CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE –LIMITLESS
EDWARD POV
Bella remained quite next to me as the officers approached my bed.
"Excuse me officers but could you please explain to me what's going on" Dr Towers perked up.
"This doesn't concern you doctor" One officer said.
"Well his my patient and his health and well being concerns me very much therefore I will disagree with you" Dr Towers said crossing his arms.
"Doctor, Edward Cullen is"
"Stop talking about me like I'm not here and just tell me what I'm charged with" I interrupted.
"Mr Cullen" The officer said taking a seat in the chair next to us.
He pulled out his notepad from his pocket with a pen and began writing something down.
"Mr Cullen, you are under arrest because we have reason to believe that you have broken your parole"
"How have I done that then?" I said rolling my eyes.
"Mr Cullen would you like to tell me what happened to you, the reason why you are in hospital?"
I wasn't ready for that question just yet but I guess the truth had to come out now no matter how bizarre it sounded.
"I"
"He got injured whilst trying to protect me and my father at my house" Bella interrupted me.
Ok this was new. I just gave her a confusing look and decided to go along with whatever she was planning to do.
"Is that right Mr Cullen?" The officer asked.
Bella squeezed my hand so that gave me clear signal to just go along with it.
"Um, yeah"
"So you wasn't apart of any gang activities which involved you ending up here?"
I was a good liar when it came to the law and stuff but Bella wasn't so I just hoped she knew what she was doing otherwise we would both be in the shit.
"No" I answered
"Alright, Miss"
"Swan" She told him.
"Miss Swan could you tell me what happened?"
"Well" She paused.
I squeezed her hand to reassure her that I was here for her and so she would continue and not look suspicious.
"Edward and I have been dating and five days ago I invited him around for dinner with my father. While we were there a bunch of gang members broken in from the kitchen window and attack us"
I squeezed her hand again once she started crying.
"They killed my father and attacked Edward when he tried to protect me and"
"It's alright miss calm down" The officer said handing her a tissue off the side.
Either she was truly hurting or she was a fucking good actress.
"Well the story consists of what we found at the crime scene in your house" The officer said again.
"I know this is a hard time for you Miss Swan but could you tell me anything you may know about the gang members that broke in?"
"Not much only that they had razor slits on their arms"
"They sound like a gang that we are familiar with. Alright Mr Cullen is that pretty much how you remember things?"
"Yeah pretty much" I agreed without hesitation.
"Well considering both of your statements and the evidence we found we can safety say that you are in the clear for any gang violent charges against your parole. However because attending school was one of the conditions of your parole due to the recent closure of that school you will have to spend the remaining time of your parole within Port Angeles Penitentiary Correctional Facility"
"What! you can't do this he didn't"
"Bella love it's alright" I interrupted her.
I knew they were here for my parole and I was grateful that Bella made up that lame story otherwise they would have charged me for ganging and I would have being doing real hard time. Even though it killed me thinking about being away from her for a couple of months I guess in the long run I was grateful that I didn't get charged with a longer sentence and besides I could get let out early for good behaviour.
"I will go through your schedule with your doctor and you will be escorted to the facility once you are discharged from hospital is that understood?"
"Yes"
"Alright Mr Cullen, Miss Swan thank you for your time" The officer said standing up.
"Shall we" Dr Towers said opening the door.
Dr Towers and the two officers made their way out and closed the door behind them. Bella remained silent and started drowning in her tears.
"Bella it will be alright love" I said removing my hand from her hand.
I cupped her face and wiped her tears away with my thumb.
"Bella" I whispered.
"I just didn't expect this" She admitted.
"Love I know it hurts because I am feeling the same pain as you but I have no other choice. I have to go and besides its better to be there for a few shorts months then it is possibly years if it hadn't had been for you"
I could see her debating with herself over my words but I didn't know what else to say to her.
"Your right, I guess it did work out better than the truth"
"Which reminds me" I smiled which made her smile in return. "Can you please fill me in?"
"Where should I begin?" she replied exhaling heavily.
"Ok, why didn't you let me tell them about the school and the teachers?"
"Because the schools not there anymore"
Ok that answer I was not expecting.
"What?"
"The whole building got torched and burnt down to the ground" she informed me.
Her answer didn't surprise me considering that everything else in that shitty little town was destroyed.
"I'm not going to say that I am surprised considering the gangs have torched everywhere else" I said revealing my thoughts.
"First of all the gangs didn't do it and secondly the truth doesn't exist"
Now her answer surprised me.
"What do mean?"
"Jim and a few others said they seen these special armed forces people walking around the town the same day the school got torched"
They must have being the same special forces that Emmett told me he seen when the school first opened. What the fuck were they up to?
"To make things worst there was no reports or evidence that either Conner's, Bryans or Harding's ever existed"
"What!" I shouted a bit too loudly.
I couldn't believe these fucking bastards were tiring to cover up what happened.
"That not the worse part. There was a news broadcast the next day saying that the school was closed because of gang riots and blamed the gangs for torching the school"
I couldn't fucking believe this.
"So you're telling me that Megatech built these killing machines. The department of education and defence employed them to educate and kill us then when they failed the companies that made and employed them covered up the whole thing and blamed us"
"Yep" She said popping out the P.
"I can't fucking believe this" I said rubbing my face with my hands. "What about the contracts in the envelope that are still at the hideout, we could still"
"No we can't" Bella interrupted shaking her head.
"Why?"
"From what Jim told me there isn't even a hideout anymore that got burnt down as well"
I was hesitant to ask the next question because remembering what Jasper told me earlier about him and James being friends I gathered I already knew the answer.
"If there's no hideout then where does the gang"
"There isn't a gang anymore" she interrupted and told me exactly what I was thinking she would say.
"Well not like you think anyway" continued.
"Meaning?"
"Meaning that because there weren't many survivors of each team, who ever was left sort of came together"
"You mean there one gang now" I beamed.
Yes fucking beamed! I was shocked yes but fucking ecstatic. How long have I been waiting for this day to come, the day were two rival gangs joined together as one. We weren't competing any more so there was no need to fight anymore. Considering there were no more black hearts meant that I was no longer apart of them so in theory I didn't have any obligations with this new gang that was created because I never joined it. This was the moment I had being waiting for, the moment I could finally say that I was free. Going back to prison now was going to be a lot easier for me because I know now that once I get out I will be free, Bella will be free and we can start to live our future together.
I was grinning that wide I though my face was going to crack into. I just pulled Bella close to me and kissed her with all the love I had inside of me.
...xxXXxx...
It had been three days since I found out that I had been arrested and three long painful days of recovery. The wound in my side was healing nicely and the course of antibiotics I have been given had been working a treat because I was in no pain at all. I smiled everyday that passed in this hospital because the more I stayed in here the less time I had to spend in prison.
Bella has been by my side the whole time only leaving now and then with Jim to make her way back down to Forks to get a change of clothing and of course some well earned sleep. I didn't have to worry about her getting hurt anymore because everybody who was now formally known as the Razor Hearts knew her and besides even though I knew that she would not come to harm she had Jasper to look after her who is also currently staying with Bella in Jims house.
I was thrilled when Jim visited yesterday because he brought Fern and his 'new girlfriend' Lexi. I suppose after the incident at school Jim finally got the courage to ask her out because he finally realised that lifes to short to just sit back and admire like he used to do. I had thanked Jim for keeping his promise to me and asked him to extend it a while longer until I got out of prison. I knew I could count on Jim and I owed him my life for looking after Bella when I couldn't.
"What time is it?" Bella asked bringing me out of though.
"About one love" I replied.
I was sat on the chair watching her pacing up and down the room. All the needles that were in my arms were now gone so I wasn't restricted to the bed anymore.
"Calm down love he should be here soon" I told her.
Today was the day Bella was expecting a lawyer regarding her father's death. The lawyer refused to see Bella within Jims residence in Forks because to put it bluntly he was scared shitless to even go to Forks but she didn't want to travel all the way to Seattle to his office either so they agreed to meet in the middle and conduct whatever was going to happen in Port Angeles and in no doubt my hospital room.
Within ten minutes of Bella's constant pacing and me telling her to sit down there was a knock on the door. Dr Towers walked in followed by a man in a suit carrying a briefcase.
"Here we are" Dr Towers said to the lawyer.
"Thank you" He replied walking in.
Dr Towers smiled and closed the door.
"You must be Isabella Swan" He said extending his hand out to her.
I felt the need to correct him but I held it in.
"Yes you must be" She paused shaking his hand.
"Sorry my name is Benjamin Holland I am a representative of Holland and CO in Seattle and I am here on behalf of them and the deceased known as Mr Charles Swan"
"Yes my father" She replied letting his hand go.
"Would you like to talk somewhere more private?"
"No, Benjamin this is my partner Edward whatever you have to say you can say it in front of him"
He walked up to me and extended his hand.
"Edward"
"Cullen" I said shaking his hand.
"Pleasure Mr Cullen" He said letting go. "Do you mind?" He said pointing the chair next to me.
"Not at all"
He sat down then balanced his briefcase on his legs and opened it.
"First of all Miss Swan could I see some identification?" He asked.
"Yeah" She replied picking up her handbag.
She walked over and showed him her drivers license then placed her bag on the bed. I grabbed her hand and pulled her to me so that she was sitting on my lap.
"Thank you Miss Swan. Now you're probably wondering why your fathers case had been brought to our attention so quickly and that is because your father has been a highly respectful client to us for many years now"
By that he means Charlie's money. I didn't even know how much Charlie was even worth but considering this case has in fact been brought forward to quickly I could only imagine that he was worth a lot.
"Are you aware of your fathers will?" He asked.
"I didn't even know he made a will"
"Well I have examined his finances and taking in account the money he invested in stocks and shares as well as the percentage of the company he owned in Florida. Considering you are the only birth child of Charles Swan then you are awarded full inheritance to your father's assets" He told her.
"Which is?" she asked.
He looked in his briefcase and pulled out a contract then scanned through the pages.
"Six hundred and twenty seven thousand, five hundred and forty one dollars, and seventeen cents"
For a split second I had forgotten how to breathe. My mouth was that wide with shock fucking bats could have flown in and out.
"Come again" Bella asked just as breathless as I was.
He repeated the amount again which just proved that my ears wasn't lying to me. Bella turned to look at me and she shared the same expression as I did. She was expecting me to say something to her but I didn't have anything to say. I mean what the fuck can you say when you have just been told you're going to inherit six hundred grand?
"I know this may have come as a bit of a shock" Ben perked up.
"You think" Bella finally gasped.
Ben just laughed it off and pulled out a pen from his front pocket.
"Obviously it will take a while before this case can be finalised but if you would just like to sign here Miss Swan then we can get things in motion" He said handing the pen to her.
Her hands were shaking as she took the pen and slowly but surely she signed the papers.
"Well I think that's all we need for now. I will be in touch Miss Swan" He said shaking her hand. "Mr Cullen" He said shaking my hand.
I nodded and watched as he left. The silence still lingered for a while the only thing I heard was the sound of her weeping.
"What wrong love?"
"It's just that, my farther" She paused "Even though what he did was wrong I can't say that I hate him. His gone Edward, my father who I have known and loved all these years, his really gone" she cried.
I couldn't believe it, of all the things I loved about Bella this was the main reason why I did. She had just been told that she will become rich and she didn't even care. She didn't care about one single dime, all she cared about was the father that she once had regardless of what he did was wrong. Within the short time I knew Charlie we never got along but I would give my soul for him to return if that's what made Bella happy because my destiny was to make her happy. Her wants and needs came before my own, always.
"Considering everything you have gone through, your father would have been proud of you as I am. He raised a beautiful, strong, Independent woman and I can honestly say that I thank god everyday for letting me have you. I thank him for the empty chair that was next to yours in chemistry and I thank him for every day since then. The moment I turned around in class and got lost into your eyes I knew that I would never escape. Whatever happens from now on we will get through it together and know that every day that I'm not with you physically I am with you mentally. I love you Bella, I always have and I always will"
"I love you too" She whispered before I pressed my lips to hers.
...xxXXxx...
"Aright Cullen it's time to go" The same officer from a week ago told me.
It had been four days since Bella and I received a visit from the lawyer and now was the day I was being discharged from hospital. I had sent Bella home last night after Dr Towers told me that I would be discharged in the morning. Bella being so stubborn wanted to stay with me until the morning but I didn't want her to watch me being taken away because it would have been harder emotionally for both of us. She so kindly brought me up a change of clothes a couple of days ago so that's what I was dressed in now, black jeans, black top, army boots and leather jacket instead of a hospital gown. I wouldn't get too comfortable in them because within the next hour I would be dressed in my ever so comfortable inmate uniform I loved so much, not!
"Turn around" The officer asked.
I turned around and clenched my hands into fists. I felt the cool, hard metal slap around my wrist then I turned around and started walking out the room. The two officers walked me through the hallways and out the entrance where a riot van was waiting for me. I climbed in the back ducking my head then took a seat on the metal bench. The doors closed and locked behind me then we began the journey back to hell.
...xxXXxx...
It had been a month now since my arrest and a week since I last seen my love. I slipped back into prison life with ease, eat, shit, sleep, eat, shit, sleep I mean seriously how much more complicated could it get. I found the first week the hardest, I couldn't sleep because all that was on my mind was Bella. I missed her so much the only thing I could do to release some depression was to scratch her name into the walls of my cell a thousand times over with my plastic dinner fork. Luckily for me I didn't get a roommate because people on parole were kept separate to convicted inmates.
My time in here should have been a walk in the park considering I spent a year and a half of my life in here before hand but this time it was different because I had something to look forward to and that was my Bella and my freedom. I didn't care about Bella's new found wealth and I didn't care what she planned to do with it, all I wanted was her. Nobody can ever turn around and say that I am only with her because of the money and if anybody ever did they would get a big fat fuck you because I was in love with Bella even before I knew who she was or how much she was worth. So here I am lying on my dingy mattress once again thinking about Bella, again!
"Mail" A guard shouted.
The guard would normal wheel around a mail cart at this time of day and not once did I receive any mail so I ignored him and closed my eyes then pretended to be asleep as he read the names out of other inmates.
"Jefforson" I heard him shout. "Harris" he shouted again. "Cullen"
My eyes snapped open to see the upside down guard holding a white envelope. I sat up and received it trough the bars before he wheeled the mail cart away. The envelope had my name printed on it with the prisons stamp on. I took a deep breath in and out and opened the envelope.
Dear Mr Edward A Cullen,
We have recently reviewed your application regarding your following parole. DOC 7CC-29EC/EDWARD-CULLEN-0010083820. We are pleased to say that your parole sentence had been decreased and a full pardon has been award to you.
I couldn't believe what I was reading, it had only been a month but fuck was I complaining. I couldn't contain my excitement I was so fucking hyped up I was literally bouncing off the walls.
Waiting for the guard to let me the fuck out this shithole was the longest few hours of my life. The fuckers wouldn't even let me call anybody to tell them, the guards had called for me so I didn't even get the chance to hear my angels voice when she found out I was coming home for good. The thought of my Bella being only a short distance away from me was making me more nervous and more excited at the same time. If the guard didn't come to let me out soon I would have fucking clawed my way out of here.
Within the next ten minuets I heard the jingle of a guards keys which made me shoot to my feet. I was literally clinging to the bars as he stopped in front of me.
"Aright Cullen, come with me" He said.
He took his time with the keys which made me think he only did it on purpose to fucking piss me off. When the cell was open I restrained myself from running and casually walked with the guard up the hallway. He opened the electronic gate and we walked down yet another hallway and through yet another gate until we were at the holding area by the entrance.
"Inmate number 103398" The guard said to the other guard behind the desk before leaving.
The guard behind the desk walked in the office in the back and disappeared
"So what does this mean now for the residents here in Vancouver" A news reporter asked.
I couldn't help but look up toward the TV that was bolted to the wall above me.
"Well Diane we all know what we have had to deal with, this issue regarding violent gang activity in the past and the only way we can break this pattern of violence and destruction is to educate this youngsters. That way they can learn to build and reconnect with society once again" A blonde man with piercing blue eyes answered her.
"So what makes this school in this free fire zone different to the previous one in Forks?" the reporter asked.
"We have a brilliant school, amazing new teaching staff and this school will be fitted with extra fire alarms" He laughed then she laughed with him.
"Well thank you once again. I'm Diane Williams here with Mr Carlisle Langford reporting live from Vancouver"
Langford, I heard that name but...
"Oh my fucking god!" I shouted out.
His name just flooded back to me and I felt like I just got punched right in the face. I'm sure that was the same Mr Langford that was head chairman for Megatech. If that was true then that news report only made my thoughts more real. That fucker has opened another school!
"Is something wrong?" The guard asked pulling me out of thought.
"No"
"Sign here" He said placing a clear bag down in front of me.
I signed the paper and received my things then I quickly ran to the changing room and changed into my clothes. What the fuck was I going to to now? That fucker has opened another school and more than likely filled it with more fucking robots. Just when I thought that my life was going to become something worth actually having that fucker has to go and mess everthing up. I growled in frustration and I had to sit down for a minuet to sort out my thoughts which ended up with me having a full blown arguement with myself in my head, it was like I had two Edwards inside of me.
I knew what was happening but I couldnt do shit all about it. Should I tell the others? Definetly not! I needed to do something about it. You cant do anything about it. But what if they come back for me and Bella? Bryans, Harding and Conner's are dead so they can't and besides Megatech doesn't even know that you were involved. I can't just sit back and do nothing while innocent people die. Stay out of it Edward this is not your fight. I told myself. I huffed and threw my uniform into the laundry basket. I stood up and headed back out towards the holding area then I followed a guard out the main entrance and outside.
"Good luck Cullen" He said.
Funny thing was he said that to me the last time I walked through these gates and look what happened. I took in the fresh air around me to clear my thoughts before the huge gate slid open and revealed my freedom.
"Edward!"
I looked around the parking lot in the direction of the culprit who called my name and my legs just took off running. Bella ran towards me and already my face mirrored hers with a huge grin. She jumped wrapping her legs around my waist as I crashed into her. I wrapped my hands around her and spun her around then I inhaled deeply letting her strawberry scent swirl up my nose and engulf all my senses.
There was no need for words so instead my lips found hers and I kissed her with urgency. The fire ignited in my mouth which sent shockwaves through my body. I have never wanted her so much in my life as I do right now. We pulled back for much needed air but Bella continued to plant sharp, hard kisses all over my face and down my neck. I growled in excitement which only made me want her more.
"When your quiet finished" A familiar voice teased.
Bella stopped kissing me and I followed her gaze to Jim, Jasper and a girl I've never seen before. She was short and very petite with short jet black hair that shot out into every direction. Bella slid down my body placing her feet firmly on the floor but I kept her close to me not wanted to lose contact just yet.
"Hey bro" I grinned.
I wrapped one arm around his shoulder and patted his back as he returned it.
"How you been holding up?" I asked.
"Not too bad" He admitted "Edward this is Alice"
"So you're the reason why Jasper has being acting weird like telling me he loves me and shit" I smirked and she blushed.
"Cut it out man" Jasper scolded me.
"I'm sorry it's a pleasure to meet you" I said shaking her tiny hand.
"Pleasures all mine" She replied in a high pitched musical voice.
"Alright that's quite enough" Jasper said shooing my hand away from hers.
"Jealous much" I laughed.
Alice giggled and gave Jasper a loving but cheeky.
"What you laughing at?" Jasper smiled scooping her up in his arms.
She squealed in his arms as he began walking away with her. I held my hand out for Jim who was stood patiently waiting.
"I can't thank you enough for all you help" I said shaking his hand.
"Edward I said before there's no need to thank me and besides Bella keeps Fern off my back" he laughed letting my hand go.
"Still thank you for everything" I replied.
"Well we were going to go to Emmett's memorial plot. Would you like to come with us" He asked.
"You guys made him a memorial plot?"
"Of course Emmett's a hero, he saved us along with you"
"We all did our part" I smiled.
We began walking back to Jim's car. I pulled Bella along with me planting soft kisses of her forehead.
"So you're a free man now Edward so tell us what do you want to do?"Jasper asked.
I hadn't really given it much thought before. I was free from prison, free from the gang and free from Forks so that left a whole new world of opportunities for me, my life was now limitless.
"I have no idea" I smiled.
"Ok where do you want to go?" Jasper rephrased the question.
"Anywhere but Vancouver" I replied.
"Why what's in Vancouver" Bella asked.
It was in this moment that I decided not to tell them about my new discovery or at least let them find out themselves. I didn't want to ruin a perfect start to a new beginning.
"Nothing love"
"So where do you feel like going?" Bella asked.
"We could go to Phoenix, I heard its quiet nice this time of year" I replied.
I remembered the promise I made to myself about helping Bella find her mother that apparently abandoned her. I knew deep down that Bella never really believed her father's lies so maybe now we could actually figure out the truth together because let's face it, were so good at that.
My mood suddenly changed to rage but I hid it from Bella as I thought about my other promise I made to myself. Even though Bella never gave me details about her so called ex friend that made the biggest mistake of his life putting his hands on her I would find them out regardless and that fucker would be getting a visit from either me or somebody else who will teach a man how to treat and respect a lady. Until that day came though I wanted to just be happy with her and enjoy my first real taste of freedom.
"Is everything alright" She asked.
I took a moment to seriously think about her question. I knew in reality that everything was not alright because now I knew that there was another school reopened in another free fire zone therefore more people would be dying at the hands of killing machines but there was nothing I could do to stop it and nothing I could do to prove it.
"Perfect" I smiled before placing a kiss onto her lips.
The only thing I could do was send word out to the gangs in Vancouver so at least then they could be prepared for what was coming. I had fought my fight and won but lost enough in the process of doing so. My fight and war was over but theirs had just begun...
THE END
