Chapter 22 – Bella's End? Edwards End? …
EPOV
Somehow I had drawn myself in. I couldn't function. When Edwin had tried to make me kill Bella, I was gone. But when Alice screamed for Jasper, when Esme screamed for Bella, I woke. I moaned. My head hurt. I opened my eyes. Bella was running at Edwin. Jacob…wait, how did he get into human form? I shook my head. I squeezed my eyes closed for a second. When I opened them, Bella and Edwin were attacking each other, and Jacob was a wolf again, charging into the woods.
I have to find Leah and Jasper. He thought.
Leah? Jasper? Where were they?
Why couldn't I get up? I couldn't move.
Bella screamed. Edwin smiled.
"BELLA!" I screamed. I jumped to my feet. "EDWIN! LEAVE HER ALONE!"
Edwin grinned. "Okay." he jerked his head towards Bella. Suddenly I was running. Running at Bella. I jumped her and she spun out of the way.
"Edward!" she shouted. "Stop!"
I was still gone. I couldn't stop. Was Edwin making me attack her?
I leapt at her again. She fell to the ground under me.
"Kill her." Edwin said.
My heart. It hurt. I was crying. Bella was crying. Alice was crying. Esme was crying. Rosalie was crying. Emmett and Carlisle were bracing themselves and holding tight to their wives.
I couldn't stop. I braced against the ground. My arms were straight and Bella was pinned under me.
"Edward." she begged. "Don't."
"I…I can't." I shook my head and tears fell to the ground.
I was suddenly pinned to the ground. Jacob had pounced from the woods. Leah and Jasper were lying on the edge of the trees. Alice ran to Jasper and Sam ran to Leah. Jacob had a paw on each of my limbs. His back paws on my legs and his front paws on my arms. He was breathing hard. He had to have run really fast to get to Leah and Jasper, bring them back, and get here in time to save Bella, and to save me.
"I…I can't stop." I said, my voice was shaking.
I know. Edward. Listen to me. Keep fighting it. Push him out of your head. Make him stop. You can get in his head. You both have the same powers, he has just figured out how to use them to make people do his own work. You can fight back. You have to.
I fought the urge to throw him off. I fought at the urge to kill him, to kill Bella. I pushed the thoughts back. "GET OUT OF MY HEAD!" I screamed. Edwin screamed. I pushed at him. I found his thoughts and pushed the thoughts of him controlling me back into his mind.
Bella was still crying.
The thoughts were gone. I cried. Even a vampire guy has to cry at times. Jacob jumped off of me and onto Edwin.
Bella crawled over to me and put her head on my chest, sobbing.
"I'm so sorry Bella. I'm sorry."
Jacob let out a barking laugh. From where I lay I could see him. Edwin was gone now. Out of mind. He couldn't get up. Jacob laughed once more and dragged Edwin off into the woods. The rest of the pack followed him, Sam with Leah (still in wolf form) draped over his back.
My family ran towards me and Bella, they were crying. Alice stayed next to Jasper.
I sat up and kissed Bella. Over and over. I stopped and pulled her to me. "Bella." I whispered.