Haha, did that little cliffhanger keep you up at night, because it certainly did for me. I didn't know what I was going to do just like you didn't know what was going to happen. Sorry if it's no that good. I write fluff, not drama.

EPOV

"Who the hell are you?!" Charlie screamed, "Let go of my daughter right now or I will arrest you."

The little wretch let out a mocking laugh at this comment. I furious growl rose from my throat and it terrified Charlie and Renee. My Bella's eyes were wide with fear.

"Edward, you must watch that temper of yours. It could get your little human in trouble."

"You know her?" Renee asked, fear and shock lacing her voice. I nodded grimly.

"Victoria, get your filthy little hands off of her right now!" I yelled at her. She was beyond dead now. I would very much enjoy ripping her to pieces.

"I don't think so. If it weren't for this worthless human my James would still be here. Now I will make you feel the same pain."

"I had to kill him, Victoria! He tried to take Bella away from me. Even if he had killed her you know I would have killed him for it. James would have died whether Bella lived or not!" I yelled.

"Shut your mouth!" She shrieked, her black eyes glinting with fury. "You and your pathetic coven. Not taking the advantages given to you when you were turned. How can you even call yourself a vampire?"

VAMPIRE!!! Charlie and Renee thought in unison.

"Put that knife down, Victoria! Just because I am a vegetarian, that doesn't make me a pacifist!"

"I can't. I'm having a little internal battle, you see. Should I make it quick and there will be absolutely no possibility of saving her?" She pulled the knife closer to Bella's throat. "Or should I make it slow and make you watch?"

If I was human, I would probably be sick with the pain of watching this. I felt such gut-wrenching terror that I would lose my love. I couldn't handle that again.

Where was Alice? Surely she had seen Victoria's plan to kill Bella. But then again, Victoria seemed to be an expert on evading our family's capture.

"You stupid little witch. I will hunt you to the ends of the earth if you harm a hair on her head."

"But what's to stop me? You know how quickly I would be able to kill your little girlfriend. You took my mate from me. Shouldn't I take yours too?" She sneered.

"Ha! James never loved you. You were nothing but a convenience to him. Maybe he shouldn't have left you here. You might have been helpful when we caught up to him in Phoenix. How enjoyable it was to watch him burn."

Victoria snarled loudly. Bella let out a whimper of pain as Victoria tightened her already to tight grip on Bella's fragile body. Just a little more pressure and Bella's body could be crushed.

"How dare you! You stupid child! James and I loved each other, and you took him from me!"

"He was trying to take Bella away from me!" I thundered.

"So what," Victoria shrieked, her voice held a hint of insanity, "She is nothing but some worthless human. Nothing that another vampire deserves to be killed over."

"Victoria, put that knife down. Let Bella go and maybe I will consider letting you live."

"Oh please. I have waited over a year to kill your little human. And I couldn't get more satisfaction then for you to watch her die."

"Get away from my little sister." said a sinister voice from the window.

Alice, Jasper, and Emmett were crouched low across from Victoria. Victoria's eyes darted from me to my siblings. She knew she was outnumbered. Her desire to flee was warring with her desire to kill. She made up her mind finally.

She released Bella and flew out the bedroom door, knocking Charlie and Renee over in the process.

"Follow her, keep her from escaping, but do not kill her. She is mine." I said.

They nodded mutely and flew out the door.

Bella vaulted herself into my arms and started to sob into my chest. I kissed her forehead, her hair, her cheeks, her lips. I was so happy she had been unharmed.

"Are you okay? Did she hurt you?" I asked frantically. I growled at the thin red line Bella had on her neck.

"Yes, I'm fine. Oh Edward, I was so afraid she was going to do something to one of you."

Ugh, that's Bella. Always worried about others first. But that reminded me.

Bella must have been thinking the same thing. We both turned our heads to look at Charlie and Renee, who were staring at the both of us with wide eyes.

Love it? Hate it? Tell me! I really need to know if this is good and what I can improve on in later chapters. The next chapter will be Bella explaining Edward's vampirism to her parents and Edward might get Victoria. You won't know unless you review.