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Chapter 10

Edward-

When I found the cabin in the middle of the clearing my heart sank, the thought of my Bella being anywhere near this piece of crap made me sick. I followed their trail to the back of the cabin and into the kitchen.

Everything was covered in dirt and grime; it smelled like something was rotting underneath one of the floorboards. I silently checked all the rooms off the hallway until I got to the door on the right; I nudged it open with my toe of my boot.

My eyes searched the room for signs of Bella. I could smell her stronger in here then anywhere else along the trail. I was instantly drawn to the little mattress in the corner. There were smears of blood all along the top part of the mattress, fury boiled in my veins. I would make him suffer for every droop of her blood that he had spilt.

Frustration was mixing with my anger, their trail was weak outside, and I wasn't sure which way they had gone. I searched the area until I noticed the tire tracks; I followed them to the end of the dirt driveway and sprinted left down the beat up old road. It wasn't long until I came across a gas station. I would have thought it was abandoned if the lights hadn't been working.

I entered cautiously, scanning the area for clues of where they had gone. Bella's scent was over powered by the smell of decay. It was coming from behind the counter. I wasn't worried about what I would find back there. Alice had seen Bella alive in her most recent visions.

It wasn't good though, the body of the unlucky clerk was piled unnaturally onto itself, only a tiny bit of blood pooled under his neck. This must have been dinner I thought bitterly. I felt guilty about leaving the poor man, but there was nothing I could do. Eventually someone would have to stop in, another customer or a delivery truck.

Outside I opened my phone and called Alice. I was at a dead end here; I needed to know where to go.

"Alice, where is she?" My voice was drawn and raspy, like I had been breathing smoke.

"They're traveling I think, back towards Fork's. Listen Edward, there's something-" I hung up and hid behind the dumpster on the west side of the convenience store. If they were coming back to Fork's they would have to pass this way. I didn't think James would take any main roads, not with the sun shining.

I settled against the wall of the dumpster and contemplated all the things I wanted to do to James. I wanted him to suffer through every pain he had caused Bella. I wanted to snap his bones and tear the flesh from his body. A darker part of me thought of ways to show him just how humiliating rape could be. Time passed quickly while I was lost in my thoughts of torture and revenge.

Just when I was about to change plans I heard tires leaving the pavement into the dirt parking lot. This was better than I had hoped for; I hadn't expected James to stop at the scene of the crime. I crouched low behind the wall, waiting to see what they were doing.

My world tilted off center when I saw Bella. Her skin was even paler than usual, and there were dark purple circles under her eyes. I could see deep bruises peaking out of the collar of her sweatshirt. Rage exploded from me and I leaped at James as he exited the car.

The impact sent us both careening into the wall of the store, sending plaster and glass shattering into the evening air. James lay still beneath me, he met my eyes, but they were not filled with hate like I remembered. From behind us I could hear Bella screaming, she was running towards us, yelling my name. It also sounded like she was saying "stop" but at that same moment memories flooded James' mind.

It had been agonizing to see what Alice had, but to experience it through James' mind was threatening to push me off the edge. Through his mind I could hear Bella's cries, I could feel her fighting, and I could feel what it had been like to be inside her. I picked James up and looked him in the eyes, letting all the anger of hell shine through mine so he could see what was waiting for him.

"There is no escape this time." I growled and tossed him across the parking lot into the truck on the other side.

The metal crumpled under the blow. James was slowly getting up, but made no move to fight back. Bella's screams sounded muffled and far away. I stalked over to James and punched him in the face, using every ounce of strength I had. His head snapped back with the sickening sound of cracking bones. James' head hung to the side unnaturally, he was reaching for something to steady himself.

"Fight back you piece of shit!" He was lowering himself to the ground while his bones quickly healed themselves. His refusal to face me was making me even angrier.

"It's not so fun when it's not a little girl you're hitting is it!"

James eyes darkened, his face looked almost… sad.

I kicked him in the stomach, the truck behind him dented with the movement. His body doubled over, but he still didn't move. His thoughts were barely trickling through the cage of fury in my mind.

I saw flashes of a young girl, with curly, light brown hair. She was smiling and laughing in the sunlight. He was kissing her and running his hands through her hair. Then in a flash it switched to him feeding off of her, blood and pain painted her face. Just another one of his helpless victims I thought, just like my Bella.

With a cry of rage I put both of my hands on either side of his neck and pulled as hard as I could. There was a loud tearing sound that echoed through the still night air. James' body dropped to the side, his head still in my hands. I dropped it onto the limp corpse at my feet with disgust. Only now was I able to register Bella's voice completely.

I turned back to see her kneeling on the ground only feet from me, covering her mouth with her hands and crying uncontrollably. My violent outburst must have scared her even more than she already was.

Guilt softened my stance; I carefully walked over to her, trying to be non-threatening.

She jumped up into my arms and wrapped her own around my neck. I let out a long sigh and buried my face in her hair. Bella was shaking so hard I expected her to fall into pieces. I sat down on the ground and pulled her into my lap.

"Sshh… it's ok now." I rocked us back and forth as her sobs broke through my frozen heart. This was my doing, the pain she was in, it was entirely my fault.

"He can't hurt you ever again Bella." She turned her face up to me and I kissed her lips lightly, the warmth of them spread through me.

"Edward, you don't understand. He was bringing me home." Her eyes flickered to the lifeless body behind me.

"Alice told me you were coming." I explained.

Was she confused about how I found her? She just put her face against my chest and cried. She had been through so much, she wasn't thinking straight. I needed to get her to a doctor. I carried her a little ways away a set her against a tree.

"I'll be right back." She didn't look stable enough for me to leave her, but I had to take care of James before we could go.

I took his body and his now detached head into the store and dropped it on the floor next to his last victim. How fitting I thought. I found some lighter fluid and a match, and after I had covered James with the entire bottle I took a few steps back. I said a prayer to whomever it was that was watching over us to make sure James went to the depths of hell where he belonged and lit the match.

Before the flames could reach the wood floor of the store I was back with Bella in arms. We were running through the trees now, her small warm body snuggled close to me. She hadn't moved in so long that I thought she was sleeping, but when I looked down her eyes were wide and sad.

"Don't worry love, we're going home now." I whispered into her hair. She just closed her eyes and rested her head against me.