“Hurry up Bella…” Felix was beginning to get impatient, so I would have to cut it short.

“I have to go now Edward, Felix wants his phone back.” He was going on about Solitaire now, and that’s how I felt at the moment: solitary, alone. “I love you, and if you love me, you’ll turn around, go right back home and let me do this alone! Please Edward! Wait for me…” I hung up, not waiting to hear the hurt in his voice that I knew would be there.

“You know Bella, Edward’s just going to be coming anyways,” Felix smiled as I handed him his phone. My mouth dropped open and Chris snarled at Felix, who deftly stuck his phone back into his pocket – so much for wanting to play Solitaire.

“What?!”

“I believe Chris has some explaining to do, don’t you Christov?” Felix winked at me. “Just what was going on now?

I twisted my body to face Christov and spat through my teeth, “What, pray tell, is going on? What do you want with Edward?”

“I suppose I should explain,” Chris sighed and dropped his gaze to the floor before he met mine, letting his auburn hair fall over his eyes. “Don’t go looking please, I will tell you.”

“You’d better,” I growled, and the audacity in my voice made him glance up in alarm. Apparently he’d expected more insecurity on my part. Now it was my turn to look away, before he unleashed all his stupid powers on me again.

“Bella, do you know who I am?” Chris asked; he was all business now. I looked up at him quickly like he was stupid and he rephrased his question hurriedly, “What I mean is, did you know who I was before we met?”

I shook my head violently and he continued swiftly, since I was radiating poisonous displeasure, solely directing towards him.

“Exactly my point. You knew Felix here, and Demetri, and even Heidi, my mate. I’m what you would call one of the lesser Volturi, and without dear Heidi, I would be nothing at all. You see, she found me in the city one night, human and alone. I thought she was about to kill me – little did I know they do not hunt inside their walls – but the look in my eyes must have made her reconsider dragging me outside and having me for a snack. She bit me instead and brought me back up to the castle with her.