Vampire or Ex love

Prologue: The first thing I heard was a child crying. Not loudly. Not anymore. It was the soft, broken sound of someone who had already cried until there were no tears left. I opened my eyes. Darkness. I tried to move, but my body wouldn't obey. Someone was holding my hand. A small hand. Warm. Shaking. “Please don't leave me.” The voice was tiny. My heart clenched. I tried to answer. Nothing came out. I couldn't see the child's face. I couldn't even remember why I was there. Then I heard another voice. A man's voice. Cold. Urgent. “It's too late.” “No.” The word left my lips before I even knew I could speak. “No, please.” Something warm slid down my cheek. I didn't know if it was blood or tears. I only knew that I was terrified. The child's hand tightened around mine. “Mommy…” My breath caught. Mommy? I tried to pull the child closer. I couldn't. My body felt impossibly heavy. The darkness around me began to swallow everything. The man's voice became distant. The child's crying faded. And just before everything disappeared, I heard one final sentence. “You have to forget.” I wanted to scream. I wanted to fight. I wanted to remember. But the darkness won. “Bella.” My eyes snapped open. I gasped for air. I was sitting upright in my bed, my heart pounding violently against my ribs. I looked around. My room. My life. Everything was exactly where it was supposed to be. I pressed a trembling hand against my chest. A nightmare. Just a nightmare. At least, that's what I told myself. Because there was no way I could have forgotten something that had never happened. Right?