I closed my eyes and waited for the final blow. I was going to be with Edward. In Heaven. We would both end up there. Forever.

It never came. I opened my eyes to see a pale white hand grasping Aro's pulling it back.

"Get away from my love," a deadly voice whispered.

EPOV

As soon as I escaped from the room , I caught the first flight to Port Angeles. Byt the smell, I could tell that the bad vampires were already dead. The smells of the members of the VOlturi was all over the place.

I easily followed the scent into the woods. I had to stop Aro.

When I arrived at a clearing I saw all of them. All 30 vampires!

And then I saw Bella. With Aro's hands on her hair, pulling her neck back. About to die.

I felt rage seethe through me. No, I was not going to lose Bella again! I couldn't live without her!

I stalked over and grabbed Aro's hand as he was about to make the final blow.

"Step away from my love," I whispered, deadly.

Aro looked surprised for a second, then composed himself.

"Well, my, my, my, what do we have here? Well, Bella, I guess you got lucky. Now the two lovebirds can die together!" Aro exclaimed.

"If anybody's dying, it's going to be you," I told him.

"Well, Edward, just how exactly are you going to accomplish that? Look around you. All of them work for me. All of them, every single one. And all you have is small Alice and weak Bella!" Aro was bragging.

"She is not weak!" I roared, furious.

"I guess you'll just have to prove that, won't you? Se if you can defeat all of us? If you can kill all of them, I swear on my life I'll kill myself!" Aro said.

"We'll see about that," I replied, knowing that we had not much of a chance. In fact, we had about no chance at all.

"How about I propose a one-on-one? An old-fashioned duel. A death match. Whoever lives wins for today. If I win, I get the right to kill Alice, but I'll leave Bella alive for your sake. If you win, my group will be yours forever. How bout it?"

"Edward, no--" Bella started but I cut her off. It was the only way. As long as she survived either way, I would be content to go to my grave.

""Yes, Aro, I accept," I replied to Aro.

"That's good. Well, let us begin in three, two, one!" With that, he charged at me, reaching for my neck. I had already read it in his mind, and I dodged away just in time.

And then, suddenly, he thought something unspeakable.

Well, Edward, if I win, Bella will die.

"But I thought you said--" I started as Aro lunged for my arm.

"I lied," Aro replied, laughing as reached his target.

I quickly escaped, my blood boiling with anger.

"No, damnit, Bella will live!" I shouted at him.

"Over my dead body!" Aro retorted. I realized how true his words were.

We were evenly matched. He had ages of fighting experience, while I could read his mind without having to use contact.

I managed a blow to his gut as he swung his legs around and tripped me.

I punched him in the face as he flipped me in the air.

He punched my in the arm, hard.

I backed off, pretending I was hurt really badly, holding my arm.

"No, Aro," I whimpered as he came down to strike me again, this time throwing me onto the ground.

His eyes triumphant, he looked around at Bella.

"So this is the day that your beloved Edward dies. Weak, whimpering, and cowering at my feet. Say goodbye to him, Bella," he commanded her.

With that, I suddenly jumped up and grabbed his neck. He had been fooled by me. I was not really hurt; it was all a trick.

"No, Aro, this is the day you die," I said as I leaned in to bite his head off.

And then a scent hit me. A horrible, stinking scent. I turned around and saw that fourteen oversized, various colored wolves were staring at me.