Chapter Fourteen - Give in to the Call (Teaser)

“Nobody really comes down here, but… I mean, if you’d be more comfortable around more people, we can go ba-”

“Don’t be stupid,” I murmured, shaking my head. “I’m not a china doll, Edward. I won’t break if you touch me. I like you touching me. What happened back there happened, and you don’t have to walk on eggshells for fear of hurting me. It hurts more when you treat me differently because of it.”

“But Bella, he-”

“I know what he did,” I replied angrily. “And thinking about that? It’s just gonna hurt even worse than it already does. So stop treating me like I’ve somehow become weak and defenseless, because you’re making everything worse.”

“I’m sorry,” he said softly.

“I know,” I told him honestly, moving one hand up to touch his face and gently forcing him to look me in the eyes. “I’m okay. If I have you... I’m okay.”

Chapter Thirteen - That Boy is a Monster (Teaser #2)

“Hey!” I shouted, wrapping my arm around Corinne’s shoulder to help her recover. “Watch it!”

“Or you’ll be trying what, Tink?” Corinne and I both stiffened. Royce.

“Bella, just leave it,” she mumbled, straining to move away from him. I held my ground though, and pushed her behind me as I took a step towards him, only to have Rosalie move to stand between us, dressed in a pink ballerina costume.

“Baby, calm down,” she soothed, pressing her hands against Royce’s chest.

“I’m not gonna fuckin’ calm down,” he spat, pointing drunkenly at Corinne. “She fuckin’ bumped into me.”

“It’s just a misunderstanding,” I quickly interjected, not wanting things to get too out of hand.

“Isabella? That you?” Royce gasped, then smiled widely before taking an unsteady step towards me.

“Hi, Royce,” I mumbled, awkwardly accepting his hand and allowing him to kiss my knuckles.

“You look… Wow. Where’s Eddie?”

Rosalie shot me a warning glance and shook her head slightly, warning me to be wary of my answer.

“He said he’d join us in a sec,” I told him with a smile. Right on cue, I saw Edward approaching us from behind Royce with a concerned expression on his face. He couldn’t have had better timing. “Oh! Here he is now!”

Something In Your Mouth - Alternate Scene #1

This scene takes place during chapter ten and is an alternate ending to the scene in the wardrobe following Royce's sudden arrival.

Chapter Thirteen - That Boy is a Monster (Teaser)

“Baby, you look…” He trailed off, shaking his head, then reached for my hand as he came to a stop a couple of feet away from me. He lifted our hands in the air, then turned me in a circle so he could look at my entire outfit.

“Do you like it?” I asked worriedly, then shivered slightly as he reached out and gently gripped my waist with both hands. “I mean, I can always just-”

“You look… incredibly beautiful right now, Bella,” he said softly, sounding almost awed. “I’m assuming you went for the sexed-up Tinkerbell look?”

“Tinkerbella,” I corrected, trying my hardest not to blush. “Didyme thought it would be a good idea to go as the Absinthe fairy, but I thought Tinkerbell fit better.”

“I like it,” he murmured, smiling widely. “But I have one question… Where are your wings?”

“In there,” I told him, pointing to one of the bags on the floor. “I couldn’t put them on until the bodice was done up since they hook into the back.”

“I see,” he replied, still smiling as I moved my hands from the bodice and slipped my arms around his neck. “And that’s where I come in, right?”

“Yep,” I murmured, then inhaled sharply as his hands slid up my waist to cup my barely covered breasts, pushing the bodice against my skin.

“Mmm…” His thumbs brushed over my nipples through the fabric as he took a step closer, his eyes locked on mine. “But what if I don’t want to do it up?”

Chapter Twelve - The Hint of a Spark (Teaser #2)

Edward stood up without warning, making me gasp with surprise, then gently cupped my cheek in his hands, a small smile playing on his lips.

“Fuck the rules,” he said softly, gazing into my eyes. I nodded weakly, my breathing shaky as our bodies pressed together, the magnitude of the moment hitting me hard and fast.

“Fuck the rules,” I agreed, then let out a soft moan as Edward slowly lowered his lips to mine...

Chapter Twelve - The Hint of a Spark (Teaser)

"Did you sleep okay?"

“I slept…” He seemed to struggle to find the words again. “Alright, I guess.”

“I’m sorry,” I murmured, smiling sadly. He shrugged.

“It’s not your fault, baby,” he sighed, gently pushing down on my lower back to coax me closer so he could press his forehead to mine. “If it weren’t for you being here, I’d have been lucky to sleep at all, and even then, it would be plagued with nightmares.”

“I wish there was more I could do,” I confessed softly, stroking his cheek with my thumb. “I feel… helpless.”

“Baby, you do enough for me already,” he breathed, smiling. “Last night… Last night, you gave me everything. Every single part of you… you gave me that. And that was more than I ever…” He trailed off, shaking his head as his smile grew. I glanced down at his chest, feeling my eyes well up with tears.

“Bella?” He sounded worried. “Look at me?”

Outtake One - Keep Breathing (Pictease)

Chapter Eleven - Her Kiss is a Vampire Grin (Teaser #3)

“It’s okay, Edward,” I assured him, using both hands to push down his pants before sliding the fabric further down his legs with my feet. “You’re safe. I’m not going to let them hurt you.”

Edward kicked his pajama pants off, then settled between my legs again and whimpered when he felt the tip of him brush against me. I knew my hand wouldn’t be enough for him anymore; he was far too worked up, so I slid my arms around him instead, allowing him to thrust against me.

“B-Bella,” he choked out, pressing his forehead hard against mine as his length slid against me. “Oh, God…”

“Shhh,” I soothed as I tilted my face up and kissed him softly, only to break away with a gasp as the very tip of him accidentally slipped inside me just moments later.

“Oh, please,” he whispered, clamping his eyes shut. “Please.”

I swallowed nervously. “Okay.”

Chapter Eleven - Her Kiss is a Vampire Grin (Teaser #2)

“I need you,” he whispered as his hands began frantically clutching every part of me they could reach. “I can’t… You weren’t…”

“I’m here,” I breathed against his lips, sliding my arms around him as I allowed him to kiss me harder and more urgently. “Take whatever you need.”

“Bella, I…” He clamped his eyes tightly shut, his expression one of pure agony. “I don’t know what I… I can’t… I don’t… I need you.”

Tears filled my eyes again, but I fought to keep them under control as I reached down and pulled my camisole over my head before taking his hands and placing them on my ribcage, instinctually knowing what he needed.

“I’m yours, Edward,” I told him as a few tears spilled down my cheeks. I couldn’t stand knowing he was suffering so much, but wasn’t able to provide him with the help he so desperately needed; all I had to give him was me.

Chapter Eleven - Her Kiss is a Vampire Grin (Teaser)

“I should start playing nice for Royce,” she said, then turned to look at me. “He’s not as cruel when I play along, and if he thinks you’re causing the change in me… Maybe he’ll let me spend more time with you.”

“You don’t have to,” I told her softly.

“Do you think it would work?” she asked, gazing straight into my eyes. “Would it help you at all, being able to speak to me?”

“Maybe,” I admitted. “The more we know about Royce’s routines, the better. But there are other ways for Edward and I to do that.”

“But this would be the easiest, wouldn’t it?

I nodded, casting my gaze down to my lap.

“It’s settled then,” she said firmly, then swallowed audibly. “I’ll play nice.”

“Rose-”

“I want to do this,” she told me, smiling weakly. “I want to help, and if letting him…” She closed her eyes, gritting her teeth for a moment before recomposing herself and continuing, “If letting him think he’s won means we can get out faster, then I’ll do it.”