapping her neck in the process.

"I don't know where you think you are or to whom you think you're speaking but I am NOT Emmett and will not tolerate your insolence." With that said, he threw her down and she hit the floor.

She looked up at him angrily, I could tell she wanted to retaliate but knew it wouldn't get her anywhere. She would only make the situation worse.

"Evil son of a bitch." Rosalie muttered.

"I don't understand why Isabella would offer her oral services for your benefit, nothing about you is worth the trouble." Edward threw the stack of papers at Rosalie and commanded her to, "Read."

"Gosh Bella how do you put up with him, he's a monster!"

"I let him do whatever he wants and I try my best not to resist. If I had intervened on your behalf earlier, it would've only aggravated him further and he'd make me regret it later. It's best to just let him."

There was a brief, awkward silence.

"I appreciate what you're doing but I don't want you putting up with extra crap from that monster just for my sake. You shouldn't have to suck him off for my benefit or put up with whatever other crap he subjects you to. I don't think I'll be able to live with myself knowing you're dealing with that for me. Next time you should bite down real hard.

"It's okay, he's going to find some way to pleasure himself at my expense anyway, it might as well benefit the both of us."

"Us?"

"Leniency for you and physically painless for me." I explained.

A maid came to fetch me for dinner but Rosalie was served dinner in her room as usual.

I went to the dining room and approached the table, it was grand in size and Edward was seated at the end. There was a variety of different foods spread all over, Edward was drinking brandy.

I reluctantly sat down.

"How long are you going to continue punishing me for the lie I was forced to tell?"

"If I had been found guilty by a jury of my peers and sent to prison, would you had cared that I was being punished for something I didn't do. Why should I care about you being punished for something you actually did."

"We both know you would've never spent a day in prison, even with a guilty verdict."

"So why go through all of the trouble?"

"I don't know what Emmett's reasoning was, I only did what I was blackmailed to do. I can't continue living like this, I'll lose my mind. What do you want from me, I've publicly apologized and admitted that I lied. I'm hated and have been labeled one of those people who make it hard for actual victims. You've had your revenge...multiple times. How long are you going to keep me here?"

"Get comfortable." Was all he said.

"You don't even know why you're still holding me hostage, you're doing it just because you can. Will you just let me go?"

"No. To be honest, you should be grateful you're not in prison for making a false report, slander and conspiracy."

"Well just kill me because I can't take living like this, I'd rather be in prison than in your bed."

"You don't have a choice."

"I DO have a choice."

Edward paused then told me, "If you display signs of being a danger to yourself or any other suicidal tendencies or mental instabilities, I will treat you as a mental patient and have you confined to a white, padded room."

"I'd be happier in a padded room than sharing a room with you."

"Even though you'll be allowed no entertainment or 'visitors'?"

"That's not fair." I don't think I could be alone indefinitely without seeing Alice or getting a visit from Rosalie.

"I already told you life isn't fair, you know that. You want to talk about fairness when you positioned yourself in my life with an agenda to destroy me."

"What can I do that will get you to let me go, if you're not going to kill me it makes no sense keeping me here. Do you just enjoy tormenting me? There must be something I can do, anything, I'll do whatever it takes and give you whatever you want if you'd just let me go." I pleaded.

"Weren't you listening to Rosalie's reading of her opening statement, I always get what I want. What could you possibly give to me that I don't already have or that I can't just simply take? I own most of the planet, from billion dollar oil and gas companies to scores of multimillion dollar companies to millions and millions of acres of land all across the globe, there's not a profitable field that I don't have a stake in. I bail out governments, when they're in need of billions of dollars they turn to me secretly which in turn allows me to have them in my pocket, I own mines and have allocated an abundance have of precious metal and stones. Nothing is out of my reach or unobtainable to me. What can you offer that I don'-"

"My heart. You may have my body, control my freedom, you can even think you own me but you don't have my heart. You're right, there's nothing off limits or unobtainable to you, you can get anything you want...except my heart. My mind and my heart are mine, they're off limits to you. I have full ownership and total control over them. Isn't that what you wanted. You haven't killed me so there must be a reason why. Rosalie said you still have feelings for me, is it true? Do you want me because I don't want you, because I was able to walk away from you, because I didn't need you? Are you a narcissist at heart, do you even have a heart. Are you doing this because I won't stroke your ego? I bet you've never had to force a woman to do anything much less to stay with you. Oh my how the mighty have fallen, is this what you resort to now to get laid...to sleep with a woman who doesn't want you?" I taunted.

"You're saying I don't have your heart?"

"You did before you brought me here and subjected me to such heinous atrocities in the name of vengeance. You treat me as if I'm some object solely for your pleasure, like I don't have feelings. I really did love you and I wanted to be with you. I still held feelings for you but I knew you would be out for revenge so I hid and continued to hide. Who would've thought I was dodging a bullet. And to think you're renowned to be a man of excellence, some great catch, Mr. Right that no woman out there has been good enough to be able to hold on to. Who the hell came up with that, were the women you dated that oblivious!?"

"You know back then you could've won my heart a million times over but now, now I only despise you." I seethed. "There are billions of other women on the planet who may swoon over you but I, Isabella Adams will not! You can continue to hold me hostage, force me to pleasure you and even rape me. I will never submit to you, I will go to my grave as the only woman on the planet who doesn't give a crap that you're Edward Masters. You can continue to fill the closets with expensive clothing and jewelry, it doesn't make a difference to me. My heart can't be bought nor can my mind be traumatized into submission. You can hire the best cardiac surgeon in the world and he can cut out my heart and hand it to you on a diamond incrusted gold platter, you'll still never truly have it. I could never give my heart to you, you're not the Edward I knew and you're certainly not worth it. So where do we go from here?"

BELLA POV

"My skin is suffering in this place. Would it be okay if I asked you to ask Edward to have his staff bring me good moisturizers?"

"You can have mine, I don't use them."

"How come?"

"I don't care much for my skin. My situation is too depressing to care about how I look. Maybe if I start to look like an old crow, Edward would lose interest and just kick me out."

"Well I refuse to waste away in this place. I won't turn into a shell of my former self in here. "

"That's easier for you to say, you're not the one Edward is interested in."

"Yes, your situation is different so I understand why you're not interested in skincare or how you look but you should care about how you look, Bella."

"Why, what's the point?"

"Don't you want to look healthy and your best for the day when you finally get out of here and see Alice?"

"I guess you're right."

"You've been sulking all day, is something on your mind?" Rosalie asked.

"What isn't on my mind."

"True but you've been more down than usual."

"If you could give Emmett something his vast amount of riches couldn't buy, what would it be?"

"If it was possible, I would give Emmett the power to read my mind. He always wanted to know what I was thinking even though he already knew most of the time. He wants to know my mind, how it works, what I think, the very essence of me. He was always so enthralled by me. Mind, body and soul is what he wants and for me to want him back wholly and fully the same way he wants me. Of course even if it were possible I would never do that, him knowing my every thought could be disastrous."

"Do you think you and Emmett will ever work it out?"

"Honestly, now that I'm in this position. I would go crawling back to him if it means being free from Edward. And of course that would only be because of the way things are now. It has nothing to do with my feelings for him. Sometimes human beings do desperate things when in desperate situations."

"If Edward hadn't kidnapped you, would you had reconciled with Emmett while you were still with him?"

"I'd be too pissed at him for keeping me hostage to think about him in that way or even desire him, that's stockholm syndrome behavior honestly. But... Now that I'm the devil's prisoner, as I said before, I understand why Emmett did what he did. It was to protect me after all. And after almost being hacked to pieces, if I get out of this place I might consider reconciling with Emmett but that's a big maybe, I do want to be friends with Emmett though. I want him to come and rescue me and start a friendship. No holding anyone hostage, platonic friends and if it leads to more in the future, so be it. Let's put it like this, if Emmett rescues me I'm open to it. If he doesn't, I'll grow resenting him for starting this whole mess but I know he's working on a way to rescue me. I don't know what Emmett was thinking by blackmailing you but he really does have a soft side."

"I've never seen or witnessed anything soft or kind or even a teeny bit nice about Emmett. Every time I met him he was always grouchy and stared at me with such hatred. I never understood why Emmett hated me so much."

"And I've never witnessed any of those sweet qualities from Masters but you managed to get into an almost year long relationship with him. How did you endure it for such a long time, blackmail be damned, I couldn't - he's a monster!"

It wasn't like the way it is now, he was always kind, patient, caring and giving. I never saw this current side of him...until now. I had heard he's as ruthless as he is powerful and Emmett told me the same. When everything blew up and went left, Alice wouldn't stop stressing how dangerous he is...now I know. I've experienced his ruthless side and what he's capable of. How long have you known Emmett?"

"A very long time, before you even stumbled into my life. I was fresh out of law school and at that time he was representing one of Edward's business partners on Edward's behalf or something like that. I just remember it being closely related to Edward. I dealt Emmett his first and only loss." Rosalie grinned.

"Really?"

"Yep and what made the blow even harder was that it came from a barely experienced lawyer. His focus wasn't on doing his job but always staring at my legs in court instead. When I noticed, I made sure to wear my pencil skirts tighter than usual but long enough to still be deemed professional. I bought everything a size down from then on. The leather skirts and red stilettos always sent him over the edge. Every morning I would choose my outfit with him in mind, I had leather skirts in every color from beige, wine, plum to teal etc. The last day of trial I hit Emmett with a bright aqua, pencil leather skirt that was two sizes too small and white scrappy heels. Beating a famous and skilled attorney like him really helped my career."

"Do you think Emmett let you win on purpose?"

"I always wondered."

"Did you guys started dating after that?"

"Ha! He wished he could. I enjoyed teasing him with my outfit choices though." Rosalie laughed recalling the memory. "Emmett has been after me for years before I met you, he finally got his shot though. Why all of the questions about Emmett and I?"

I thought about it for a moment, how should I word this.

"What would you say-this is strictly hypothetical of course-if I decided to tell Edward that I want to reconcile with him?"

Rosalie paused then ran into the bathroom. When she returned her eyes were watering and she smelled of mouthwash.

"Sorry I had to throw up, I misheard you say something so disgusting that it literally made me sick."

"You heard correctly."

"I don't think I can stomach this conversation."

"Hypothetically I-"

"Hypothetically what if I decide to violently shake some sense into you, are you losing it?!"

"No."

"Then What-why-how could you possibly-I think I'm going to be sick all over again."

"Bear with me, it would only be pretend."

"I need to lie down, this conversation is making my head spin. All of my years as a prosecutor I thought I've heard it all."

Rosalie lied down in her bed beside me and I tried to make her understand but all she did was feel my forehead to check my temperature.

"I would only be pretending, Rose. If I pretend that I'm interested in giving it a try, he might lose interest and let me go. I don't know if reverse psychology will work on him but if you're right about what you said, Edward should begin to loosen up his grip on me."

"Don't you think he's going to know you're only trying to get him to let his guard down?"

"Not if I don't lay it on too thick, I won't be obvious about it. Who knows when or if Emmett or Jasper will find us. Edward is meticulous, he's too clever for them and we still have no idea where we are or what continent we're on. If I can get him to trust me enough, when he goes on one of his business trips he might take me along."

"That doesn't mean you'll be able to escape or make a call. He'll probably have you bound and gagged."

"The whole point of this is so he eventually stops restricting me. I don't want him to continue treating me like a captive but an equal, like we're partners in a relationship."

"This feels so wrong, Bella."

"We don't have any other way, I'm getting out of here by any means necessary!"

"So after all he's done, you're just going to go back to him - to willingly sleeping with him?"

"No-of course not! He's promised not to touch me if I don't want hi-"

"Bella... what do you mean he's promised?" Rosalie asked while cutting me off.

"What if it's not hypothetical and I already led him to believe that we can reconcile - think of it as a truce."

"So he got to do all of that sick shit to you and now he can just call a truce?!"

"I called it."

"Well recall it! Whenever I get out of this place he's going to die!"

"I can't just recall it, it's part of my plan."

"Do you think he's going to let us go after you decide to do whatever this is you're doing because honestly I don't even have words or a label for it. He's not going to let me out of here, the only thing you're doing is giving him what he wants. He wants you to want him like how every other woman on the planet besides me does. He's going to live happily ever after with you and keep me locked up or kill me."

"Remember, I'm just pretending. Opportunity is knocking and I'm going to answer. I don't know if I could get Edward to let go of his grudge against Emmett or from pursuing him but I think I can get him to let you and I go. Emmett can handle himself."

"And in return what does Edward want, forgiveness? Did he even apologize or ask for forgiveness?"

"No, not yet."

"But he's open to working on this pretend relationship and he thinks it will be real and that you're genuine about it?"

"Yes, I told him I'll try and that I want counselling for myself. He's hiring a psychiatrist, she'll have private sessions with me alone and she'll also be a relationship therapist for us.

"Us?"

"Edward and I."

"I know who you meant Bella, it just sounded so wrong hearing you say it."

"Don't worry, I'll make sure he gets you therapy too."

"I don't need a shrink, I need to get out of here. This is madness and crazy, do you hear yourself?! What licensed physician is going to okay trying to convince a rape victim and her rapist to work on a romantic relationship together. Any upstanding and ethical psychiatrist should report Edward's ass to the authorities right away. This has to be something out of a movie or book - a work of fiction even! It feels like I'm living in the twilight zone!"

"You keep forgetting, I'll only be pretending."

"Don't you think the psychiatrist will know you're faking trying to make it work?"

"I'm an excellent actress, remember?"

"So you're going to reassume the girlfriend role as if nothing happened?"

"Not exactly, I told him I need time to deal with all he's done to me and I can't imagine being intimate or romantically involved with him at this time. Besides, if I just threw myself at him, he'd know it's all an act. He knows that's not like me. Think of it as an estranged couple working on their issues."

"Couple?! I don't like the idea of a shrink shrinking you into being with Edward. What if Edward instructs the psychiatrist to use medication and hypnotherapy on you to brainwash you into reconciling with him. He can't be trusted, what if he has you turned into a zombie?!"

"Keep your voice down."

"This all feels so wrong!" Rosalie exclaimed in a loud whisper.

"You said that already."

"Well it feels sickening and I don't like it! He doesn't deserve a second chance even if it's just you pretending. He shouldn't even have the honor of you pretending to work on anything with him."

"Would it make you feel better if I said you're no longer restricted and we can now explore the property together?"

"Really?"

"Not just the garden area but everywhere." I informed Rosalie.

"He's probably using this opportunity to test you, to see if you meant what you agreed to or if you will try to escape."

"I know, I won't fall for it. He also agreed to let you have contact with relatives and friends."

"You're kidding?!"

"No, he allows me video calls with Alice. I think it's a favor to Jasper though."

"I don't have any living relatives but there is a friend I would like to speak to. He probably thinks I'm dead."

"I don't have any relatives either."

Rosalie started eyeing me questioningly.

"What did you say to Edward to get him to agree to this, you didn't promise to willingly let him do some other sexual thing to you did you?"

"No, I already told you it's nothing like that."

"He hates me, why did he agree to all of this?"

"I promised him a chance at something even He doesn't own."

"What's that?" Rosalie asked.

"My heart."

"What?!"

"It's not what you think. I'm only leading him to believe he has a chance at making it right with me and winning me over. If he's narcissistic enough to think he's God's gift to women and can get me to fall in love with him after all he's done to me, let him waste his efforts and time. Like I said, I just wanna get out of this place by any means necessary."

The following morning...

Edward had all of my favorite breakfast dishes already prepared. I know what he's trying to do and he won't succeed. I took my seat at the end of the table, as far from Edward as possible. Feels good not having to sit beside him.

Edward looked at me from the other end of the table and smirked.

"Would you like come closer?"

"No. Why don't we invite Rosalie out of her room to enjoy this with us, she must be lonely having to eat by herself all of the time."

"Why not." There was no emotion in Edward's tone, he didn't sound delighted in the least. He knows I know that he hates Rosalie.

I stood up to go retrieve Rosalie but Edward told me to send a maid instead. Rosalie returned and looked at me then to Edward, she made a face then took a seat next to me.

Not too long after Rosalie sat down, Edward got up and left.

"You're not staying for breakfast?" I asked while trying not to look amused knowing he's annoyed by her mere presence.

"I suddenly lost my appetite." He said while looking at Rosalie then left.

"What is it with you two?" I asked her.

"He has a problem with women like me." She told me.

"Women like you?"

"Yep, who are the opposite of you." Rose replied.

"If us being together keeps him away from me, we should spend as much time together as we possibly could."

"Agreed, lets just hope he doesn't break the agreement and comes to drag you away."

"I hope not." I almost lost my appetite just by the thought of it.

"After breakfast lets go explore the outside."

Rose and I were driven around the grounds by one of the guards, there were trees and gardens everywhere. We realized the hangar and mansion weren't the only structures around but there were a few guest houses as well. Edward's personal pilot, flight crew and some of the other staff probably lives in them. We spent most of the day exploring. I wonder how come there aren't any street lights around.

"It's getting dark, time to return." The guard told us.

I walked Rosalie to her room and turned to leave.

"Aren't you staying?" She asked with evident surprise. "Why don't you bring your clothing in here and we can share the room or you take the room right next to this one?" She suggested.

"I can't, I have to sleep in Edward's room."

"You're still sleeping wit-next to him?"

"I had to meet him half way. That's one of the requirements he wouldn't budge on."

Rosalie only looked at me but didn't say anything, she knows I have no choice.

"Don't worry, I only have to sleep in his bed, nothing else."

"That's still a heavy requirement." She replied.

"It's okay, I'm used to it."

"Sick fuck." I heard her mumble about Edward under her breath.

I went up to Edward's room and he was working on his laptop.

"Did you enjoy your time exploring the outdoors?"

"Somewhat."

I grabbed some clothing and went into the bathroom. I could use a really hot shower after such a tiring day. This is unusual for Edward to be ready for bed so early. He usually comes to bed after midnight or a bit later. It made me a bit anxious, I made sure the bathroom door was locked before getting into the shower.

When I got out of the shower he was still sitting there.

I took a deep breath, pretending is going to be harder than I thought. I really don't want to sleep next to him or see his face.

I braided my tresses into a long braid and got into Edward's bed, I kept my braid on the side of me that wasn't next to Edward. He has a habit of playing with my hair when it's splayed over the bed, it always irritated me because I hate him touching any part of me. Braiding my hair will be my new routine before bed. It feels good to have control over my person and Edward actually respect it.

His eyes were on me as usual. It's like I'm his favorite show, instead of watching a TV he watches me. I wonder what it is about me that fascinates him.

*FLASHBACK*

I tried to eat but Edward kept staring at me, it made me uncomfortable.

"What?" I asked slightly annoyed.

"Excuse me?"

"You're staring."

"I apologize, you're just so fascinating." He started to play with my hair again. "Everything about you is fascinating." He whispered in my ear.

I couldn't stop myself from blushing.

"Don't pretend like you've never heard it before."

"I haven't, no one has ever called me fascinating in my life. Me and fascinating don't even belong in the same sentence."

"Isabella, I'm sure someone as beautiful as yourself has heard it many times before. Everything about you intrigues me."

"Wow, Edward. I've never been so flattered in my life."

"A woman like you shouldn't spend her time volunteering and waiting on others, you should be waited on hand and foot. I'm surprised there isn't a ring on your finger by now."

I laughed at the thought.

*END FLASHBACK*

Those memories... Why now, why am I remembering that day now?

"I have an engagement party tomorrow evening that I must attend, it's black-tie."

"You, I didn't know it's a must that you do anything."

"It's for a business partner. Would you like to come along?"

"Aren't you afraid I'm going to out you as a creepy guy who keeps women locked up?

"No one is going to believe that." He sounded so sure of himself. "Besides..."

"You'll still have Rosalie to use as leverage against me?"

"Correct. I trust you to act accordingly."

This feels so wrong, every part of my being is telling me it's wrong to act as if we're together but I have no other way or plan to get free.

I was pulled away from my thoughts when Edward reached for my braid and I jumped up.

"You promised you wouldn't touch me unnecessarily or whenever you feel like." I reminded him and he withdrew his hand.

The Following Evening

After Rosalie was done helping me with my hair I went back upstairs to Edward's room to get dressed. There was a champagne, floor-length v neck bodycon formal dress with a thigh high slit thrown over the chaise lounge. I slipped on the dress and it fit me perfectly. I guess Edward still remembers my size...creep.

There was a small knock at the door. "Bella?" Rosalie opened it slightly to peep in.

"Is the psycho in there?" She whispered.

"No, he's downstairs I think."

"I came to see if you needed help with your makeup or dre-omg you look amazing!"

"You think so?"

"Trust me I'd know. Alice isn't the only style expert you know." Rosalie told me with a smile.

"My apologies."

I picked up the giftbox that was next to the dress. When I opened it I was met with diamond everything, diamond drop earrings, a diamond bracelet and necklace. All of the jewelry was blinding but the necklace, it was...it left me speechless. I was scared to take it out of the box for fear I might mess it up.

"Wow..." Rosalie gasped from behind me.

"Why aren't you ready yet?" Edward came in and asked.

"The necklace, I don't know-I don't think I can put it on."

Edward came and stood behind me and with one swift move he placed the necklace around my neck and clasped it.

"It's...magnificent." I commented.

"$55 million in diamonds usually are."

"What!?"

"This is Mouawad's L'Incomparable diamond necklace, the large yellow diamond is 407 carats."

"I don't think I want to know how many carats the white diamonds are. Shouldn't things like these be in museums, how did you get this?!"

"Nothing is unobtainable for me except your heart, remember?" Edward whispered in my ear and I felt a shiver run down my spine making me feel uneasy.

"I don't think I can wear something so expensive. I'll feel uneasy all night, what if I lose it or-"

"Then I'll get you another necklace even more expensive than this."

I was entranced with the necklace, I stared at it in the mirror as I ran my fingertips over it. "It's stunning." I commented.

"You're stunning."

"And I'm sick." Rose interrupted and deliberately ran between Edward and I, parting us to make her way to the master bath." Not that I mind.

"I'll be finishing up some work in my study until you're ready." Edward left, giving Rosalie and I some privacy.

I went to check on Rosalie. "Are you alright in there Rose?"

"I'm sickened but okay."

"What did I do this time?"

"It's not you, I don't fault you or blame you for anything. It's Edward, it's all him."

"I know you loathe him, I do too."

"Bella, can't you see he's started the process of love bombing you?"

"Love bombing?"

"He's trying to sway and influence how you feel by bombarding you with attention, affection, gifts and whatever the hell else he can. He's going to compliment you every chance he gets, shower you with gifts, extravagant ones at that. You said you told him you can't be bought but you seem pretty taken-in with that necklace. Are you sure you know what you're doing because later it will be apologies and more symbols of love from Edward.

He's going to want you to spend an excessive amount of time around him, that's why one of the things he didn't compromise on was you sleeping in his bed. He's manipulating you, he wants you to be codependent on him the way you were with Alice but even more so with him. He knows Alice isn't here and someone has to fill that void. You've been using me as a substitute Alice, correct?"

"Yes." I admitted.

"Edward will eventually start making excuses as to why we can't spend time together."

"I learned about loving bombing for some of my old cases. It's basically an attempt to influence a person by demonstrations of attention and affection. Think about the principle of reciprocity, if someone gives you something, you feel that you owe them something equal or greater in return. What he's doing is manipulating you and grooming you to feel indebted to him."

What does one give a powerful man who already has everything, you give him whatever he wants. Whether its your body or heart or both. Think about it, there's nothing you can buy him that he can't buy himself a million times over, what else is there for him to seek from you but your compliance and submission. This is psychological manipulation. Edward knows just what he's doing. Then you'll be at the stage of trauma bonding. You and Edward agreed to 'try', whatever the heck that means.

"Try for him to win my heart."

"But even though both of you agreed to it, you're secretly deceiving him in the hopes of escaping...or so you think. He's trying to mold you and manipulate you into what he wants. You said it yourself, he's meticulous and clever. Did you really think he got where he is by being easily deceived. He doesn't trust you and more than likely he already knows your game but he's trying to outplay you and he's doing a heck of an excellent job at it."

"What happens when he has you right where he wants you and you start to have conflicting feelings and even start trauma bonding with your abuser and captor. He abused you, he's still holding you captive but now he's being friendly, even sweet while holding you captive. It's all manipulation. Next you'll be emotionally dependent on him. If he truly cared for you, he'd let you go not keep you here in the hopes of trying to brainwash you and having a psychiatrist finish the job. Bella, Edward only wants to subjugate you."

"These things can never work on me, I've seen it all before. I'm too smart for this crap. I can see right through Edward, that's probably one of the reasons he hates me so much. You're being swayed and sucked in by the compliments, the gifts and the façade Edward is putting on, he's still the same. He's only pretending just as you are. Be careful Bella, I don't want him to win."

"He knows I can't be won over by material things." I told Rose.

"Then why does it seem like he's already in the lead, to me it looks like you're the one falling into your own trap."

"I appreciate your concern, truly I do but I don't need to be constantly reminded. I'm not falling for Edward and I won't ever fall for Edward. That's one thing you don't have to worry about. Now, will you help me with my makeup please?"

Rose looked unsure but didn't say any more about the subject, no doubt she's worried.

"You look like a princess Bella, you're such a beauty." Rosalie commented while admiring her work. "I wish you were going out with an actual prince charming instead of a beast. You're going to be okay in these heels right?"

"I hope so."

Edward was waiting for me in the foyer, he was dressed in all black.

"You're captivating." He told me when I came into view.

"What time does the party start?" I asked him.

"Two hours from now."

"We're really early."

Edward chuckled, "The flight alone will take an hour and a half." He informed me.

He drove us to the massive hangar that stretched along the property, no doubt it took a long time to construct. Edward opened the car door for me, we began walking and as we got closer to our ride my steps slowed until I stopped completely.

Edward no longer heard the clicking of my heels so he turned around.

"That jet... Feels like I'm about to have a panic attack."

"It's okay." He tried console me while reaching for me.

This is NOT okay. He shouldn't be the one trying to console me, this whole situation is messed up. Now I understand fully what Rosalie meant.

Edward took my hand and led me up the steps, I reluctantly went. As soon as I got on board, images of that awful night flashed before my eyes. My stomach decided to suddenly expel its contents. This is how Rosalie must feel every time she sees Edward and I interact.

Edward instructed someone to clean it up. I ran back down the steps, I can't stay in there. I began hyperventilating.

Edward was suddenly behind me, he took my hand and I instantly snatched it away from him. Why does he keep touching me! I couldn't tell what I was feeling, is it anger, disgust, confusion? He should've known better than to take me on board that jet.

"All of the jets in this hangar and you take me on board that one, is this a sick joke to you?!"

"The other ones haven't been refueled yet."

"You're toying with me!" I accused him.

"Relax, you need to calm down so you can catch your breath."

"You caused this and now you're telling me to relax?!"

Why does it feel like I can't get in enough oxygen, what's happening to me.

I was trying to breathe in through my mouth as much as I could but it didn't feel like I was getting sufficient oxygen. I can hear my heartbeat pounding in my ears.

Everything went black.

I woke up in Edwards bed with a doctor attending to me. I guess I missed my chance at leaving this place.

"Where's Alice?"

"Alice isn't here." Edward answered.

"I meant Rosalie, where's she?"

Edward called a maid to fetch Rose.

"I don't want to see anyone else but her."

The doctor and Edward left the room and Rosalie came and kneeled beside the bed in front of me.

"What happened Bella, what did he do?!"

"I don't know, everything went back ."

"When Edward brought you inside, you were turning blue."

"I can't do this, I feel like I'm going out of my mind. I miss Alice and I don't want to be here anymore." I sobbed. "I am mentally and emotionally exhausted and at my limit."

"Bella, we both know he's not going to let you just walk out of here. He sees you as a conquest."

"I hate him, I hate him so much." I sobbed.

Rosalie held me and I sobbed on her shoulder.

"When he returned inside, you were unconscious in his arms. What did he do, Bella?"

"He took me on that jet."

"What jet?"

"The night he had me abducted and brought here, he took me aboard the jet I falsely accused him of raping me on and raped me. Afterward I woke up in his bed to something tugging on my hair and it was you."

"Did he actually expect you to travel on that very same jet, he's messing with you Bella! He's definitely a sadist."

"That's what I thought, he had to be messing with me. When I got on the jet I threw up. Now I see clearly and understand how you feel about the whole situation. He tried to comfort me but it all felt so wrong, he shouldn't have the right to try comforting me when he's the one who traumatized me in the first place. I'm disgusted by it all."

"What are you going to do?"

"I don't know, I don't think I can go through with all of the pretending."

Edward came in and informed me the therapist we agreed on has arrived.

"I don't want to see her now, send her away." I told him.

"She's an excellent psychiatrist, at least talk to her if only for a few minutes."

"I don't care." I told him and he left the room once again.

"How excellent can she be if she's taking Edward's money. She might be skilled but it means nothing if he admitted to her what he did to you and what he's expecting her to do on his behalf. Any decent human being would've hung up the phone on his ass. Is there anything I can do to help you take your mind off it all?

"Here, put this pillow over my face."

"This isn't funny."

"I wasn't joking."

"Maybe you do need to speak with that psychiatrist."

Edward came in and sent Rosalie out. He was still wearing his suit and smelled of cologne. I stared at him and wondered how someone can look totally opposite on the outside of how they are on the inside.

"Bella, it was not my intention to trigger you."

"You expect me to believe it wasn't your intention."

"It wasn't, the other jets were being refueled."

"You nearly killed me."

"You had a severe panic attack, you make it sound as if I deliberately tried to kill you. If I wanted to kill you, I would've done it a long time ago-you know that. I didn't expect you to react that way."

"What did you think would happen, I'm tired of your sick games. Why don't you just kill me and get it over with."

"It wasn't a game, I'm not playing any games Bella."

Edward reached for me and I quickly moved away.

"You agreed not to touch me!"

"I know. It's a habit, I'm so used to-"

"Touching me as you please, whenever you please and however you please?"

"Bella, I didn't do it on purpose. I admit it was a bad judgement call. I should've just waited until one of the other jets were refueled. What would you like?"

"You can't possibly think it's okay for you to try consoling me. YOU did this to me, Edward. You can't be the cause of my pain then comfort me afterward, that's a manipulative tactic."

"Are you sure that you don't wish to speak with the psychiatrist?"

"I understand you have a hard time taking no for an answer. I don't want to see anyone but a kind, FAMILIAR face. I want to see Alice. I don't care for your employees or to see you, I can't stand your presence."

"Have it your way." With that said Edward left the room.

A little while later Rosalie reentered. "Edward sent me back up here."

At least he listened to reason. "I know you just came up Rose but do you mind getting me something from the kitchen, my stomach feels so empty." My mind is saying I'm not hungry but my stomach is craving for food.

"Bella, you've been giving yourself over to the devil hassle free for me, the least I can do is make a trip downstairs for you."

"Could you get me some hot sauce and chips please?"

"Huh... you want to eat chips with hot sauce?"

"Don't you?"

"No. Gosh Bella I hope that maniac didn't get you pregnant. I'll be right back, are you going to be alright all by yourself?"

"Why wouldn't I be?"

"Well... Edward really asked me to make sure you don't do anything to harm yourself."

"I'm fine, I promise."

"Okay, I'll be right back."

The nerve of him!

Alice POV

I've been itching to go shopping, I miss looking at all the lovely clothing in person by all of my favorite designers. Feeling the fabrics and pairing different pieces together.

I wish I could've left Jasper at the hospital, he's been treating me like I'm made of glass ever since we got home.

Jasper brought my dinner and set the tray down and I sat up to look at it. I was craving meatloaf with mashed potatoes and asked him to have the chef prepare it. Jasper had cameras installed in the kitchen and he oversees the preparation of all of my meals.

Even though the staff has nothing to gain by poisoning me, after what happened with the mental case known as Summer, he doesn't take any chances.

"Are you going to feed me?" I asked him.

"Would you like me to?"

"Mhmm."

This is the life I always wanted, a life of luxury and security.

Jasper took time away from running his companies so he could tend to my every need.

"I got you a present."

"What is it?"

"Something simple."

Jasper handed me a small, gold bell with a red bow attached to it.

"This is so cute...and going to drive the staff insane!" I laughed.

I played with the little bell while fed me and Jasper massaged my shoulders. I've always pressed the call button next to the bed whenever I wanted something but this bell seems like more fun.

"I wanna take a shower and I could use some help." I told Jasper hoping he would end up in the shower with me. Of course it worked like a charm but I still didn't get what I was hoping for.

When we got out of the shower, I embraced Jasper from behind, wrapping my arms around his waist and placed kisses along his back.

"I don't think I've told you how much I appreciate you, let me give you a token of my appreciation."

I turned him to face me and kissed his chest. I tried standing on my tippy toes to kiss him and he lowered his head, his lips immediately made contact with mine. I kissed his neck and nibbled his ear.

I love the way Jasper loves me and dotes on me. He makes everything that's going on easier to deal with and the last few weeks since I've been released from the hospital have been lovely.

I pushed Jasper onto the bed which made him laugh.

I got on top of him but he removed me and placed me next to him. The kissing resumed, it was heavy and passionate. There was fire in me and I wanted Jasper to feel the heat.

I got on top of him again and placed his hands on my breasts. He immediately went to work on them. I reached for his penis to put it in me but Jasper sat up and positioned me on his lap so I was no longer straddling him.

"What's wrong?" I asked him.

"Let's take things slow."

"Don't you think it's a little late for that now?" I laughed while pointing at my tummy."

I turned myself to face Jasper while on his lap, wrapping my legs around his waist and resumed kissing him.

He stood up picking me up with him with my legs locked around his waist and I was hoping for some action but all he did was place me back on the bed.

"The last time we had sex was before I went into the hospital, do you know how long I was in that place?! I've been out of the hospital for over two weeks and you haven't touched me. What's your problem?!"

"Your pregnancy is high risk."

"I'm okay now, I haven't been doing any strenuous activity. I've been resting with my feet up while being catered to." I tried to convince him while kissing his neck.

"We should wait."

"I promise I won't hurt you, I'll be gentle." I teased and he smiled.

"It's not me I'm worried about." He replied.

*ringtone*

"You've gotta be kidding me, who's interrupting us at a - is it about Bella?"

"No, it's business. I have to take it."

Jasper excused himself from the room and I fell backward onto the bed in frustration.

Rosalie POV

"She's asking to see Alice, I don't think that's a good idea for your sake."

"My sake? I didn't rape anyone, why would I care if Bella speaks to Alice." I'm pretty sure that voice I hear is Jasper Coleman's. I leaned my head against the door of Edward's office to hear more clearly. Is he on a video call with Jasper?

"Okay Mr. Self-Righteous but did you inform your beloved fiancée about any of it?"

"No - are you out of your mind - don't answer that.

"Well since 'you didn't rape anyone' as you put it and you're innocent of any wrongdoing, I'll allow Bella to video call Alice."

"Alright alright, I'll bite. They see each other on video call everyday, what makes today so different that you want to deprive my wife of her daily video call with her beloved Bella?"

"Bella's not herself today."

"I told you not to touch her, what the fuck is wrong with you?!"

"What makes you think I touched her, she had a severe panic attack. But since you don't mind her and Alice seeing each other...enjoy your time in the doghouse." I heard Edward chuckle.

"Wait-wait...I do have to protect Alice from stress after all, especially after not knowing what the hell you've managed to do to send Isabella into a panic attack. There's also the fact that I still don't want Alice to know about any of this, so I appreciate the heads up..."

"She may find out eventually, might as well let it be from you."

"I'll cross that bridge when I get there. When I think about it, it might not be such a bad idea if you keep that girl."

"You demonize me but you're no different."

"Alice will be pissed if she finds out that I knew what you did to Isabella and that I didn't tell her. Besides, if I can get Alice to accept that Bella's is gone and never to be found, I could have her all to myself. I don't know if it's possible, it would take a team of psychiatrists, a lot of medication and hypnosis."

I heard Edward laugh at Jasper's comments.

"She's too attached to her." I heard Jasper complain. Wow...and to think Emmett has been lifelong friends with these two, it's sickening. Jasper would prefer Bella to be held hostage indefinitely by Edward just so he can have Alice all to himself. He sounds no different from Edward, birds of a feather...

I don't know why Emmett framed Edward but there has to be a damn good reason, Edward's a monster and Jasper's no better. These two make Emmett look like a saint.

"All jokes aside, it would be nice if you returned her. I'm on the fence actually, I want her returned for Alice but I don't actually want her back. Let me guess, you're not planning to dispose of her?"

"No."

"You really are hooked." I heard Jasper comment.

"Says the man whose fiancée holds his balls. Let me guess, you hold her purse and she holds your balls."

"At least I don't have to force her to hold them or to do anything else with them."

"At the rate she spends your money, you shouldn't have to."

"We're working on her...issue."

"I see, so that's what you're calling it. I'm listing one of my jets for sale, the largest in my fleet. You get the first opportunity before it goes on the open market."

"That's your favorite jet, why are you selling it?"

"I'm bored with it. Why don't you buy it and take Alice jetting around the world for your honeymoon. If you keep knocking her up with multiples you're going to need the extra room."

How evil, he's going to let Jasper take Alice travelling around in the jet he raped Bella on.

"You own the largest boeing ever constructed, how are you bored with it - what's the real reason you're selling it?"

"I'm in the process of having a new one constructed, larger than the previous. Has been in the works for a while and nearing completion."

He's gotta be lying.

"I barely have enough space for the beasts I already own. I'll sleep on it and get back to you." Jasper replied.

I hurriedly made my way to the kitchen before I got caught listening outside of Edward's office door. I grabbed the chips, a bowl and a bottle of hot sauce and made my way back to Bella.

"What took you so long?"

"Bathroom break." I lied. She already has enough on her mind, I don't need to tell her about Edward and Jasper's conversation.

I helped Bella remove her jewelry and out of her dress then handed her the snack she requested.

"I can't believe you're going to sit here and douse chips in hot sauce, Bella."

"Want some?"

"Ew, no thanks. When is your next period due anyway?"

"Somewhere around ten days from now."

I wanted to say more but thought it best not to push, she's dealing with enough already.

Alice POV

Jasper finally returned to the room.

"Who was it?" I asked him.

"My acting CEO, there was an issue at one of our plants. I was hoping you had already fallen asleep."

"If you help me to work off some of this energy I might be able to sleep."

I took Jasper's hand and placed it between my thighs so he could feel how wet I was. "Don't you want it?"

"You don't play fair Alice."

"Are you scared you won't be able to keep up with me?" I taunted.

"That won't work." Jasper grinned. "I've worn you out time and time again, Alice."

"I'm aching for a release."

"You're aching to go into preterm labor. The doctor gave strict orders to refrain from any and all activities that can send you into labor, including sex."

"She didn't tell me that."

"She made sure to inform me, obviously she incorrectly assumed that I'm the sex fiend in this relationship."

"So we'll go slow." I enticed Jasper with a kiss.

"No orgasms, it can cause cramping."

"So what am I suppose to do, I feel like I'm dying!"

"You'll live."

"If you weren't such a wonderful fiancé, I'd be so pissed off right now."

"Tell me more about this wonderful fiancé you speak of."

I rolled my eyes at him.

"He's blonde, tall, dresses extremely well, so well spoken and an excellent businessman. He moves heaven and earth for his woman. He lets her talk his ear off with no complaints, he'd give her the moon if he could. He supports her, he protects her, he's so dependable, respectful, compassionate, loyal, kind, honest and he knows how to compromise. He's such an amazing man."

"He sounds like quite the catch. How did the poor guy end up with a woman who talks his ear off and never stops talking?"

"Did I mention how humorous he is, he always knows how to make me laugh."

"He sounds like an excellent man."

"He is and I want to show him my gratitude."

I slowly and gently slid down on my knees and took Jasper's penis in my mouth and began pleasuring him. He quickly stood up and lifted me on the bed. I resumed what I was doing and listened to his groans of pleasure. Having Jasper in my mouth aroused me even more and the faster I sucked the closer he got.

I did all his favorite things with my tongue, he got closer and closer and that's when I pulled away with a mischievous smile.

"You're a naughty girl, Alice." Jasper accused, his voice was deeper than usual, no doubt heavy with lust.

"If you want your release then give me mine." I told him.

Jasper parted my thighs and began eating me out, his tongue played my clit like a violin. My hand found its way into his blonde curls, they felt like silk. When I felt his tongue enter me while he rubbed my clit I unraveled. I tried to catch my breath as I came down from the high."

"Now behave and finish what you started." Jasper instructed me.

"No, I want another orgasm. I want to feel you inside of me." I told him as I took his penis in my hand and stroked it, teasing him.

"You know we're not suppose to, Alice."

"Just the tip, please." I begged and Jasper conceded. I lied back on the bed and he gently pulled me to the edge of the bed. I guided him slowly inside me, moaning out in pleasure. He rubbed my clit while he thrusted into me. Jasper felt so warm inside of me, I could tell he's holding back but I don't mind after weeks of not getting any."

I felt myself coming near climax.

I came undone yet again. Jasper came shortly after I did.

Not twenty minutes later I asked Jasper for more.

"We have to be careful." He warned.

"I miss the sex life we used to have before I got pregnant."

"You expect me to bend you over the counter, fuck you against the wall, on the counter, the balcony, on the dining table, the floor and every other surface of the mansion for hours during a high risk pregnancy with twins?"

"My tummy isn't even that big."

"You know that's not the point."

"How about you let me get on top or you stand and pick me up, don't you trust me to be in control?"

"Isn't it time for your video call with Bella?"

"That's right! Where's my laptop?"

Jasper brought my laptop to me and I waited for the request. "Hand me something to put on."

Jasper handed me his shirt.

"Not that - it's going to make me look like I just got finished getting screwed." I told him while smoothing down my hair with my hands.

"You were just getting screwed." He told me while handing me a little pink dress instead.

"This is unusual."

"What's the matter?" He asked me.

"I haven't gotten the request, will you find out what's going on please?"

I watched as Jasper texted Edward.

"There won't be a video call with Bella today."

"Is she okay, did he kill her?"

"Relax, Edward says he will be unavailable for a week or so."

"What the heck does that mean, is he sick or something - does he even get sick?!"

"Can anyone ever be sure of what anything means when it comes to Edward."

"Text him back and tell him to release Bella before he dies of whatever it is he has."

"I doubt he's sick, Alice and I highly doubt he's going to just let Bella go because I asked. I'll ask him what's going on."

"Do you think he killed Bella?!"

"Alice, you have to relax. Getting worked up isn't good for you, especially in your condition. If Edward had killed her, he wouldn't make excuses, he would've came out and said so. He says he'll be travelling."

"Why can't he let one of his muscles oversee the video call, he did before."

"He says he's in the process of changing staff and Isabella won't be allowed internet access unsupervised."

"Ugghhh, how did you ever get acquainted with such an intolerable man?!"

Bella POV

I awoke with Rosalie next to me. I haven't seen Edward since he told me to have it my way. This is odd, why would he let Rosalie sleep in his bed? Guess I shouldn't complain, it isn't like him though.

I took a shower and brushed my teeth, when I got out of the bathroom Rosalie was still asleep. Edward's spot must really be comfortable. When she wakes up I'm going to tease her about it.

I went downstairs in search of food. I'm surprised that I actually have an appetite. By the time I made it to the kitchen I noticed I didn't see a single maid or guard.

I made some hot cocoa and scrambled eggs. I don't understand why one has need for such an unnecessarily large kitchen, with no staff around it feels even larger.

When I was done I walked around and explored. I went through every hallway, and the other parts of the mansion but found no one. Feels like something out of a movie.

I went back upstairs to Edward's room to wake Rosalie.

I shook her gently and she opened her eyes.

"The mansion is empty."

"You're kidding!"

She got up and quickly followed me downstairs.

"No maids, no chef, no security outside - no one. What happened after I fell asleep last night?" I asked Rosalie.

"I don't know, I think I fell asleep before you did."

As I tried to wrap my mind around what's happening, I remembered Edward's words yesterday before he left the room.

"I told Edward I didn't want to see anyone except for a kind, familiar face. Before you came up I told him I didn't care for his employees or to see him and he said to have it my way."

"He must've packed them all up and sent them away." Rosalie said.

Rosalie turned and went in the direction of Edward's office and knocked on the door, she got no response and the door was also locked.

"He's gone too. Wow Bella, he did exactly what you said."

"Do you think..."

"I don't know..."

Rose and I both ran toward the front door. The cars were still there and there wasn't a guard in sight.

"Do you think we can leave?" I asked Rose.

"There are no keys for the cars Bella, all of the keys are gone from the rack. It's a lot of land and we can't afford to get lost in that maze with no one here to find us. There's no one here to come get us, we could be wandering around in there for days or indefinitely."

Rose and I went back inside and up to the fourth floor to look out of the picture window. All of the jets were still there except the one I have bad memories of.

"He left the planes cause he knows we can't use them to escape."

"Seems that way, Bella. The only upside to being here was that I didn't have to lift a finger now the staff are gone."

For the next few days Rose and I enjoyed solitude. "If only we could get out of here..."

"We can't do anything until psycho returns. When are you starting your counselling sessions?" Rose asked.

"I only agreed to that so Edward would think that I want to work on reconciling with him."

"I don't think the relationship therapy is a good idea if she's going to be counselling you into a relationship with Edward but it might be good to get some therapy for you personally."

"You didn't want me to see her at all, why the change of heart?"

"Because of your episode... and Edward thinks you might be a danger to yourself."

"Because I had a panic attack that HE triggered, who wouldn't react that way?!"

"You asked me to smother you with a pillow! Edward is unsure and claims to be concerned about your mental state and to be honest, so am I. Look, I'm not saying that it's out of the ordinary or abnormal to act the way you did after what Edward inflicted upon you. I am saying that because of what he did, you should get some counselling to help with your trauma and learn to better manage it. I don't agree with a shrink trying to convince you to reconcile with your rapist though, that's beyond sickening. You can use the therapy to your advantage providing she isn't trying to convince you to be a mindless puppet for Edward. Besides, He should not be trying to comfort or console you in any way, that leads to trauma bonding and its sick."

"At least we agree there. Funny how he doesn't want me to harm myself but he has no problem harming me, how ironic."

"If you're no longer around he won't have you to use as his play toy. He doesn't get to complete the challenge and gloat that he finally won you over."

"He has to be out of his mind to even think he can ever get me to lov-"

"His ego is bigger than the continent of Asia, Bells."

"I'm going to beat him at it, I hope he comes back soon."

"Are you sure you want him to come back?"

"If he's doing exactly what I tell him because he thinks it will score him points and make me look past all of the sick crap he's done, he's going to lose this game. Besides, am I suppose to live the rest of my life here in solitude, I have to get back to Alice. Whenever I get out of here I will make sure he never finds me again."

7 Days Later...

Since Edward's and the staff's departure I started sleeping in Rosalie's room. After I came out of her shower I noticed the few pieces of clothing I had brought down with me had run out. I wrapped a towel around myself and went upstairs to get some clothes and there he was, Edward was actually changing his own sheets. The maids usually did that.

"You're back..." I said a bit taken aback. I don't remember hearing the sound of a jet or any other aircraft. He must have flew in in the middle of the night when we were sleeping.

"Would you like me to leave?"

"No you've already been gone a week, it is your home after all." If you leave I can't win your trust and escape, you bastard.

"I actually came back to find out how long you would like me to stay away."

"I would like it if you stay here." So I can beat you at your own game you sick fuck. Your ego is going to be your ruin.

"That's surprising." Edward replied, his tone void of emotion. Most of the time his expression is indifferent and his tone is likewise. Even if he knows it's a game, I refuse to let him beat me at it.

"Are you skeptical of everything?" I asked while heading into the walk-in closet to find something to throw on before he got any ideas. I grabbed the first thing I saw which was a sun dress then I reluctantly returned to the room.

Trying to make normal small talk with him takes everything and I mean everything in me to do that. Every time I look at his face I get flashbacks. Trying to prevent those images from infiltrating my mind while holding a conversation with the individual who caused those images is extremely difficult. He is a walking reminder, basically my trigger.

"With our history, wouldn't you be?" He asked with a mischievous smile on his face. When he uses words like 'our' it makes me feel...dirty. If I could I'd prefer not to be linked to him in any way.

"Changing your own sheets?" I asked changing the topic.

"That woman slept in my bed, the sheets reek of prosecutor."

Edward hates Rosalie as much as Emmett hates me, seems to be a pattern.

"Rosalie always smells lovely and sweet."

"Rosalie smells like feminism." He retorted which caused me to laugh involuntarily.

Did I just laugh at something he said, what the heck is wrong with me?

"You on the other hand, I've never smelled or tasted a woman sweeter than you."

Edward was smirking at me which made me uncomfortable so I quickly left the room. When he's not indifferent he's giving me a wicked look. I went down to Rosalie's room to shake her awake.

"What's the matter Bella?"

"I just laughed at something Edward said."

"You're human, Bella. Now let me sleep." Rosalie grumbled.

When she wakes up and realizes Edward's back she's going to be so annoyed.

I felt hunger pricking at me so I went to make some breakfast. I made some for sleeping beauty too. Guess she'll have brunch whenever she decides to get up.

I entered the dining area and saw Edward sitting at the head of the table with a drink and tablet in front of him. Crap! I knew I should've opted to enjoy breakfast in the outdoor dining area instead. I gritted my teeth and clenched my plate. Stay calm Bella, you have to interact with him to make your plan work.

I took a seat at the other end of the table hoping my appetite wouldn't leave me and that I would be able to keep my food down.

This is unlike him, he's usually in his office. Whatever he's reading on that tablet I'm sure he can read in his office. No doubt it's some boring business article. Maybe he was waiting for me. I thought while taking a bite of bacon.

"I thought I would treat you to a little sight seeing."

So he was waiting for me!

"Okay, where?"

"It's a surprise." Edward replied.

He didn't get the chance to test me last time because of my panic attack. Does he think I'm stupid to fall for this? Of course I want to bolt at the first chance I get but I know this is part of Edward's plan and if I fail it, I may never get another chance. If I confirm his suspicion that I only want to get away from him and to never have anything to do with him again, he will never allow me to go anywhere else. Things will revert to how they were and he'd continue doing whatever he wants to me without a care about how I feel.

"When are we leaving?"

"Whenever you're ready.

"Well I don't have anything else to do in this place and Rosalie is still asleep so why wait." I'll hurry and get this stupid crap over with.

"You'll be going on a helicopter and the helipad is near the hangar, are you up for going near the hangar?" He's really asking if I think I'm okay enough to not have another episode.

"I think I can handle it."

"Okay."

I stood up and followed Edward outside to the driveway. He opened the car door for me and I got in.

When we approached the hangar I realized the infamous jet wasn't there, there was an even larger jet in its place.

"Is that the jet you flew in on?"

"Yes, the previous one won't be returning."

"It's definitely larger than its predecessor." I told him. I know the previous jet was Edward's favorite in his entire fleet.

I turned my attention to the helipad. Of course there was a helicopter waiting and a pilot in it already. Edward helped me into the helicopter and buckled me in.

"Aren't you coming?" I asked him.

"No, I think you need some time alone to clear your mind. I hope the past week you and Rosalie spent alone was helpful to you."

Okay I'm fricking scared! This man abused me and now he's trying to 'help' me.

Is he going to have me killed now that he's had his revenge on me? Does the pilot moonlight as a hitman? Has Edward planted a bomb on this thing? I know he doesn't have any gripes about killing the pilot along with me, he'd brush it off as collateral damage but Edward isn't going to do anything to a helicopter he himself has to ride in.

"I want you to come with me!"

He smiled and asked, "You actually want me in an enclosed space with you?"

I don't want to die you imbecile! "We said we'd try didn't we?" I tried to persuade him.

Imagine being killed by him after all of the abuse he's inflicted on me. He has no reason to keep me around. Would he at least give Alice my remains, I hope to be buried next to my parents.

"I think you need some time alone without me, Rosalie or anyone else. Pretend the pilot isn't there, I've already instructed him not to speak to you." And with that Edward shut the door.

The rotor blades started to spin and the helicopter began to take flight. As we got higher and higher I looked out and saw the ocean, it was truly breathtaking.

The chopper was now flying through the sky and I figured we had to be somewhere tropical. The sea was breathtakingly beautiful, I was captivated by its aquamarine color.

Suddenly it hit me as if I had been struck by lightning...an ISLAND?! I tried to contain my shock and placed my hands over my mouth.

It's an island, we're on an island! I felt like I was about to have a panic attack. The maze is bad enough! You've got to be kidding me! Did he send me on this ride so I would see I'm being kept on an island and have no hope of leaving this place unless I sprout wings or grow gills? I stared at the maze and it looked no easier from an aerial view.

Reality set in. I want to come down now.

The pilot flew for miles and miles further away from the island until mountains came into view. A tropical island that's sitting who knows how many miles away from a vast vegetated region with many mountains. Where the heck are we?!

Which part of the planet did Edward kidnap and fly me off to?! When we returned to the island, Edward was there waiting for me.

"Did you enjoy the ride?"

"I did. To be honest it felt good to be out of this place, my mind felt so at ease. It felt therapeutic actually." Is it suspicious if I make no mention of the scenery or that we're on an island and that I finally know where are? Would he buy that I don't care where we are because he and I are 'trying'? Does he really think he can win my heart, little does he know he's working at winning fragments. He broke it into a million pieces and I doubt he'd ever be able to fit so many tiny pieces back together. "The view was breathtaking." I added.

"I'm glad to hear that. I'll arrange a ride for you everyday then."

"That would be nice."

"I'll drive you back to the mansion." He told me while opening the car door for me.

He drove me back to the mansion and I was dying to tell Rosalie everything.

"You're fucking kidding me, no way!"

"Yes way!"

"What's with the wealthy and their obsession with buying private islands?!" Rosalie exclaimed.

"This island is beyond massive, it has to be bigger than most of the islands in the Caribbean."

"To clear down most of the vegetation, design and pave roadways, build a massive ass hangar, a mansion, guest houses and only heaven knows what else isn't cheap. Edward must've used a cargo ship to transport materials here. When you add the price of the island itself, all of this must've cost him over $300 million easy. No wonder Emmett hasn't found us yet! I wonder how long Edward's had this place?"

"Who knows."

"Do me a favor Bella, in the future if you're ever blackmailed to tell a lie on somebody, make sure the individual isn't affluent or powerful! As a matter of fact, don't even ask me to get involved. I wish I were psychic or had a time machine, I would've NEVER fought to prosecute Edward if I knew this is where I'd end up."

"It's too late for that now."

"I learn from my mistakes, Bella. If I ever get out of here and I'm allowed to practice law again - I'm not touching any cases against people like Edward. I don't care if the accuser is a freaking nun."

"You don't mean that."

"I'm serious. I'm going to adopt the attitude of my former colleagues."

"What I admired about you was that you were never afraid nor did you back down."

"That was a flaw and from now on I know the importance of picking my battles."

"I guess I can't tell you how to live your life. What really sucks is the entire time I thought if we could escape, if we could make it to a road, a busy street with people or somewhere in public we'd be saved but sadly that's not the case." Summer really did send me to hell, Edward's own personal island where he's in charge.

"Edward can kill us and bury our bodies on this island or burn our corpses or soak them in lye leaving no trace we were ever here. No one would ever find us."

"Maybe Emmett or Jasper will come for us soon, this island should be listed in his assets, some-

"Think Bella, if there were some available documents that stated Edward owns this island, Jasper would've already found you and Edward would've never brought us here in the first place. I'm sure Edward has many islands among other things in his name, but he would never hold us captive on any of those ones that could be traced back to him. That's what they do, Emmett owns a massive amount of real estate and he hides the fact that he does. We have to get off of this island, law enforcement can't get a search warrant for something they don't even know Edward owns."

"Can't a court make Edward turn over a list of his assets?"

"If there was even grounds for a court to compel Edward to do that, do you really think Edward's going to be honest about it. People are required to disclose assets all the time but Edward.. he'll find some way to be dishonest about it. If Edward kills me here, no one is going to find me. This is just great, out of all the people Emmett could've blackmailed you into betraying and he chose Edward!"

"Worrying isn't going to make the situation any better."

"Worrying? I'm a realist, Bella. We're captive on a private island of a sadistic psycho who can decide to kill us at any moment. I understand the situation might not seem as dire to you because Edward doesn't seem to want to kill you but he sure wants to kill me. It's all he probably dreams about, killing Emmett and I."

I thought about what Rosalie said, I have to work faster at gaining Edward's trust. If I can get him to take me off of this island into a public place instead of just some large property he owns, I can make a run for it. I just have to beat Edward at this game, if his ego is big enough to dilute him into thinking he can make me fall back in love with him after what he's done to me... he's mistaken.

Beating him at this game is going to be hard, looking at him is hard, having the flashbacks are hard, all of it is hard to deal with. It's like he lives inside of my mind. I sighed and blinked away the tears that had made their way to the surface.

I went up to Edward's study after leaving Rosalie.

I entered slowly and unsurely, I know I didn't want to but I had to. I saw Edward sitting at his desk with piles of paperwork in front of him, he was looking over a document.

He looked up and our eyes locked then I quickly looked away. I feel so nervous and my stomach is churning about what I'm about to let out of my mouth.

"Have you come for another book, there's no need to be afraid, you can take as many as you like."

"I actually came to spend a little time with you."

"Rarely am I ever surprised yet you've managed to repeatedly surprise me since the day I met you."

"I realized we won't ever move past this stage we're at if I keep avoiding you. I only see you at night right before going off to dreamland." And I won't ever get out of this prison if I keep it up.

"You always were a bright girl." Edward told me.

I slowly took a step forward but was unable to shake off the timidness and disgust.

Images of what he did to me on his desk popped into my mind and I stopped in my tracks. It's all still so vivid as if it just happened moments again, Edward's head between my legs and my body betraying me as it responded to what Edward was doing to me. I tried hard to push the images out of my mind and to think about something else.

"But not bright enough to know better than to poke a sleeping bear, or to not get myself trapped in the lion's den." I retorted.

"We all make mistakes, some of them we deeply regret." Edward told me in an apologetic tone. It's rare for him to not sound indifferent, smug or mischievous.

"Some things can't be labeled mistakes. Some of them are choices and with choices come consequences. Mistakes are like accidents, unintentional and unintended. We don't repeat mistakes, we learn from them but with choices, we choose and it's intentional. What I did to you, it was choice but I wasn't given much of an option. I had to choose what I felt was the lesser of two evils. What you did to me was a choice, a malevolent, spiteful and vindictive choice that you were not forced to make but instead intentionally chose to do...more than once. Not a mistake! I didn't mean to interrupt your work." With that said, I left.

"Bella!" Edward called out to me but I wasn't able to stand his presence any longer.

I found ways to keep myself busy for the rest of the day until bedtime. Even though he's promised not to touch me I dreaded knowing I'd have to go and sleep next to him after what he implied earlier. What he did to me could never be labeled a mistake.

I finally went up to Edward's room after my eyelids became too heavy to fight it any longer. After my shower I braided my hair and lied down in Edward's bed, I made sure to face away from Edward's side of the bed and tossed my braid in front of me.

*FLASHBACK*

"I'm not surprised he wants to keep you under his watch. Innocent girls like you are unaware of the cruelties of the world and the evil beasts who lurk waiting for a taste."

He smiled a wicked smile at me.

"I'm quite aware of the dangers of the world, Edward!"

"Did I strike a nerve?" He asked while taking a lock of my hair and twirling it.

I swatted his hand away and took a sip of my passion fruit juice.

*END FLASHBACK.*

I was so naïve and in over my head back then.

Edward didn't come to his bed, nor did he come the following night or the night after that, nor any other night.

Rosalie POV

I've been enjoying my new freedom and with it I spy on Edward as much as I can, I even listen at his office door when I can.

I watched Bella go on her therapeutic sightseeing trips everyday, at least she has some sort of outlet to help her cope with her situation and the madness of it all. I'm always outside like clockwork observing everything that goes on, I time it all.

I have to get onto that helicopter...even if it means leaving Bella behind. Edward isn't going to kill her however I'm on borrowed time. Finding out I'm on 'isle Edward' really put an urgency on escaping. Who knows if Emmett is close to finding me or if Edward's close to finding him. The latter could be in motion right now and I wouldn't have a clue. Getting me was probably a small feat for Edward. If he continues to get the upper hand on Emmett, I'm screwed.

Thinking about it, this is perfect - no staff or security around and a helicopter coming everyday thanks to Bella having that severe panic attack. Edward really is serious with this trying to win Bella over mess. I rolled my eyes at the thought. I have to keep in mind that cameras are everywhere, I wonder who monitors the surveillance feed.

The next day I was in the garden pretending to be interested gardening. I noticed the helicopter that came for Bella was a two-seater instead of a four this time.

I went closer to get a better look.

"Came to see Bella off did we?" Came Edward's voice from behind me.

"Unlike you I actually care about Bella." I replied, not turning around to face him.

I waved and smiled to Bella as the helicopter flew over us but inside I was fuming. Damn Edward! He's caught on, I know he requested a two-seater on purpose. I tried not to show my disappointment. He must think Bella and I are plotting to escape together.

To be honest I wanted to tell Bella about my plan, I wanted us to plan it all out together and escape together but I can't risk something going wrong. This is life or death for me. She refused and shut me down when I told her to attack Edward whenever he lets his guard down. She seemed annoyed with the suggestion. She's forced to sleep in Edward's bed every night. If I told her, she might let something slip in her sleep. Besides, I don't know what goes on between them when they're alone together...

What I do know is if he wants to make Bella talk...he will and she'll have no choice. If she was forced to tell him, I wouldn't be allowed any opportunities to escape, Edward would make sure of that. No matter how much I don't want to admit it, deep down inside I feel like a small part of Bella actually wants to be with the old Edward.

I stayed outside a little longer then made my way back to the room, grabbing a small vase along the way. Edward won't have time to notice anything missing or out of place. Bella should be back in half an hour. Her rides are usually just under two hours and she returns around the same time everyday. I purposely returned to my room so Edward wouldn't be suspicious about me staying outside. I waited and waited until I heard the helicopter flying over. Not yet Rose, wait for it to descend. The noise should get louder and louder.

When I heard the noise increase I wrapped the vase in a thick towel and quickly broke it as quietly as I could. I made my way outside walking as fast but also as normally as I could.

When I got a little distance away from the mansion I broke into a full sprint, I didn't care how far away it was or how long I'd have to run for. With my freedom on the line and adrenaline running through me, I gave my all. Eventually the helipad Bella spoke of came into view.

Bella was a little ways from the helicopter. "Don't accept any medication from Edward nor his quack of a psychiatrist and you definitely shouldn't trust them!" I shouted as I ran past Bella. I ran straight to the helicopter and got in.

The pilot wasted no time yelling, "Mr. Masters said you - the blonde aren't allowed to go on any rid-"

I pushed the shard against the pilot's neck breaking the skin, a drop of blood trickled down. I could tell the move caught him by surprise.

Edward appeared out of nowhere pointing a gun in the direction of the helicopter. I took solace in the fact that Edward was some distance away.

"Get out of the helicopter Rosalie, did you think these premises weren't monitored?" Edward commanded.

"Ascend or he's going to shoot you dead just to prevent me from escaping!" I remembered that this is a different helicopter from before, I can't just assume it has some sort of ballistic or bulletproof glass. Even if it did, how long would it last against the automatic weapon Edward is holding.

I pressed the large shard in a little deeper and more blood spilled out. "If you get this chopper in the air I won't drag this shard across your jugular!"

"Okay! Okay!"

"Hurry before that psycho shoots us both dead!"

The pilot did what he was instructed to do and the helicopter began to lift.

"I'm not joking, I will kill you so don't try anything funny. I'm getting off this damn island one way or another!"

I mouthed to Bella, "I'm sorry Bella. I'm really sorry, I know you want to see Alice. Don't worry, Emmett and I will come back for you!"

Bella looked completely shocked and heartbroken.

We landed in a large field and I looked around, there was nothing else in sight. That felt like the longest flight of my life, I panicked at the thought of Edward sending other aircrafts after us.

"Where are we?!" I demanded to know.

"Thailand."

I can't go to the local authorities, Edward's arms are long. He can reach out and touch anyone from his office no matter where they are, I learned that after being taken from a hospital in Tahiti. I'll have to hide out until Emmett can get to me. I just need to use a phone to call Emmett.

I can't believe we're on the other side of the planet. I'm going to stick out here, maybe I can pretend I'm a tourist. I would still be easily noticed though. Edward will put the authorities and his contacts on high alert.

"Give me your phone and your wallet and don't try anything or you'll bleed out before help arrives!"

I took his phone with my left hand and kept the shard against his neck with my right.

"Can you please remove the shard from my neck, I'm bleeding. You already have my phone and I brought you away from the island like you told me. I did everything you asked me to. If you're going to go, go now because this helicopter is being tracked."

"It's not deep, just a shallow cut." I told him while throwing the shard at him and getting out of the helicopter.

I have to ditch this phone asap and quickly get out of this area. I won't have a way of contacting Emmett after I ditch the phone. I quickly dialed Emmett's number. The phone only rang once.

"Armold."

"Emmett!"

Even good people are obliged to deceive.

-Greg LeMond