Broken Love
Disclaimer: THIS IS NOT MINE! Now if you excuse me, I'm going to go curl up into a ball in a dark corner and cry. (It is recommended that you read Eternal Love first.)
Summary: Life couldn't be better for Esme, in love with Carlisle Cullen, a vampire. But when something happens, the Cullens leave unexpectedly. When danger comes again, will Carlisle return to save her? Sequel to Eternal Love.
Shield
Carlisle POV
Rain had started pouring into the field, but I didn't care. Esme looked happy, and as long as she was happy, I was. I smiled at her before I went to bat.
I could feel her gaze on me as I swung. Then I heard Alice. "Esme has to get out of here, now!"
I was at Esme's side in an instant. How could I let this happen? There were three nomads coming. How could I risk Esme's life for a game?
I could hear Esme's panicked heartbeat from behind me as we waited for the nomads to arrive. They were most likely ones that drank from humans.
There were three of them. The dark haired male looked like the leader, and it was to him whom I spoke with.
"Hello. I'm Carlisle, and this is my family: Alice and Jasper, Edward and Emmett, Esme and Bella, Rosalie." I made sure that I didn't bring any attention to a specific member of the family.
Out of the corner of my eyes, I could see the one with dirty blond hair, James, sniffing the air and looking around. His eyes searched my family.
I noticed that Jasper was doing his best to keep everyone calm. We had to be quick and subtle so we could get Esme out of here safely and before they noticed that she was human.
We had almost done it when James spoke up, looking at Esme. "You know, I've never seen a blue eyed vampire before. And I most certainly have never seen any with skin that isn't very pale." He stepped closer. "And I never knew that vampires could have heartbeats, or be that warm."
We all pressed closer to her. "You brought a snack! And here I thought you all drank from animals."
Then he lunged at her. My instincts reared up, and I jumped, preventing him from even getting near my Esme.
I would protect her. I was her shield. I would die to protect her. I suddenly realized that we had been duped, and James was the real leader, though they acted otherwise. Laurent didn't have the right air of leadership around him.
He lunged for my throat. But I was a pretty fast vampire, second only to Edward in my family, so I dodged easily and swiped at him.
We both snapped out of it when Laurent shouted something, and he slunk back to his side. I crouched in front of Esme as Jasper, Alice, Rosalie, and Emmett moved to escort the nomads away.
Edward, Bella, and I ran back to the car while I carried Esme. As I drove off, Edward spoke up.
"I heard James's mind. He noticed how you protected Esme, and he's taking it as a challenge. He's going to hunt Esme down, and he won't ever stop."
I almost broke the steering wheel as I clenched my fists. My family was endangering Esme. I was endangering Esme. I couldn't do that anymore. I could not do anything that could hurt her.
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