A/N Okay a lot of things happen in this chapter. Some of you saw it coming. Hope you like it. Thanks to alicecullenobsessed for providing a special phrase that will be here.
Secrets revealed
Edward's POV
I followed Antera out to one of the rose gardens. I noticed that it would be a very romantic spot, but the person I wanted to be with was still inside. I tuned into Alice's mind so that I could keep watching Bella.
Antera suddenly stopped and turned to me. "Edward, I need you to answer this as honestly as you can. Do you love me?"
I was shocked by her question. At first I wanted to deny it, but I soon realized that even though I loved Bella the most part of me did care about Antera.
"I do care about you Antera. But I will always love Bella the most, even if she hates me." I said, hoping that my answer didn't hurt her.
"Why do you think she hates you?" She asked, surprising me.
"My sister Alice can see the future and she saw that Bella was mad at me. I did something horrible to her, even if it was for the right reason." I mumbled the last part to myself.
"Bella told me about that. What do you mean it was for the right reason." She asked, getting an angry edge at the last part.
"I lied to her. I always loved her. I knew she wouldn't let me go, so I told her I didn't want her anymore so she could get on with her life. It was the blackest kind of blasphemy." I said, looking anywhere, but her.
"Edward look at me." She said turning my head to face her. "The lion wasn't masochistic and the lamb wasn't stupid; they were in love."
Her words triggered a memory of another conversation long ago. In a beautiful meadow, with the most beautiful woman in the world sitting beside me. I stared at her face, trying to find the truth.
"How do you know about that?" I asked in a whisper. She smiled sadly at me.
"It's me Edward, Bella." I was stunned her words. It couldn't be. It wasn't possible. I had just seen Bella in the ballroom and Antera had been beside me at the time. But, it would explain a lot. Like the feelings I get around her and the way she knew about the lion and the lamb.
"That's not possible," was my brilliant reply. "You look nothing like Bella. Besides, you were both in the same place at once."
"It's my power Edward. My shield is like a mirror. When I meet another vampire with a power, I get the power." She explained. I could only shake my head in denial. "I'll show you."
Right before my eyes she shifted her appearance and was Bella. I still wasn't so sure. I mean it could still be Antera, just with shape shifting powers. I was startled when I felt a hand touch my shoulder.
I turned to see the original Bella standing behind me(I will be calling Antera Antera and Bella Bella so there will be no confusion.). "How do you explain this?" I asked as I moved my gaze between Antera and Bella. Antera moved next to Bella. I gasped as Bella disappeared.
"Doppelganger." She said smiling at my shocked expression.
"Why do you act like Antera if you're really Bella?" I asked, finally believing her.
"It gave me a chance…. To forget about the pain." She said in a hesitant voice. I took hold of her chin to turn her head to face me.
"Tell me." I took one look in the brown eyes that had captured my heart, and knew that it would be a long story and it wouldn't be happy.
A/N I know it's short, but it tells you what's been going on and it sets you up for Bella's story. It's not done yet. Bear with me here. Let me know what you think. Review.