Chapter 8 Teaser: Bella

I posted a shorter version of this teaser yesterday on Twitter, but here is the full version. Update coming tonight!

I stopped and bit down on my lip. I should go back. I need to go back. This was crazy.

I spun back around as another howl bellowed out from the darkness. It was no longer a distant cry. It was here. And the wolf was right in front of me.

“Shit,” I mumbled. I slowly put my hands up defensively as he bared its teeth and growled again. “Nice puppy.” My eyes flitted towards my truck. Could I make it? Could I even get the door open? I took a tentative step towards it and the wolf leaped towards me, closing the gap.

“Damnit Bella are you fucking crazy!” A voice yelled. I squinted through the snow and saw a figure moving towards me. “It’s cold as hell, you’ll freeze out here!”

“Edward,” I whispered. The wolf growled and whipped in his direction. “Edward look out!” I screamed. He immediately stopped and stared at the menacing creature between us. At this moment I wanted nothing more than to be back at the house arguing with him. I’d give anything.

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Chapter 7 Teaser: Edward

“Hello Edward.” James stepped behind the glass of the door, his face mere inches from mine. His normal sadistic smile played on his face as he waved the razor blade back and forth, taunting me with it. My breath hitched in my throat as he lashed out at me. Even though I knew the pane of glass separated us, I instinctively covered my face and cowered back.

“Edward?” A soft voice called from behind me. It wasn’t menacing or angry. It was almost comforting. “Edward?” She called again. I knew who it was instantly and it surprised me that she was here.

I slowly turned around just as Bella stepped from behind the greenhouse. She smiled at me and beckoned me with her finger to join her. Her dark hair was wild and blowing around her alabaster skin with the wind. She smiled and called my name again as she disappeared around the greenhouse. I looked back towards James and my mother, debating between fighting a useless fight to save her and following Bella.

I took a deep breath and took a step away from the house. I peeked my head around the greenhouse and spotted her tiny footsteps leading towards the woods.

“Bella!” I yelled. I looked back at the house once more before running after her. When I reached the trees the footprints disappeared into thin air. They just stopped and there was no explanation or sign of her. “Bella?”

Teaser: Edward

“The woods back here have some beautiful trails, especially in the summer…” Jasper and Bella passed by me. I placed one log on my stand and raised the ax high above my head before slamming down on it with a loud grunt.

Bella turned her head back towards me as her and Jasper idled slowly towards the trees.

For some reason it pissed me off, them spending time together. I know Jasper is a nice guy, actually he’s the nicest guy I’ve ever met. And I knew he wasn’t trying to pull anything with her, but it made my blood boil to watch them together. I felt possessive over her for no apparent reason other than I was a selfish asshole who wanted everything for himself and it made no sense. She’d pissed me off more in a couple of days than I was used to, even for me. Why should I feel anything but annoyance towards her? She wasn’t mine to possess even though I wanted to possess her in ways that would set both of us on fire.

I groaned and set up another log before I noticed she was still staring at me. I couldn’t figure it out. Her eyes looked mildly curious, maybe frustrated…a sense of longing. No. I shook my head and went back to work as they disappeared into the trees.

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Uh oh. Poor Edward. They're always after his Lucky Charms!