Edward's POV

"I'm so sorry I bothered you. It's just... I have no other place to go." She cried.

"No, it's okay. Come in please." I said, still shocked about the condition she arrived in.

I held the door open for Bella as she walked inside. I led her to the kitchen so I could tend to those cuts and bruises. I pointed to an empty stool by the counter and Bella sat down slowly. She winced when she sat down. Poor Bella. She can't even sit down.

I grabbed a wet wash cloth and a roll of paper towels and walked towards Bella. She was sobbing uncontrollably. It looked like she could barely breath. I placed the cloth and paper towels on the counter, and I began to rubbed my hand on Bella's back, trying to sooth her. I made sure that I was gentle.

"Shh... It's okay." I cooed.

Touching her seemed to help her relax. She began to take deep breathes. I placed the wash cloth over the cut on her forehead. Bella jerked her head away.

"Ow... it stings." She whispered in pain.

"It's going to sting a little bit." I said as I placed the cloth back to her open cut. "Please stay still."

Bella began to whine because of the pain, but I continued to clean her up.

"Where else are you hurt?" I asked softly.

Bella lifted up her shirt to reveal blue and purple bruises all over her body. I placed my index fingers on one of her ribs, and she immediately jerked away and winced in pain. She most likely has a few fractured ribs from that beating. Bella began to shake from either fear or hurt. I hated to see this girl in pain.

I sighed angrily. "Who did this to you?" I asked.

Bella began to cry once again. "I'm afraid to tell you." She whispered.

I wasn't going to take no for an answer, especially now that Bella is injured. I took a deep breath to calm down before I asked again. If I appear to be angry with her, she will probably shut down completely. I'm surprised she hasn't shut down yet.

"Bella, please tell me who did this to you." I whispered in a caring voice.

Bella nodded and whispered, "Bruno."

Of course. That piece of shit.

"Why?" I asked.

Bella looked up at me. "Because I tried to quit." She said.

I feeling of guilt washed over me. Bella tried to quit stripping because I told her she had to choose.

Bella took a deep breath and continued to explain to me what had happened to her.

"I told Bruno I wanted out. He got very angry with me and he began to hit me and throw me all over the place. He said he was never going to let me go." She said as she gazed into her own lap, her pant legs getting drenched in her tears. "He said if I try to quit again he'd..." She paused and began to cry even harder.

"What Bella, he'd do what?" I asked.

"he'd... he'd... kill me. I know a lot of people say it but Bruno sticks to his word." She cried.

I gently took Bella into my arms and continued to rub her back. About 15 minutes passed and Bella was deeply asleep in my arms. Once I realized that Bella was asleep, I cradled her in my arms and carried her to my bedroom.

I'll sleep on the couch tonight. Bella should atleast have somewhere comfortable to sleep with all the pain she endured. I thought to myself.

I placed Bella gently, minding the bruises on her back, on my bed. I took off her shoes and placed them on the ground. I pulled the covers over her slowly, trying not to make any noise. Bella's face was shimmering with her tears. I grabbed a kleenex off of the nightstand and began to wipe Bella's beautiful face.

How could anyone hurt this beautiful creature. I thought.

All of a sudden, Bella's coat pocket started vibrating. Crap, it's going to wake her. But to my surprise, Bella was still sound asleep. I reached carefully into her coat pocket and pulled out her cell phone.

3 New Messages was all it said on her cell phone. With Bella's cell phone in my hand, I walked out to the living room and sat on the couch. I opened her cell phone and went to check her messages.

3:02 a.m. "YOU LITTLE WHORE! YOU BETTER GET BACK HERE BEFORE I FUCKING KILL YOU! HOW DARE YOU DISRESPECT ME! IF I DON'T HEAR FROM YOU SOON, YOU'LL REGRET IT YOU BITCH!

I began to breath angrily. My free hand balled up in a tight fist, and I began to grind my teeth. I went to check her next message.

3:45 a.m. "GOD GIRL, WHEN YOU GET BACK HERE YOUR GOING TO GET YOUR ASS KICKED. I SWEAR IF I DON'T HEAR FROM YOU SOON, YOU'LL BE VERY VERY SORRY! AND YOU KNOW I STAY TRUE TO MY WORDS GIRL!"

I swear Bruno is going to pay for what he did to her. Bella had one more message, but it wasn't from Bruno.

4:43 a.m. "Jewels, baby! It's me Rainbow. I wouldn't come back here for awhile because Bruno is going crazy. He making threats towards you, but don't worry about those yet because they sounded like empty threats to me. God hunny, I wish you're okay. I'm sorry that I didn't step in there and tried to stop him. I was right there watching and..." She began to cry. "I'm so sorry J, more than you'll ever know. Please PLEASE call me back because I would really like to talk to you. You know when it's the best time to call. Bye babygirl, I love you!"

I hung up the cell phone and placed it on the coffee table. I spent about ten minutes just glaring at her cell phone. Well, first thing tomorrow I'm taking Bella to see my father, Carlisle, who's a doctor. But as of right now, all I wanted to do was to go and light Bruno on fire. Have him pay for all the pain he put Bella through. How could he treat such a sweet and beautiful girl like crap on a daily basis. Apparently he doesn't see Bella like I do. In my mind, Bella is a gorgeous, caring, and thoughtful person who deserves better than what she has now. And she realizes that now. I needed to sleep now and clear my mind from all of these angry thoughts...

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