Author's Note: Happy Veteran's day everyone. My respect goes out to all of you who have fought for your country, regardless of country you are from. Many of you have had great losses and my heart truly goes out to each one of you. Thank you for your bravery and sacrifice.

I want to apologize for my typing. I recently acquired a keyboard that hooks up to my phone. It is a major help with writing my chapters. The negative part is how it keeps double spacing. I have not figured out how to fix it. I greatly apologize for the annoyance. If I miss any of the double spaces, please do not hold it against me. Have a great weekend everyone!

Aro's POV

My lifeless heart awakened with pure terror. I could not lose her! Without her, my life would be meaningless. Regret filled my every thought. I should have been more prepared! Why had I not brought reinforcements? I figured that Jane would be by my side in an instant. How could I be so ignorant?

My legs carried me faster than I have ever ran to our room. The pain in my arm was nothing compared to the pain in my heart. I told her that she would be protected here. Now, because of my own stupidity, she was in danger. My world was crashing down around me.

As I reached the door, I slowed down. The door was open a crack and my heart sank. As I pushed the door open, my eyes registered everything before me.

Edward's POV

Hate surged through my veins as I ran towards the sound and smell of Bella. All the time and love I had dedicated to her, for what? She would be a demon as I am. I refused to accept this as her fate!

She was my mate, not his! How could he ever think he had the right to touch my mate? He sunk his putrid teeth into MY BELLA! I saw his thoughts earlier as he relished in her blood and beauty. What a sick, sadistic creature!

I followed her scent quickly and reached the door. I opened the door slowly and saw her sleeping form. I could smell the venom seeping through her pores. I didn't have long to kill her. Once the venom took over, she would be one of us.

I went to her bedside and lifted her sleeping form. Memories of us together passed through my mind. Some part of me ached to have her back, but most of me was filled with rage. How could she do this to me?

I held her body close to my chest and kissed her forehead once.

"I'm sorry Isabella, I really do love you. You should have just done what was best. "

I touched her hair softly and bowed my head over her. I could hear her heart weakly beating. It would not take much for me to end her life. I needed to do this before someone discovered me and tried to stop me.

Just then, I heard Aro's thoughts. A wicked smiled crossed my face. This was the one part that I would enjoy more than anything. He would get to witness her death and I could hear every one of his thoughts as he watched.

I tilted her neck in my arms. The angle was sharp enough that it would cause pain, but not kill her. This way, there was no way that he could stop me from killing her. The door slowly crept open and I heard all of his pain within his thoughts.

At that very moment, I quickly snapped her neck beyond repair. Aro screamed and dropped to his knees. I laughed as his thoughts filled with the most agony I had ever heard. Memories of all of their time together flashed through his mind.

The smell of blood beneath her skin filled my senses. The color of her skin began to change as her heart began to fade. Her heart beat two more times and finally completely stopped. I dropped her lifeless form on the bed. It was a shame, she would never get to live a full life.

I walked across the room and stood over Aro. His thoughts were completely consumed by pain. I almost felt bad for him before my amusement kicked in.

I laughed darkly before speaking. "You brought this on yourself Aro. She was my mate, not yours. You took from me and forced her to change. What are you going to do about it?"

I fully intended on killing him, but I wanted a fight first. I wanted to savor the kill.

Aro barely looked up into my eyes. "Kill me. I do not wish to live in a world without Isabella."

I laughed again. "Get up and fight me! You are pathetic, Aro. She is merely a human and you are a vampire. You should not be mourning her death. If anyone should be upset, it should be me. I was her mate!"

"Then how could you be heartless enough to end her life?"

"If anyone is heartless, it is you. You are a thief and you planted false thoughts into her head. She was supposed to be mine! She wanted to be a mortal and be with me. She was mine!"

I paused as I listened to his thoughts.

"Are you going to fight or not?"

He shook his head slowly. "Without her, my life is meaningless. She was the only light within this darkness of an existence. I am nothing without her."

"You call yourself the leader of the Volturi, you are pathetic!"

I grabbed him by the hair on his head. Slowly, I tilted his head at an angle. He kept his eyes closed.

"Any last words?"

He opened his eyes and shock spread across his face. Confusion and excitement poured into his thoughts.

"Isabella!"