Chapter 9: Betrayal
Bella's POV
There were no words that could even begin to accurately describe the anger that I felt right now. Never in my life had I ever felt so betrayed by anyone and I certainly never expected the Denalis to do something like this. What made them think that it was a good idea to keep my daughter a secret from me?! How is it that they found her three and a half years ago and never once said anything?! How is it that they have been friends with her for three and a half years and never once mentioned het to us?!
Right now it was taking all of my self control to not rip them all apart piece by piece and then burn their remains. I stared at the people that I once considered friends, no I considered them family because that is what I had always thought of them up until the very second that Renesmee had informed us that they have been friends.
"Let's talk" Carlisle said. It was the first time since we arrived that anyone had said a word. The tension in the air was so thick that you could cut a knife with it.
"I don't know what to say" Tanya said.
"Is it true that you have known Nessie for three and a half years?" Esme asked. She looked upset, which was really weird. It was weird to see Carlisle and Esme upset because they never got upset over anything.
"Yes it's true" Kate said. "We first met her when she moved here, which was three and a half years ago"
"Then why didn't you say anything to us?! Why didn't you tell us that you had found my daughter?!" Edward yelled, beating me to the punch.
"Because we were not sure if it was really her. She is so human-like now, and she didn't have any memory of us. There was no way for us to be sure that it was-"
"Kate I am going to stop you right there!" I shouted at her. "She has the exact same scent as she did all those years ago! No two people have the same scent! She has Edward's bronze hair, she has my old chocolate brown eyes. She has the same pale skin. She has the exact same features that she and all those years ago! Also her name just happens to be Renesmee. How many Renesmees do you think are out there?! Are you all really that stupid?!" I was angrier then a herd of raging bulls. How dare they say because we were not sure if it was really her!
"We weren't sure what to do" Carmen said. "We thought it would be best if we didn't say anything because we didn't want to get your hopes up-"
"What you all did was utterly wrong!" Rosalie was the one to shout. "You all knew that Nessie was kidnapped years ago. You come across a girl that happens to look so much like her, smell exactly like her, and happens to have the same name as her. Don't you all think that is more than just a small coincidence?! The minute you all first met her you should have told us about her"
"I just have one question" I said. I did my best to control my breathing and remain calm. "Why did you all become friends with her?"
This time it was Garrett that spoke "Because we wanted to get close to her. We had a feeling that she was Nessie but we just wanted to be sure. From then our friendship with her only and her brothers and sister grew. Now they are like family-"
"So you had a feeling that she was my daughter and you didn't say anything?!" I screamed back at them. Self control was nearly impossible at this point.
They did not have anything to say to that.
Carlisle looked like he was fighting to control his own temper. "How is it that the second I crossed her scent in town I knew that we had found my granddaughter yet you've all known her for so long and you didn't?"
Again they remained silent.
I remembered the day that Carlisle had told us that he came across her scent, and it was a day that I would never forget. Now knowing that I could have been reunited with my daughter years ago, well no words can describe the anger that I felt now.
A few weeks ago...
We had just finished packing our bags to go back home. Visiting the Denalis had been fun. The Denalis were out hunting right now. Everyone else was packing their stuff. Except Carlisle. Carlisle had decided to go out and buy something nice for Esme since it was our last day here. Little did we all know that he would find Nessie's scent instead.
We knew something was up when Carlisle nearly broke down the door.
"No, it can't be" Edward said. Clearly to shocked to say more.
"What is it?" I asked urgently.
"You'll find out in a minute. Carlisle is doing his best to block his thoughts from me, but it's not working really well"
Then Carlisle called a family meeting.
"Carlisle what is going on?" I asked him.
"It's about Nessie" he said.
I felt my body freeze in it's place.
"I came across her scent in town. I think we found her" he said.
"What?!" we all screamed in unison.
He then explained how and where he came across her scent. We quickly cancelled our plans to go back home and instead we moved into a hotel for the night. It would not be for a few more days when we would find a house to buy.
The sun decided to come out later that day, so unfortunately that meant that we would not be able to track Nessie until nighttime. It was the longest day of my eternal life.
Once the sun had fallen and the moon had risen we all left the hotel. Carlisle took us to the very spot where he had come across her scent. I knew it was her immediately. It was my baby girl's scent. If it were possible I would have been in an ocean of tears by then. The scent was still somewhat fresh. Only a few hours old.
We tracked her scent. We followed her scent to the park where there was some sort of event going on. It turned out to be a pie eating contest. I never once lost Nessie's scent through the crowd of people.
Then I saw her. A bronze curly-haired girl with chocolate brown eyes. Eyes that I had not seen since they day Nessie was kidnapped. This was her. My mother's instincts told me that it was her. She had just won the contest. She didn't notice us as she was to busy focusing on her contest.
But it was her.
Back To The Present.
"How often do you all see or visit Nessie?" Alice asked. Why was she asking that question? Did it really matter how often they hung out together?
Then I noticed that Edward was clenching his fists in pure anger. He looked even angrier then he did a few minutes ago. Maybe Alice had a vision of what they would say.
"Quite often actually. She and her siblings usually visit once or twice during the week and they are usually here all weekend. They get lonely" Tanya reluctantly admitted. "The reason is that you all didn't come across her scent here is because we made sure to erase all traces of her scent inside, outside, and all around the house. We also avoided thinking about her as much as possible. During your stay we made all kinds of excuses when they called asking to come over. We still didn't think-"
That is when I could not contain my fury a second longer. They kept me from my daughter. I threw myself at Tanya, fully intending to rip her head off.
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