Chapter 8

"What are you doing here Alec?" Edward asked.

"I'm here to kill the one responsible for murdering our Mother." Alec said as he looked to Bella.

Bella snarled in return.

"You won't touch her Alec. Not while I'm here to protect her." Edward said.

"Why are you even protecting her Edward?" Alec asked. "She's the one that killed our Mother. Why haven't you killed her yet for her treachery?"

"I love her Alec." Edward replied. "Can't you see that I love her? I don't care that she killed Mother."

Alec's eyes bulged. "You what?! I don't believe it."

Edward stood in front of Bella. "Believe it Alec. Because it's all true. I love her too much to let her die."

Alec smiled. "You know that you can't protect her. Not forever. Have you forgotten about my powers?"

'Powers?' Bella thought. 'Vampires have powers?'

Edward nodded. "Some powers do and some don't. Unfortunately I don't and Alec does. That makes him a threat to us."

Bella growled. 'You will not hurt Edward.'

Alec laughed. "I have to if he gets in my way." Alec growled. "Let's get this over with. Come on Edward. Let us fight."

Edward nodded. "Bella stay here." He said as he walked towards Alec and started fighting with him.

'I must do something.' Bella thought to herself. 'I don't want to see Edward hurt because of me."

Suddenly Alec raised his hands and vines wrapped around Edward's body and tied him against a tree.

Edward struggled against the vines to get himself free.

Alec turned to Bella and smiled. "Now your mine."

"Run Bella." Edward yelled.

Bella shook her head. 'No I'm sick of running Edward. I'm staying to fight.'

Alec laughed. "Those words won't do you good in a second werewolf. You'll thank me for this someday Edward."

"Leave her alone Alec!" Edward shouted. "Bella run away."

Alec grinned at Bella as he walked towards her.

Alec jumped onto Bella's back and bit into her shoulder.

Edward yelled out in anger.

Bella howled in pain and started thrashing around to get Alec off her back.

Alec landed on his back.

Bella put her paw on his chest to keep him down.

Alec laughed. "You can't do anything to me."

'Let's see what you're like without the use of your right arm.' Bella thought as she bit into his arm and tore it right off.

Bella jumped out of the way as Alec got clumsily to his feet.

He growled at Bella and she growled right back at him.

"I'll be back. Just you wait and see." He said as he ran off.

As he disappeared the vines that were holding Edward against the tree went slack and released Edward.

Edward ran to Bella and said. "Are you alright Bella?"

Bella nodded as she changed back into her human form.

"I'm fine Edward."

"You were so brave when you were facing Alec on your own." Edward said.

Bella smiled and kissed Edward on the lips. "Let's go home."

The next day Bella got her mail out from her letterbox.

She frowned as she looked at a symbol on one of the letters and showed it to Edward.

"Do you know what this symbol is Edward?" Bella asked as she walked inside.

Edward gasped when he saw it. "Blood." He whispered as he grabbed it from Bella. "It's the symbol of the royal vampires."

Bella eyes widened in shock. "Open it. What does it say?"

Edward opened the letter and read it and gasped again.

"What's wrong Edward?" Emalia asked. "Is everything alright?"

Edward shook his head and held out the letter to Bella.

Bella took it and her eyes bulged when she read what was on the letter.

Dear Prince Edward,

Alec came back to the palace without his RIGHT ARM to tell me some disturbing news about who you are with and your whereabouts.

He has told me that you have found the Betrayer that has killed our beloved Queen but has refused to kill it due to you being in love with it?

I'm very disappointed in you Edward.

You should have killed that werewolf for killing your Mother.

Don't you want to avenge your mother and kill the one that is responsible?

Your brother also tells me that you killed James and Victoria.

Your cousins!

I can't believe that you killed two of your own kind for some mutt.

As a result I am coming to YOU to put an end to this madness and to bring you back home where you belong.

You won't be able to get away from us for long.

We will catch you no matter where you run.

There's no place for you to hide.

See you soon Edward.

Very soon.

King Aro.

"This is bad." Bella whispered. "This is very, very bad. This is horrible. There coming for us. There coming for us Edward."

Edward shook his head. "Not if they don't catch us. Come on we need to get out of here."

"Where are we going now Edward?"

"Some place far away from here." Edward replied. "Australia. Come on let's go."