Carlisle's POV
As I watch Edward take control of the situation to protect Bella from James, I can't help but remember how fragile he was before he came to me.
Flashback
Arizona 1498. My wife and I had been having trouble having a child. Then we knew something was wrong so we went to the doctor. It turns out something was wrong with Esme's ovaries. She couldn't have any children if we tried for the rest of our lives. It was so unbearable looking at Esme with her broken heart,so after three days of grieving, I decided to go to an adoption agency. When I got there and looked around, there was a boy that stood out even though he was the oldest one there. He looked at me with this look like he could see that I was the one. I decided to strike up a conversation with him. His parents had died a year before. Then he told me his other interests. Then a day later after he meet Esme, we decided to adopt him. This was two days before I "turned." But our happiness was cut short. 5 months later, Edward came down with a serious case of hay fever. I then knew what I had to do. When Esme went to go get medicine, I came up to Edward and sat down by his bed. As I told him what I planned to do to him, his eyes widened and then he calmed. He nodded his head then I went to work. As I ...I bit him, I felt venom flowing out of my teeth into his neck. As he cried out in pain, I couldn't help but sob silently as I "killed" my first son. When I was done, he sat up,reborn. I saved him! As I hugged him,Esme walked in and worriedly asked me how was he alive and well. I then proceeded to tell her...