Mariana POV “KNEEL!” I commanded over the guards we had gathered over the last few hours. We had most of them. I was sure. Bella had about thirty changed guards in a horse stall in an abandoned barn at the back of the mansion, silencing their attempts to cry out for help with the threat of releasing the starving guards into their pen. The vampires were kneeling before me, submitting to my will. Most of these guards hadn't had blood in weeks. Their eyes were crimson and fixed on the new humans, fangs protruding from their parched mouths. The only thing holding them back is my dominance over their weak little wills. The power from changing so many so quickly was traveling through my body, making every one of my senses stronger than ever before. I was in complete control, and bathing i

