"It's been ten minutes Carlisle!" Edward growled, concern edged his voice.

"She'll wake up in 3 seconds, Eddie," Alice bounced. I could hear the excitement in her voice.

"Please don't ever call me that again."

I slowly opened my eyes just as Alice said to Edwards honey colored eyes and soft face. He looked upset, frightened, worried. He was pinching his nose with this thumb and forefinger. "Are you alright Bella?" He asked pulling me up slowly and gently.

"What happened???" I started to look around confused, then I saw Jasper at the edge of the room, I panicked, my heart must have started to pound because Edward grabbed me around the waist and started stroking my hair.

"Shhhh… Bella, no one is going to hurt you, I won't let him, you're safe… shhh." The day was beginning to ware on me. I knew I couldn't jump anymore, so I leaned into Edward, hiding my face in his shirt.

Jasper tentatively approached, a look of remorse on his face, "Bella, I won't hurt you, I was a paladin, in a former life, before I was even a vampire. I won't hurt you, I promise." A small amount of relief ebbed at me. "You see when I was young I joined the Confederate Army, I knew that I had certain talent, talents to make others believe me. I suppose you could say I was convincing. During my time as a commander I met a soldier who said it was his job to hunt down traitors, it was a secret society known as the Paladins. They had notice my usefulness and wanted my help to trap a traitor in my company."

He took a deep, unnecessary breath, "I regret it now, had I known then what I know now, a young man would have been spared, you see I did help them. Soon I realized this wasn't about the war, at least not the one I was fighting. I saw him jump, after that I refused to help them, it didn't matter though, and I was killed shortly after…"

"Do you understand Bella, I will not harm you, I promise." His face and voice were sincere.

"I…. I'm sorry I was so afraid…" I tried, embarrassed, well, humiliated was more like it.

"Shh, Bella," Edward answered. "You have every right to be scared, but I'll protect you, for the rest of eternity," he stated, pulling me closer.

Neither of us knowing the danger that was encroaching, or how we were going to fight it.

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