AN: Hey guys, I'm so sorry for not updating in a while. I had a little bit of writers block and I was reading 'The Host', that and personal issues… I want to thank you all for all of your support and feedback and compliments, it really means a lot!

This one is for Drish.

Last chapter

After Alice had left me, I crawled beneath the soft covers of the double bed and quietly began to sob. I was away from Victoria and I hoped it would stay that way. I smiled at the new feeling I felt, Freedom and I was free, at least for now…

B POV

I sat in the passenger seat of Carlisle's Mercedes heading towards Forks hospital. Breakfast had been awkward, nobody was sure what to say and after many attempts at starting a conversation, Edward had given up. I understood that it must have been uncomfortable for them to have a stranger in their home, let alone one that had been abused. Yet I couldn't help but feel relieved when Edward and the others, aside from Carlisle and Esme, had piled into Edward's Volvo for school.

We pulled into the hospitals car park.

"Are you ready Bella?" Carlisle asked me gently. I took a deep breath and nodded slowly. We got out of the car and headed up to the entrance.

-xXx-

"Well Bella, there doesn't seem to be any permanent damage from these recent wounds. Your face is only bruised and swollen and that will go down and your ribs should heal, two of them are broken while the others are bruised, so they will take longer." Carlisle informed me. I nodded and he smiled at me.

"Come on, I'll drive you back while I'm on my lunch break." He said, holding out his arm to help me down. I grasped it and slowly stepped down from the bed.

The ride back to the Cullens was filled with mostly the sounds of the 60's coming from Carlisle's stereo. We pulled into their driveway and I froze. Parked in the driveway was a police cruiser. I glared over at Carlisle.

"I'm sorry Bella, but we had to."

"But, but I can't. I can't."

"Bella you have to, your stepmother must be punished for what she did to you." He said as he slowly came around to my door, he opened it, undid my seatbelt and gently pulled me from my seat. To shocked to care, I followed him up the drive and to the front door. He turned to me,

"Bella, I know you're scared, but you will be fine." He squeezed my hand reassuringly. I nodded and he reached to open the door.

Inside two police officers sat on one couch, one male the other female. Esme sat across from them. When I entered, she went to stand as if to come towards us, then thought better and stayed where she was.

"Hello Bella, I'm Officer Banks and this is Officer Dillion." The male officer said, gesturing between himself and the female officer. Carlisle led me to the armchair next to Esme and gestured at me to sit down, so I did.

"Now Bella, Esme has already filled us in on the situation, but we have a few questions for you. Is that ok?" Officer Dillion asked me. Well I had already given Victoria enough reason to kill me, why not finish the job probably. I nodded.

"Has your stepmother ever hurt you Bella?" Officer Banks asked me.

"Yes." I breathed.

"How often?" Officer Dillion asked.

"Pretty much everyday." I whispered again, I felt Carlisle reach out and squeeze my hand gently.

"And when was the last time?" Officer Banks asked.

"Last night."

"Has she ever done anything else to you Bella?" Officer Dillion asked me. I looked at my feet.

"When I didn't finish one of her chores on time she would punish me by not feeding me, and once she let…" a sob caught in my throat causing me to choke. I coughed and continued.

"Once she let one of her male 'friends' touch me…" I finished in a whisper. Carlisle's grip on my hand tightened and Esme reached up to place a hand on my shoulder.

What exactly did he do Bella?" Officer Banks asked.

"He touched me all over and ki-kissed me and he made me touch him." I sobbed, disgusted by the memory.

"When did this happen Bella?" Officer Dillion asked.

"About two months ago." I whispered.

"Has anything happened since?"

"No, but Victoria and one of her friends use to joke about 'whoring' me out, they were arranging for me to meet one of her 'friends' in the next couple of weeks."

"Ok thank you Bella, we'll be in touch." They stood and Carlisle went to see them out. Esme reached out for my hand.

"It's ok Bella, you're safe here." She promised, I tried to smile at her through the quiet stream of tears I now had running down my face. I hoped she was right; after all, I had just signed my own death warrant.

AN: Chapter nine! Luckily having never been in this situation I'm not sure what type of questions the police would ask in this situation, I only hope I did a good enough job to make it seem realistic enough for you to enjoy it. I shall try to have the next chapter up soon. Thank you for reading, please review!