Chapter 42 Training Day 3 part 1

You guys are so fucking spoiled you do realize that don’t you?

I just wanted to make that very clear that you all are fully aware that I spoil the ever-loving shit out of all of you like Edward does Bella….

Just sayin….

*giggle snorts*

Shhhhh….

Chapter 42

Training Day 3

Edward’s POV

I stood on the docks waiting. Their plane landed an hour ago and I could hear the engine of the boat as it crossed the distance from here to there. All their thoughts were of concern, anger, worry, frustration, and some fears.

It was five in the morning and I knew when I left with Bella yesterday from the main island that my family was already on their way on my private jet.

I stood there as they pulled into the harbor of the island and they all stood there on the boat just staring at me. There were three boats around them…yeah call it fucking overkill but this was my family and I had the money to make damn sure they were fucking safe.

I also made damn sure that every one of my men felt that their families were safe and taken care of.

I had the means and the ability to make it happen. All were safe and taken care of.

“Hey.”

Was all I could really say as the captain tied the boat to the dock. I mean fuck…where do I even begin.

“Son.” My father jumps off the boat and lands next to me. “This is a pleasant surprise.” He looks around and says, “It seems you have been a little busy. Care to clue the rest of us in as to exactly what the hell is going on?”

Emmett picks up Rosalie who looks at me with disdain as she glares at me. I tune her out of my head because I don’t have the time to get into this with little Miss Litigator at the moment.

“Mother.” I smile at Esme and she hugs me.

“Edward…I would like to introduce you to Jason Scott Jenks.” 

I reach out, shake his hand, and tune into his thoughts. He is a little bewildered by everything but he knows. He knows what we are, he is frightened for Esme more than anything and that right there tells me what kind of man he is. If she comes before everything else, I know he loves her already.

“Hello Edward. I have heard so much about you.”

“Pleasure to meet you I apologize for tearing you away from your home but I wouldn’t have done this if it wasn’t important enough. My family is my family and now that you and Esme are together that includes you as well. I will explain everything once you all get settled. ”

Damn right you will.

Rosalie’s thoughts sneak into my own I am trying to ignore her mental rant.

“Edward Anthony Cullen!” The little munchkin jumps off the boat landing on my back, she swings her head around and locks her teeth on my throat teasingly playfully biting me while she tries to talk with her mouth full.

“Mpfhswthatt the hewlll?”

I cannot help but reach around and grab her to flip her over me and pull her to me for a much needed hug. I miss the living hell out of her.

“Hey munchkin how the hell are you?” Jasper eyes me curiously and I reach out and bump fists with him.

“Mind cluing us all in as to why the fuck there are flamethrowers strapped to humans all around us?” he asks outright.

“Yeah little brother…what the fuck?” Emmett smacks the back of my head.

“Long story but I only want to tell it once. I don’t want to go through it again.”

“Where is my mother?” I ask Peter, as he gets off the boat with Charlotte last.

He looks at me but his thoughts already tell me what I want to know and I nearly take his fucking head off.

“What?!”

“Edward you have to realize the instructions had not been changed! I forgot to update the itinerary for the gathering.”

“Where the fuck is she Peter?!! WHERE THE FUCK IS MY MOTHER?”

“I am already on it. Once I realized that she wasn’t with them I sent for her right away. She is on her way! She is safe calm the fuck down.”

I nearly panicked.

“Are you sure?”

He dials his phone and hands it to me, “Hello.”

“Mother?”

“Edward. Can you please tell me why I am listening to this annoying little human that is barking orders at me to relax?”

“Where are you?”

“On a plane over a very large body of water that I prefer not to jump from but am about ready to if this short little human doesn’t find his own space to sit. Since when do Vampires need to be protected by humans?” She laughs.

I chuckle and thank God she is safe.

“You will be here soon and I promise to explain it all when you get here. I love you.”

“Oh I love you to baby. So much.”

I throw Peter’s phone at him hard. I am pissed. The fucker fucked up and he knows it.

“I swear to fucking God you are lucky I didn’t just grab Embry’s flamethrower and torch your ass just now.” I growl.

I look over at Embry and he laughs aloud.

“I am really sorry Edward. She was a completely new addition that I just simply forgot about. Really, I am genuinely sorry. I fucked up.”

Charlotte hugs him and glares at me. 

“Your damn right you fucked up and you shut the hell up you little wench. If it was your mother you would be livid.”  I point at her and scowl at her, turn to walk towards the house.

 “Come on.” I lead the way up the path to the house and everyone falls in line behind me.

I am still pissed off at Charlotte a little as well. Her little conversation with Isabella did not help the situation that just got out of control yesterday. She should have kept her damn mouth shut as far as I was concerned.

“How are things at the ranch?” I ask Sam.

Sam had offered to let his aunt take care of the horses when I insisted he be here. She was willing to stay at his place, because he knew she would be safe there out of harms way since it was literally off the map and he was already right next to me as I made my way back to the house.

“Great. Sue and her new stepdaughter and her lame ass boyfriend are all staying at my place. They will take care of everything.”

“Good. What is wrong with her boyfriend? I take it you don’t like him?” I ask as he walks alongside me along the path with his hands in his pocket.

I watch the memory he plays out in his head and I find myself laughing.

“You got your ass kicked.” I snicker.

“Fuck you Cullen. So did Jacob.” He says and I stop on the path and turn to look at him. Why does that name sound familiar?

“Jacob?”

“Yeah, his name is Jacob Black. Big motherfucker.”

“Wait a minute…his girlfriends name is Leah right the one you had me and Peter do a background check on?” I am sure this can’t be one in the same.

“Leah, yeah that is her.”

I gape at him.

“What’s wrong?” he looks at me and everyone is now standing around me staring at me like I have lost my mind.

“I uh…nothing.” I mutter and turn to head for the house.

I don’t know what to think now.

The day she spoke of them, even though she did not verbally say their names, she thought of them when she changed her words from the actual name to either him or her. It was something that people never really think about when they think of a mind reader. We can capture things from their thoughts that they do not even realize they are thinking about. It is damn near impossible to lie to a mind reader also, with the exception of outright mentally preparing to do so as Alice or Carlisle can easily do when it comes to me. Most don’t know this however the little shrimp does and I hate that she has that ability.

I never felt threatened by the two who had introduced her to this lifestyle. I just felt a little off about it and I think it is because she was far too fucking young to be witnessing something so sexual. Fucking Christ, she was only sixteen at the damn time and they were older.

That bothered me. 

I just simply couldn’t believe the odds that he was one in the same. When people say it’s a small world. They are not playing around.

We make it up to the house and I make sure to shush them because my Bella is still sleeping…or so I thought.

When I open the door, she is standing there in just my white button up shirt and she is rubbing her eyes and yawning with the light on behind her casting a glow around her body.

“Angel what are you doing up?”

“What is going on?” she looks up at me when she sees everyone as they all step in behind me and her eyes widen and she shuffles from one foot to the other. Rosalie pushes past me to get to Bella.

“There you are!” she cries out and hugs the hell out of her.

“What are you doing here?” Bella asks.

“That’s what some of us are wondering.” Rosalie replies as she shoots a glare over my direction.

 “Isabella, please go put something on.” I ask and she looks down at herself in the see through white shirt that her tight little body is outlined in with the light from the hall behind her shining through it.

“Oh.” She turns and I catch a glimpse of a very red ass cheek peek out and step in behind her blocking her from the rest of those and growl at Rose along the way.

“We will be right out.” I lead her back to the bedroom and pull open the closet door and select a pair of soft white yoga pants and she looks at me out of the corner of her eye.

“Come here Isabella…lay down.” I demand and grab the bottle of aloe on the nightstand.

“On your stomach.” She doesn’t hesitate and I smile.

“Good girl.” I lift the shirt up and my cock hardens instantly at the beautiful rosy red ass that is lying there begging to be fucked.

I sigh heavily, kneel down, place a chaste soft gentle kiss on each burning hot cheek which causes her to flinch.

I begin to rub some soothing aloe gel into her ass and then I grab the pants and slide them up her legs. She moves to get up and stands in front of me as I sit on the bed.

“Hold your shirt up.” I command and she does while I pull the pants up so that they do not touch her ass at all until I let them go gently against her skin. She hisses. I lean forward and kiss her bare tummy, as she is still holding the shirt up. I move it down and begin to unbutton the shirt and open it to bring her breast to my lips and I suck on her pert nipple hard. She moans and her hands lace into my hair. I lick and nip at it and meet her eyes. 

“Later Angel when they are all safely tucked away at the other house…only then will I take care of your needs but for now I need to take care of some things.” I button her shirt back up and reach around and caress her right ass cheek and give warning.

“You will behave today won’t you?”

“Yes Master.”

“Good girl, now come.”

As soon as we step into the room, I take notice of everyone seated and I hold Isabella to me. I know there is no way she is going to want to sit down.

“What time does my mother’s flight arrive?” I ask Peter.

He looks down at his watch and says, “Less than an hour.”

“Good. I don’t want to repeat this so I would prefer to wait if you all don’t mind.” I look around the room and their thoughts are hitting me like a barrage of questions thrown at a press conference of the latest scandal.

I hold my hand up and ask, “Please…what is thirty minutes.”

It is actually more like an hour when my Mother came in and I was extremely relieved to see her.

I watch Carlisle’s eyes turn from golden to blue and I find myself irritated by it and I don’t understand why. It isn’t like we can choose our mates. He didn’t set out for this to happen and I am just going to have to learn to accept this eventually but it is then that Rosalie interrupts my thoughts.

I glare at her as her thoughts are pondering some evil plot I am planning to marry Isabella on this island and she believes that is why they are all here. She thinks the humans holding weapons are just my overkill reaction to protecting her which isn’t remotely that far off but either way she is pissing me off because what the fuck is wrong with me marrying Isabella after all? Why should she be so against this?

“So why is it that we are all here and what is up with the armed humans carrying flamethrower’s of all things Edward?” Carlisle asks.

“I know you know some of what Aro has been considering all along. Well the time has come Carlisle. Aro believes he is ready to alert the world to our existence and there would be only one reason why he would want to do that. You are friends with him.”

“So tell us what the hell is his reason for outing us to humans?” Emmett asks.

“He wants world domination.” Alice murmurs.

I watch her and her eyes glaze over in that familiar look she gives when her visions come to her.

This one plays out and it is not something I am too thrilled about.

“What decision was made to make him choose that route?” I ask.

“You.” She looks at me with a furrowed brow.

“Me?”

“He knows Edward. He knows what you are planning.”

“How?”

“Your laptop.”

I turn to Peter. “You said you couldn’t locate it and thought it had been destroyed.” I question.

“And why the fuck if it hadn’t been destroyed…then how did they get past the security?”

“I don’t know.” He looks at me as different scenarios play out in his thoughts.

“What are you planning son?” Carlisle asks interrupting my thoughts.

“I plan to stop them, we cannot let them go through with this! This will put thousands of people in danger, be them human or vampire..not to mention the fact that I sure as hell don't want to be dictated by The Volturi Family. Humans will suffer the worst and the initial announcement will cause panic in the streets. It will be horrific.”

The room let out a collective gasp and Isabella grips onto my shirt tighter.

“I have an army of men, vampires, and humans that have been training and preparing for this. We have been gathering intelligence about the gifts each one of them possesses and where he is planting them strategically all over the world because he just won't settle on one country! He wants it all and Alice has just seen how he plans to do it. He now plans to go live on National Television after he takes over the local news station in Chicago and inform the world that we exist and that we are the stronger species. Then he plans to inform them all that he is  taking over and anyone that resists will be dealt with swiftly and made an example of to the rest of the world. Each government must hand over their reign as he requests it. His army of vampires has grown by leaps and bounds Carlisle and I have no doubt he would be successful if he isn't stopped now before it's too late.”

“How do you know all this?”

This was the part where I have to confess to things I am not at all proud of. However, there was one person in this room that the information I had been with holding from was going to hurt more than anyone else. All I could do is hope that she would find it in her heart to forgive me for what I have done in my past.

“Demetri, Felix and I had something in common. We started to hang out on occasion and the more time I spent with them the move I became involved with them. I was there when it was discovered that Vampire venom had a certain effect on humans when mixed with Ecstasy. When they first told me about it, I thought of it to be nothing really that exciting, however they were fascinated by the results. Then one night I was hanging out with them at their so called lab. One thing led to another and they convinced me to give up a sample of my venom. It didn’t make any sense at the time they had discovered that my venom magnified that reaction in humans ten fold to any other vampire venom, but it Aro became very interested in the fact. Then one night I got a call from Felix asking me if I could provide more. At first it was a joke and I thought what the hell may as well charge them for it, so I began selling it to them. I had met Aro and several of the guard at different times when I handed it over, each time I met with any one of them it was then that their thoughts kept revealing more and more of the plot Aro was working on. Each time I met with them I grew more and more restless about what I was learning and that is when I decided to utilize my wealth to change the course they were planning on taking. This has been going on since before I turned Peter. Peter and Sam are the only ones that knew besides those I approached to form an army who all agreed to fight for their freedom before it was taken away.”

This is when Isabella let go of me completely and steps back away from me. I turn to look at her and that look was the last look I wanted to see on her beautiful angelic face. I could feel my heart nearly crack wide open at the pain I had just inflicted on her revealing what I had done before I met her.

“You?” Tears well up in her eyes. “You were the one?”

“Angel please I had no idea, I never meant for that to happen to you...I swear!”

“What’s she talking about?”  Esme asks.

My focus is on her and her alone and I tune anyone else out. “Angel please listen to me. I sold it to them but I swear to God I had no idea that Caius would do what he did.You have to believe me...I was rarely around him when I was with Demetri or Felix."

She swipes at her cheek brushing her tears and I move towards her and to my surprise she steps back away from me flinching.

No. She can't do this!

“Bella please. You have to believe me.” I plead.

“What in the hell is she talking about?” Rosalie asks her eyes darting from Isabella to me and then back again.

“Caius drugged me with that shit!" She covered her mouth in horror after she blurted out, "He nearly raped me while I was high on it after he slipped it into my drink when I thought it was a date and you were the one that sold it to him?”  She let out a painful sounding sob and her cries and her words cut me to the core as she realizes what part I played in that night.

My yelling at Caius rang in my head remembering my anger but no one else was witness to it.

“YOU DRUGGED HER DIDN’T YOU? DIDN’T YOU MOTHERFUCKER?! YOU DRUGGED HER WITH MY OWN FUCKING VENOM!” I spit out venom at him seething further.

I closed my eyes as the words left her lips not even able to look into those hurt filled eyes and I heard the gasps and disgusted accusations in several thoughts from those around the room. I deserved them. Everyone of them and I knew it.

“Isabella I stopped selling it to them, ask Peter.”

“Don’t you dare get me involved in this shit Edward!” Peter rose up and snaps, “Did I not fucking warn you? I told you to knock that shit off way before that! Yeah you stopped but it was far too fucking late! I am sorry man but you won’t be using me as your fucking alibi for that one buddy.”

I stare at Peter, my mouth is hanging open in surprise..

“All I want you to do is tell her I stopped selling it after what had happened to her!”

“You mean after your trip to New York of course.” He added betraying me all together now and no matter what…I couldn’t blame him for it. Peter has always covered for me before but his thoughts were blaring in my head now as to why.

Not this time Edward…you are the reason she was nearly brutalized. This was your own doing. I won’t lie about this. I have to draw a line somewhere.

“I sold one last vial in New York when you were asleep. It wasn’t even to Aro. It was to Zafrina. Please Isabella…I truly felt like shit right after I did and I swear I have refused to do so since.”

This was not going as I imagined and I was losing control of everything that was happening around me.

Her eyes widen in horror. “You sold it to another vampire after you knew what happened to me? Did she give it to humans also?” she asks and I watch her eyes shift from hurt to angry in an instant. The tiger kitten was unleashed.

“Yes, but Isabella they were consensual. I made sure of it!” I argued.

“You can’t know that!” She screams at me and my dominant side showed itself.

“Isabella…we will talk about this later all right?” I tower over her. “You said you would behave.” I stare at her.

“FUCK YOU Edward! Don't you pull that shit with me now!” she yells and stomps past me shoving me aside as she storms out the French doors slamming them and nearly shattering them as she does. I move to go after her and Sam stands up and says “No Edward. Let her go!” he moves to stand in front of me and I am stunned. 

"Sam...I wouldn't do that if I were you." Carlisle warns and he is fucking right as my fangs rip out of my gums and I hiss. 

Peter gets up now and moves to the door and calls out to Embry but watches me closely.

"Keep an eye on her. Make sure she doesn't go far but leave her alone she needs some time."

I nod and he knows this as a command and he replies. “Yes sir. I won’t let her go far.”

The thoughts of all those in the room are like knives being thrown at me.

Rosalie’s thoughts are the most prominent as I listen to her solving a puzzle in her head.

“What happened to Caius Volturi?” She whispers when I step back in the room.

“I killed him.”

Her eyes dart up to mine and widen. “You killed him? Do you realize what you have done? He is Volturi!”

“I know exactly what I have done. That is not the issue.” I argue.

I hear my father sigh heavily before he looks up at me, “Jesus Edward...Caius...Christ son...how big is your Army?” he asks.

“Big enough.” I reply as my fangs are now retracting and I glare at Sam still pissed.

“But the element of surprise is gone according to Alice.” Jasper states and Peter agrees.

“He is right. If they know now Edward what the fuck are we to do?”

“You need to brief Taylor when you get back to the main island.” I order Peter.

“So this is why we are here. You are going to war against a vampire mafia and you brought us all here to keep us from being killed?” Esme asks.

“Yes.” I nod. “I wished it didn’t have to be this way but I had no choice. You know I never involved you in my affairs before.”

“Oh Edward shut the hell up! Everything you do involves us! You are our family you dumb ass in case you forgot! Your actions reflect on us…they always have!” Emmett yells.

“Oh Edward what have you done?” my mother is thinking of Bella and she looks at me worried. “Go after her and don’t stop apologizing until she forgives you.”

“I think it is best that you let your guard watch over her for now. I need you to give me details Edward because I think I can offer some sort of assistance.” Carlisle stands up and walks over to me. “I spent enough time with them. I know Aro better than you realize.”

I pinch the bridge of my nose and all I can worry about right now is Isabella. I am nervous without her near me.

“I need to go find her. I can’t let her be that far away from me, can you and Emmett meet with Peter and Taylor about this...I really need to go after her.” I pull my hand through my hair repeatedly.

“She will gut you.” Rosalie's voice is quiet but almost deadly sounding. My eyes dart up as I now gape at her remark.

“Excuse me?” I stare at her. 

Rosalie throws herself back laughing, “I say we let him go after her, because I can assure you Edward that if you think for a minute that she is your submissive right now, or that she is going to do anything you demand, well then you really don't know her at all yet! You got another thing coming if you think for a moment that she is willing to listen to you let alone willing to hear you out right now.”

Alice’s giggle joins in with Rosalie's laughter after they glance at one another when I look over at both of them.

“I am willing to bet Isabella has yet to show you a side of her you know nothing about...So now...I dare you.” She looks at me out of the corner of her eye. I also took notice of the way her hand rested on Emmett's leg. Her hand right lays high on his thigh like she was totally comfortable with him and I wonder yet if they had been intimate. She is warming up to him obviously.

All I could read from Emmett was his anger at the fact that I had failed to clue him in long before now and the fact that he is ready for an all out fight. He wants to kick some ass and that is typically Emmett's style. This doesn't surprise me. 

I have a sinking feeling about how Bella will react to me going after her and I glance toward the doors as the sun begins to rise. I cannot help but feel at a loss without her by my side and this baffles me because I feel her lack of presence deep in my gut. I would almost hazard to guess that it is wrenching the hell out of it or that a part of me is missing. 

I have never felt so incomplete before in my life and the anxiety is creeping up in me even further.

“I Double dog dare you.” Rosalie’s voice sounds so menacing and she begins to taunt me as she grins at me with an evil look while outright challenging me. She is thrilled at the prospect that I won’t be able to refuse such a challenge and that is the only thought I can get out of her right now. It's odd..

Her brow rises over her right eye forming a perfect bitch brow, “What’s wrong Master Cullen? Are you scared?” that same eerie smile creeps over her expression further, and strangely her mind is very blank otherwise.

“What the fuck are you hiding from me?” I ask now as I watch her curiously, I can’t believe she is able to do this. Emmett must of told her about my gift.

“I can understand why you would refuse to take the dare. Good choice.” She gives me a smart ass half smirk.

“No, I didn't say I wouldn't.” I state through my clenched teeth, although I am not thoroughly convinced of this myself as I speak before I think.

Shit.

“Then by all means go after her…but it has to be now. Right now.” Her eyes are alight with anticipation, but for what I am not totally sure of yet.

My thoughts of her behavior yesterday are still fresh in my mind. She did act rather defiant and strangely…out of character but I attributed it to the fact that she was pushing me with intent to gain what she wanted. Now I wasn't so sure.

Rosalie stood up and walked over to stand right in front of me and crossed her arms and cocked her hip out to the side, “I will ask it again…I Rosalie Hale double dog dare you Edward Cullen to go after Isabella right fucking now and try to get her to hear you out in hopes you can get her to forgive you. come on Edward...you are after all a Dominant...hell a Dominant vampire at that...are you not?”

I glare down at her letting my eyes burn into hers and all she can do is smile when I finally snap my answer back at her.

"I am her Master Rosalie and she will forgive me.”

She holds out her hand and she wants to shake on it. 

"Seriously?" I smirk. 

"Deadly." she narrows her eyes at me and for the first time I question how very menacing Rosalie could be if she were changed. She would definitely make a stunning vampire...but I knew in a vampire form....our heads would butt harder than they do now and if she allowed Emmett to change her she would be unbearable for me to be around. 

"You all have rooms on the other island at the main house. Your luggage has been placed in your rooms...now if you all will excuse me I have to go after my mate." 

I took off down the path that Isabella took. Embry stood a ways back as she walked along the beach her fists were tightly clenched and she was cursing me out under her breath. 

"The boat is headed back to the island you are free to go Embry." I dismissed him and took a deep breath. 

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She may be short, she may be a submissive, but if my Bella is anything…she can stand the fuck up to a six foot two vampire when she has to…. 

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I stood there and she moved faster than I thought she ever could. She had the rock in her hand before I realized what it was she was planning to do with it.

Even for a vampire with my reflexes, or maybe it was just the mere thought that I would never suspect that she would do such a thing is the reason she was so successful at it. 

I stood there stunned rubbing my forehead. Bella's feelings were not hurt by my actions as I suspected...No...Isabella was no longer my sweet little Angel at all...she was flipping pissed and if my forehead had been human I would be bleeding in pain from a fucking busted open forehead. That little fucking rock came at me at I would say no less than ninety miles an hour where the damn thing hit me right smack between the eyes.

I found myself rubbing the spot where it had hit me…as I chased after her retreating form and began to really reconsider taking on this dare.

Fucking Rosalie!

*snickers…in case you all forgot…she was raised by a baseball coach and surrounded by baseball players hew whole life growing up.....hahaha…