When I woke up, the sun had just begun to set, which meant that I had slept the entire day. I knew Jasper would be upset about the fact that I wasn’t coming, but I wasn’t under his control. I felt so much better ever since I stopped feeling like I was missing parts of my day. The only bad thing was, that I really didn’t want to deal with anyone’s anger again.
Leaving my room to go downstairs, I grabbed my cell phone and turned it off. I didn’t give Jasper my number, but I believed him to have found my phone while I slept and with it, my number. It would be just like them to do such a thing, especially since they’re all awake while we asleep. And... ugh, who knows what he could have done while I was sleeping at his house?
“You want some pizza?” I turned to see Charlie and Esme sitting at the table.
I nodded and grabbed a piece, sitting down across from Esme. “So, if someone comes here asking for me, don’t let him in and as far as you know, I got stuck in Portland for the night.” Charlie gave me a confused look. “Jasper and I got into a fight earlier over the phone.”
So that was a complete and total lie, but it would happen as soon as I saw him again.
“Where did you get the shirt?” Charlie asked.
I looked down, shock written all over my face when I realized that I was still wearing Jasper’s shirt. If Rose saw this on me, smelling another one of her kind on it, I’d be beyond dead. She wasn’t even happy about Carlisle being around me, and now I smelt like another one of them.
Leaving my pizza, I ran upstairs and jumped into the shower, throwing the shirt into the hamper where it would hopefully lose its scent in the process--a girl could wish. When I hopped out of the shower, I stared at myself in the mirror and for the first time, I noticed the marks on my neck that would immediately catch Rose’s attention. Grabbing some of my cover-up which I usually used to cover bruises from falling, I made sure that my neck wasn’t too noticeable.
“Bells!” I heard Charlie call up the stairs. “Come downstairs!”
I changed into a pair of pajama pants and one of my favorite tank tops, before heading down the stairs.
Once I was at the bottom of the stairs, I saw her talking to Charlie. Rose was five foot nine and looked like a supermodel with her long blonde hair and curves--the clothes didn’t hurt either. She looked the exact same as she did when I last saw her, but I wasn’t expecting anything different since they didn’t age or change in any way.
“Hey, kiddo,” Rose said, smiling at me as I hung back. “What happened to giving me a hug?”
I shrugged and admitted, “I haven’t been feeling too well lately.” Her eyes narrowed at me, trying to figure out what was wrong. “It’s probably just a virus. I’m fine, Rose.”
“Why have you used cover-up on your neck?” I froze at that. “Isabella Swan, what happened?”
I glanced at Esme who gave me a pleading glance. She knew that Rose didn’t like her boyfriend and she would like him even less, if she found out what really happened. I could never do that to Esme, no matter how much I hated Carlisle at the moment.
“Two nights ago, we were at a bonfire. We were heading to my car when I was attacked.” I looked down. “A new boy, Jasper, helped me.”
Her eyes narrowed even more, if that were even possible, before seeming satisfied with that answer. The four of us ended up going into the living room to talk for a while. I found out that Rose had met her mate, one of her kind named Emmett. He was apparently really cool, but I knew that Charlie wouldn’t let me meet him. If my mom hadn’t known both Rose and Carlisle before she met Charlie, I doubted I would know them today.
“So, what’s been going on here?” Rose asked as she decided to shift the focus from herself. That alone was a big shock.
“There’s another vampire who’s moving here within the next month,” Esme spoke, causing me to glare at her. I did not enjoy her shifting the focus to Jasper, even if he was a manipulating bastard.
“I heard about that before I came. In fact, I know him fairly well and he’s a big shot in our world.” I bit my lip, trying not to have an outburst and reveal what was going on with my life. “Bella?”
“You want some pizza?” I turned to see Charlie and Esme sitting at the table.
I nodded and grabbed a piece, sitting down across from Esme. “So, if someone comes here asking for me, don’t let him in and as far as you know, I got stuck in Portland for the night.” Charlie gave me a confused look. “Jasper and I got into a fight earlier over the phone.”
So that was a complete and total lie, but it would happen as soon as I saw him again.
“Where did you get the shirt?” Charlie asked.
I looked down, shock written all over my face when I realized that I was still wearing Jasper’s shirt. If Rose saw this on me, smelling another one of her kind on it, I’d be beyond dead. She wasn’t even happy about Carlisle being around me, and now I smelt like another one of them.
Leaving my pizza, I ran upstairs and jumped into the shower, throwing the shirt into the hamper where it would hopefully lose its scent in the process--a girl could wish. When I hopped out of the shower, I stared at myself in the mirror and for the first time, I noticed the marks on my neck that would immediately catch Rose’s attention. Grabbing some of my cover-up which I usually used to cover bruises from falling, I made sure that my neck wasn’t too noticeable.
“Bells!” I heard Charlie call up the stairs. “Come downstairs!”
I changed into a pair of pajama pants and one of my favorite tank tops, before heading down the stairs.
Once I was at the bottom of the stairs, I saw her talking to Charlie. Rose was five foot nine and looked like a supermodel with her long blonde hair and curves--the clothes didn’t hurt either. She looked the exact same as she did when I last saw her, but I wasn’t expecting anything different since they didn’t age or change in any way.
“Hey, kiddo,” Rose said, smiling at me as I hung back. “What happened to giving me a hug?”
I shrugged and admitted, “I haven’t been feeling too well lately.” Her eyes narrowed at me, trying to figure out what was wrong. “It’s probably just a virus. I’m fine, Rose.”
“Why have you used cover-up on your neck?” I froze at that. “Isabella Swan, what happened?”
I glanced at Esme who gave me a pleading glance. She knew that Rose didn’t like her boyfriend and she would like him even less, if she found out what really happened. I could never do that to Esme, no matter how much I hated Carlisle at the moment.
“Two nights ago, we were at a bonfire. We were heading to my car when I was attacked.” I looked down. “A new boy, Jasper, helped me.”
Her eyes narrowed even more, if that were even possible, before seeming satisfied with that answer. The four of us ended up going into the living room to talk for a while. I found out that Rose had met her mate, one of her kind named Emmett. He was apparently really cool, but I knew that Charlie wouldn’t let me meet him. If my mom hadn’t known both Rose and Carlisle before she met Charlie, I doubted I would know them today.
“So, what’s been going on here?” Rose asked as she decided to shift the focus from herself. That alone was a big shock.
“There’s another vampire who’s moving here within the next month,” Esme spoke, causing me to glare at her. I did not enjoy her shifting the focus to Jasper, even if he was a manipulating bastard.
“I heard about that before I came. In fact, I know him fairly well and he’s a big shot in our world.” I bit my lip, trying not to have an outburst and reveal what was going on with my life. “Bella?”
“I started dating a boy who is being home schooled, because he lives with his brother and sister-in-law. They apparently move around a lot.” I saw her staring at my chest. “What’s with you and my chest tonight?”
She just laughed at that before explaining, “I was admiring the pentacle around your neck. That used to be mine. It’s been passed through our family for generations and offers protection from my kind. Jasper is a powerful gemstone, but the blue gem is the rarest and most powerful. It’s said that it can even lift compulsion.”
Imagine that.
I heard Esme cough, when there was a pounding on the door. I jumped in shock as Rosalie stood up and fixed her skirt, while Charlie pulled out his gun. I grasped the pentacle and started murmuring a prayer to myself, knowing exactly who was at the door. He was coming for me and he wouldn’t stop at anything.
Rose walked to the door as I hid and peered around the corner to see that Jasper was, indeed, standing in the doorway. He had a dark glare on his face as he stared down at Rose.
“Where is she?”
She glared back at him and I was shocked that he didn’t back down. I knew that her glares were scary and they always made me cower even when they weren’t directed at me.
“Where is who?”
“She is mine.” I gasped at what I was hearing. “She is my mate. She belongs to me.”
That was when my vision became blurred and I could feel myself falling into darkness.
She just laughed at that before explaining, “I was admiring the pentacle around your neck. That used to be mine. It’s been passed through our family for generations and offers protection from my kind. Jasper is a powerful gemstone, but the blue gem is the rarest and most powerful. It’s said that it can even lift compulsion.”
Imagine that.
I heard Esme cough, when there was a pounding on the door. I jumped in shock as Rosalie stood up and fixed her skirt, while Charlie pulled out his gun. I grasped the pentacle and started murmuring a prayer to myself, knowing exactly who was at the door. He was coming for me and he wouldn’t stop at anything.
Rose walked to the door as I hid and peered around the corner to see that Jasper was, indeed, standing in the doorway. He had a dark glare on his face as he stared down at Rose.
“Where is she?”
She glared back at him and I was shocked that he didn’t back down. I knew that her glares were scary and they always made me cower even when they weren’t directed at me.
“Where is who?”
“She is mine.” I gasped at what I was hearing. “She is my mate. She belongs to me.”
That was when my vision became blurred and I could feel myself falling into darkness.
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