Name: MIRAGE
Author: Sdfreeze
Disclaimer: Characters belong to Stephenie Meyer
This story was last published on 6/18/10.
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Chapter: 4
Mistaken
I thrashed and flailed as I struggled to come to the surface. I could see him above the water looking down at me but he didn't help me. He stood there to watch me drown. I relaxed and let my body float to the bottom as I continued to stare at him.
He reached down and pulled me up, "Fight damn it," he screamed at me. "Don't you dare give up." And he threw me into the deep again.
This time I tried to float. I relaxed my body and remembered what he said about having a rope pulling on my chest. I felt my face brake the surface and I began to hyperventilate. He was counting loudly and I tried to focus on his counting and not the water splashing around my face. When he reached twenty five he pulled me to him.
I wrapped my arms around his neck determined not to be tossed again. He pulled me with him to the stairs and when I finally touched the dry ground I began slapping him hard.
"I hate you," I screamed. "I will never trust you again."
He grabbed my hair and pulled my head back to look at him. "I'm saving your life," he screamed loudly, "and I'm doing it because I love you."
I didn't know what to think and I stared dumbly at him as I stood there shivering. He grabbed his towel and wrapped it around me. I turned to walk away but he spun me around and leaned over to me.
"Bella, I love you. I don't know why you won't trust me but everything I'm doing is for you."
"Trying to drown me is for me?" I said hatefully.
"Bella, think about it. They told you to catch rides with truckers and James just happen to be driving a truck. If someone wants to get rid of you in the state of Virginia they will dump you in the Ocean."
"No," I said and pulled away from him. "I'm fine, I show up and I'm done. James didn't find me…"
"He didn't have to, you walked right up to him and they will be waiting for you to enter Virginia."
"It's a big state, they won't know where to look," I said with certainty.
"Okay, look, I'm going to be honest with you, I'm not fine, when I drop off the files I have to run. Come with me, I can protect you."
"I already have someone protecting me, Edward. Please believe me that I will be fine," I said as I put my hand on his cheek.
"So we have this night and that's it? I don't want this to be over." He looked scared and I wanted to assure him we would be fine but I couldn't. I only met him a week ago and I had to be reasonable about our chances of being together.
"When the trial is over and we're all free," I told him.
"That can be three years and only if the evidence sticks," he pointed out.
"Edward, please don't make me choose between you and my dad," I begged.
He nodded and brought my hand to his mouth to kiss it and then led me back to our room.
We showered alone and climbed into bed without speaking. "Do you want me to leave a light on?" he asked.
"No," I whispered, "just hold me."
He pulled me tightly onto him and I buried my face in his neck. "Love me, Edward, one last time," I said as I kissed his neck. He tightened his jaw and tried to remain unaffected.
"Please Edward," I begged, "Please."
I began to kiss down his chest and moved against him in desperation. He pulled me back to his face and looked at me with a pained expression. "I can't Bella, it feels too final."
I rolled over and away from him to face the wall. He scooted up against me and let his hand run up and down my arm. I began to cry silently until I finally feel asleep.
I woke up the next morning and Edward was already up and dressed. He was pacing nervously so I grabbed my stuff and dressed in the bathroom. When I came out he said without looking at me, "You have to wear the wig and glasses today."
I went back into the bathroom and put on the wig and then came out to find Rosalie and Jasper in the room. "You have to go show Alice that," Rose laughed. "She will be so proud of herself."
"Room 112," Jasper said.
I headed out and noticed how they both glanced at Edward, obviously aware we were not speaking.
Alice screamed and jumped up and down, "It is perfect. You make a great blonde."
"I feel stupid," I mumbled.
"Good, then you even feel like a blonde," she laughed.
"I'm telling Rosalie you said that," I threatened.
Emmett stuck his head in the door and told us to get in the RV. I walked with Alice and notice how subdued everyone was. The tension was high and everyone was quiet. Emmett drove and Jasper sat in the seat next to him. Rose and Edward sat at opposite windows staring out on guard. Only Alice and I seemed relaxed.
We stopped for breakfast at a small diner. Emmett picked up a knife and said, "Shall I cut the tension?"
I laughed but Edward was ticked. "Come on Eddie," he said, "don't ruin our trip by being all adult."
Edward took a sip from his straw and then spit it out into Emmett's face. "Now it's a party," Jasper laughed.
"Sorry," Edward said, "I'm just feeling really tense and…."
"Ah Bella," Emmett whined, "didn't you do your job and relieve his tension last night."
I felt my face turn red and I thought I was going to cry. Did they really think I was some floozy along to get Edward off when he was tense?
"I tried," I said softly as I lowered my head, "he didn't want me."
The table got deadly silent and I excused myself and ran to the bathroom. I was wiping my eyes when the door opened and Edward walked in.
"It wasn't that I didn't want you," he said and made the tears really fall.
"I know all this is mixed up with fear and intrigue but I'm not the kind of girl that sleeps with a guy just to pass the time. "
"I know," he said, "and I'm not mixed up about anything. I lived in a relationship without love so I know the difference. I do love you Bella. I'm not letting you walk out of my life and never see you again."
"I have to see this through, they have to think it's me until my dad testifies," I explained. "You'll meet so many other women by then."
He ran his finger across my lip and whispered, "But I won't love any of them."
"Will you let them… relieve your tension?" I asked hesitantly.
"With their dirty hands and mouth, no way," he teased.
"You realize you are in a public restroom professing love to me," I laughed.
"But I'm not touching anything," he laughed.
I threw my arms around him and kissed him passionately. "I love you too, Edward."
"That's all I needed to hear, let's go eat."
After breakfast we drove to Bethesda and stopped at the train station. "Okay," Edward said, "We take MARC to Chinatown and switch there to South Capitol. After the drop off we'll switch to the yellow line south."
"We'll wait in Williamsburg," Jasper said and Edward nodded.
"Bella, let's go," Edward said and opened the door.
"Thanks," I said to them, having no idea how to say what I really felt.
Edward held onto my arm tightly and kept me right up against him. I was looking for anyone that looked like James or Victoria. I noticed Edward's eye darting around too, possibly looking for Tanya. When we sat on the train I felt trapped. I kept imagining someone heading towards me with a gun or knife.
We sat on the train tensely and remained quiet until we got off in a busy station. The crowd propelled us forward and I felt Edward's grip on me tighten. He walked over to a large map and I studied it as closely as he did. When he pulled us away I had a plan in mind.
I smiled up at him as we stood on the platform waiting for the train. "Edward, you are holding me like I'm a fugitive. We look very suspicious."
He laughed and let go of my arm and I took a half a step away from him. "I bet you will be happy to be rid of the empty case," I teased.
"You have no idea," he said. "This whole week has been surreal. I head out on a business trip slash secret mission and end up falling in love."
I looked at his face and went to speak right as the train pulled up. We stepped in and sat right next to the door. I watched everyone crowd into the car and turned to Edward.
"I'm sorry," I said and jumped from the seat and out the door just as it closed.
Edward was pounding on the door frantically and screaming my name as I backed away from the moving train and turned to run. I fought my way through the crowd and returned to the front of the station. I searched for an empty cab and saw an elderly man leaning against a car reading a paper.
"Sir, I have five hundred dollars for you if you can drive me to West Point, Virginia."
He lowered his paper and smiled. "It won't cost that much, miss."
"Well, then I'll be a big tipper," I said and got in the back seat.
He got in the car and pulled slowly away from the station. I caught sight of bright red hair and sunk low into the seat. I turned around to peak out the back window and saw a large semi truck in the parking lot.
"What's in West Point?" the driver asked.
"The beginning of a new life, I hope," I said as my heart ached for Edward.
"I'm an old man," he said with a chuckle, "but one thing I learned is life doesn't give you new chances, just opportunities to fix old problems."
I smiled at him and stared out the window as we drove through the city. He finally turned on the radio and began switching through the stations. I heard something about the capitol and sat up to lean over the seat.
"Go back to the news," I said.
He messed with the dials a bit more and finally found the station. "One man has been arrested for the shooting and two other suspects are still on the loose, we'll report more when details become available."
"What was that about?" I asked the driver.
"Who knows, there is always something going on around here. It's a dangerous city, but West Point is a quiet, safe, place for a young lady like yourself."
I sat back and began to worry about Edward. If they were waiting for him he would walk right into the middle of a trap. I felt awful for leaving him and began punching the seat with my fists as I cried.
"Hey little lady," the driver called out. "Don't damage the car."
"Turn around," I said in a panic. "Take me to the capitol."
"I'm sorry, Bella. I can't do that," he said forcefully.
My heart sped up and my mouth went dry. "I didn't tell you my name," I said softly.
He pulled onto the interstate and picked up speed quickly.
Fifteen
"Where are you taking me?" I asked him as my mind began reeling.
He ignored me and picked up his cell phone. I listened as he spoke to someone and received directions. I knew we were heading south and could only hope an opportunity came to jump from the car. "Why are you doing this?" I asked him.
"Nothing personal, but you are worth a lot of money," he said as if speaking to his granddaughter.
"I'll give you everything I have on me," I begged and he only laughed at me.
"Just tell me who you're taking me to meet."
"You will be catching a flight with Ms. Denali," he said.
"Tanya or Victoria?" I asked.
"Tanya."
I sat back and tried to come up with a plan. If he took me to a crowded airport I would scream for help, but I doubted he was taking me there.
"When she passed out your picture and her offer of money I never dreamed you would come to my cab. Today is my lucky day," he chuckled.
I ignored him and tried to think. I remembered the knife in my jeans pocket and slowly unzipped my back pack. I felt around and tried to find the cold metal as I stared out the window as the city flew by. I pulled the knife slowly from the pack and stuck it into the belt of my sundress.
We drove for a long time and I began seeing signs for Richmond. I moved closer to the door in preparation of jumping. He pulled off the interstate and when he came to a stop in busy afternoon traffic I jumped from the car and ran with all my might.
I headed into a busy shopping center and pulled off the wig as I ran into a Wendy's restaurant. I tried to calm my breathing as I watched through the windows for any sign of the cab. I ordered some fries and a drink and sat where I could see the entire parking lot.
I was beginning to cry and was too afraid to try another cab. I tried to think clearly and decided what my assets were. I still had my money and I still had my back pack. I looked around the restaurant and saw a group of high school boys.
I went into the bathroom and washed off all the makeup and pulled my hair into a pony tail. I covered the fading hickey with makeup and changed into jeans and tennis shoes. I put the knife back in my pack and headed to the dining room.
I sat closer to the boys and tried to figure out who the driver was. When I saw a boy with keys lying next to his phone I began trying to get his attention. We he looked at me I put my face in my hands and pretended to cry.
They began nudging each other and talking about me so I wiped the tears and looked at them. "Are you okay?" one of the boys asked.
"No, my boyfriend dumped me here and if I don't get home I will be so grounded."
"Where do you live?" another boy asked.
"Far away," I said and put my hands over my face again.
"I have a car," the driver offered. "I can drive you."
"I would pay you like a hundred bucks," I said with a hopeful expression.
"Well, how far do you live?" he asked.
"West Point," I said and let my head drop in despair.
"That's not too far, we can be there within an hour," he said and stood.
"Oh man, you are saving my life, my dad is really strict," I said and followed them out to a small Ford Focus.
They insisted I sit in the front and I tried to keep the conversation going so I could keep my face turned to the back seat. I told them I was fifteen and a sophomore in high school. When they began asking me if I knew certain people I told them I had just moved to the town.
The boys were nice and their flirtations were funny and helped me relax. When we pulled into West Point I told them to drop me at Second Street and luckily the driver knew right where to go. I had him pull over at the corner and told him I would walk from there. I reached in my pocket and pulled out the money. He tried to refuse but I insisted he take it.
When he drove away I began to shake. I was so close but now the Denali's knew where I was headed and they were sure to be all around the place. I stayed in the tree line and walked very slowly looking for anything suspicious. The sun was just beginning to set and I felt danger lurking in the dusk.
I could see the pier I was supposed to be at and ran towards it as fast as I could. I saw a boat waiting at the end of the pier and began running down the wooden dock. Someone climbed from the boat onto the dock and I skidded to a stop.
"Edward?" I called out.
"Bella keep coming," he yelled.
"How did you know to come here?" I cried realizing I had been set up.
"Bella," he screamed looking beyond me, "run."
I turned to see a car screech to a stop and James jump from the passenger side.
"Bella run," Edward screamed again.
A boat with a flashing light was coming towards the dock and I didn't know what to do. Edward ran towards me just as James raised a gun and shot. I saw Edward's eyes widen as he fell in slow motion into the water.
I screamed and ran towards the end of the dock where he fell just as Jasper screamed for me to jump in the boat. "Run, Bella, jump," he screamed.
I was waiting for the next shot to hit me in the back as I ran full force towards the waiting boat holding Jasper, Emmett, Alice e and Rose. The police boat was almost on them and just as I jumped Rose gunned the boat and it shot out from under me as I screamed and fell into the cold darkness.
The water stunned me and I sunk like a stone with my heavy clothes and shoes. Something grabbed my foot and I panicked and kicked wildly. I could feel someone's hands all over me and something was shoved into my face. I saw a faint light from a divers mask and realized Edward was trying to put a breathing tube in my mouth.
I grabbed the mouthpiece and began breathing too quickly. He held my face and tried to calm me. I closed my stinging eyes and held onto him as I fought to relax. He grabbed onto a cable and began pulling us hand over hand along the line.
I wrapped my legs around him and reached up to help move us along the cable. The water began to get shallower and when I could finally lift my head Edward motioned for me to be very quiet. We were in some sort of sinkhole or cave along the shore of the shipping lane.
I ran my hands along his chest looking for a bullet hole and he smiled and shook his head back and forth. I threw my arms around his neck and kissed him as I cried. He leaned right against my ear and said, "I didn't know you were the package I was supposed to wait for until I talked to Senator Stanley."
I whispered into his ear, "Senator Cullen told me to be at the pier and someone would be waiting for me."
"My dad?" he said in shock.
I nodded.
"Bella, I'm an agent assigned to investigate congress; my cover job is as a lobbyist."
"And Jasper and Emmett too?" I asked.
"Actually Jasper and Rosalie," he laughed. "But you will want to know your father is safely hidden; now we have to get you hidden too."
"I'm not going to like this am I?"
"We need to go upstream about a mile and a private plane is taking us somewhere."
"Upstream, as in swim?" I asked.
He nodded and I shook my head, "No, just shoot me."
"In a couple of days your body will be found and the world will think you drowned."
"Where do you guys get the bodies?"
He laughed and kissed me again, "You can do this, Bella."
"Is there a cable to pull us?" I asked in hope.
He shook his head and pulled a bag out of the water and handed me two fins. "You can ride on my back but you have to kick so we have enough oxygen."
I looked out at the vast wet blackness and began to shake.
"Hey, hey, you didn't come all this way to give up now. One last thing and I can take you to paradise," he said as he kissed my cheek over and over again.
"Paradise… A little over confident aren't you?"
He laughed and hugged me tightly, "I love you."
"You have so much explaining to do, so let's get this done. I'll kick, but I'm keeping my eyes shut and I can eat in the bed anytime I want."
"You're right, I'll just shoot you," he teased.
I stared into his eyes and admitted, "I'm terrified."
"Think of your father, let every kick be for him," he nodded and I nodded back.
He put the fins on my feet and handed me the mouth piece. He put his face mask in place and I held onto his shoulders as he waded out into the deep water. As we went under my heart almost exploded, I kept my eyes shut and kicked with all my might.
I could feel Edward's shoulders flexing as he used his long arms to pull us forward. There were several times I felt the panic rising in my chest with the need to lift my head out of the water. I had to talk myself back into a state of calm.
I pictured my father, his lean frame and his quirky smile behind his thick mustache. I knew it would be so hard for him to be sequestered away waiting to walk into the courtroom and watch the stunned faces of the Denali family as they realize he was alive and talking.
When we finally surfaced the relief was overwhelming and I began to cry hysterically. Edward hugged me to his body and kept reminding me to keep quiet. I took off the fins and put my shoes back on as we climbed up the muddy shore and into a waiting car.
"Hi Ariel," Emmett said.
"Who moved the fucking boat," I glared.
"It was all part of the plan," Rose said without emotion.
"It would help if you let me in on the plan next time," I said hatefully.
"Don't bolt on us and we may tell you a thing or two," she pointed out.
"Do us all a favor and eat something," I said dismissively.
She turned and smacked Edward's head. "Stop telling people that," she demanded.
We pulled up to a private airstrip and a small plane was waiting in the darkness. Rose looked at me and said with a serious tone. "Do not contact anyone. We will contact you when the trial is over."
I looked at Edward in panic, "Are you coming with me?"
He smiled and winked, "Paradise, love."
We ran from the car to the plane and I was shocked to see Jasper in the pilot seat. Edward opened the back door and Alice smiled at me. I looked up at him and said, "You sit by her."
"I have to sit up front, agency rules," he lied.
I climbed in and Alice held up a bag, "I have fresh clothes, you can't travel like that."
"Wet?" I asked.
"No, without style."
They all laughed and I kicked the seat Edward was sitting in. The plane kept its lights off as we barreled down the runway and lifted off into the dark sky.
Paradise
I stared at the barren island in disbelief. It was supposed to be a research facility for a university to study plant and animal life, but in reality it was a CIA safe house. The house was nice enough but there was nothing else on the island. No, shops or clubs or anything to pass the time of day that did not include some sort of water activity.
I began to cry and Edward looked at me like I was crazy, "You don't like paradise?"
"I love paradise, this just isn't it!"
"What's wrong with it?"
"It's empty, that's what is wrong with it!" I cried. "I hate the water and I am stuck here surrounded by water. I can't stay here for years."
"I can take you to the other islands once in awhile, Puerto Rico is really close," he tried to explain.
"Then put me in a house on Puerto Rico, I don't want to stay here."
He exhaled loudly and picked up my cases and walked toward the house. "Don't unpack those," I yelled to him. "I don't even know what Alice packed and I don't plan on staying."
"Then start swimming," Edward yelled and kept walking. I looked back at the expansive ocean and finally followed him into the house.
"Do you want the blue room or the white room?" he asked like I would know what that meant.
"I want my purple room," I said in a pout.
He spun around and pointed at me, "Stop acting like a spoiled brat. A lot of people went to a lot of trouble for you."
"Your dad told me I would be done. It would be over if I showed up in West Point," I defended.
"You are done. Now you wait. As soon as your dad testifies you are free to go."
I sat on the couch in anger and motioned for him to sit next to me. It was time for both of us to tell what we knew and piece this whole thing together. "Did you know my dad?" I asked him.
"I knew we had someone working on the inside that was not me. My job was to keep Tanya in a state of flux so she would keep her father's focus on making her happy."
"You married her as part of your job?" I asked in shock and then wondered who assigned him to me.
"Look, Russia has a lot of spare nuclear warheads and spent nuclear rods that can be flooded onto the market. Our government wants to buy those off the black market and keep them from the wrong hands. Somebody on the arms committee was making back end deals to keep them on the market and greasing their own palms. The Denali's act as brokers, and my father was getting information on who was dirty in congress and your father was finding the contacts the Denali's had from rouge countries. I was only stirring up the drama to keep old man Denali from seeing what was happening."
"Your dad asked me to head to Virginia as the news I wasn't killed slowly leaked out, they would assume I was the one testifying and the death of my father would give them time to bring him in safely. They have him now, so can't they admit he is the one testifying?"
"No, it has to come as a surprise. They don't think you have anything but hearsay. Once Charlie shows up in court you are free to leave."
"Are you staying here with me?" I asked him.
"Off and on," he said looking anxious. "I still have some work to do, but I want to be here because you are here."
"You are my hired distraction?" I asked.
"Absolutely not," he said angrily.
"Were you sent to find me on the road?"
"No, meeting you was pure luck. I was only told to pick up a package in West Point, but once Senator Stanley told me it was you, I scrambled to come up with a plan to make it appear you died. Your fear of water came in handy."
"So the swimming lessons weren't part of a larger plan?" I asked in shock.
"No, I wanted you to learn to swim, that's it; although, I did worry about you becoming shark bait at the hands of the Denali's?"
"Okay, I just have one last question and I want you to be honest," I said as I stared into his eyes. He looked worried but nodded in agreement.
"How in the hell did you learn to do the Cullen Special?"
He laughed loudly and took my hand and pulled me onto his lap. "I can't give away top secret information, if I told you I would have to kill you."
I kissed him and he pulled me tightly against his body. I whispered in his ear, "You ever give me another one, and I will kill you, understand agent Cullen?"
"Oh, I have much better things in mind" he laughed and kissed me.
We moved to the bedroom and as soon as things got hot and heavy I jumped up and ran into the kitchen. He was left in the bed panting and wondering what had just happened when I ran back in with chocolate chip cookies.
I held them up high and crushed them in my hand. Edward jumped up like he had been burned and I gave him a warning look. "Get back in the bed Edward," I laughed.
"No, that's gross," he said in anger.
"I swam through dark murky water; now get back in the bed."
"Okay, I admit it is a sickness," he tried but I didn't relent.
"I drowned as a child, you were never hurt by crumbs, now get back in bed."
His eyes were pleading with me and he finally walked from the room. "If you want me, come to the other bed," he yelled back.
I ran after him and he grabbed my hands and dragged me into the restroom to wash them in the sink. We were laughing and teasing with each other and it felt wonderful. Just when we were heating up the passion again his phone rang.
He took it out of the room and I could see the tension on his face. "What," I asked.
"I have to leave in the morning. I'm going back on assignment," he said sadly.
"I'm not staying here alone," I protested.
"Rose is coming," he said making me full of fear.
"How long will you be gone?" I asked.
"I'll come see you every two weeks," he promised.
I pulled him to me and held on tightly. "I love you," I said, feeling like he was slipping away from me.
"Show me," he whispered.
I pulled him to the clean bed and tried to show him how much he was beginning to mean to me. The doubts about him were gone and it made me sad to know his physical presence was going too.
The next morning a boat pulled up to the dock and Rosa and Alice came toward me. I was happy to see Alice with her and couldn't believe it had only been two days since I last saw them. Rose chatted with Edward as he prepared to leave and I could tell by his body language something was really bothering him.
Alice and I made a cake just to give us something to do and I noticed how Rosalie seemed agitated.
"I'm sorry you guys have to babysit me and leave your husbands."
"Don't be silly, Bella, it's my job," Rose said.
I looked at Alice and she smiled. "I'm here for Edward; it's nice to see him happy with someone."
"How do you guys make your marriages work, if the job interferes so much?" I asked them both.
"Jasper is over documents and credentials. He creates back stories and new identities so he isn't gone too much," Alice admitted.
"I work back up and internet tracking so this is actually fun for me to be away," Rose said.
"And Edward works with congress, right?" I asked them.
"Um…yeah," Rose said less then convincing.
"I can tell there is something you don't want me to know," I said as my heart beat wildly.
"Nothing I know," Rose said and walked over to a window. I decided to question Edward the next time I saw him and find out exactly what his job entailed.
We sat up late into the night and they shared college stories and we laughed at Edward's obsessive nature. I finally asked them about the Cullen Special.
"I have no idea how he does that," Alice laughed. "It is like he is a vampire or something."
"I just thought he was kissing my neck and look," I laughed pointing at my neck. "This thing is taking forever to go away."
"I think it has something to do with his tongue," Rose pointed out.
They both looked at me and I laughed. "I dated a guy who was Quileute and he used to growl every time he was kissing my neck. It would freak me out," I said with a shiver.
"Growl, you mean like a dog?" Alice asked.
"Yeah, he would be kissing my neck and then just go grrrrrrr," I mimicked.
"Emmett always repeats stuff, like, oh baby, oh baby; or felling good, felling good," she said sounding just like Emmett.
"We'll Jaspers accent get so strong when he is turned on. He'll start calling me 'suga' and 'darlin'," Alice shared.
"Don't repeat this," I said with a giggle. "Edward hisses. He closes his eyes and hisses."
"Man, I hope they don't share things about us," Rose said with a shudder.
"They do, Em told Jasper you talk dirty," Alice said to Rose.
"That's nothing," she said with a wave of her hand. "I talk dirty to everyone."
We finally grew tired and decided to call it a night. Alice slept with me and Rose stayed in the other room alone. We all slept in the next morning and didn't get up until after noon. I put some bread in the toaster and turned on the computer.
I spread butter and jelly on the toast and poured a cup of coffee before sitting down to surf the web. I decided to Google Edward and see what I could find out about him. I typed in his name and an article in a rag magazine written just this morning talked about Edward dating a famous actress.
I looked at the picture of them coming out of a hotel in New York. His arm was wrapped around her protectively as she ducked into his side. The next picture was of them getting into a limo. Edward was holding his hand up to keep people back. The final picture was of her sitting in the limo smiling up at him as he climbed in, a Cullen Special totally evident on her raised neck.
I dropped my coffee and stared at the screen in shock. I was feeling sick to my stomach and Rosalie could tell something was wrong the moment she entered the room. She walked over and looked at the screen and then mumbled under her breath.
"Did you know about this?" I asked.
"It's his job," she said with pity.
I pointed to the woman's neck and said, "Oh really, I don't think that is required by the agency."
"I knew he was going to end up hurting you," Alice mumbled.
"I'm done," I announced. "I'm leaving and I'll take care of myself."
I went into the bedroom and looked at all the stuff that had been provided for me. Nothing was really mine and I didn't want anything to remind me of Edward Cullen or even Senator Cullen. Rose walked into the room holding out a phone.
"Edward wants to talk to you."
I took the phone and quickly hung up on him. "Who's taking me to Puerto Rico?" I asked.