The Unexpected Lovers

Chapter 10

Bella's POV

It was the day of prom, Alice has me dressed in a royal purple dress. She had straightened my hair then added soft curls.

She added creams and everything she could think of to my face.

When she was done she turned me to the mirror.. I loved beautiful. My eyes had a sparkly eyeshadow on them, my lips were painted in a clear sparkly lipgloss. My face shimered slightly. My face looked leaner. My eyes popped more and were framed with eyeliner and mascara. I looked... Wow.

I smiled at Alice, "thank you honey, I look amazing." I gushed slightly.

"You look amazing anyway Bella, I had a beautiful canvas to start on, I barely did anything." She said smiling. She was already dressed and ready. With barely any makeup on, but it still brought the butterscotch color of her eyes out, her hair wasn't spiky like normal it was straight and she had used gel to give it volume. She was dressed in a burgundy dress that brought out her curves and had sparkles. On her tiny feet she wore 4 inch heels, making her almost as tall as me since she had put me in flats.

"Lets go!" She squealed and grabbed my hand. Taking me with her out the door.

She was careful going down the stairs, the whole family was there. My eyes automatically looked for my mate, for my Esme.

She was watching me, I wanted to blush but I fought it, nobody can know she's my mate. But she was looking at me with adoration written on her face.

When Alice and I reached the last step she came to me. I smiled softly at her and she wrapped her arms around me in a gentle yet firm hug. "You look absolutely stunning my dear, I hope you have fun," she said giving me a kiss on the cheek.

She smiled at me, a smile that held love, and she returned to Carlisle. My heart throbed slightly at seeing them together, but now I knew something I hadn't bothered to ask Alice before. I had always wondered if Esme knew what I was to her. But I was to scared to ask, if I heard that she didn't know it would've destroyed me.

But now I knew, she did know. She knew I was her mate, her forever, her eternity.

I wanted to jump for joy and scream out of excitement, but I couldn't.. God damn people, I wanted what was mine. I growled internally, but forced an even softer smile on my face when my eyes landed on Edward, my 'mate.'

He was dressed in black with a purple undershirt to match mine with a black tie. He really was handsome, I do love him. But I'm not in love with him. I didn't want him, but I forced myself to walk to him.

He smiled softly at me and kissed  my forehead. "Your gorgeous my little lamb," he whispered into my hair. I felt a fimular prickle of anger when he called me a lamb. I'm not weak, I have taken multiple self defense courses, I even beat the teacher. God damnit. Can I be with Esme yet PLEASE?

I looked at Alice out of the corner of my eye and she shook her head a fraction. God damn fucking people.

I looked at Rosalie, she was dressed in a form fitting floor length gown that was a deep black color. It brought out the color of her hair. At her side stool Emmett, my brother bear, dressed in black dress pants and a black dress shirt.

Jasper stood besides Alice, wearing black pants and a burgundy undershirt with a black jacket.

Esme and Carlisle wore semi formal clothes, since they were voluntary chaperones of the dance.

We all got in the cars to go to the school where the dance was being held. The drive was short, of course with them speeding

Once there Edward danced with me out back so we'd have privacy. He twirled with me for what seemed like hours, I was graceful while dancing, which many people didn't know actually.

When I saw a flash of fiery red hair I paused and looked closer, I saw a pair of red eyes looking at me from the trees. I shrieked and Edward turned to defend me.

The lady, Victoria, lunged at us. Edward ran to meet her in battle.

The rest of the family, even Carlisle and Esme were suddenly here. Esme and Alice came straight to me, while everyone else went to Edwards aid.

Esme stood in front of me to defend me if need be.

Suddenly though, Esme was knocked away from me, Alice was sent flying, I could sense the family running for us, but it was to late, I felt Victoria's teeth sinking into my neck. I shrieked loudly. Someone ripped her off of me, but it was too late. The fire was burning inside me. I shrieked loudly again, before passing out into a pool of fire.

Esme's POV (SURPISE)

I stood in front of my fragile mate, ready to defend her. I turned to ask Alice if she had seen this when I was knocked violently away from my mate. I snarled as my body hit the ground.

I heard another thump, meaning Alice had been thrown too, meaning oh god... Bella she's vulnerable.. I leaped to my feet right as I heard my angel shreik. I snarled viciously and lunged at the she-devil attached to my mate by the neck. I threw the bitch at Carlisle as much as I want to kill that whore I had to attend to Bella.

My mate, she was blacked out. The venom already in her system, way too close to her heart to take it out. I wanted to sob.

I leaned down and sank my teeth into her neck and pumped more venom in, to make sure there was enough to change her then sealed the bite mark. So venom wouldn't escape.

I stood to see if they'd need help destroying that bitch, but what I saw made me gasp in shock. Carlisle... and Victoria. They were kissing. They were growling. Oh god.... they were mates.