Raison D'être

Bella POV.

Everyone was safe. That really was the only thing I could think of. It was such a relief to know that everyone was going to be okay. Even more so, because if anyone had been injured it would have been my fault. Well, mine and Edwards. But mostly mine. But as selfish as it may be, I don't regret it. Any of it. Renesmee is the most important thing to me. Well, she's tied first with Edward. I pull her in close and hug her tight but as I look up at Edward I can see his face is worried. 'Nessie, why don't you go see Alice?' I mutter, pulling away and running towards Edward.

'What is it?' I ask; knowing that it isn't over, fear overcoming me in the worst possible way. He doesn't say anything; he just stands there sharing a worried look with Alice. 'What did she see?' But before he can say anything, I realise what she saw – the Volturi are coming back.

When that realisation sinks in I want to scream, cry, kick… Why the hell do they do this to us? It's so unfair. Suddenly, Edward just started walking over to Alice and the panic set in… What did they want?