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Aro's P.O.V
"Order!" I yelled as I stood up from my throne causing a shocked silence to fall over the room.
"Now that everyone is finally quiet, we can start the trial for the Cullen coven. They are charged with exposing our secret to a human and then leaving said human alive and unchanged. They are also charged with killing one half of a mated pair without taking care of the other half."
There were a couple of hisses coming from the guard after I was done explaining the charges.
"Now we will call forth our witnesses, starting with Bella. Now Bella, can please tell us your story. I know it is hard for you, but rest assured that no one here will hurt you!."
She looked at me and nodded. I looked around and saw the grim looks on the Cullens faces and I knew that they knew their fate had been sealed.
Bella took a deep breath, centering herself before she started to tell her story. Jasper and Peter held her hands, supporting her like only a mate could. I heard everyone hiss when she got to the point in her story where Edward left her in the woods, the words he said to break her spirit angering everyone, but not as much as the fact that Victoria, out for revenge found her and kidnapped her. After she told everyone the torture she had endured for days, I could see my guard watching her with awe and respect. A normal human wouldn't have survived and if they did they would've been insane by the end of such and ordeal.
"Thank you, Bella. Now I have got questions for the you, Cullens." I said as I got up from my throne, pacing back and forth as it helps me think.
As I started the questioning, I noticed everyone looking at them with black eyes, filled with anger and hate. "Now Edward, did you know that Victoria was there in the woods when you broke this poor girls heart?" Ii asked as I sat back down, looking him straight in the eye.
He stood there looking guilty. He sighed, saying, "Yes I knew she was there. I heard her thoughts, but she was just focused on killing Bella, I didn't hear anything about torture."
I heard Bella gasp and let out an intimidating growl for a human, yelling at Edward, "How could you do that to me and my father?"
He looked her straight in the eyes before saying, "Because I knew you weren't my mate, but I wasn't going to allow that monster to have you either!"
Everyone but the Cullens looked stunned.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU KNEW I WASN'T YOUR MATE, YOU FUCKING VIRGIN ASSHOLE?" Bella yelled at him and I heard some of the guard laugh at her remark.
I sighed before asking, "Did your family know about this Edward?"
He nodded, saying, "Yes they did, except for Emmett, because he would have told her."
I heard a vicious growl and when I looked up I saw both the Major and his SIC looking ready to tear every member of that coven, limb from limb.
The Major growled out, "YOU MEAN THAT YOU GUYS LET HIM PLAY WITH HER FUCKING EMOTIONS LIKE A FUCKING PET. YOU GUYS AREN'T VAMPIRES, YOU ARE FUCKIN' MONSTERS!"
I stood up and walked to him slowly before putting my hand on his shoulder before saying, "Soon, my son! Soon you can have revenge for your mate." He nodded reluctantly and stood down.
"Now Carlisle, why did you let him do that to her?" I asked him, confused as he was always to more humane one of our race.
He just looked at me blankly before saying, "Because she's just a human. A pet like all humans should be."
I looked at him stunned! Growling I grabbed his hand to see what he was hiding. I close my eyes as I watch his memories before I through his hand away from me in disgust. He looked at me and smiled smugly and I had to stop myself from wiping that smile off of his face.
"How could you do that to all those girls? Not even the cruelest of our race would do something like that!"
He just shrugged his shoulders, smiling that infuriatingly smug smile before saying, "Because no one can stop us!"
Carlisle's P.O.V
I knew we were fucked after Aro had seen what I did and what I allowed my family to do and when he asked me why I just shrugged my shoulders and smiling I said that no one could stop us. As I looked at him I seen a gleam appear in his eyes and for once I was scared.
I looked over to the Major and his SIC and what I saw caused a shiver to run down my spine. The look on their faces told me to be scared for me and for my family.
I looked at my family and smiled reassuringly as i asked Alice silently, using her gift, "Can you see anything yet?"
She shook her head no and we heard someone laughing. I looked up only to see Bella laughing at us before she said, "Alice won't be able to see anything until i decide to let her."
I looked at her confused before I sneered at her, "How can a lowly human like you stop a vampire's power?"
Everyone laughed at me when she said, "Well, let's see... When I was being tortured some of the venom stayed in my system causing me to developed my power. It stops all vampire powers from working on or around me. I am a shield you prick, so take that!"
I looked at my family to see stunned looks on their faces. We never even suspected or we would've kept Bella for ourselves...
