Sorry for the long wait. My life is a little crazy right now and I am trying to get everything together. Anyway I hope you like the chapter and I will get the next one up as soon as I can.

- BlueRose 818

Chapter 9

BPOV

One month that's how long I've been in this place and it's truly been interesting. I'm still resistant and watching my back, but I've also let my guard down enough to let some people in. I started to get to know them and they are not anything like I imagined, especially Edward. I've only seen him act like his job description a few times; I understood what everyone was saying about his anger. Yet at the same time a part of me couldn't blame him. I mean I hate what he does, but as a boss he wants people to do what they are hired for, just like any boss does. In this line of work though you didn't get fired, you got killed, that's the part I hated the most. I've never seen him do any of his mafia meetings here though, I wonder why. Here no one talks about it unless Edward talks to them first, or maybe it's just because I am here.

Edward and I have also gotten closer, ever since that first night in the library he comes back whenever he sees me in there. We talk and laugh and just are, it reminds me of the things Anthony and I did, but different. It's always different with Edward; I feel more of a pull then what I did with Anthony. I could tell that Anthony was hiding something from me, he always was. Edward is to, but it's his mafia business that he is hiding and I understand that. If I was in his position I wouldn't trust me either.

I'm starting to trust him though. He is slowly working his way into my heart and helping me move on from Anthony, something I thought I would never be able to do. Anthony was a part of my life for so long that I couldn't give him up, because that meant giving up a part of me. I'm starting to realize that just because I look toward the future doesn't mean I have to lose the memories I have of Anthony, but I can't hold on to what we had either because he is never coming back and I have to move on with my life. It terrifies me how much of a hold Edward and the others are getting on me. I could see how others who have been captured ended up staying here, but I wouldn't, I couldn't.

To do that I would have to give up everything and I can't do that because if I do I will lose everything else that is important to me and everything I want to be. Yet a bigger part of me is urging me to stay. Telling me that I can help somehow, but I don't know how or why.

What do I do?

"Bella," Alice whispered from under the camera in the library. Alice had become my best friend in all of this. She reminds me of an energetic kid always wanting an adventure, but sometimes those adventures could get us in trouble. Like the one she wanted us to do now. She wanted to go exploring in Edward's room, said she needed to find something important and that I had to come with her usually she took Emmett with her because he got into it just as much as she did. I haven't been in that room since the night of the party and I didn't want to go back, or better yet get caught in there. But Alice said it would be safe and she is relentless, even threatened to buy me nothing but dresses and heels the next time she and Rose went on a shopping run. So I had no choice, which is why she is now standing in front of me wearing all black and war paint on her face.

Like no one will expect what she's up to dressed like that.

Yet they already know what to expect except who her target is. I bet they all saw her and are in hiding right now. I should ask her. She always seems to have a way of seeing what would come next.

"Bella, come on we have to hurry we only got 30 minutes or we will get caught," she whispered again. I sighed and got up laying my book on the table. It's not like I was reading it anyway. I was too lost in my thoughts.

"Fine, Fine, I'm coming," I said in a normal volume.

"Shhhhh, whisper or they will hear you," she whispered as she glanced up at the camera. I chuckled as I rolled my eyes and followed her into the hall way. There was no one in sight as I watched Alice look both ways and then run to the next place of cover which was behind the white statue of an Angel.

That reminds me I've been meaning to ask Edward about that. Why does he have it?

I saw Alice peek around the corner and then motion me to come to her. I smiled and decided to get into her game so as stealthily as I could I joined her behind the statue. "Ok, there are three cameras from here to the stairwell that leads to Eddie's bedroom, are you ready?"

"Yeah, lead the way." She smiled and then did a cartwheel past the first camera when it turned away from where we were. I just did a run for it and smiled when I got through before the camera turned this time.

"Ok, the next two are going to be harder because there is not much cover, so we have to be quick. Please don't trip."

"I do not trip that much," I responded and Alice just stared at me giving me the 'really are you sure about that" look. "I won't trip."

I watched as she did some fancy moves to get past the two cameras and over to the stair well. She looked expectantly at me like I was supposed to do the moves she did. Maybe she has forgotten that I never was a cheerleader or gymnast. I took a deep breath and when the cameras turned I took off running, but of course I had to jinx myself so I tripped right in between the two. I saw Alice roll her eyes and then signal me to stay down as the cameras turned back toward me. I started to crawl across the floor on my forearms and made it to Alice just as the cameras turned back the other way.

"Oh yeah you don't trip," she committed with laugher in her voice. I chuckled with her.

"Shut up and go." She smiled at me and went up the stairs. Edward's room was two doors down from us at this point and I was getting nervous. I watched as Alice looked both ways and motioned to where the cameras were, like I wouldn't know if she didn't.

"Crap, I should have known when no one was around," We heard Rose say from behind us. Alice and I both grabbed her and pulled her down to our level.

"Welcome to the team Rose, nice of you to volunteer." Alice said then proceeded to tell her the plan. I could see the laughter and excitement in Rose's eyes even though she tried to hide it. "Ok we are going to run for that window and hide behind the curtain, you girls got it?" She left before we could respond.

"She does know that no matter what she does there is always a camera watching doesn't she. Just because one turns doesn't mean there isn't another one watching her." Rose said as we watched her shimmy behind the curtain across from Edward's room.

"Rose since when does Alice pay attention to that when she is in mission mode," I said laughing.

"Good point and you're up." She said pushing me out into the hallway. I glared at her then went to Alice. Once Rose was with us Alice peeked behind the curtain and then ran to Edward's room. I heard the door open and her hand make a knocking rhythm on it signaling me and Rose. We smiled at each other and then ran for it laughing.

When we got into the room we saw Alice standing on a chair inside of Edward's closet. I heard Rose close the door quietly and lock it. We just stood there and let Alice finish out the mission. Only Emmett ever helped search for what she was looking for unless she asked us to help her. She was standing on her tippy toes pushing things around when again my life changed forever. Alice knocked down a white box off the shelf and tons of things come pouring out of it.

"Alice," Rose and I say at the same time. I kneel down on the floor to pick up the items as Alice jumps down from the chair and starts arguing with Rose in a whisper. I fix the box and then start to pick up the mess not looking at what I put in the box out of respect that I have grown for Edward when something catches my eye. I stop what I am doing and pick up the dog tags that are in blue and green.

It can't be, they look exactly like the ones Anthony and I got when we went to Disney World years ago.

I ran my thumb over them and then read them. I had to be sure; I had to know I wasn't going crazy. I took a deep breath and read, Anthony Mason, aka Aladdin; Bella Swan, aka Cinderella. I shook my head not wanting to believe it as I remembered why we got these.

Anthony and I were walking around Wal-Mart waiting for our parents to get done getting the food so we could finally go to our hotel room. It was like a house, smaller than the one that I have back at home, but it has so much more space. It reminds me a lot of Esme's house. It has two bathrooms, two bedrooms, a front room, kitchen and a balcony. It was cool. Anthony and I plan to get in the big hot tub one night too. Carlisle and Esme have their own room while Anthony and I are sharing with my mommy and daddy, but that's ok because at least we get our own bed and it is huge. We will be able to go to magic kingdom tomorrow but it is closed right now so that is why we are getting food, well Esme and mommy are, Anthony and I are exploring with daddy and Carlisle.

"Hey kids, come here." Anthony and I went over to my daddy to see what he wanted. He was standing by those machines you use to make your dog's tags.

"Yeah daddy" I said once we got to him.

"How about you and Anthony make some tags to remember your trip. They can say whatever you want." I smiled and looked to Anthony to see what he wanted to do, but he was already saying that we should get our Disney names on there. The ones we gave to each other a few weeks ago. He decided that I was Cinderella because I have a big heart and she is the prettiest princess out of all of them, also that all her dreams come true, just like mine need to. I decided that he was Aladdin because he can save me from anything. He is also deserves to get all his wishes and Aladdin is the luckiest of them all because in the end he gets a family again.

"How about we make each other's Anthony, that way it is a surprise." I said excitedly. He smiled at me and gestured for me to go first. I smiled and decided that I was going to put his real name on it to. I wanted his in green and blue so after daddy agreed to let us each make two, I put one in each color for him. I figured we could trade so we each had each other's and our own. When they came out I hid them until Anthony was done with his then we revealed them to each other. We laughed when we realized that they were the same colors. So he gave me his blue one and I gave him my blue one. Now we both had each other's with us. Before we went to pay for the food Carlisle got us chains for our tags me a blue and Anthony a green. We decided we would wear them the whole trip because that's what best friends do.

I shook my head getting rid of the memory as I looked at a few of the other things. There were pictures of me and Anthony and the letters I wrote him. Everything we did was in this box; almost everything I gave him was in this box. I pulled up one of the flaps and saw my name on it. At first I was sad as I looked through them, then I got angry.

How dare he do this? He reminded me so much of Anthony because he was him. He has known for the whole time and he has played with my heart. Not anymore.

I angrily gathered all the stuff up and shoved it into the box. Then I stood up, grabbed the box and went to the door. I opened it and then angrily made my way through the house to his office. The one place I am forbidden to go. I vaguely heard Alice and Rose arguing behind me, but I had no clue what they were saying. Everyone was out again as I pushed through them not caring who I hit or knocked down. I passed the ballroom and went to the forbidden hallway. I heard people stop and start to whisper as I opened the doors and walked down it. I didn't take time to look at the walls or the other rooms around I headed straight for the guards at the end of the hall. When I got to them they stopped me.

"You need to turn back now Miss. Swan," The guy known as just Jay said. He was a tall man and reminded me a lot of Emmett with all his muscles. He would frighten the average person, but nothing stops me when I am angry.

"Move, I am going to get in that office one way or another. Either you let me through or I make you let me through, your choice." I sneered at them.

"Turn back now or we will use force," He said just as menacingly. The other guard was a little skinnier but I knew could still hold his own, so I shoved the box into his hands and went for Jay.

"Make you let me through it is," I said then attacked. He didn't even have a chance to retaliate. I punched him in the nose hearing it break, then kneed him in the crotch, slammed my foot on his, elbowed him in the back then put him in a sleeper hold. He fell to the ground unconscious. My dad taught me well, but I can only seem to do it right when I am angry. I took Jay's gun and put it in my pants then looked over at the other guard. He put the box in my hands.

"Go ahead Miss. Swan the boss is right through that door." He said shakily and stepping out of my way.

"Why don't you go take your break, this could get ugly." I told him as I went to the door. I heard him run off and it made me smile a bit. At least they will all know what I can really do. I kicked open the door as hard as I could and it broke the lock. They all turned to me, but I had my eyes set on him.

"You Son of a B****" I yelled as I stomped to his desk not caring about the other three men in the room.

"Get out now," he said angrily. I slammed the box down on his desk then look to the other men.

"Leave Now," I said menacingly and pointed to the door. They looked toward Cullen for permission and I pulled out the gun I took from jay and pointed it at them. "I said out!" They all ran out without another look shutting the door behind them.

"How dare you come into my office and pull a stunt like this, how did you even get through?" he yelled at me.

"How dare I? How dare you Edward Cullen or would you rather I call you Anthony Mason." I said to him pointing the gun at him.

"I don't know what you're talking about and stop pointing that gun at me" He said but I saw him pause when I said Anthony, he knew exactly what I meant. I glared at him, but put the gun back in my paints then I looked right at him and signed.

"Really you have no idea, then what do you call everything in this box." He gave me a confused look then looked more closely at the box.

"You have no right to go into my room and snoop through my stuff." He told me angrily, but he gave me my answer right there.

"And you have no right to lie to me about the truth. Did you think I would never find out, that you could go the whole time without me figuring it out?" I yelled at him. Before he could respond the door opened and in walked Emmett and Jasper looking worried.

"Dude why is Jay out there unconscious?" Emmett asked still looking behind him. When he turned around and saw me he got a look of understanding on his face. "Nice cop girl, I think I may have to come up with a different name for you if you can do that kind of work." I smiled a bit as they both realized the tension in the room.

"Are we interrupting something?" Jasper asked calmly but I could tell how nervous he was by the way he fidgeted.

"No"

"Yes" Edward and I said at the same time both in an angry voice. I glared at Edward as I crossed my arms over my chest to reiterate that I wasn't leaving until I said what I needed to. He sighed the looked at Emmett and Jasper.

"What do you guys need," He asked still with irritation in his voice.

"Actually there is a call for you," Emmett said slowly. I looked over and saw his cell phone in his hand which I was too distracted to see earlier.

"Take a message and I will call them back after I finish up here." I was about to yell at him but Emmett responded before I could.

"I can't man its Aunt E. "He said nervously and adverted his eyes from Edward. Before Edward could respond I crossed the room and took the phone from Emmett's hand.

"He's going to have to call you back Esme, right now I have some words to say, and then he is all yours." Before she could respond I hung up and placed the phone in Emmett's frozen hand as he and Jasper stared at me. I rolled my eyes and turned back to Edward. "Now where was I, oh yeah I remember I was just waiting for you to tell me how you planned to keep this from me until I was allowed to leave."

"I don't have to explain anything to you. If anything you owe me an apology for snooping through my stuff."

"I owe you nothing. I have spent the last five years morning over your death. I have spent the last five years ruining my life over you. So don't you dare tell me that I owe you something with as much pain as you caused me, you at least owe me an explanation." I yelled at him. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Emmett point to the door and Jasper shake his head before they both started moving slowly toward it. "Don't you even dare, I've got a bone to pick with the two of you as well. Now shut the door and sit down before you end up like Jay." I said in a deathly tone. They both froze where they stood unmoving. "Now!" I yelled. They both leaped into action running to shut the door at the same time and pushing each other as they got to the chairs in front of Edwards desk. I rolled my eyes and then addressed Edward again.

"I believe I asked for an explanation, how could you do that to me?"

"I don't have to explain anything to you, Isabella. I did what I thought was right. You wouldn't understand what I had to go through when I lost my parents, what I saw happen to them. I always planned to leave when I was old enough." He stated.

"What you thought was right. That's a load of s*** and you know it. I may not ever have been able to know what you went through then, but I was always willing to listen, I was always waiting for you to trust me enough so you wouldn't have to carry the burden alone. Because that's what you do when you love someone you do whatever it takes to show them you care. I can see now, that you never cared about me, let alone loved me." I yelled at him, he came around his desk and stood right in front of me. Our noses were almost touching.

"You think I never loved you. Bella you were everything to me. I didn't tell you anything because it wasn't your burden to bare it was mine and you didn't deserve that. I faked my death when I left because of how much I cared for you. Where I was going you couldn't follow and you would have if you could. I did it to protect you and Esme. I did it to save you from the pain you would have had if you knew what I was really doing. "He said heartbroken trying to get me to understand. But he didn't get it and he never would. So I did the only thing I thought was necessary I slapped him across the cheek and then told him what he really did to me.

"Save me from the pain? You caused it you didn't save me from it. I could have handled you going into this type of work, I would hate it but I could handle it. You remember what that day was? The day Anthony died? Because I will never forget it, He was supposed to take me to see a movie, my choice he said, but it was more than that, it was our anniversary the day we met each other. Every year we went all out for it, that year was no different. I pick the movie and he picks the food. A night spent with just the two of us. But no I had to stay with Esme and bake because he wasn't answering any of my calls which was something he never did. He always answered them. Then Carlisle came home with my dad, I could tell something was wrong from the moment they walked in. I felt my heart shatter when I heard those words I couldn't believe it. I don't know how long I spent on the floor crying, I don't remember my dad taking me home or me going to my room. I do remember waking up in the middle of the night screeching because of the nightmare I had, along with the next night and the next and the 5 months after that. I was numb I wouldn't leave my room, couldn't even go to his funeral, because then it would mean that it was real that my Anthony, the one I gave my heart to was gone forever.

The day I did finally come out Jake had to pull me out of the ocean because I decided that I couldn't be here unless Anthony was. I was put in the hospital for a day then released only if I could be watched. It was the first of many attempts to kill myself. Until Esme stepped in, I owe her my life. She found me in the middle of Anthony's bedroom floor with my blood surrounding me and a piece of glass in my hand. She got me help and I decided to come to Chicago so I could be closer to him."

"I'm here now, we are together again," He stated with pain in his eyes as he grabbed my hands and I felt that familar tingle. I could see that what I said hurt him but I didn't care because he hurt me so much and he deserved the pain. I pulled my hands out of his and stepped back glaring at him with so much hate.

"No Anthony is dead, he died in a car crash five years ago and he is never coming back. Because Anthony would have never hurt me like that he loved me and he took my heart with him when he died." I walked to the box and took the dog tags off the top and threw them in the fire behind Edwards's desk. Then I turned to the three men in the room.

"You are to stay away from me. Don't talk to me, don't look at me and don't even be in the same room as me. If I walk into a room you leave, then after my year is up I you are going to have to kill me because the moment I walk through those doors out into that city, I am going to the police and I will turn every one of you in and not think twice. We use to have a past, but you are nothing to me anymore. I will make sure you all go away for a very long time and truly see what it is like to be a prisoner. "With that I made my way to the door, but then stopped and turned back to them.

"All of you should be ashamed of yourselves for what you did to Esme. That woman didn't deserve any of this. She took care of you like you were her own and this is how you repay her? If Carlisle was involved and I'm assuming he was then you can kiss their marriage goodbye because you ruined it. I know what she went through with her first husband and she won't take it if Carlisle lied to her about all this. Oh and I hope all of you have fun in hell because that is where you belong."

I slammed the door on the way out and walked past Alice and Rose who had been eavesdropping on us. I waited until I was inside my room before I let the tears fall and Alice was there to catch me. I was forever thankful to have a friend who wouldn't keep the truth from me ever again as I watched my world come crashing down for the second time in my life.

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