Bella's POV
It was Friday afternoon, and we had no school on Monday or Tuesday. A few months earlier I decided that I needed some relaxing time here, and informed Charlie of my plan. He agreed, helped me pack my bag, and then drove me to the airport.
I flew to California, nabbed a taxi to my hotel, and sat bag to relax.
However, the taxi didn't turn the right direction.
"Um, excuse, me, wasn't the hotel back there?" I asked. The driver did not reply.
After we drove for a little while, with me getting more nervous by the second, he pulled over at the side of the road. Then, the man took off his hat and turned to look at me.
"Hello, Bella," he said, and then grabbed me. I lost consciousness.
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Alice's POV
"I don't understand! How could I do this to her?" Edward yelled, sitting on the couch with his head in his hands. When I had walked in a few seconds earlier, Edward had been thinking peacefully about Bella. However, when he saw what I had seen, Bella begin grabbed by the hands of a vampire I could not see, he flipped.
He was up and in front of me in a flash, shaking me to try and get more information. When he found the full extent, however, he immediately lost all hope. Since we were the only ones in the house, he didn't have my husband present to calm him down.
"This is all my fault," he whispered dejectedly. "If I had only…" he threw his hand up, and then dropped it in misery.
"I'm looking as hard as I can, Edward. Once someone makes a decision, we'll be able to do something. But for now, we have to wait," I whispered, sitting down beside him to wrap my arm around his shoulder. He was my big brother, always understanding the stress of a power much better than anybody else except Jasper.
"You're right," he said in a low voice. "Still, I just…"
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Unknown's POV
He had been right. Without the pitiful human, the powerful ones of the family were weak. It would be easy to go through with the plan. Of course, he was always right. He was him. Nothing he could do would be wrong.
Ever.
Because he always, always, got what he wanted.
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Bella's POV
I awoke in a stone room, dizzy and dehydrated. When I tried to stand up, I found I was chained to the wall. The shackles were old and rusted, yet still inescapable.
When I took inventory of my surroundings, I found that it was a circular room, damp and dark. One small slit of a window rested near the roof, but it was inaccessible. The steep walls prevented a getaway, and my heart sank.
I was trapped, and at the hands of my kidnappers.
I recalled how I got here, and pounded the rock in frustration. The vampire who was the taxi driver had seized me around the neck, cutting off my air so quickly that I lost consciousness. The worst part was his eyes.
They were deep red.
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