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Chapter 2

Edward's Point Of View

"I know, that's why we've got to go soon."

"Go where?" She was terrified, not only from the shock of the car racing towards her, but of what was to happen next.

"Home. For now. If that's okay with you – I need to talk to Carlisle and I'm certain Alice will have seen this." I looked down at her. Thank god she was safe – she was going to be okay and I would make sure of that before I left. When I got the chance I would find some way of getting to the man in the Mercedes on his cell phone that almost took my Bella away from me. I would get my revenge. Alice had seen something about five minutes beforehand, she couldn't tell what exactly and her mind was so busy that I couldn't pull out any understandable thoughts. From the ghostly look on her face though, I could tell it wasn't good. Bella and danger went together like peanut butter and jelly or whatever that disgusting glop humans like to spread on their bread was. She had told me she was going into town and insisted that I let her go alone. Of course I had given in. I would let Bella have anything she wanted – except the thing she desired most. I should have known better. Once I saw her in the road and the on-coming car, it was clear to me what would have followed if I didn't intervene. So I leapt in front of the vehicle and swept her off her feet. Bella wept into my shoulder and screamed until I put a cold finger on her lips.

I knew what I did was basically suicide. From the look on her face after she noticed the sunlight – so did she.

"Edward," Carlisle was on the steps waiting for us. I placed Bella on her feet and let her regain her balance after the speed I had rushed through the forest with had disorientated her. Still I kept an arm around her – just in case. Carlisle's thoughts were swimming and he was desperately trying to form plans to help protect me from what was coming.

"It's too late – I need to go."

"Edward," Carlisle spoke my name with a pleading tone this time.

"Too late? What's too late?" Bella started getting frantic and gripped my shirt with both hands. Her face glistened a little from the tears that had dried on her face. I gave her a sad smile.

"No. No it can't be. There must be something? Alice? Alice?" She was shouting unnecessarily but Alice materialised in front of us all the same.

Words were not needed and the sad expression on Alice's face tore me apart from the inside.

"Let me come with you."

"No." I shot back at her. I loved her, and the rest of my family for that matter, too much to let them get dragged to the same fate that I had coming for me.

"Alice, what's going on?" Bella was still holding onto my shirt and I gently prised her hands away so that I could hold them in mine.

"They're coming" Alice answered solemnly, suddenly everyone looked away from each other.

"Who?" Bella knew exactly who, but still asked.

"The Volturi."

Author's Note

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