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Last chapter

Then suddenly I heard a thud in my bedroom. I walked slowly and painfully out into my room.

"Edward."

E POV

Bella stood in the doorway in nothing but a towel. After I had gotten over that fact, I noticed her face was severely bruised.

"Bella, what happened?" I asked.

"No-nothing, I ran into my door." she spoke nervously.

"Bella those bruises are not from running into a door."

"Why are you here?" she asked.

"Um, well you haven't been at school and, hey don't change the subject. What happened Bella." She sighed.

"Nothing."

"Bella please talk to me." I begged.

"It's none of your business Edward. Please leave." She said turning away from me.

"No." she slowly turned back around.

"Why?"

"Because Bella, I care about you and I don't want to see you hurt."

"You barely know me." She said softly.

"I know that, but Bella I do care about you." For a moment, we stared at each other. Then we could hear footsteps on the stairs.

"Victoria. Edward you have to get out of her." Bella panicked and came over to me.

"Victoria's the one doing this to you?" I asked her.

"Edward you have to go." She pleaded.

"Ok, but I'll be back tonight."

"Fine, just go." I nodded and quickly crawled out the window.

B POV

"So your finally awake." Victoria said when she entered my room. I nodded.

"There's a boy that keeps coming to look for you. Tonight you will ring him and tell him to stop coming over." She instructed. I nodded again.

"Good. Now put some clothes on you filthy harlot." She left the room. I slowly sunk to the floor and cried.

E POV

I sat at the dinner table trying to act normal. My every thought was on Bella. I was furious that someone could hurt such an angel.

"Edward, are you alright?" Jasper asked.

"Fine, why?"

"You been staring at your plate for the past five minutes." By now, my whole family were looking at me.

"Are you feeling sick Edward?" Esme asked looking concerned. I sighed.

"There's something I have to tell you all. It's about Bella."

"What about Bella?" Carlisle asked.

"She's being abused."

"How do you know that?"

"I went over there again today and her stepmother said Bella was out again. I didn't believe her so I kind of went in through the window…"

"You broke in. Edward!" Esme scolded me.

"So what happened?" Carlisle asked.

"Bella came into the room and her whole face was bruised. When I asked her how it happened she told me she ran into a door."

"Maybe she did." Emmett suggested.

"You didn't see the bruises Emmett. There's no way she got them from running into a door. When her stepmother was coming up the stairs she completely flipped out." Carlisle and Esme glanced at each other.

"Maybe I could go have a word with her stepmother." Carlisle suggested.

"What and give her stepmother another excuse to hurt her. Not to mention what's to stop her from lying to you?" I demanded.

"I think Edward has a point." Alice said.

"So what do you suggest I do then Edward? I could get the local police involved or child services." Carlisle said.

"Well, I kind of told her I'd be back tonight."

B POV

I had been sitting on my bed staring at the window for well over half an hour. Victoria had gone out with one of her 'friends' so I had nothing to do but dread Edwards return. I glanced at the clock 8:50. I wonder what time he meant when he said he would be back tonight. That's when I noticed his bronze hair coming over the ledge on my window. He gracefully jumped into the room and smiled over at me.

"Hey Bella." He greeted me.

"Hi."

"Listen Bella, I need you to tell me what's going on so that I can help you." He said coming over to sit next to me.

"Nothings going on Edward, I walked in the door that's it." I shrugged.

"So we're back to this are we." He sighed and ruffled his hair.

"Bella is someone hurting you? Is Victoria hurting you?" he said and gently grabbed my hands. I went back to staring at the window.

"Bella look at me please." He begged. I slowly returned my gaze to his.

"I want to help you. Please tell me what happened to you." The concern and an emotion I could not identify on his face got to me and I broke down sobbing.

"It's ok I'm here. I won't let anything hurt you." He said pulling me to his chest.

"How can you promise me that Edward."

"Victoria can't hurt you if she can't get you." He said standing up.

"What?" I asked.

"You're coming home with me."

AN: Chapter 7. I hope you like it. Please review!