Chapter 24

Bella's POV

I was curled up in a fetal position in one corner as Edward watched me. I was scared of him. He was now a monster in my eyes. I saw no trace of the old Edward, the real Edward, in him. All I could see was that he was cold murderer and rapist. He suddenly growled and I looked at him intently due to shock.

"How can that be possible!" he shouted. "Remember, the lock is from outside and there is no way you can get out." He said and he left. I bit y lip. I need to get out. I want to get out. I saw the door knob turn and I expected Edward but when I saw the chocolate brown hair and the beautiful golden eyes, I knew who it was so I threw myself against him and he hugged me dearly.

"My beautiful, Bella." He murmured in my ear as he held me closer. And for the first time in these past few days, I felt I was safe. I knew that I could trust Drake with my life.

Edward's POV

I watched Bella curled up in one corner. I had my fun again as they would put it. Maybe by this time, Drake's dead. Bella is mine and no one is taking her away from me. Not even my family, not her family and especially not Drake. He is complete trash.

Where the hell is Bella? , I heard someone think. I growled. Victoria and Riley failed. They were so cocky and now they fail! Bella looked at me intently and I glared at her. "How can that be possible?!" I shouted. "Remember, the lock is from the outside and there is no way that you can get out." I warned and left the room. I couldn't smell Drake's scent. I checked the training room and he wasn't there. I went to the cooler and he wasn't there either but when I got there I inhaled the human blood we kept for the new borns. I grabbed a blood bag and drank from it. Mmmmmm…. Why did I follow Carlisle's foolish ideals? This is a million times better. When I finished, I drank another one and another one until I was full. I then heard Drake's voice. "My beautiful, Bella." He murmured and I snarled and ran back to Bella's prison and when I entered they were passionately kissing. I growled. They broke away and Drake growled back.

"Bella…… Stay in one corner….. I'll deal with him." Drake hissed and Bella immediately followed.

"It's nice seeing you again, Drake." I snarled and he growled.

"The pleasure is all mine especially after I kill you."

Drake's POV

We were circling each other and I glared at him. I brought out a lighter and manipulated it and started making beams of fire aiming at him which he all avoided.

"Are you having troubles, Drake? I also forgot to tell you that Bella has a wonderful body and it was fun to explore." Edward mocked and smirked and I turned to Bella. She was wearing nothing at all. She was bare and she was covering herself up. I didn't notice this before. I growled and turned to Edward. That asshole raped her. The red cloud covered my line of vision again and continued with the fire but it was more uncontrollable which he all easily dodged and at a point he got Bella. One arm was wrapped around her neck and the other was around her waist, restraining her in all ways.

"I'll kill her if you don't get rid of the lighter. I'll make sure she dies right in front of you." He warned and I hissed. "You wouldn't dare, Edward Cullen. You could never hurt her because we both know you love her!" I shouted and he scoffed.

"Love? Such a lousy word. I do not love that piece of crap! She is nothing but a fun toy to play with!" he laughed, maniacally. I growled.

"Take that back." I hissed.

"And why should I?" he asked.

"You will never ever say anything like that about my wife." I threw the lighter away. "Shut up and face me like a man you claim to be." I dared and he let go of Bella and threw her in one corner which infuriated me even more. Bella was not a thing you just threw away. How dare he even do that? I growled through clenched teeth.

"I will kill you!" I shouted and lunged at him which he avoided. He jumped at me and got was about to punch me when I kicked him in the stomach and he hit a wall and whimpered a bit. I did a flying axe kick but he caught my foot. I was about to make a reversal by kicking his face with my other foot but he also caught it and threw me across the room and I hit the metal wall which didn't dent at all and it hurt even for a vampire. I groaned a bit. He then landed a punch on my face and started to beat me up. I saw Bella crouching but I shook my head and she nodded. When Edward was about to punch my face, I caught his hand and punched him hard on the stomach and he howled due to the pain. I landed a punch on his face and I managed to knee his groin. I threw him to the floor and smirked and he growled and he crouched defensively and I did the same. We started circling each other again. Anger was guiding me right now. He sprung and jumped and I did the same and we hit each other and we landed on separate corners of the room sand we both hit the wall and it hurt a lot. We both whimpered but we recovered quickly but unfortunately, he recovered first and next thing I knew, I was in an arm bar and I shouted due to the pain. I managed to hit him by head butting hi and he broke free and I locked him in a headlock and he was struggling to break free. He rolled so he was on top and he elbowed my face and I broke free. He was on top of me and he punched my face, endlessly. I heard Bella dry sobbing. I was losing the power I had since he was beating the crap out of me and when I saw his eyes, they were a bright red. He's a monster. It reminded me of the people who helped me rescue Bella, of my family who have been supporting, of the Cullens who in despite that Edward was their family they helped us instead, of my son-like figure, Ashton who was in grief due to the loss of his wife, of Katie, my daughter, who died trying to rescue her mother, of all the people who died due to Edward and Victoria, of all the families broken, of all the blood that was shed, and lastly, of Bella who I promised to take care of and love. I couldn't disappoint them. I gathered all my strength and pushed Edward off me and he was taken aback. I quickly lunged at him and started to beat him up with all the strength in me. I felt power in me; it was something I've never felt before. It was like everyone was fighting with me this very moment. I saw my hand glowing and I saw that the four elements were within me. I have to thank Benjamin then. I focused it to the fire side and my hand was ablaze but I wasn't burning. I looked at Edward who seemed resigned to his fate. "You should have never forced yourself on her." I said and punched him on the stomach and he started to burn. I tore him apart so I knew there was no possibility that he could survive and grabbed the lighter and lit the flame except for his head. I had to return it to his family. I made the sign of the cross. I hurried and carried Bella using my other arm and walked towards the door and left the burning remains of Edward Cullen.

"I love you, Drake." Bella whispered and I nodded.

"I know, I love you too." I replied as the sun hit us and our family was there in front of us. I set Bella down and went to Carlisle who looked so sad. I knew he was since nothing will change the fact that Edward was his first son.

Carlisle's POV

I watched Drake as he set Bella down as he approached e. I saw that there was a head in his hands and I didn't need to be a mind reader to know whose head it was. He stopped in front of me and sighed and gave me Edward's head. I observed it and it was full of anger and the Edward I knew wasn't there.

"I'm sorry, Carlisle, I truly am but I had to put an end to him." He said, sadly and I nodded. He soon reunited with his family as my family gathered around me and looked at Edward's head. Esme and Alice were dry sobbing since they were both the closest to Edward. Emmett and Jasper were very quiet and Rosalie was indifferent since I knew she didn't like Edward very much.

The pain of losing your first born creation was hard. I am sure of that. I could never blame Drake since this was generally Edward's fault. This was his mistake which caused him his life. I know that he'll be happy when he arrives in heaven. Edward had a soul, I knew it. He deserves to be with his real family there and I hope that when they meet, he'll be the real Edward that was kind, caring which we all loved.

Esme's POV

I cried as I saw the head of my dead son. Edward was a son any mother would want and I knew he was just blinded by his love. This was hardest for my dear husband since we knew that he was Carlisle's first son. He is a loss to all of us but I know that he's happy wherever he is.

Jasper's POV

I kept quiet due to the respect I had for Edward. Although I knew that he was blaming me a bit for us leaving, I knew he loved me. He was someone you would respect. It was very difficult to restrain yourself from drinking your singer yet he did it since his love for Bella blinded his blood lust which made him even more admirable. He will always be a part of my life and of our family.

Alice's POV

Edward's gone. I cried and hung on to Jasper. Me and Edward were always the closest. We were always there for each other. Even though he was a jerk these past few days, I still love him. He will always be my brother in all ways. He brought to me my best friend and sister in all ways, Bella. Sure, I was disgusted by the fact that he raped her and I am mad at him for that but I knew that he would always love Bella in all ways possible and wherever he may be, I hope he's the same Edward I knew back them since when I do pass away one day, I hope to see him the way we all loved him.

Emmett's POV

Oh man! I can't believe Edward's dead. Once I called you brother. Once I thought the chance to make you laugh was all I ever wanted. We were your home. You father, mother, brothers and sisters. Now that you're gone, we would miss you for eternity. My wrestling partner and plat mate was now gone physically but he will forever be present in our hearts.

Rosalie's POV

I was pretty much indifferent about Edward being dead. He brought this upon himself so why should I be remorseful? We were never close to each other. I knew that we would get though this eventually but I have to thank him for bringing Bella in our lives since she was a sister I would truly love despite the differences we had before.

Bella's POV

When Drake set me down, I ran to Ashley who hugged me tightly. I couldn't even face the Cullens. I caused the death of their son. How could I ever face them again? I pulled away and hugged Joseph who hugged e eagerly. He handed me a trench coat which I quickly put on and thanked him. I hugged Calvin and Katrina and lastly, Ashton who was now dry sobbing. I hated seeing him like this. He was a son to me in all ways possible.

"Are you alright? What's wrong?" I asked soothingly but he held onto me tighter and kept on sobbing. I looked around for Katie who was not here. I looked at my family and their faces were down which showed their grief and I realized that she was dead. I started crying as well and Drake was now holding me and Ashton. I felt calming waves from Jasper.

"We'll get through this. As a family. With the Cullens." Drake said and I just nodded and hoped that everything would be alright.