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Chapter Fourteen: Rightful Vengeance
Previously on Unrecognizable~
Noiselessly, I crept down the hall and into Edward's room. I looked inside his closet, picking up a grey button up shirt. Carefully, I partially unsealed the plastic bag. Immediately I got a whiff of my freesia scent. I rubbed the shirt with the dress allowing the scent to cling to Edward's shirt.
I quickly resealed the bag, and hid the shirt deep the closet. There was still a faint freesia scent in the air so I had no doubt Edward would miss it.
Smugly, I left the room, returning to the guest bedroom, waiting for Edward to arrive home.
Now on Unrecognizable~
Edward's POV
The drained corpse of the mountain lion fell from my hands, I buried it swiftly under fallen branches and wilting leaves. Satisfied after two mountain lions and a deer, I decided it was time to head home.
I proceeded to retreat back to the house contently, enjoying the passing scenery on my way. The hot blistering sun basked on my granite skin causing the surface to sparkle brightly. Through the swaying tree branches and snow covered leaves, I could vaguely make out the white mansion I knew as home.
Opening the door, I slipped inside making my way up the stairs to my room. I shut the door behind me and settled on the black leather couch in the center of the room.
I relaxed, shutting my eyes peacefully. These last few weeks had been nice, things seemed to be looking up for myself. Even my family has noticed, I had picked up their thoughts. The hole in my chest seemed to be diminishing slowly or possibly masked by other emotions. I couldn't quite place my finger on it, but one thing I knew for sure was that something changed. I feel lighter, andnot so depressed as I had before.
And then there was Izzy. That girl was such a mystery to me. She was so enigmatic, like a puzzle yet to be figured out. Yet she seemed so familiar, though I didn't know why. I do not recall meeting her as a vampire, maybe as a human?
My thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a faint familiar scent. Puzzled, I got up from my position on the couch, smelling the air once again. The scent seemed to be coming from my closet, I was perplexed. Furrowing my brow, I turned the knob to the closet and was immediately assaulted with a freesia scent that I knew so painfully well.
Bella Swan's scent.
Panic ripped through my chest. Frantically, I tore through my closet, sending clothes flying in all different directions. Alice would surely kill me but at the moment I couldn't care less. Finally, my hands grabbed a grey button up shirt that smelled strongly of freesia. I brought the shirt to my face breathing in heavily. Pleasure radiated through me. But soon that changed to horror.
"FUCK!" I roared, griping the shirt in my clenched fist.
How could I possibly be smelling Bella's scent in my closet?! Am I going fucking insane? Bella lives in Washington, nowhere near here in Alaska? Dammit, I am going crazy! Unless...
...I truly did smell Bella's scent.
It seemed impossible but it had to have been a set up. None of my family would do this, even Emmett wouldn't go to this extreme. The Denali clan would not be capable of this either, they didn't even own Bella's house address. It had to have been someone else...
Izzy?
She had only been staying with us for a short period of time and in her time here she had not opened up about her past. She had been very vague of her human life and transformation. Could it really have been her?
Anger bubbled up inside of me, I had reached my boiling point. I narrowed my darkened eyes, rage pulsing through me causing me to shake. In a quick pace I walked to the guest bedroom, my hands in tight fists. I slammed the door open, not bothering to knock, ignoring my usual polished gentlemanly qualities. I could only focus on the increasing fury running through my veins.
"WHAT THE FUCK!" I thundered, trembling.
Izzy sat on her bed scrolling on her iPhone, she peered up at me from under her mascara covered lashes with an innocent expression. But I knew the difference, I could see the corner of her lips turning into a smirk and the evil glint in her golden irises.
"Hmm Edward?"
"YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE HELL IS UP!"
Izzy rose from her bed, standing in front of me. Her plump lips turned up into a full smirk, "You're right Edward." She taunted, circling me. Izzy cupped my cheek with her hand, "I do."
"GET YOUR FILTHY HAND OFF OF ME" I pushed her hand off my cheek roughly, ignoring the emptiness I felt without her touch.
Izzy threw her head back, laughing. Her topaz eyes were taunting, "Tisk tisk tisk, you always did have quite a temper."
I hardened my glare, narrowing my eyes into small sinister slits. I kept my voice low and commanding, "Where did you find her scent?"
I was returned with another smirk before Izzy crept around me. Her hand traced my shoulder, grazing the dark fabric of my cotton shirt. "Hmm, when you say her, do you mean Bella's scent?" She grinned, amusement dancing in her eyes.
My frown deepened as I filled with anger. "How dare you!" I snapped,using every ounce of strength I had left to not pounce on the woman before me.
Izzy retracted her hand from my shoulder, smiling smugly, "Again with the temper." As she moved away from me, her hand brushed up against my crotch. I hissed.
"Oops." She giggled.
"Again I ask, where did you find her scent?" I growled.
"Well, it really was quite easy," Izzy leered, "after all, I knew your Bella in my human life. After you left of course." Her gaze hardened, cold, as she glared at me.
Before I had a chance to respond she continued while inspecting her fingernails, appearing bored. "Shortly after you left I moved into the small town Forks where I enrolled in Forks High School. Everyone was talking about the famous Cullen's leaving town." Izzy sneered. "That's where I met Miss Isabella Swan, broken beyond repair. People wouldn't stop gossiping about how you dumped her and left. I took it upon myself to become friends with her and hopefully help her through it to the best of my ability. She was pitiful really. A walking zombie, barely able to function. All because of you." Venom dripped from her voice.
So much anguish tore at my chest, it was indescribable. Like hot burning acid on an open wound. A thousand times worse than the venom that turned me into this horrible beast. To know my angel suffered so incredibly makes my unbeating heart fill with agony, ripping it to shreds over and over again. If I had thought I was going to hell before then I surely was now. I couldn't hide the torment from my face.
But the pain I felt seemed to give Izzy some sort of sick twisted satisfaction. Her eyes twinkled, a self-satisfied smile ghosting on her red tinted lips.
The sorrow I felt suddenly turned to rage. "What the hell?! Why do you give a shit?!"
There was a pause of silence, Izzy's eyes held guilt, she looked unsure of what to say. Seconds later, she answered, "She was my friend." Izzy glared, anger evident in her musical voice.
"Go to hell." I sneered threateningly.
She smirked darkly, "Already on my way honey."
With that she zipped from the room in a flash. I heard the opening and closing of the front door then the crunching footsteps in the snow as she retreated into the white forest.
My anger vanished and I fell to my knees sobbing.
I'm so sorry I failed you Bella.
XXX
Izzy's POV
Edward had just arrived home, I heard his footsteps as he headed up to his room. The leather couch squeaked as he positioned himself on it.
I grinned deviously. It shouldn't be long now.
Seconds later, he got up from the couch and there was a pause of silence. That's when I heard his closet door open.
I was giddy, knowing what was about to happen. The sound of piles of clothes hitting the wooden floor and then a roar "FUCK!"
That's when I knew I had succeeded.
A few seconds past before the door was slammed open and a trembling Edward came into view. His hands were in tight fists by his sides, his posture rigid and anger flooding his beautiful gold eyes.
"WHAT THE FUCK!" Edward thundered.
I looked up from my phone, peering at Edward with an innocent expression, "Hmm Edward?" I questioned sweetly.
"YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE HELL IS UP!"
I rose from my bed, standing in front of Edward. Smirking, I replied, "You're right Edward." I taunted Edward, circling around him like a predator would its prey. I cupped Edward's cheek with my hand, "I do."
"GET YOUR FILTHY HAND OFF OF ME" Edward exploded, shoving my hand off his granite cheek roughly. Though I knew I shouldn't have felt this way, but I missed his electrifying touch.
I threw my head back, laughing. "Tisk tisk tisk, you always did have quite a temper." I loved to test him.
Edward hardened his glare, narrowing his eyes into small sinister slits. His voice was low, dark and commanding, "Where did you find her scent?"
I returned Edward with a smirk before creeping around him. My hand traced his shoulder, grazing the dark fabric of his cotton shirt. Just touching himsent shivers down my spine, but I was good at hiding it thankfully. "Hmm, when you say her, do you mean Bella's scent?" I grinned, very much amused.
Edward's frown deepened as his face filled with anger. "How dare you!" He snapped.
I retracted my hand from his broad shoulder, smiling smugly, "Again with the temper." As I moved away from him, I decided to be a tease and graze his crotch delicately with my hand. Immediately he responded with a low hiss.
"Oops." I giggled as if it had merely been an accident.
"Again I ask, where did you find her scent?" He growled.
"Well, it really was quite easy," I leered, "after all, I knew your Bella in my human life. After you left of course." I lied, glaring at him coldly.
Before Edward had a chance to reply, I lowered my gaze to my nails trying to appear bored so he wouldn't see the lies and guilt in my eyes. "Shortly after you left I moved into the small town Forks where I enrolled in Forks High School. Everyone was talking about the famous Cullen's leaving town." I sneered. "That's where I met Miss Isabella Swan, broken beyond repair. People wouldn't stop gossiping about how you dumped her and left. I took it upon myself to become friends with her and hopefully help her through it to the best of my ability. She was pitiful really. A walking zombie, barely able to function. All because of you." Little did he know I was actually talking about myself.
The pain was evident in Edward's face, he grimaced. That brought me satisfaction and I grinned.
Something about Edward's expression changed. "What the hell?! Why do you give a shit?!" He boomed, raging once again.
I paused, guilt filling me. I was unsure of what to say next, after all I was the Bella Swan we were speaking of right now. But I answered nonetheless, "She was my friend." I glared, anger present in my musical voice.
"Go to hell." He sneered threateningly.
I smirked darkly, "Already on my way honey." Then I zipped out of the room, down the stairs, out of the door and into the forest. I had an amazing idea, Edward wouldn't suspect a thing. This plan was foolproof. And it was going to kill him!
As I ran through the snow covered trees I could faintly hear Edward's distant heart wrenching sobs. But as I ran farther away they faded into nothing.
It made me feel guilty, but he deserves every ounce of pain I give him because he has banished me to an eternity of agony. I shouldn't have to be the only one to suffer. Edward brought this upon himself.
So I continued my journey, attempting to ignore my guiltiness, pushing it aside along with my other lingering thoughts.
Minutes later I arrived to my destination. The local shopping mall. I began making my way over to the entrance. My first stop was the hair salon.
In the salon, I proceeded to the front desk where a petite brunette lady with rectangular glasses sat, clicking away on a computer. She must have been in her mid-twenties.
"Hello." I greeted.
She looked away from the computer screen up towards me. When she took in my appearance, her eyes went wide and disbelieving.
"Are you Izzy Elizabeth?!"
I smiled, "Yes, I am."
"Oh my god! Could I please have an autograph?! I absolutely love your music!" She squealed.
"Thank you. Of course."
She was buzzing with excitement, with shaky hands she passed me a pen and paper. I took it from her casually. "Who will I be making this out to?" I asked politely.
"Jade." She answered enthusiastically.
I signed her paper and handed it back to her along with the pen she provided. Her eyes brightened as she took the paper and looked over it.
"Thank you so much!"
"You're welcome." I answered.
Jade placed the autographed paper to the side delicately as if it were made of fragile glass. She attempted to go back into her professional mode for her job but I could see her excitement bursting from her posture.
"Now how can I help you?" Jade asked tentatively.
"I would like to set up a hair appointment to have my entire head dyed on Christmas Eve?"
Looking down at the computer, she scrolled through looking at the available slots. "Would 5:30PM work for you?"
"Absolutely. Thank you." I grinned. Then I gave her my information and left the salon, continuing to my next destination.
Inside Walmart, I tried to stay under the radar, not wanting a crowd of people following me around and taking pictures and videos. As quickly as I could, I picked up colored contacts and checked out. Luckily it was an elderly woman working at the cash register so she didn't recognize me.
Next stop was the shoe store. Inside I picked up a pair of black high top converse shoes, buying them with leftover cash in my wallet.
My final stop was Sephora. My plan required a tad bit of makeup which I could purchase here. Browsing through the makeup, I decided on a natural pink Nars blush, a nude lip gloss by Stila and lastly an Urban Decay foundation slightly darker than my skin tone.
I checked out and headed into the forest to write a new song. My plan was going to work out perfectly!
So that was chapter 14! I hope you liked it, I was very happy with the way it turned out. Next chapter is the big reveal where Edward finds out Izzy is actually Bella! I'm sure lots of you are excited because many people have been asking when its going to happen. I'm also super excited to write it because I have been imagining how it's going to happen since I wrote the first chapter of this story. I am hoping you will like the way I have decided to have Edward find out.
Also, I didn't get my beta to go over this chapter since I'm on vacation and I don't have time, I'm going to upload this while I have wifi today. I will update the chapter once I get her to go over it!:)
Please review! The more reviews I get the faster I will update! I only got a couple of reviews last chapter which kind of discouraged me to keep writing so I am hoping for more this chapter. :)
~ Alexandra xx
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