Alec's POV
It was like looking in the mirror when you're angry. His upper lip was curled and his fists were made into balls at his side. How was I going to get myself out of this one?
"Hello, brother."
At once Jane was at my side switching glances from me to the other Alec as if she were watching fast game of tennis. It took her two seconds to figure out that I was the one that did not belong. It took just as long for the others to come to that realization and I found myself curled up in the fetal position, crippled by my sister. An instant later I felt iron hands around my neck. This was it. This is how it was all going to end.
I was blinded with pain but it was all gone as soon as it came. I was almost too afraid to open my eyes. Was I dead? Was death that swift?
"Get up Alec. I don't know how much longer I can hold them off."
My eyes flung open only to find everyone frozen in place…no, not frozen. They were going in extra slow motion. Ulrich had his tiny arms up in the air, his head back yelling at me to move.
"What happened?"
"There's no time. We have to go…NOW!"
"What? Now? We need to get Natalia and Bella. They're in the other -"
"No, we can't Alec you don't understand. They will kill you. I can't stop time long enough to hold them back AND to transport us all back."
"BUT IT'S YOUR FAULT WE'RE HERE TO BEGIN WITH!"
"You'll thank me later."
His hand moved, palm out, toward me.
"No!"
And then all that could be heard was the echo of my voice as the air around me grew cold. The silence that followed was overwhelming.
Rage bubbled up inside of me and I was on my feet in an instant racing towards Ulrich. I heard him mutter a quick, "Sorry" before he too disappeared. I whirled in every direction looking for him, but I knew he was gone. He was hiding and I would only be able to find him when he wanted to be found. I let out a roar and buckled to me knees. Bella and Nattie were left back in time and there was no way for me to find them. I was going to lose them for good. There was no way for them to survive in that era. The Volturi would have Nattie for desert and Bella, trying to save a human, would be their kill practice…my kill practice. I punch the ground and fell face down to it. I was lost with desperation. It was over. It was all over.