" When we were alone with Bella, I had a vision, but first there are some things you all should know about my past"

I nodded.

"When I was first changed, I didn't remember who my maker was I was a lost vampire, I had no idea what to do or how to do it. I was guided by thirst, and I fought it as hard as I could, but at some point I couldn't bare the thirst anymore" her voice strangled with dry sobs.

I got up and wrapped my arms around her.

"It doesn't matter what you did Alice, all that matters is who you are and what you do right now" I whispered.

The entire living room was silent, and I guessed that it wasn't just Alice who regretted what she once was. They looked all so sad, they did more than understand their sister's pain, they shared it equally and reflected it.

"At some point" her voice was shaking, it was hoarse "I was guided to the Volturi." She looked at me "The Volturi are some kind of royalty. They are the authority to prevent vampires from exposing themselves. They do the whole damage control. At the time I still hadn't have a single vision about this coven. The point is, Aro the master of the clan, to put it like that was fascinated by my gift. He offered me a roof and all the knowledge I needed and I helped him by seeing if there will be any attacks against him or his clan." She stopped and I stroke her back to tell her nothing has change. She is still my one. "In the clan there was a girl named Jane, she was so nice to me, it's difficult to explain. I didn't remember any of my friends, hell I don't even know if I had friends, but Jane, she was my friend. We got along, she showed me a world, that I didn't know. There were many points on which we disagreed. I hated to have to kill to live. I hated that I couldn't control my urges. If I could I would've let myself die but I couldn't. Jane hated that I felt guilty for what was natural for her. Soon what I thought was friendship was becoming something else for her. She was obsessed I couldn't talk to anyone else without having to face terrible jealousy. She would get so angry, but I did what she wanted me to do, otherwise..." her voice strangled up again.

"It's okay honey, take your time" said Esmee.

Alice buried her face in my neck, and inhaled a few times. Like she was trying to get strength out of my smell.

"Alice did Jane use her power on you?" asked Carlistle

She nodded against my neck.

"How did she dare!"

It was the first and I hope the last time of my life that I heard Carlistle voice raised. I looked at him his fists were clenched.

Not a single whisper, in the living room. Even the air seemed to get silent. From the faces of the Cullen's I could tell, that Carlistle didn't raise his voice often. It felt like minutes for him to gain composure again, but was really only few seconds.

"Alice, answer me honestly please" this time his voice was pleading "did she ever made you do anything you didn't want to do?"

She nodded again, not leaving my neck.

I heard a long groan of anger escape Edward's throat. And I felt a wave of panic drowning me.

"Alice, did Jane ever use her gift to..."Whatever Carlistle was trying to say he seemed to not have the strength to say it.

"Yes Carlistle she did" Edward put so much ferocity in his words that it shut everyone up.

Carlistle throat let out an angry lament.

Alice's sobs became harder, and her whole body was fighting them. I was trying to soothe her, to make her feel better, I rubbed her back, kissed her hair, tighten my grip around her. Seeing, feeling Alice in such pain it didn't just break my heart it filled me with rage, animalistic rage. I still didn't understand what was happening but whatever Jane did, whoever this Jane is I will make her pay. I will spend my entire existence and my eternity if Alice graced me of it to make her pay.

"Can anyone fill us in" said Esmee.

Carlistle cleared his throat.

"Jane's power, is to make any human body feel unbearable pain, it works the same on humans and vampires. It makes each one of your muscles reach the maximum bearable pain level. But she also prevent you from fainting. Fainting is one of the last protections of your body and brain. When it's too much you shut down. With Jane you don't."

Rosalie got up from the couch and walked towards us. She looked at me as if asking my permission. I nodded and she sat next to us, helping me sooth Alice. Jasper was probably sending waves of calm to my mate because she slowly was getting back composure.

"Alice do you want me to tell them the rest of the story?" asked Carlistle.

She shook her head.

"I'll do it, I won't let her make me ashamed of her mistakes" she said fiercely. "If I did talk to other people she'd make me pay with pain. At first she always said that she had no control over her power. And I understood that. I tried to help her even after she put me through hell. One day I overheard that Jane has been in the clan for centuries thus she gained total control of her power. I was so angry that she lied to me, that she tortured me and had me comforting her afterwards. I was so pissed that I didn't even took the time to check the outcome of the meeting. I just ran to her and yelled at her...And then she...used her power again, but that time she...She also..."

She didn't need to finish that sentence, we all understood.

Rage pure wrath and rage was written on all of our faces. I've never felt closer to the Cullen's because right now Jane was dead, she was a dead girl walking. We would spend every piece of energy, every drag of breath to make sure she is dead.

I didn't even realize tears were flowing from my eyes. My Alice has been hurt and in the worst way.

"When it happened, I went to Aro, I let him see everything. He was always kind to me. And when he saw he gave me a vision of Carlistle, he set me free. And I ran to find you."

"Alice" Esmee's voice was gentle, tender and sad at the same time "Why didn't you tell us any of that before?"

"When I found you, you were all so nice, really nice, I didn't think I could trust again, but I trusted you all in a heartbeat. But it never felt like the moment to tell you. Nor did I have a reason to tell you until now" she whispered.

"What did you see?" asked Rosalie.

"Since I've been here Aro always denied Jane information about where I was, but recently he told her. Apparently she convinced him that I was her mate and she deserved a chance to explain herself and to make me forgive her. But that's not what I saw. Jane somehow knows about Bella, she came here in order to kill Bella but she won't succeed I saw her fail"

A soft relief escaped every mouth, except Edward's.

"Alice, tell them everything" it was a pleading sigh.

"When Jane will fail killing Bella, she'll choose another target and succeed"

"Jane is going to kill you" whispered Rosalie.

Alice nodded her head. "Yes, she is. That's why I was disappearing with Edward, he read me when we came back from school on Monday. Since then we've been planning what should happen afterwards. Anyway she won't hurt Bella"

"No!" I exclaimed, I got up off the couch not even looking at her"Let her kill me" I was yelling at her.

When I looked down, her face reflected all the sadness her features could express.

"I won't Bella, I tried seeing every possible outcome, I even considered changing you sooner. Nothing seems to do the trick" she let out tiredly. " I am so sorry"

"Why are you sorry? Tell me why?" I kept yelling at her. I couldn't stop. If I let my sadness overpower my anger I'd die. I'd die of pain. I'd die of a heartbreak.

"Because I wanted to spend so much more time with you" she whispered more to herself.

I left the living room. I exit the house. I had to gasp for air. This can't be possible, she is lying, she can't die. It can't happen. It won't, she won't die.

"Where do you think you're going?" I hear Rosalie yell at me before grabbing my arm.

"Rosalie let her go" said Alice her voice so tired. I never want to hear her like that.

"I am not leaving" I said indignantly " I needed air, I needed to breathe"

"It's okay Bella, you can leave, things will be easier" she said, once again resigned.

Of all the things that drove me mad completely consumed my anger, the worst was her resignation.

"No, none of this is easy, none of this will be easy. Plus it can change, you said it yourself future change depending on decisions. Well not just yours Alice, or even hers all of us matter. And you couldn't know the outcome because you didn't gave us the choice. You decided that your death was acceptable and you assumed we all will do the same when the time has come. Now tell me how am I your mate if I don't even have a say in life-or-death matters? How Alice?"

"Bella, you should calm down" murmured Jasper loud enough.

"No, she is right" Emmett spoke for the first time "How can you just decide for all of us? How would you react If I hid my soon death to you? Tell me Alice would you still call me brother if I hid something like that from you!"

Emmett and I share the same rage. It made me feel good to lash out.

"Stop!" said Esme her voice was nothing but stern. "I forbid you to question Alice's loyalty when it comes to this family, any of you. You are yelling at her because it's easy. I could scream at her, I am her mother and she left me in the dark. But I don't. Because she made a mistake, but she's been carrying a death sentence on her shoulders for weeks, been carrying pain that none of us know and she never ever questioned you. So don't you dare.."

I was ashamed, she was right we were angry at the only person who never showed anything but respect and love even to our flaws. We were lashing out because it was easier blaming her than facing the truth.

"It's okay" whispered Alice.

"No, it's not. Nothings okay"

I wrapped her in my arms, for the first time Alice seemed too frail. Like she could break at any moment.

"We should head back inside" Said Carlistle

Emmet came next to us.

"I am sorry Alice, I didn't mean to yell. But trust me I don't care what your visions says this bitch isn't even coming near you"

He walked ahead. Leaving me with Alice I should apologize too. I feel like the worst person on earth yelling at her while she was going to give her life away just for me to be okay.

"I am sorry too Al, so sorry. I couldn't, I can't handle the pain of thinking about loosing you, so loosing you will kill me"

"Don't say things like that Bella, please" she whispered in my neck.

"I will say them, if it gives you strength to fight harder, if it takes that look of resignation out of your face, to never let it return again, then I will"

We were all sitting in the living room again.

"Alice what Bella said earlier is correct" said Carlistle.

"Which part?" I asked

"Alice didn't see all the possible outcomes, she couldn't have because a lot of decisions weren't made. However it is understandable, when our mate is in danger we'll choose the safest way out. But Alice, first of all, future will change we will make sure of it. Secondly whatever happens Jane will die for what she did to you and that's a promise none can hurt you like that and get away with it right?"

All the Cullen's me included nodded in agreement.

"And finally, next time you get a vision of anyone possibly dying, you included please come to me" the last one was almost pleading.

Alice nodded.

"Now tell us the details of when and where so we can plan how to get rid of this harlot"

"Carlistle!"exclaimed Esmee

The whole room erupted in laughter, even Alice. At that moment I understood why Carlistle was a good father.

"Okay ..."

I know again!

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