Caius POV
I stand in front of the door Bella is captivated in and just listen to her heartbeat. I can't help it. The noise is just so soothing and manages to make me forget all my anger. I open the door to finally be able to see her again, but as I do it I am completely shocked. A loud growl erupts from me as I look at her. Her whole body is full of scars and there is blood all over her. Her clothes are torn and soaked wet with her own blood. Her eyes are wide open as she looks at me in complete shock. I can't manage to hide the anger and hatred from my face as I look at her body. How can Victoria do something like that? We trusted her!
Our poor Bella is not even able to move her hands, because she is chained to the bed. As I go closer to her I let my eyes wander over her body, in search of more injuries. I stop breathing as I look at her arms. There are bite marks! The growling gets louder. How could she!? I finally reach her and put my hand on her face and stroke her gently and try to control my anger. I want to go out and punch Victoria so hard, that she is not able to see straight.
A evil grin spreads across my face as I think about the way my brothers are treating her right now. They will make her regret I am sure of it. If the sparkle in Markus eye was any indication, than she will regret it more than just a little bit. Tears start to glister in my eyes as I look back at Isabella. Her whole body trembles and her face is nearly white, probably because of the big amount of blood she lost. I slowly reach my hands up to free her from her chains. As soon as I finish freeing her she reaches up to touch my face. Utter unbelief is written all over her face. She looks at me, as if she couldn't believe that I am really here. Her cheeks are wet with her own tears. I let my hand push her hair out of her face and take one of her hands in mine. The thumb of my other hand strokes her cheek and takes any tears away, that dare to leave her eyes.
As she whimpers I immediately let her hands go, but she just shakes her head and puts them back into mine. "Caius" her angelic voice sounds from the bed. Her voice is full of loneliness and utter surprise. I kneel beside the bed and take her into my arms. Carefully, so that I won't hurt her. She clings to my shoulders as soon as I stand up and starts to sob into my chest. I hold her tighter to me and leave the room with her in my arms.
Marcus POV (Some minutes ago)
Aro, Caius and I approach Victoria slowly our guards close behind us. As we stand behind her we listen to every word she says. "Yeah, yeah. It was really funny! How she screamed in agony every time I bit her. ….Sure, sure I know you can imagine, but…No, I didn't change her. I am not stupid, you know. ….No, they are not here. Why should they want to find her anyway?" Suddenly she starts to laugh. "Mates?! Are you crazy? With that little human? No way!" She laughs some more. "Nobody would want somebody like her as a mate! I mean look at her, she is pathetic!"
At this point my brothers and I have a really hard time not to growl or attack her. How dare she? Who does she think she is? To talk about our beautiful Isabella like that! Oh…she is going to regret this. My brothers and I will ensure that!
"…No, I don't think so. Why do you ask? …Okay, let's talk again later. ….Bye"
She hangs up with a smile placed on her lips and turns around. She is completely frozen in place as she notices us. Her eyes are wide open and she openly gapes at us. She really didn't expect us as it looks. Good…that's not the last surprise she is going to have. Nobody calls our mate pathetic!
Suddenly we can hear a sob from the door behind Victoria. I exchange a look with my brothers and it's clear, that one of us will go to see Bella. Within seconds we know, that Caius is going to be the one, because Aro and I have stronger connection to Victoria. We have to punish our friend ourselves, we can't let Caius do it. He was never as close to her as Aro and I were. As Caius leaves Aro and I keep watching our old friend and think about the right way to punish her. It's not an easy task, because we know, that there is nothing in the world she wants more than to die. It wouldn't really be a punishment, if she actually wants it to happen. So we have to find another way to show her our opinion of her way to treat our mate.
As we approach her I have a great idea. I look at Aro with a smile and then at Victoria with an evil one. "Hello, Victoria! Long time no seen!" My smile widen as the shock on her faces transforms into something else. Fear! She is afraid of us and she should be. If I get my way and I will get my way, then she has to face some big changes. I won't kill her. Of course not, it wouldn't mean anything. As much as she wants to die it would just be a relief for her to be finally dead. No, I have a better plan for her. Even if she is not going to die, that doesn't mean that we won't hurt her. In reality we are going to hurt her and there is no way around that. Old friend, or not.
She starts to tremble as my brother holds his hand out for her to shake. She hesitates, but after a glare from us she takes his hand. Aro stiffens beside me and starts to growl really loud. His eyes are pitch-black and he looks like he will tear her throat out any minute. I step between them, so that he won't spoil the fun. He has to wait for just one moment more. "She is not pathetic Victoria. You are pathetic. If you ever trie to even touch a hair of hers, you won't be anymore. We are not going to kill you right now, but you will find your punishment soon enough so don't think otherwise. For now we will let you feel a little bit of the pain you surely caused our mate." With that I take my hand back and watch Aro for a moment as he tears her apart. After a second I am by his side and help him. That's not a job we are going to let the guard do for us. Just my brothers, I and Bella are allowed to punish her.
This is our business and ours alone!