As I crossed the fountains to Warren I saw something in his eyes that I hadn’t seen before.

A
devilish glare. Like a tidal wave of realization began crashing down on me. Warren had slipped and I
could see through all of his pretences. How was this information coming to me? It was as if I had Edward
and Aro’s gifts combined for a brief moment.

I saw him, a nameless boy talking with a vampire, telling him of the prophecy. The boy, no not a
boy, a vampire, singling out Renesme and sparking my anger. None of the events were in my hands, or
anyone’s hands for that matter. The story was being written on pages by him. He compelled our
attraction, his looks, figments of our imaginations. He was always beautiful, always a vampire.

But now I could see his red eyes, flaming at me. We were so close, yet the horror had not yet hit
my face, so I composed and once again drew the shield around my mind more so directed at him.

“Warren,” I said weakly, the way he would have wanted me to.

“Bella, I had no idea,” he said blankly but I could hear “Perfect. She’s mine, and with her help I’ll
eliminate the Vultori. We shall be the King and Queen of the vampire realm!”

How was I hearing his thoughts? Was I stealing from Edward? From Warren? Or were my
powers growing? What ever his plans were I seemed to be wrapped in them.

“Edward,” I said turning around, “Can you give me a moment to talk to Warren?”

This would hurt him, but I’d have eternity to make it up.

“Yes,” he said mechanically with a hurt that only I could hear. How was it that Warren could turn my
affections from Edward to him? I turned to meet the horrid creature when Edward was out of view.

“Warren, I’ve been a fool. I can’t live without you. There’s no other way, we’ll have to let the prophecy
come true. I don’t care.”

And then I did something I rather disgusted. I embraced him in a kiss, imagining that it was
Edward’s lips I was locking.

“I knew we would be together,” he said smugly.

“Just let me break the news to Edward, alone. He loves me, and he’ll understand,” I said weakly.

“No, he won’t,” Warren said convincingly. I had to play my cards right.

“A long time ago, Edward promised me something I never thought I’d take. Freedom to leave him
whenever I choose. He said that I might find someone and I may have whoever I choose.”

He bought it. “He really is a great guy, okay then. I’ll be waiting for you in the vineyard just outside the
city. Hurry.” He gave me a kiss on the cheek and took off.

Now I had to face Edward before he could assume anything. Edward was always quick to the
dramatics and I knew if he caught wind of me wanting to leave him he would remove himself before I
could tell him. I smelled the air for his direction and found it at the hotel. He was in the room waiting for
me.

As I approached the room I opened the barrier to my mind and screamed I love youa thousand
times. When I reached the door it flew open and Edward held me in his embrace. For a moment I felt I
could forget what had happened and runaway to the far corners of the earth but Warren had to be dealt
with. Who knew the havoc he could wreak?

“My promise, that you could follow whatever path you wanted to choose, that offer still stands. I won’t
like it, but I will let you go with whoever you deem worthy of your love. Just know that you will always
claim my heart,” his voice was so tortured and guarded. I wanted to die in its pain.

“Edward, you have to listen to every word I’m going to tell you without moving an inch or reacting or
deciding anything until I say you can, understood?”

He looked suspicious then nodded his head expecting what he probably assumed to be my
goodbye speech. Gradually I unloaded everything. Starting with the feelings I had for Warren, the kiss,
the over whelming conflict that had been raging in me. Edward’s face was grave with understanding and
acknowledgment.

And then, I told Edward the relief I felt when Warren had left and the need to be near Edward
once again. Then I could see the rage in his eyes when I told him what had happened when I saw the
devil at the fountain and what his plans were. This was something that could truly set Edward off.

“Now do you understand? I am only meant for you,and you alone. Those feelings I thought were for
Warren were only feelings for you on another.”

He was still angry, “I would understand if you don’t forgive me.” I said quietly.

His face looked up, “Forgive? There is nothing to forgive. You could leave me a thousand times and I
would gladly take you into my arms every time you returned. I am only contemplating on the best manor
to rip his head off.” He said sourly at the end.

I knew it wasn’t the time, but my need to be wrapped in Edward completely was so powerful that
the world vanished beneath our feet. I crushed myself into him recklessly like the first time we kissed.
The same fire, the same passion was still there times a thousand. He was the most beautiful, loving,
giving, and best person I had ever know. I thought back to the days in the forest when I was human.
Wrapped in his cold, now warm, arms.

If I could die, I would die happy wrapped in the warmth of him. Softly I whispered his name and
brushed my lips to his. Without warning Edward lifted me and I wrapped around his body like a monkey.
Our lips crushing into each other fiercely, moving together perfectly as he whisked me into the bed.
Within seconds our clothes were in shreds and our bodies were twined together like two perfect pieces to
a puzzle.

Chapter 2:

“My love,” Edward said in my ear, “as much as I would love to, we can’t stay here forever.”
The epitome of self restraint. I sighed, he was right. Warren was waiting.

“How are we going to do this?” I asked him.

“I was thinking about that. His gift will be extremely hard to combat. He invaded your mind, so his gift
is stronger than yours.”

“That’s the funny thing. When I got close to him today, it was as if I achieved some new level. I clearly
blocked out the spell he was trying to put on me and I could hear into his head. Like everything was
spilling out, past and present.”

Edward stood in shock, “You can’t be serious?”

“I know, it’s crazy, but it’s true,” I could barelybelieve it myself.

“Can you hear my thoughts?” Edward asked generally curious.

I concentrated, “No,” I sighed. He laughed, “Well I guess that will always be a two way street.”

But from somewhere in the hallway I could hear a chatteras I concentrated more. And suddenly it felt
like I was in a room full of people just talking away. I looked up to Edward, “Can you hear that?”

“What?” he asked concerned.

“All those people talking?”

His face was shocked, “You… you’re powers… how did they grow?”

I shrugged, “I guess my brain will never work right.”

This was just too crazy to imagine. I had the power to protect the ones I loved once more. My other
family was safe at home, and we were here to deal with the demon that threatened to keep me away from
my one true love. There will be fire…