Aro. My heart stuttered in my chest. I hadn't heard this voice since the war, but it wasn't the most welcoming sound. I heard Alice behind me struggling with someone. Aro had me to tight in his grip for me to turn around and see who or what it was.

"Let me go!" Alice screamed at the top of her lungs.

Then I heard a very familiar voice.

"Why would I do that when I could do this." The voice replied

I heard Alice scream and I knew immediately that Jane was here also.

"Stop! Please stop hurting her!" I screamed over Alice's screams of pain.

Immediately the screaming stopped.

"Thank you Jane." Aro said in a sickly sweet voice.

I then felt Aro begin to walk and I knew where we were going. The palace and closer to Edward. I looked at Alice, who had her hands held behind her back by Jane, and she looked like she was in so much pain. We finally reached the end of the tunnel sometime later and climbed a ladder which lead into a large room with very antique furniture and tapestry. We walked down a corridor that lead to a staircase. We walked down the stairs to a room and thrown into it. Alice was thrown onto the floor like she was a rag doll while I was thrown onto the small cot in the corner. Alice stood up and sat down next to me on the cot.

"Bella..." she trailed off.

There was a figure in a black cloak in the corner opposite the cot. Alice stood up and walked over to the figure and pulled back the hood on the cloak and gasped.

"Bella,come here!" She almost yelled in somewhat happiness.

I walked over to where her and the figure was and almost cried at looking who it was.

"Edward." I whispered.

His eyes opened and scanned the entire room before looking at Alice and I. He jumped up as fast as her could and swept me up in his arms.

"Bella, I've missed you so much." he whispered in my ear, not even caring where we were.

I was so happy to be back in his arms. I never wanted him to let go. Alice just looked on as if we were back at home. As long as we were together, everything was going to be okay. Thats how I felt anyway.

Edwards P.O.V

I was sitting in the room that I had been forced into. My plan to escape didn't work out as planned. My plan was as I was hunting to escape from Felix. There weren't many animals close by, especially in Volterra. Felix wasn't exactly what you call bright. As I was hunting, with Felix right on my tail, I tried to run, but Felix caught me. So now here I am. In this cold dark room by myself in a black cloak sitting in a corner, with my eyes closed. I heard feet shuffling down the corridor and the door open. I could smell Jane and Aro through the now open door. I could also smell two very familiar smells. One of cosmetics and such and one of freesha. I could of swore Bella was in the same room, but then again it could be in questioning of my sanity without her. I heard whispering and felt someone come up behind me and pull off my hood. I really didn't care anymore. Without my angel I was nothing. I heard a gasp and more whispering. Then I heard the most wonderful sound in the entire world.

"Edward." I heard the angels voice whisper.

My eyes opened and scanned the room quickly before falling upon the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. Alice and Bella. My love and my life. I jumped up as quickly as I could and swept her up in my arms. I didn't care where we were, just the fact that I was holding her and she was really here was the most I could ask for. I just now worried for her safety. I put her down and looked at her with more worry then anger.

"Edward, whats wrong?" she asked afraid of why I was looking at her like that.

"Nothing love, but we have to find a way out" I replied.

"Edward... we can get out that door you realize?" Alice chirped in.\

I smiled sheepishly and walked toward the door, ripping it off its hinges and looked both ways out the door before stepping out into the dimly lit hallway holding Bella's hand an signaling that it was safe for Alice to come out too.

Alice P.O.V

What was he doing in this horrid room? Wasn't he apart of the Volturi? So many questions to ask, but no time to ask them. We walked down the corridor that we had been through less then five minutes ago. We climbed back up the staircase to be quiet. Bella was on Edwards back at this point because her clumsiness would give us away. We listened intently to see if anyone was near enough to hear us. When we thought it was safe enough we went all the way upstairs and hid behind a big tapestry hanging on a nearby wall. I peeked out from behind it and shook my hand in a gesture for them to follow me.

Bella P.O.V

Edward, with me on his back, followed Alice from behind the tapestry and ducked behind an unused desk. I don't see why they couldn't just speed out of here. Alice had stopped moving and had gone into her trance. Edward sat next to her and read her mind. I knew he was, he was always curious to what her visions were. Alice soon came out of her trance with the same horrid look she had been having every time she had a vision. Edward looked as if he wanted to cry. I wish someone would tell me what was going on.

"Well well well... Look what we have here. A few escapees." Jake had appeared out of no where and was looking down at us. ed murderous. This was one of those very few times that I was afraid of him, really truly afraid. I climbed off of Edwards back and looked at Jake. Edward growled and a few vampires that I hadn't met and Jane showed up.

"Jake? What are you doing here?" I asked really confused and scared at the same time.

"Well Bella, I figured if I couldn't have you no one could." He replied in a sick twisted tone while a smirk emerged upon his face.

I started to cry. My best friend or rather the person I had thought was my best friend had betrayed me. Alice gave Jane and Jake a disgusted look and started to growl, not as loud as Edward, but I had never heard her so angry. Edward looked murderous. This was one of those very few times that I was afraid of him, really truly afraid. His eyes were darker then I had ever seen. I was standing behind Edward, but peeking over his shoulder and I could see his eyes flicker between Jake and me quickly. He was making sure I was okay.

"Jake! How could you betray me like that? I'm sorry that you fell in love with me, but you always knew how I felt about Edward. Even from the beginning. Jacob Black, you are nothing, but a backstabbing, lying, and least caring person I have ever met!" I practically screamed at him.

He looked pained and angry. I could see he was trying to control himself, he roughly grabbed my arm and pulled me toward him. Edward lost it and was ready to attack, but he was held back by the three other vampires who had followed Jane and Jake over to us.

He whispered in my ear so low that I doubt that the other vampires could hear him,

"I'm not helping them... I came to help you rescue you bloodsucker. I gave you guys away so that I could be trusted. Were getting out of here now."

I tried to suppress a smile. I knew Jake was too good of a friend to turn his back on me. I was guessing Edward had read his mind because he looked at Jake with a look of gratitude that I've never seen him give Jake before.

"I'm sorry" I whispered back before pulling my arm away.

As soon as I ran back over to Alice and into Edward's arms, Jake phased and there before us stood that big russet wolf I could always depend on, after Edward of course. Jane looked at Jake, but her eyes then widened to relize that her power didn't work on Jake when he was a wolf. Just as Jake was about to pounce onto Jane, he fell to the floor with a giant thud. I couldn't believe what I saw.