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Chapter 37

I'm out the door as soon as we pull up at my parents' house.

"Dad!" I yell as I carry Bella into the house. "Dad!" I yell again, hearing a sob come out with his name.

"Edward," my mom calls, but as soon as she sees Bella unconscious in my arms, she gasps. "What happened?" she cries out as she follows me upstairs to my old bedroom.

"We were attacked," I say simply.

"Mom, call Emmett and Alice and get them here now."

My mom nods at me and moves out of the room as my father walks in.

"Edward, maybe you should step outside?"

I shake my head at him and he sighs.

"I may have to pull some big strings to find out what's wrong with her. I need to know so I can treat her."

I just nod and watch as my father starts to look her over. I don't move from the room, not even when Alice and Emmett arrive.

"Why is she not waking up?" I ask knowing I'm about to completely lose my shit.

"Not sure, Edward, she may be better off at the hospital. Get her changed and I'll go call in some favors."

I grab an old t-shirt of mine and start to strip Bella. "Baby, please, I need you to wake up, even if it's to yell at me ... Please," I sob out as soon as she's cleaned up and redressed. I kiss her head as I get up and head down to see if my men got me more information on what the hell happened.

"It was the Dwelling family," Emmett says as I walk into the living room.

I rub my face having thought it was them. I'm just unsure of why they would come for me. "Is Bella okay?" Alice asks, and I look at her seeing she looks more upset than what I thought she would have been.

"Not sure yet; what did you tell Jasper?"

"Nothing. He ran out on me before Mom called."

I give her my look to say what.

"Some ex-girlfriend Maria called, and he dumped me and left without even saying goodbye."

I sigh knowing I need to put that to the side for the moment.

There's a knock on the door, and I pull my gun out as I head to it. I look around seeing Emmett and Dad are standing in front of Alice, Rose and Mom

I look out the peep hole stunned to see Jake standing there.

"Jake?" I ask as I open the door.

"Hi, sugar daddy; where's Bella?" he asks walking in.

"Err," I stutter.

"Mike called me when he couldn't get a hold of Charlie. He told me you were part of the Mafia, and there was a shootout. He said Princess B was hurt; so I'll ask you again, where is she?"

"She's in my room," I say not even denying what he just said.

"She had a bang to the head, and she's still not coming around," I carry on, taking him up to my room, as my dad follows us.

"Fuck," Jake says as I open the door, "how long has she been out for?"

"Almost an hour," I'm able to get out before my dad talks.

"It would help if we knew what was wrong with her?" My dad says more like he's asking as he looks at Jake.

"What?" Jake asks taking his eyes off of Bella.

"I know she's sick, and she has less than two years; we just don't know what it is," I say softly moving toward Bella and Jake.

"Wow ..." I hear Bella's soft voice as her eyes start to flutter open.

"Sweetheart?" I say as a tear runs down my face.

"Where do you hurt, Bella," my dad asks as Jake gives him room to get to Bella.

"My head hurts, like a bitch," Bella says looking at me with hurt in her eyes.

"I'm sorry," I get out as my bedroom door opens.

"Aro is on his way; he'll be here in five minutes," Emmett says and I rub my face.

I really fucking do not need this right fucking now.

"Let me deal with Aro, and then I will explain everything to both of you," I say in a pleading tone to Jake and Bella.

The angry look on Bella's face tells me she may walk out on me right now.

"You have to stay until Aro has left. I don't want him to hurt you," I beg, moving to her and kissing her head. I'm so glad she doesn't pull away from me.

I walk down the stairs and see everyone seems to be on edge.

"Did he say what he wanted?" I ask as I look over my gun, making sure it has a full round in it.

"No – just that he would be here in five minutes."

I open my mouth to speak, but stop when I hear movement behind me. I turn to see Jake and Bella walking into the room.

"You need to be upstairs, please," I beg.

"No," Bella says sounding like she's in pain.

"How are you, dear?" My mom asks moving to her.

"Upset. I just found out that someone I trusted has been lying to me for months, and getting other people that I consider family to lie to me, too."

I close my eyes hearing the clear pain in Bella's voice over what I've done.

Before I can respond, the doorbell sounds.

I glance around the room seeing that everyone looks worried, but my mom who's looking at me with sympathy.

I move to the front door putting a fake smile on my face as I open it.

"Aro," I say letting him and his guards in. I walk in front of him all the way to the living room and move to Bella's side right away.

"Aro, this is my girlfriend Bella, and my good friend Jake. Jake, Bella, this is Aro," I say as Bella glares at him.

"Baby, I know I hurt you and lied to you but ... please," I whisper in her ear knowing Aro will not take kindly to her glaring at him and I'm already on a thin line.

"What?" Bella asks turning to me. "You think when I replied to your mom, I was talking about you?"

I frown looking at her, not understanding what she means. Who else could she possibly be mad at but me; I didn't tell her the truth about me.

"Let me try this," she says turning from me. "Edward Cullen, sometimes Masen, and family, this is Aro," I don't think anyone misses the snide tone in Bella's voice.

I wrap my arm around her ready to pull her behind me if I need to.

"Aro here, is a lying fucker, otherwise known as grandpa."

I feel my mouth open as she says grandpa.

"Edgaro, grandpa, this is Edward Cullen sometimes Masen, and his family, but you knew that, didn't you?"

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