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Without my beta "Forevertwilight2013" there would be so many errors and missing words. Thanks Kitty for being that good at what you do. ^_^
I loved all the reviews from Chpt. 27 and your thoughts on who you believe the mystery POV belongs to. I'm shocked that a lot of you were thinking along the same lines.
I apologize for the gap between updating this story, I'm having a serious case of writer's block with these last 3 chapters and I really hope I've done it justice. You all have been so great throughout this story with your reviews and your encouraging words. I hope you know that, that means so much to me. I came into this not knowing what to expect and definitely didn't expect to have almost 700 reviews. You guys are so amazing and without you this story would be nothing!
I haven't done one of these in a long time, but this chapter is dedicated to "Kryptotrite" for guessing exactly what Lyndsay was going to do to Bella.
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"The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present."
~ Niccolo Machiavelli ~
***WARNING...THERE WILL BE CONTENT OF A GRAPHIC NATURE IN THIS CHAPTER. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.***
Previously on SBTC…
"Am I forgiven love?"
"Yes."
"I love you Bella…always and forever."
"I love you too Edward…forever and always."
BPOV
"I still can't believe that I agreed to wear this costume. Alice, there is no way that I can pull this off. I don't have the boobs for this thing," I practically whined to Ali.
"Bella, quit putting yourself down. You have an amazing body and you should know that by now. I mean, you have guys always coming on to you and wanting to replace Edward and even when you were with Jasper, he always told you how beautiful you were. He still does from time to time," she said with a little smirk on her face.
"What was that look for? I mean, I know you can't possibly be jealous of how Jasper looks at me, considering I was his first everything," I said to her smugly.
"That may be the case indeed, but I'll be his last everything," she countered with a wink.
"Touché," I said before we both burst into giggles.
"Really Bella, you're going to look amazing and all the guys will be wanting you and all the girls will be hating on you. Edward will definitely have his hands full watching you tonight. Don't worry so much though…wait till you see Edward's costume," she said with a knowing smile.
"Alice, I'm going to kill you if you have my man on display for the whole female population of Forks High to see. His goodies are all mine, missy."
"Now you know Edward is too much of a prude to let anyone touch up on him, so you have no worries in that department. Put away those claws, catgirl, there won't be any catfights happening at Tyler's party tonight. At least not any where you're involved."
"When is Rose going to be here? She's running late isn't she," I asked Ali.
"She had to run into town to pick up some black make-up, because I thought I had some but I don't. She'll be here any minute now. At least she'll be the only one that needs to get ready."
"That's true. You look really cute in your costume. I can't wait to see the guys," I said.
"They're going to look amazing…this I know," she said with confidence.
Sure enough, ten minutes late Rose came barreling into Ali's room with a coat bag and a MAC make-up bag in hand.
"I promise I'll be ready in twenty minutes. I've already taken my shower, so I just need to get dressed and put on my make-up. While I'm putting on my make-up, Ali I'm going to need for you to straighten my hair for me," she said.
"Sure, no problem," Ali replied.
"By the way, you guys look awesome," Rose complimented.
"Thanks," Alice and I replied in unison.
Tyler party starts at eight, but we're not going to get there until nine so that we can make a grand entrance…according to Ali. We're going to and grab a bite to eat in Port Angeles and then head over to the party. Tyler's house is almost at the border of Port Angeles and Forks.
Angela and Ben are going to meet us at the restaurant for dinner. She was taking her ten-year-old twin brother's trick or treating. I'm anxious to see what her and Ben's costumes looks like. I'm sure it's something awesome because they compliment each other very well.
After Rose finished her make-up and Ali straightened her hair, she slipped into Ali's private bathroom and got dressed. My mouth damn near hit the floor when she stepped back out. She looked fucking amazing in her short booty shorts and barely there cut-off jersey top. The black smudge make-up under her eyes set the costume off perfectly. Of course, the number on her jersey was 69…perfectly fitting for the freaky couple. Surprisingly, Rose opted to pair some white, low canvas chucks with her costume instead of some freakishly high stilettos.
"Damn Rose, you're wearing sneakers. It looks good with the costume though," I told her honestly.
"Don't sound so surprised Bells, I do own a few pairs of sneakers," she said with a smile.
"Come on guys we need to go so we can make our reservation and be to the party by nine," Ali shrieked.
I did one more check in Ali's mirror to make sure everything was covered before we filed out of her room to meet the guys downstairs.
Like usual, when the guys heard us coming down the stairs they ran into the foyer to meet us. Emmett looked very buff in his football costume, sporting the same number as Rose. Jasper definitely fit the bill for his costume…the southern gentleman to Ali's southern belle costume. Finally, my eyes came to rest on the beautiful man that belongs to me and my eyes nearly bulged out of my head. Edward looked so hot in his cop costume. Of course, me being me, I had to look down to his crotch area to see if he was showing off too much…but he was perfectly secured. I'm sure he was wearing a cup. (All costumes for the group will be on my profile.)
"Damn Rosie…can we skip the party and just put the number on our jersey's to use up in my room? You look good enough to eat," he exclaimed with enthusiasm.
"No Emmett, you will not be skipping the party to do freakishly nasty things to my friend. We've spent too much time preparing for it to not be seen," Ali harrumphed.
I could see Jasper cut his eyes towards Rose's costume, but he kept his mouth shut. He knows that Rose will not take his shit, even if he's only trying to look out for his only sister.
Edward stepped up to me and took me in his arms and whispered in my ear, "Em has a point…I would love nothing more than to take you up to my room and do all kinds of wonderful things to your beautiful body. Do you know what that costume is doing to me love?" he asked in his velvety smooth, amazingly sexy voice.
"If it's anything like what your costume is doing to me, then I can definitely understand how you're feeling. That costume makes me want to lick you all over," I admitted as I grinned, catlike.
He then looked over to Ali and said, "I should be very upset with you for picking this out for my Bella…but since I'm never leaving her side tonight, I won't complain," he told her.
Ali looked at me and gave me a knowing look, as if to say, 'I told you so.'
When we arrived at the Mexican restaurant, Ang and Ben were already there sitting at the table. They were dressed as a disco couple and they looked too adorable.
"Don't you guys look cute," Rose said before I could.
I nodded my head in agreement as I reached over and gave Ang a hug. We all took our seats and began chatting about various things before we ordered our food.
"I hope there's no drama tonight," Rose said as we prepared to eat our meals.
"Well if there is, we will leave right away. Let's try not to get separated tonight if we can help it. Meaning…let's not wonder off to vacant bedrooms to get hot and freaky when we can do that at home after the party," Edward suggested.
"Aw man, what's the use in going to a party if you can't hook up with your date in an empty bedroom. Way to kill all the fun bro," Emmett said in disbelief.
"He actually has a point there Em. Tyler's parties are known for getting out of hand, so it would probably be best if we stuck close by one another or at least made sure nobody wanders off without at least one other person with them," Jasper chimed in.
"I agree, but I won't be leaving Angela's side at all tonight anyway," Ben added.
Ang looked over at Ben and gave him a warm smile before leaning in for a kiss. "You are so sweet baby," she said to him after they kissed.
"Oh my God! Get a room," I replied teasingly.
"So Bella, how have things been going with Lyndsay? Is she at least improving in Physics?" Angela asked.
"She is, actually. She's been surprisingly well behaved, regardless of what other's believe," I said while glaring at Edward and Rose.
"What was that look about? Why do you two have issues with her tutoring Lyndsay?" Ang asked them both while looking confused.
"I just don't trust the bitch. I think she's up to something and I just wish Bella would be a little bit more cautious. However, she's blinded by her "pretentious" bullshit and falling for it," Rose stated, sticking her chin up but giving me an apologetic look.
Before I could say something to retort to her comment, Edward spoke up.
"Like Rose, I just don't think she's as innocent as she wants us to believe. I seriously think she's up to something. Her father has been coming around a lot, trying to sway me to join his label and has been talking up my parents a lot. He's offering up a whole lot of perks to entice me to sign with his company. I told my parents, I'm just not absolutely sold on whether I want to pursue my music or become a doctor. They support me and even told Lyndsay's dad that I haven't decided on my career choice yet. That whole family seems a little underhanded in my opinion…aside from Logan. He's been quite put off by his families actions," Edward told us.
"I know you mean well, but I don't feel like Lyndsay's a threat, Edward. I have gotten some weird vibes from her father though…but that's just because I think he's a bit bossy and close-minded. I think that once Lyndsay saw how much in love we are and that she didn't have a chance up in hell to break us up, she backed off. So unless she does something to change my view of her, I'm inclined to believe that there's nothing to worry about when it comes to her," I informed them.
Nobody else said anything, but I could tell that I was the only one on the "Lyndsay has changed" bandwagon. I'm sure in time they will all change their views on her. Then they'll tell me that I was right and they were wrong, which will bring a big smile to my face.
Mystery (?) POV
Oh my God, she is fucking insane. I can't believe she's going to try and do that to her. I have got to warn somebody and stop her. For her to involve him of all people in her little scheme, I know she's looking to do serious damage.
9:00pm BPOV
When we stepped up into Tyler's house, the party was in full swing. People were everywhere, dancing, drinking or making out. I guess when you live in a small town like Forks, you don't have much of an imagination when it comes to costumes…because just about everybody here had on some cheesy ass costumes.
Mike and Jessica were dressed as Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger from Harry Potter. Tyler and Lauren were dressed as the lead characters from Pirates of the Caribbean. When we saw their costumes, we all broke out in laughter. Of course they had no clue what we were laughing at, because as usual they are so unobservant of anything that doesn't involve them.
Once our presence was known, I began to feel uncomfortable at the male attention I was receiving. When I looked over at Edward, I could see the anger pouring off him. I wrapped my arm around his waist and whispered in his ear, "Yours." That seemed to calm him down some and he began to smile.
"Let's get some drinks," Ali suggested.
We made our way over to the bar, where we all had a couple of shots. Since we came in Emmett's jeep, he opted to be the designated driver so that we all could drink. Ben was the designated driver for him and Angela. They both only had only one beer, and were going to drink only water and soda for the rest of the night.
After we had our fill of drinks for the moment, we headed over to where the DJ was set up and people were dancing. We fell into step with the rest of the crowd that were dancing there. It started out as couples dancing together, but quickly turned into the four of us girls dancing together in a very provocative manner. Of course, the guys were just standing watching us, with their mouths wide open. I'm sure if they were naked, they would be sporting a boner.
We danced some more, before someone tapped me on my shoulder and I turned around, expecting to see Edward, but came face to face with Lyndsay. She looked amazing in her vampire costume. I could tell that she went somewhere that specialized in costumes to achieve her look. She didn't look cheesy at all.
"Hey, Bella. How long have you guys been here?" she asked.
"Oh hey, Lyndsay. Umm, we've been here for about an hour or more. Did you just get here?" I asked her in return.
"I've been here for about half an hour, but I was chatting with Mike and Jessica. They're pretty much plastered and when I asked them if they've seen you they both kept saying she with the cops. So eventually I just figured I'd come look around for you myself and wasn't sure it was you that was dancing, but then I saw Edward and knew immediately that it was indeed you," she said.
I just laughed, because I could picture Mike and Jessica shit- faced. They're so typical…it's always the same every year.
"So is Logan here?" I asked her.
"Nah, I'm not sure he's going to make it. I brought a good friend of mine with me as my date instead," she said as she gestured for a guy I hadn't noticed before, to come forward.
"Bella this is Alex, Alex this is my friend Bella," she told him.
"It's nice to meet you Alex," I said as I reached out to shake his hand.
"You too Bella," he replied with a glint in his eyes as he shook my outstretched hand.
"Are you from around here? I've never seen you before and in a small town like this, everyone knows when someone new moves to town," I said a little loud.
"No, Alex is from Alaska. My aunt GiGi introduced us a few months ago," Lyndsay said.
"Oh, well it was good that he was able to come and attend the party with you," I said politely.
Alex looked amazing in his vamp costume as well and was actually quite handsome. It made me wonder if him and Lyndsay were more than just friends.
I moved away from the dance floor so that I could talk to Lyndsay some more. Edward came up to wrap his arms around my waist and kiss me on my neck. I don't know what his motivation was for that, but I wasn't going to complain. His lips on me any time are definitely worth pausing for.
"Hey Edward," Lyndsay greeted. "I want you to meet my friend Alex," she said to him.
Edward reached out, and shook Alex's hand, and replied, "Nice to meet you Alex."
"Likewise," Alex replied with an indifferent expression on his face.
Hmm, that's odd. I thought. Not knowing that that look could mean something specific, I just brushed it off and turned to talk more with Lyndsay.
11pm
The party had grown in number since we arrived and it was extremely noisy, so much so that you couldn't carry on a conversation without screaming at the top of your lungs. At some point around eleven, there was a bit of a situation in the game room and Tyler came over to ask our guys to help diffuse the situation. Rose, Ali and Ang all decided to go with the guys to see what was going on. I had done had two drinks with Lyndsay by the time this all went down. I was feeling very good.
She suggested we go somewhere quieter to talk. I had to agree because the noise factor was becoming deafening.
LPOV
This was much easier than I anticipated. We were sitting on a big soft bed in one of the empty bedrooms on the second floor. I had put a black scarf that I had hidden in between my breast, on the doorknob outside the door for Alex to find. Everything was going better than I could have ever imagined. Pretty soon, Alex should be returning to fulfill his part in the plan. I knew that as soon as he saw Bella that he would want to fuck her. I can't deny that the girl is beautiful, even though she doesn't know it. To be honest I would definitely do her myself, but I have a job to do and that was my main focus.
I gave her one last drink with a little something special inside of it, hoping that it worked it's magic quickly. To test out my theory, I leaned over and kissed Bella on her luscious lips. She didn't necessarily kiss me back, but she didn't push me away either. Just to be absolutely sure that the drug was working on her, I nudged her legs apart gently and ran two fingers up the middle of her core to gage her reaction. She moaned and her head fell back.
Just as I was getting ready to do more, because she was just so willing, the door opened and Alex slipped inside.
"Bella, can you hear me? Edward is here and he wants to have some fun with you," I told her softly in her ear.
She perked up some and squinted in Alex direction as if trying to see if it really was Edward. "Mmm, Edward," she moaned out as if she honestly thought it was him.
I moved off of the bed and Alex took my place next to her. Before he could make any move of his own, Bella pounced on him. Her lips were on his and her hands were all over his chest and pulling on his hair. Thank God that Alex has a similar hair color as Edward.
Alex was able to get the upper hand and he had Bella pinned down on the mattress, nestling himself in between her legs. I saw him move his hands up and cover her breast through her top and knew that it was my cue to leave and finish the rest of my plan. I peeked out the door and saw that nobody was there and quickly left the room.
As I made my way down the stairs, I didn't see any of Bella's friends or Edward anywhere in sight. I went and sat at the bar to make myself look inconspicuous while I waited for Edward and his crew to come to me and asked me if I've seen Bella. I knew they would come, because he would be looking for her after the brawl in the game room was cleared up. Especially since Bella revealed that she wasn't supposed to go anywhere without at least having one of her friends with her. I guess they made some kind of pact not to separate from one another for the night since Tyler's parties are known to get out of hand. That distraction couldn't have came at a better time, since it caused Edward and his buddies to be called away. I didn't expect for the girls to follow and leave Bella behind.
Of course that distraction was all part of my plan. I had my cousin Heidi come out and help me, even though she didn't know exactly what my plan was…she was more than willing to help me out. She brought her girlfriend Maria with her, which turned to be a great thing. I talked them into performing a sexual act in front of a group of guys and then somehow cause them to get in a brawl and cause a distraction. I hadn't expected them to do a 69 in the middle of the pool table, which caused several of my schoolmates to try and join in. That's how the so-called brawl began. I just got lucky enough that Tyler came to the most popular guys and asked for their help in clearing out the troublemakers. It made it easy for Alex to slip away unnoticed.
By the time Edward found Bella, she should be in post-coital bliss with Alex laying right next to her or starting up a new round. Edward will be so heartbroken that he will definitely break up with her and I'll be right there to piece him back together and persuade him to sign with my dad's label. He'll make a much better musician than he would a doctor. Just as that thought passed through my mind, I looked up and saw Edward coming right towards me…alone.
Mystery (?) POV
I seriously hope I'm not too late. I can't believe that she didn't pick me up, knowing that I wouldn't have a way to get to the party otherwise. My car was in the shop being detailed and both my parents were gone in their own cars. It would take forever to get there on my mountain bike, so I called up someone that I knew would be more than willing to help.
"Hello," the caller said into the phone.
"Hey James, I need your help. It involves your sister," I told him.
"What do you mean it involves my sister? What about Bella," he asked.
"She's in danger and I know who's behind it. Can you swing by and pick me up and I'll take you right to the people that's involved?"
"I'll be right there. DON'T MOVE!" he barked into the phone before hanging up.
Please, please, please let us not be too late.
EPOV
I couldn't believe my eyes when we finally got over to the game room to help Tyler clear out the fight. Lying on the table, naked as the day they were born was two girls and they were in a 69 position having a grand old time. It was like the semi-fight that had started, didn't effect them at all. They kept at what they were doing as if they were the only two people in the whole room.
I had to put my hand over Emmett's mouth to prevent him from putting his foot in his mouth and causing Rose to whoop his ass. We were all a bit stunned because along with myself, Ben, Jasper and Em just stood there staring for a minute or two before the girls arrived an broke us out of our trance.
I hadn't even realized Bella wasn't among the group of girls because I was immediately pulled into action when two guys I recognized from the basketball team started to throw punches at one another. Emmett and I moved over to break them up, while Jazz, Tyler and Ben broke up another fight that was getting ready to start. I could have sworn that, that Alex guy was with us too. I don't know how I noticed him missing, but didn't notice my Bella missing.
The girls broke up the porno on the pool table, telling the girls that they had to go. One of the girls turned to Rose and said, "Who the fuck are you to tell me that I have to go?"
Why did that girl have to open her mouth and say anything? She obviously was new around here, or just here visiting with someone else because Rose isn't one to be fucked with. She's a little bit frightening if you fuck with her or those she love.
Ali and Ang were quick to pull her back before she could attack the girl, because that's exactly what was about to happen. It took us all of twenty minutes to get everyone involved in the brawl out of the house and on their way to wherever. They were obviously drunk, so Tyler took their keys from them and told them to pick up their cars tomorrow.
After that, I turned to go back over to my friends and family and that's when I noticed that Bella wasn't among the group.
"Where is Bella?" I asked everyone.
"She stayed back and kept talking to Lyndsay," Angela replied.
Rose and Ali both knew that I was going to pissed at them because they know that I didn't want Bella to be left alone with Lyndsay. We had just made the pact before we got here and I thought Ang knew the rules too. Why they would leave her without one of us to look after her is baffling to me.
I didn't even respond, I just stormed off in the direction we were at last. Bella was no where in sight. She wasn't on the dancefloor, not in the kitchen, not by the bar and not in any of the first floor bathrooms that I searched through. As a matter of fact…I hadn't even seen Lyndsay or Alex.
As I made my way back towards the bar area, I saw Lyndsay sitting on the far side of the bar…alone.
12am James POV
I broke all speed limits to make it to his home. I've had a bad feeling all day and couldn't shake it. I came home as a surprise to my family because I've missed them so much. Plus I just needed a break from the monotonous day to day schedule that I normally follow.
I had to leave a note for my parents at the house as to where I was going, because they weren't home when I arrived. I knew that once they saw my luggage sitting next to the staircase that they would know I was here and I didn't want them to worry, so I just left a quick note saying I was going to help a friend and would return shortly. I didn't know what to expect, but I wasn't expecting anything too bad. After all, this is Forks.
When I pulled up to the house, I didn't even have to get out or honk my horn. The kid was already making his way out to my rental car.
As soon as he got in, I didn't even say hi…I just said, "so tell me what you know…Logan."
Logan and I met over the summer. He took a liking to Victoria's little sister and she would always ask to go see him in Seattle. She was always with Victoria over the summer, trying to spend as much time as possible with her before we left for college in August. So when we would go see Edward play, she would tag along and that's how Logan and I met. I knew he had a twin sister and that he came from a well-known family, but he never really wanted to talk about his family too much. It almost seemed as if he was ashamed of them. I never thought too much of it, because what kid isn't embarrassed by their parents at some point in their lives.
I had given him my number to call me if he ever needed a male to talk to. Evidently, his father didn't pay much attention to him and his sister was always chasing after guys. His mother was too self- involved to care, so he didn't have anyone to turn to. He's a good guy, but right now all I can see is red. He knows something about my sister, something bad at that and I can't help but to take it out on him until I know the specifics.
After he told me everything he knew, I was furious. Although he had no part in this, I was still angry with him for not calling me sooner and telling me what's been going on. He assured me that he didn't think she would take it this far, that it was only something minute and that Bella would not be hurt in this way. I told him to call the police and have them meet us there. If my sister were being set up to be drugged and raped, I would need the cops there to prevent me from killing somebody.
EPOV
I kept my eyes on Lyndsay as I approached her to see if her face would give away any type of emotion. She wore a perfect mask of calm. So if she were hiding something, she has the best poker face I've ever seen. She gave nothing away.
When I was right in front of her I asked, "where is Bella?"
"Oh she said she was going to look for you. That was about fifteen minutes ago. I saw her talking to Alex for a minute on her way in your direction and then that's it," she replied innocently.
"Oh really. Well, where is Alex," I asked her not even believing nothing she said.
"He went off exploring. I wasn't in the mood so I told him that he could go and find some girl that was willing to show him a good time. I wouldn't be surprised if he's upstairs in one of the bedrooms getting lucky," she replied with a glimmer in her eyes.
"I immediately went on guard. Come with me," I told her as I grabbed her arm and led her towards the staircase.
Right before we could make it to the first stair, Jasper walked up and stopped me.
"Hey man what's going on? Where's Bella," he asked me.
"I'm not sure, but according to Lyndsay Bella went looking for me almost twenty minutes ago and she was last seen talking to Alex. Who, is supposedly off to find him some girl to show him a good time upstairs."
I leaned in to Jasper to whisper in his ear so that Lyndsay couldn't hear me and said, "I have a very bad feeling about this Jazz. Why don't you come along with us to look for Bella in the upstairs bedrooms? I might need you to keep me from hurting somebody," I said honestly.
When we came to the second floor landing there were six doors leading to various rooms. We made our way to each one before stopping in front of one that had a black scarf tied around the doorknob. My head shook slightly as I reached out to turn the knob. I braced myself for what I might see on the other side, but nothing could ever actually prepare me for the actual scene in front of me when the door finally opened up.
There lay my beautiful Bella on a big bed, with her top undone and Alex's hand down the front of her shorts and his lips on her breast. What's even more is that she thought it was me, because she moaned out my name. I felt my knees buckle and I had to hold on to the wall to keep myself from hitting the ground.
It was like I was in some state of shock, because I couldn't move. I felt Jasper's eyes on me as if trying to get me to move and do something…but nothing was happening. Jasper pushed past Lyndsay and me and pulled Alex away from Bella. He reached in his pocket and, pulled out his cell, and called Emmett. All he said into the phone was, "get upstairs now…alone."
Through all of this I kept my hold on Lyndsay so she couldn't get away. Jasper had through the blanket over Bella to cover her up, before restraining Alex. Emmett was up here in less than two minutes. He quickly assessed the situation and went to work. He grabbed Lyndsay from my clutches and told me to take care of Bella. At first I didn't react because I was still in shock, but he shoved me a little to rough and it jarred me out of my trance-like state. I lunged for Alex and started punching him wherever I could. I knew he was at a disadvantage because Jasper had both his hands pulled behind his back. I didn't care though, because I just wanted to hurt him.
Jasper finally had mercy on him and twisted him around so that he stood between us and told me to get Bella. This gave Alex the opportunity to speak up for the first time.
"It's not my fault entirely. It was all part of Lyndsay's plan," he cried. "I was just paid by her Aunt Virginia to come help her do whatever she needed me to do," he explained further.
Em, Jasper and I all stared at him in disbelief. I couldn't believe what he was saying because all along I knew that Lyndsay wasn't as innocent as she wanted us to believe.
"Shut up you idiot, just shut up. You've ruined everything and now he's going to punish me for it. Everything was going perfectly and you just had to open up your mouth," Lyndsay screamed at him.
"Deal with it princess, if I go down…so do you. I'm not taking the fall for this by myself. I told you from the beginning that your father was sick in the head and you just can't see past the dollar signs to know anything different. Maybe now you'll fucking wake up. It's just too bad you'll be behind bars to do anything about it," Alex said harshly.
"I didn't do anything besides introduce you to her, you did all the rest…so I will not be going to jail, asshole," she retorted.
"Oh really? Did you forget the little drug you added to Bella's drink? I even recorded you telling me that you slipped the "love drug" in her drink and that she's already suffering from the effects of it. I'm sure the police will be glad to get their hands on that little piece of evidence," he told her.
By this time I was steaming. I have never in my life hit a girl, but I wanted to fucking kill Lyndsay right now. I was staring daggers at her and Emmett could tell that I was losing it, so he moved her out of my line of vision and told me to get to Bella who was still lying on the bed in her own little world.
I tore my gaze from Lyndsay and moved over to Bella. I yelled over my shoulder to Em for him to call the police. I wanted to get Bella out of here right now, but I knew that the police would want to see her condition before she was able to move. Just then Ali, Rose, Angela and Ben made their way up to the room.
"What the hell happened," Rose yelled as she took in Emmett's hold on Lyndsay.
"Her and her boy toy set Bella up and Edward and Jazz found Bella in bed with Alex when they got up here, Emmett explained to them.
Oh boy, that was the wrong thing he could have done. He must have forgotten whom he was talking to. Those three girls would give up their life for Bella; and to know that someone set out to hurt her was not going to go unchecked.
Surprisingly, the first person to react was Angela. She lunged forward and grasp Lyndsay by the hair and started pulling at it. Ali moved in and started punching her, along with Rose who added in a few punches, kicks, and slaps here and there. Emmett was overwhelmed with the three girls assaulting Lyndsay. Therefore, Ben had to step in and help him out.
As Ben removed Angela and then Ali from the proximity of Lyndsay, the police stormed the stairs and made everyone get on the floor.
A female officer pulled Rose off Lyndsay and put her in handcuffs, because Rose was assaulting Lyndsay.
Emmett tried to explain but they cops told him to release Lyndsay, because they thought he was holding her down for Rose.
Emmett stood his ground and somehow commanded them to listen to him before they took him down.
"I will not let her go until you put handcuffs on her. I was not holding her down for Rosalie to beat her up, but it's to be expected after what she's done to Chief Swan's daughter," he told them. He was brilliant for throwing in Bella's father's name.
"What do you mean what she's done to Chief Swan's daughter? What does Isabella Swan have to do with this," the one cop asked.
"If you would look inside that bedroom you will find out. This here is the least of your worries. I was restraining her because she would try to get away. She drugged Bella with "ecstasy" and had her little boyfriend damn near rape her," Emmett stormed angrily.
There were several gasps at Em's words. The girls wasn't entirely aware of what all happened, so for them to hear it now and know the magnitude of the situation just was too much. All three of them started crying and just broke down.
One female cop and one male cop moved inside of the room to assess the situation. The male cop went over to where Jasper was restraining Alex and placed handcuffs on Alex, placed handcuffs on Alex, and then led him out of the room. When the female cop came over to the bed she asked me to move so she could assess the situation and I told her no.
"Bella is my girlfriend and I will not leave her side again. If I hadn't been pulled away to break up a fight, she would have never been put in this position," I said as the tears began to overtake me.
"She's covered up because that asshole was violating her when I finally found her in this room along with Jasper. He had his mouth and hands all over her. I will never be able to get those images out of my head and I know Bella will never forgive me for not being her to save her," I said as I completely broke down.
"What the fuck is going on?" said the one voice that I dreaded to hear.
"James."
12:45am Logan's POV
I knew as soon as we pulled up to the house that we didn't make it in time to stop my sister's plan from happening. The police had beaten us here and they were clearing everyone out of the house. We only got in because James knew most of the officers here, since his dad is the chief of police in Forks. He explained that he was here to pick up Bella and didn't see her outside. He asked if he could just do a quick check for her inside.
They quickly let us both in. We saw commotion at the top of the staircase and I could see my sister being handcuffed. There were also all of Bella's friends standing outside of what I'm assuming to be a bedroom. I didn't see Bella, Alex or Edward and I wondered if they were inside of the bedroom. I was dreading seeing what was happening in that room, but I knew that I owed it to James to stay by his side and not chicken out.
When we finally were able to push through the crowd that was there and get to the door, my heart dropped into the pit of my stomach.
There lying on the bed looking like death itself, was Isabella. Edward was on the bed next to her crying, while trying to explain something to the police officer.
I could feel the heat pouring off James, before he even spoke out.
"What the fucking hell is going on?" he blazed to no one in particular.
Edward looked up and I could tell that he was frightened. I would be too if I were in his shoes, not because he's guilty of anything…but because he's her boyfriend and James used to always say how safe Bella was with Edward because he would never let anything happen to her.
I know in time that James will forgive Edward, but for now, I know he probably wants to kill him.
2:30am Forks Police Station EPOV
Chief Swan was in full cop mode when he got to the police station. In the holding cell were Rose, Emmett, Alice and Angela. They were being held for assault. Alex and Lyndsay were being questioned and would then be taken to Port Angeles where they had separate sections for men and women. There was no question that the two of them would be doing time.
My dad and I were sitting in an interrogation room with Chief Swan and another officer. My statement was being taken and I specifically asked for Chief Swan to be present. Some may say I'm crazy for wanting the father of my girlfriend, who had just been drugged and almost raped at a party I attended with her, to question me. I needed for him to know what happened to his daughter and it needed to come from me. Charlie wasn't allowed to question Lyndsay or Alex because they were going to go to trial for what they had done. Since it would be a conflict of interest for Chief Swan to question them, he had to request for a Lieutenant from Port Angeles to come in to question them both.
My mom, along with Bella's mom, James, Jasper, Ben and Victoria were at the hospital with Bella. She was being examined and they were going to pump her stomach to get the drug out of her system. I knew that she was going to have to stay at least until later today before they would release her. I was aching to get to the hospital to see her. I knew that there were a lot of questions that still needed to be answered and I knew that I would have to face James.
In case you wondering why I'm afraid of James more so than Chief Swan, it's simple really…Bella looks up to James and he's been there always for her. There's a bond between a brother and sister that is so powerful that when one hurts, the other hurts. There's nothing that you wouldn't do to see them happy and nobody you wouldn't go up against to keep them safe. James and I came to an understanding when Bella and I got together; because he was afraid I would hurt her like Jasper did. It wasn't until he saw her 'promise ring' that he knew for sure that I was dead set on being with his sister forever. From that day forth, he entrusted me with her life and I let him down.
4:00am EPOV
I was finally able to leave the police station and I was desperate to get to the hospital.
Unfortunately, I wouldn't be able to go until later, because Charlie and my dad asked me to give James time to cool off and allow Bella time to wake up before I go. I wanted to argue with them and press the issue, but I knew they were right and plus Bella was going to be moved to a hospital in Port Angeles. I found out from my dad that they're going to keep her for a few days. I also learned that she wasn't raped and that there was no trauma to her vaginal area.
They scraped under Alex's fingernails so they could run test and confirm that his fingers were indeed inside of my Bella. The Lieutenant from Port Angeles put a rush on those tests and the results should be in sometime this morning. I just want to rip that boy's head off. How dare he touch any part of my Bella? I just hope and pray that she isn't to traumatize by this experience. No matter what, I'll be by her side every step of the way.
Everyone aside from Lyndsay and Alex had been released from lock up. Ben had come and picked up Angela and took her home. She said she would be going up to the hospital later today to visit Bella. Jasper had dropped off Emmett's truck on his way to the hospital, so that we could have a way home. I rode to the police station with Carlisle. I had Jasper call him while we were still at Tyler's house. My mom immediately went with Renee and Carlisle came to be with me and to get everyone else out of lock up.
Of course they were all upset that they couldn't go straight to the hospital, but Carlisle assured us that we could go first thing in the morning after Bella was transferred and checked in. We made it back to our house in no time and I immediately went up to my room to shower and change, so that I could be ready to go when the time came. I laid across my bed and pulled myself into the fetal position and thought of my Bella. I kept asking myself over and over again, "How could I let this happen?"
Sometime later that morning, I woke with a start. I felt a warm body next to mine and immediately thought that maybe everything had been a dream and that my Bella was here lying next to me. That was not the case however. When I opened up my eyes, it was a mop of short spike black hair that I saw. I knew immediately that it was Ali who was lying next to me and the reason she was there, because of the same bond that James shares with Bella…I share with my own sister. We both needed to comfort each other, because Bella means so much to the both of us.
10:30am EPOV
When I arrived at Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles, accompanied by my father, my sister and my brother…I knew that I was going to break down in front of Bella when I saw her. My dad told me that she was awake and that she doesn't remember anything. Nobody has told her anything, because Renee thinks it's best if I tell her what happened.
From Jasper's mouth to my ears, I learned that James was not happy with that idea. He felt like her family should be the one to tell her what happened to her. Renee adamantly disagreed, saying that I am family in her eyes and that Bella would want it to come from me more so than anyone else. Especially since I'm the one that found her.
According to Jasper, that shut him right up. But he still wasn't too happy about it.
Once we were directed to where Bella's room was, I felt the butterflies fluttering away in my stomach. The closer I got to her room, the more frazzled I became. My father stopped me and urged the other's to go on while he spoke with me.
"Edward, you need to find a way to pull it together for Bella. She need for you to be strong so you can tell her what happened to her. She needs you, son, and she's been asking for you."
"Okay dad, I'm going to gather myself and then I'm coming right in. I want to be alone with Bella when I tell her what happened, so I will let everyone say hello and then I'll come in talk to her."
"I'll go and say hello and then I'll make sure everyone is aware that when you come in to give the two of you some privacy," he said.
I just nodded my head and then sat down in one of the armchairs that was in the waiting room. I gave myself a pep talk and I just kept trying to keep positive thoughts in mind, so that when I walk into Bella's room she would see a strong man and not a broken man.
Right as I was walking out the waiting room, James stepped in front of me and wrapped his one hand around my throat and pushed me back into the room up against the wall.
"How could you fucking let this happen? What the fucking hell? What kind of man are you to let someone violate the woman you claim to love, in such a way? I trusted you to keep her safe, but you can't even do that and I've only been gone for two months."
"I don't want you no where near her anymore. I will protect my sister from here on out. I'm leaving Harvard and enrolling at Forks Community College so I can be here for her, since you obviously can't," he ranted.
"That's enough James," Chief Swan commanded. You are not leaving Harvard and Edward does not have to stay away from Bella. You're just angry because you couldn't stop it from happening, so you choose the one person you know will feel guilty and make him feel worse than he already does. You're not helping things and besides, Bella is asking for him. I want you to go home and get some rest. That's an order," he said with finality as he stepped aside and motioned for me to go ahead of him.
James had released me when Charlie walked into the room, so I quickly walked out the room and down the hall to Bella's room. I didn't even stick around to see what James reaction was, but I'm sure he was pissed.
As I approached Bella's room, I took a big breath and exhaled before I reached out and pulled open her room door. When everyone saw that it was me, they began to pack up and leave. My mother gave me a big hug, followed by Renee. When she had closed the door securely behind her on her way out, is when, I turned and finally looked into my Angel's eyes. I could see the uncertainty in them. She was scared and I just hope she didn't think of me as being a monster after I explained to her what happened to her. I can't lose her, not ever. I would simply die if she were ever gone from my life.
I sat down in the chair right next to her bed and looked her dead in her eyes. She reached out, grabbed one of my hands, and held onto it before she spoke.
"No matter what you tell me Edward, I know it wasn't your fault. So please stop worrying and just tell me what happened. I love you," she said while giving my hand a gentle squeeze.
"I love you too my love. I just hope you feel the same once I've said all that I need to say to you."
She smiled at me and nodded her head for me to begin.
"Bella…
A.N. I'm sorry to leave it there, but this was getting to be too long. I'm on page 15 and that's the longest chapter I think I've written in this story. Please tell me, what your thoughts are. I know this was a doozy of a chapter but at least you learned what Lyndsay's plan was and who the Mystery POV belong to. I can't believe how many of you guessed Logan. I would have never guessed him if I was just a reader of this story…lol. So can anyone tell me who Virginia is? She's been mentioned before. Let's see who the smart cookies are…please, please, please review.
Along with the dedication at the beginning, I also dedicate this chapter to "Delina Cullen" for guessing first that it was Logan who the Mystery POV belongs to. He was her only choice and she was unwavering on it. Great job to both of you ladies.
B.N. (Beta's note) As I was editing this chapter, listening to David Cook, I couldn't help but think about how some of the songs related to this chapter. "Permanent" (if you haven't heard it, go YouTube it or something) happened to be playing during the Lyndsay/Alex/others scene, and it strikingly fit the scene, if you ask me, so I am making that the theme song for the chapter. Also, I must commend Sweetmahogany, the author, on her truly amazing job with this chapter. The pure heartfelt emotion was brilliant and the way she put it all together was simply awe-inspiring. I'm somewhat of a 'story empath'-I feel the emotions of the characters in stories and books if they come across very strongly, and in this chapter I felt them with my heart. I about cried, quite honestly, when Edward came in and found her there. It about broke my heart to see him feel such anguish-and I could feel his anguish and helplessness at not being able to save his Angel Bella. That's the sign of a truly talented author-CONGRATULATIONS FROM BETA KITTY TO THE AUTHOR!!!! MANY, MANY KUDOS AND CHOCOLATES!!!! I love you all and wish you a happy remainder of the summer. Please do read and review!
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