Chapter Twenty-six-
Phoenix Arizona. Something told me that's where I had to go so I brought my daughter along with me.
"Why are we here?" Celia asked quietly as we walked through out the city at night.
"Well you know that grandpa and grandma aren't my real parents, right?"
Celia nodded as she grabbed my hand making it only easier for me to talk.
"My real father, Charlie was murdered by a vampire named Victoria."
Celia's eyes widened as she gasped.
"That was before I became a vampire myself…"
"Wait a second. Aunt Alice mentioned Charlie as though she knew him," she said confused.
"I was friends with the Cullen's when I was human."
"But you and Emmett only recently got together…"
I squeezed her hand, "Edward and I were together for nearly a year."
"I've heard Edwards name tossed around before. What happened?" she questioned after a few minutes of silence.
So I told her. I thought she had every right to know what exactly what happened. When I mentioned going to Italy to save Edward she got mad. I don't mean just mad, she was furious.
"How could you do such a thing?!"
"I was in love…"
"But he left you!"
"Yes…" I frowned, "Love dies hard I guess."
She swore under her breath and I waited until she was ready for the rest. By now we were walking outside of my mother's home.
"So I made Edward wait a month when we got back. I needed him to think everything through, and I as well. I needed him to fully realize how much it had hurt me when he left for all those months."
"And that's when you found Edward in bed with Rosalie?"
"Yes."
"That slut!"
"I'd be careful what you say!" A beautiful voice sneered behind us.
We spun around and I moved Celia partially behind me.
"Speak of the devil and she shall appear," I whispered.
Celia smiled, "Wow," she gushed when she saw Rose for the first time. "Poor Edward really never had a chance against her."
I laughed, "I never looked at it like that."
"Wonder how much she charges?"
Rosalie tapped her foot in annoyance more then with insult..
"So Rosalie, where's your… what is Edward to you? Your husband…? No, I don't think that's it. Lover…? No, not lover… Maybe a client?"
Rosalie made a move to step towards me but I held out my hand.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you."
"Why not?" she screamed totally pissed at me.
"Why are you here in Arizona? It's not a coincidence that's for sure."
She smirked at me knowing something that I did not and Celia growled in return.
"Did you know Phil died two weeks ago?"
I felt a chill run down my spine.
"And let me tell you, for being in his thirties, he was mighty tasty."
My mind jumped into Rosalie's. I could see Phil holding his hands over his face begging for mercy. His eyes were stained with tears as he stopped talking to his murderer and began whispering to himself, "Our father who art in heaven…."
"You believe in a god who will not save you from death right now? Why?" Rosalie seemed truly curious.
Phil looked up, staring her straight in the eyes. "Only the evil are to cowardly to face their death and deny any God."
With that- Rosalie leapt at my father-in-law and sunk her teeth into his neck as he barely voiced, "Deliver us from evil, now and at the hour of our death."
I was truly frozen until Celia shook our connected hands. Something that Rose said caught my attention.
"Edward had you come here, didn't he?"
Celia caught onto it, "As insurance for you to go with him…"
We both looked up at where Rose had just stood and found that she wasn't there.
"Where is-"
And then a piercing scream came from inside my mother's house.
I ran into the house and followed the noise upstairs finding Rosalie's hand tightly around Renee's neck.
"Don't Rose!"
"You think I was just doing this for Edward? Coming here to watch over your family and memorize what they did?"
No, Rosalie had to have something in it for herself… but what?
"With your family dead, you'll hate him even more. Especially since he's with me." She laughed bitterly.
Renee looked at me as though seeing a ghost. She surely thought I had died.
I tried to reason with Rosalie. "What makes you think he's going to want to be with you when you'd be the reason I'd hate him?"
Before I could grasp what happened Rosalie had thrown my mother through the french doors and down three stories.
Celia looked at Rosalie with pure hate and then, Rose burst into flames. We heard her screaming and thrashing around and then silence. Celia was about to collapse and I grabbed her into my arms.
"This power at first is going to wear you out. Try and relax, okay?" I couldn't believe I was able to sound so calm. Maybe I was trying to deny what I had just seen.
I laid her down on the carpet and ran over to the balcony, completely ignoring Rosalie's burning ashes on the floor. I saw a figure over my mother's body and ran back into the room. "Celia stay here." I could tell she wanted to protest but I silenced her, "You are too weak Celia! Stay here!"
Running as fast as I could down the flights of stairs, I was completely unaware that someone was waiting for me on the first floor. As soon as my foot landed on the last step, I was pushed against the wall.
I looked into his eyes. He had been my angel for so long, but now all I saw present was evil.
Sparkling angel I believe
You were my savior in my time of need.
Blinded by faith I couldn't hear
All the whispers, the warnings so clear.
I see the angels,
I'll lead them to your door.
There's no escape now,
No mercy no more.
No remorse cause I still remember
"I never told Rose to kill her! You have to trust me!" I went to knee Edward but he caught it and held it with his hand with his other hand holding my hands above my head pinned against the wall.
The smile when you tore me apart.
You took my heart,
Deceived me right from the start.
You showed me dreams,
I wished they'd turn into real.
You broke a promise and made me realize.
It was all just a lie.
Sparkling angel, I couldn't see
Your dark intentions, your feelings for me.
Fallen angel, tell me why?
What is the reason, the thorn in your eye?
I see the angels,
I'll lead them to your door
There's no escape now
No mercy no more
No remorse cause I still remember
The smile when you tore me apart
You took my heart,
Deceived me right from the start.
You showed me dreams,
I wished they turn into real.
You broke a promise and made me realize.
It was all just a lie.
Could have been forever.
Now we have reached the end.
I could see in his eyes he wanted to do something with me, but it was as though he were trying to fight himself.
"You have to forgive me for this! I didn't know!" he shouted.
This world may have failed you,
It doesn't give you a reason why.
You could have chosen a different path in life.
"Edward you've changed and not for the better!" I hissed as his hand started running up the backside of my thigh.
The smile when you tore me apart.
You took my heart,
Deceived me right from the start.
You showed me dreams,
I wished they turn into real.
You broke the promise and made me realize.
It was all just a lie.
Could have been forever.
Now we have reached the end.
"I will never forgive you Edward…"
His eyes looked pained and then angry as his lips crushed against mine.
"Celia!" I screamed.
His head jerked back as I glared at him.
"Edward you have two seconds before you turn into ashes like Rosalie!"
He slowly backed up, knowing I was serious about what Celia could do.
"Leave and forget about me."
"Don't make me…"He pleaded. I could hear it in his voice but I tried to ignore it.
"Goodbye Edward," I whispered looking at the stairs as Celia came into view. I turned to look back at where Edward had been and found that he had left. Celia ran to me and we both fell to the floor with exhaustion.
And as I sat there with my daughter laying her head in my lap Edward's words came back to life. Don't make me...
I knew he didn't mean don't make me go. His eyes said it all. Chillingly, I could hear him whisper into my ears as though he were still around; Don't make me do something we will both regret.
"Edward Mason," I whispered to myself knowing his threat would follow through later on in life, "Give up."
Of course, I knew deep down that he would never give up. No matter what, he was something that would never leave my life...