And it hurts like hell
To be torn apart
And it hurts like hell
To be thrown around

We were born to be together
Torn apart
Torn apart
We were born to be together
Torn apart
Torn apart

Chapter 3: Torn Apart

Bella POV:

"So what's it like being a wolf?"

"Um, I don't know I guess. Well it's fun with the whole freedom of it all, but a little scary with the inner animal stuff. Sometimes I'm worried I might lose control or something."

Freedom was far from where I was right now. I was fading in and out during the time they left me alone, which was surprisingly a lot. They haven't fed me in any sort of way, not even blood. It's making me feel a bit uneasy of their intentions. But without any form of sustenance, I really don't have the energy to critically think about it.

My days were spent worrying about what I had left back home, three people in particular. My main concern was Zoey. Did she make it through alright? Is she alive? Then piggybacking off of that, if she wasn't, was Liam ok? I know I would never recover if I lost my mate. Would he turn off his humanity? I would. If anything were to happen to Alice, I wouldn't want to care anymore.

Alice. The person I thought of the most. I wish I had just a few moments with her before I left. But no, she was unconscious when I had to leave her. Did she hate me? Could she ever forgive me for what I did? I hope so. God I miss her. She's the only thing getting me through this.

"Alright 173952, how is our little trouble maker today?" I strained to look up at Felix entering my cell. He smiled at my obviously decaying body and motioned for someone else to come in. That someone else would be Aro.

"There's my girl!" He exclaimed happily and sat down next to me. "I'm sure by now you're wondering what our plan is here. Well it's quite simple really. That pesky little dog of yours refuses to make you the soulless machine we want. You are useless in other words. So, to solve our dilemma, we're going to starve that animal out of you. Soon you will die of starvation, and then our process will be on the repeat. Eventually the process will become faster and faster, because your body can't recover over and over again so many times, and one of two things will happen. Either that annoying wolf of yours will give up and give us the real monster, or you'll die. Both outcomes are desired." I sat there in silence, disgusted by the plan. How could someone think of something this twisted? Aro stood up, an evil grin plastered on his face. "And now that you have no energy to fight back, I can do this." He bent down and grabbed my ring finger. I snapped.

"NO!" I felt my other arm break with the force of me trying to fight Aro off. I could not let him get my ring. Not only was it greatly sentimental, but it had Alice's name etched into it. He would know how to get to me. He would go after her. Aro was obviously surprised with the amount of fight I had left in me, and called Felix over to help with the struggle. Eventually they won, Aro took the ring away from me as Felix held his grip on my neck.

"I'm afraid this ring is just giving you too much hope. And we won't have any of that in here." Destroy it. Please destroy it. I rather have him turn it into dust in front of me, than to find out it's Alice he wants. "Felix, go get Caius to take care of this animal. I'll check on you later my dear." He turned and walked away with my ring still intact in his hand. Fuck! I honestly didn't care about Caius coming in now, not when the fate of my mate was literally in Aro's hands.

"Back already 173952? When will we learn?"

"Mmmmm… We should go on vacation more often." Alice snuggled further into my chest and it rumbled happily at the closeness. The calming sound of waves outside was lulling me into a peaceful state. "I don't think I've ever seen you this relaxed before."

"That would be from you, not the vacation." She giggled and played with the chain on my neck.

"You are so damn corny around me." We laid there listening to the ocean until my stomach interrupted the tranquility. Alice chuckled and got up from her position on me. "Come on. I'll make you some lunch."

I groaned in annoyance when someone slammed a door down the hall, waking me up from my wonderful dream. Damn. I was so hungry. Even Alice's first attempts at cooking sounded good right now.

I've been here for at least a couple weeks now. I've died several times, and Aro was right, it did get faster and worse every time. My body wasn't healing as it normally did, I felt more human than I ever have. My senses were weakening a great deal with every second. My dreams and nightmares were slowly meshing into real life, and hallucinations were just a normal part of my day.

Aro hasn't said anything about finding Alice's name on my ring yet, so I'm hoping he threw it away somewhere without looking too hard. But I still missed it being on my finger. I felt like I was doing something wrong with it being gone. The world wasn't fair. We didn't even have a month together married before we were torn apart. It was just plain cruel.

Speaking of cruel things, Aro decided to come in and check on me again. He was doing this with more frequency lately. Probably waiting for a sign that my mind or body was finally giving up. Well my body definitely was. But my mind was still kicking hard, or at least trying to.

"Why don't you just give up already 173952? It will make everyone's lives so much easier."

"No thanks." I croaked out extremely weakly. He let out an annoyed puff of air and rolled his eyes.

"Of course. What else did I expect from you?" He knelt down to tighten my chains and then left me to decay in my rotting cell. Once he was gone, my usual hallucination of Alice rejoined my presence. Never saying anything, just keeping me company.

"I don't know how much longer I can take baby. I'm trying for you, but it's getting tougher every day. I need you Al."

Liam POV:

"Jesus I can't do this anymore! How the fuck did Bella do all this shit?" I yelled at Colt, completely frustrated. Now that Bella was gone, I was in charge of all the jobs she used to do. It was one thing to get a few of them when she left for vacation, but another to get them semi permanently. I'm actually surprised I haven't torn out half my hair at this point.

"Just take a deep breath Liam. Stay calm. Being a leader doesn't come easy." I sighed and ran my hands over my face again. God I needed Bella. "Look, the sooner we find her the better."

"What are we missing? We've checked any suspicious death reports and there are none! Which means either Bella isn't biting, quite literally, or the Volturi have suddenly become experts at hiding bodies. My money is on the former, but I don't know what to do Colt." He sat down as I vented, looking just as rugged as I'm sure I did right now.

"It's been too long. I'm worried about her. I thought we would have gotten her within the first week."

"I know. Me too." I sighed, thinking about my best friend. It had been four weeks, and a horrible four weeks at that. Alice's confident demener had faded within the first week, now she rarely came out of her room and back into reality. I would do the same, but I have a girlfriend who is on the brink of a mental breakdown. Zoey still blames herself for Bella's capture, even though we've all told her it's not her fault. So bringing Bella home was a necessity for many reasons at this point.

"What are you thinking?" I hadn't realized I had been quiet for so long.

"I don't know. I'm frustrated as hell! And I'm sure Bella is. We made a promise to each other that we would always find the other if the worst happened. And here I am, not following through."

"You're doing all you can Liam. We all are. The Volturi must have been perfecting this plan for a while." He gave me a fatherly pat on the shoulder and left my office so I could get back to work. I combed through all my notes again, looking for any clue, anything I may have missed before. All the while I prayed in the back of my mind.

"You wouldn't ever turn off your humanity would you?" Bella turned to ask me as we sat at another party. The nomadic life wasn't as satisfying as it sounded.

"I don't know. Probably not. Well maybe. If I had lost all hope or something. Or if I was in so much pain that I was worried my mind would never recover if I didn't turn it off. What about you?"

"Same I guess." We sat in silence while people around us continued to drink. "I just hope it never comes to that. Would you promise me something?"

"Shit yeah. Anything."

"Promise me that if I ever turn it off, you'll bring me back. Can you do that for me?" I stared at her, I hadn't seen her face that serious since we were held captive.

"Of course Bella. As long as you promise the same for me?"

"Promise."

I prayed Bella wasn't tempted to turn off her humanity right now. The lack of a large amount of deaths told me she was still holding strong right now. But how much longer could that last? She always tries so hard for everyone else, she doesn't think about herself and the effect things have on her. That's how she got in this situation in the first place. Of course she was saving my mate, so I had no room to complain or get mad at her for it.

I worried about Alice's sanity too. All she did was sit in her fantasy day dreams of Bella all day long. She was also frustrated by her lack of helpfulness. Alice had tried to watch Aro's or Caius' futures, but they were with Bella so it was a failed attempt. She had almost given up, I'm sure of it. And if she was almost done, I feared about Bella's state of mind.

I'd bring her back. Either physically or mentally, whatever she needed. She made a promise, and so did I.

A/N: Huge shout out to everyone who has reviewed, favorited, and followed! I woke up extremely happy this morning from it all. Like I said, this sequel will be much darker than the first one. You got a little taster of it this chapter, but things will pick up soon. Again, thank you all for reading and staying with me! I don't know what I'd do without you :)