*Annabell's POV

  "Damn." I was so distracted by Jasper that I fot t clothes with me. I didn't take long. Hopefully he's not back yet. Went through my head, while I ed a towel around my body and made my way back to the bedroom to grab something to wear.

  I made it to the middle of the room when someoerally materialized in front of me. I gasped in shod the person before me groaned. "Mine!" It was Jasper, but I wasn't given time to recover from the shock of his sudden arrival.

  The hing I knew, my back ressed against a wall and his lips taking over mine. My body respoo his passion, in a way I never felt before. I couldn't help a moan esg my lips while Jasper was nibbling on them, sending shivers of pleasure through my whole being. Then his hands were everywhere, caressing my body. I wao give in to the desire but there was still some rational thought in the bay mind. 'Vampire bite kills you and he didn't hunt for a while... I knew I ying with fire just by being with him, much less doing any of this. However, my resolve from the night before dissipated. That I wouldn't mind dying if it's in his hands? How stupid is that? For o would definitely kill him too now and two, I do mind! I want to live!

  Jasper didn't seem to notice the ge in me. He brought me even closer, lifting me up to set me on his leg. I tried to push away... in vain. His hand on my back didn't let me to move an inch further away from him. Please stop... I couldn't speak with his lips never leaving mine and there was no spae to retreat. If this tinues you will kill me! Crossed my mind and I felt my body tremble wishing my power included telepathy. I ched my hands in fists trying to remember how to use my power, when a memory of his faint light figue on the ground, gasping for breath came bae and I pressed my hands to my sides. I 't hurt him like that again, I pletely fot how to trol it. Please, I don't want to die... I pleaded desperately in my mind, again wishing he could hear me. His mouth finally released mine, only to wander down to my neck. "...no, please!" I tried to plead o time, closing my eyes in expectation of pain.

  It never came. Jasper finally stopped but seemingly frozen in pce, did not release me. I felt a tear escape from under my eyelid and was leaving a cold tray cheek. My whole body felt cold. What just happened...? I did not dare to move to not make him lose trol again. Jasper tried to calm me down. "Don't." I mao get out of myself, ing my arms around my body, shutting him off from my emotions. This is what I feel, how dare you try to take it away?! I wao shout at him but could not get a word out. I knew I acted little irrationally but I didn't care. If he bit me, his ability wouldn't be enough to fix it and there would be no oo fix himself afterwards either.

  After a moment of silence he gently picked me up in his arms and carried me to bed. I tried t myself to use my gift to protect myself if it was necessary, but he only slowly id me on my bed and enveloped me in a b. I sensed him lower himself beside the bed. "I'm so sorry, my angel." he finally said. His voice hoarse and full of guilt.

  It took me a while to clear my head, calm my frantic heartbeat and rapid breathing so I could think clearly again. "I guess it isn't that surprising." I admitted quietly. "You didn't hunt for a week. When I went to shower I fot t clothes with me. I also didn't expect you to be back so soon..." ugh am I even making sense now? He must be really hungry and I did nothing but make it harder on him. Maybe it should be me apologizing. "I suppose none of my as these past few days helped your hunger. But you didn't bite me, so... thank you."

  "I'd never feed on you, Ann!" His voice was a whisper but there was so much force behind those words. He must have meant it. However, after what had just happened I still could not pletely shake my doubt off and tensed up when he reached out to me. The touch of his fingers on my cheek however, was light as a feather. I so desperately wao trust him but his instincts are of a predator after all.

  "I do have to hunt, tomorrow m though. Peter should arrive at dawn."

  I was fully aware that he had to go to feed. The thought of him being goill bothered me.

  "I won't be long." He reassured me standing up. "I will stand guard outside today." tinued Jasper quietly, leaning to me and my body involuntarily stiffened again. e on girl, get it together! I pestered myself. He gently took my hand and pced a light kiss on my knuckles. "Please five me, my beloved. If you ." He whispered a.

  Curling up uhe b, I stayed in my bed for a while. If it wasn't for his hunger... I thought about the way he caressed my body, his lips on my skin and I burned. I never felt any sort of attra towards any boy or a man until Jasper came into my life. I wasn't pletely ignorant regarding physical love but knowing and experieng it first hand was like paring day and night. Am I ever gonna be able to really be with him? I'm cursed. A sie and I'm dead. I 't hurt him, I 't stand evehought of harming him on purpose if I was to defend myself. But he suffers whenever he somehow hurts me too, however uional it may be. I refused to imagine what it would do to Jasper if he killed me.

  I've decided. There is only one way to keep him from suffering like this. I thought, finding my resolve. What are you doing dummy? I just ignored her. She only made things worse, most of the time.

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  *Alice's POV

  With horror, I watched Edward's body being slowly engulfed in fmes when Jasper's face appeared in the background. With a scream I returned from my vision back to the presey. Fortunately I was alone now. I thought looking around. There is no way I could expin it to the rest of the Cullens.

  I called Edward immediately. "What the hell are you doing?!" I shrieked at the idiot oher side of the line. "Yon yourself killed! No fug blood is worth this."

  "Don't get in my way-beep-beep-beep." "Haa?! Did you just hang up on me!?" I shrieked at the phone in my hahen, if you wanna die so badly. Be that way! I won't let you ruin my pns again.

  'Eddie-boy's out.' Message sent.

  "May your ashes be at peace among your fallen prey, dear Eddie." I couldn't help little cryptic farewell. He was a disappoi from the beginning. If he didn't fuck up the first time, they would be long gone from the town and the God of war would have been mine by now! The phone in my hand cracked. "Oops, guess I should get a new one."

  A picture of myself, holding a brand new phoh an intricate floral design on its case in a store, fshed through my mind. Ah yes, I like that one. I grio myself getting to my blood red Porsche with bck windows. Cheg myself in the mirror, I reapplied my crimson lipstid smoothed my creamy white dress before tearing out of the garage as the sun was about to set.