17 Bella's POV

I woke up to him laying beside me. He was so sweet and caring. I didn't know how I could've ever repaid him. I wanted to help him and keep him safe. Also, I'm curious if he is okay with being here. He acts nice and talks to me, but it might just be fear forcing him to act that way. He might be afraid of me. "The only way I will know how he truely feels is if I... well maybe I shouldn't. He might not think it would be okay. He might think I'm overstepping. No one really wants everyone in their business. Least of all me. I captured him to get revenge on someone else. Even though I have tried to show him hospitality, but it may not be enough. I'm not the best person around. I am a witch. No, I shouldn't say that. Witches are good most of the time, the only bad ones are those who use it for bad reasons. I need to take care of my mom. She isn't doing well, but she keeps telling me to go ahead and have fun. Constantly telling me to live my life and that I shouldn't worry about her. That someone my age should be out having fun. How do I really feel? I just want to spend the rest of my life with her, my friends, and Edgar. He's been so nice, but what if he isn't true? I'm scared, but I have to do it. I have to ask him to do the empathy link. I'll try to convince him by telling him other reasons that are technically the truth, but not the main reason. Hopefully, he will say yes," I thought. I pet his soft, silky fur before I asked him the question. To my surprise, he said yes. Not only that, but he said he wanted to know how I felt! I couldn't beleive it! It was like a dream. I drew the symbols needed in the dirt and channeled the emotion within me while speaking the spell. In a flash on magic, everything was finished. The first thing I felt was an emotion of his. He was amazed and I giggled. It was kinda cute. But once I felt that, I was scared. Did I immediately reveal my feelings?

"Hey, are you okay?" I asked as he stared at the ground in disbelief.

"Okay? I'm awesome!" He replied. His heart lit up with amazement. I could feel it in mine. We were connected.

"Do you," I hesitated, "feel anything?"

He looked at me with his deep eyes and it lit my heart on fire. His eyes were so alluring, I couldn't help but wish he were in human form. I felt a sudden rush of sadness as I remembered, "The only way to break a curse, is to kill the person who cast it." My mother said that to me long ago. If the witch dies a natural death, the curse will not be removed immediately, but it will fade as slow as her agony lasted until death. In an instant, I felt a sharp pain in my chest. My vision blurred and I couldn't hold myself up anymore. I hit the dirt floor and everything went black.