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Chapter Fifty-Seven

"Holy shit! What the fuck, lady?" I heard Emmett yell and Renee immediately removed her grip on my hair.

I winced and, although she had already let go, I frantically scooted to the other end of the bathtub.

Emmett stepped into the bathroom and stared in shock. "You should probably back away right the fuck now," he snapped.

Renee didn't speak; didn't move; didn't react at all.

"Fucking hell," Emmett muttered to himself and carefully stepped past Renee to stand between the two of us. "Shit. She did this to you?" Emmett asked as he stared down at me, reaching out a hand to help me out of the tub.

Renee turned her head and focused on my terrified expression.

"Baby," she blurted out before a terrible sob escaped from her. "Bella. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry," she chanted over and over again.

I covered my ears and shook my head as Emmett kept his protective stance between us.

Renee stepped closer and held out her arms, still repeating her words. Emmett threw an arm between us.

"We're so fucking out of here," he declared and lightly grabbed my arm, letting me exit the bathroom before he did.

Renee dropped to her knees and began sobbing.

"Wait," I said with a hoarse voice. "What if she tries to hurt herself?"

"Bella!" Emmett screamed in my face. "Edward said you'd do this."

I covered my mouth to hold back my own sobs.

"Did she hurt you?" he yelled again before giving my body a once-over. I nodded weakly and tried to ignore Renee's crying. "Then we're fucking calling the po-po."

Renee's sobs grew louder despite the further away we were.

Emmett pulled out his phone before we made it to the front door. "Either you make the call or I will."

I stared at the phone in his hand and wiped my cheeks with the back of my hand.

"You're going to hate yourself if you do it and you're going to hate yourself if you don't," he explained and I became dizzy.

"Okay," I rasped, grabbing the phone.

Through blurry vision, I dialed 911.

"I need to report an assault."

Emmett held me as I cried in his car until the police arrived.

A/N: Another update later. I didn't want to keep y'all waiting any longer to find out who "the voice" was. Thanks for reading.