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-Chapter 27-
Rosalie's POV
I went upstairs to sit and watch TV in the living room. Bella is downstairs sleeping on my bed. I felt so bad for her. She has gone through too much for an eighteen year old to handle. I have no idea how she can even go on with her life considering what she had to go through.
She had to go through abuse. I don't know who her abuser is because she never told me but whoever it is, I hope they are in immense pain. Karma will definitely get back at them. I sighed as I flicked to my all-time favourite TV show, America's Next Top Model. When Alice told me all about herself, it was as if she were my long lost twin sister, I swear to it! She has the same taste in clothes as I do, the same favourite hobbies, the same type of lifestyle...everything! Alice would easily be my best friend.
I'm just worried about Bella, though. I could easily become my friend, too, but I don't know if she will ever want to be close to me. Maybe in due time, when everything goes back to normal and all the issues have blown over, then maybe she will be okay.
Just then, the telephone rang. I ran across the room to pick it up.
"Hello?" I answered in a boring tone.
"Who am I speaking to?" A monotone voice asked me.
"Rosalie, how may I help you?" I asked.
"Ms. Hale," I was stunned that this person knew my last name. I gave no indication of that fact. "Listen to me closely. If you leave that house, you'll be killed. If you call someone, you'll be killed. If you do so much as update your status, you'll be killed. Do I make myself clear?"
"Who are you?" I muttered, courageously.
"All you need to know is that we know who you and your little friends are." He sneered, then the line went dead.
For a few minutes, I stood there with the phone pressed up against my ear in shock. I listened to the sound of the constant dial tone and my mouth was gaping open. No words came out, no air came in, nothing. I didn't even realize that I wasn't breathing until my lungs screamed at me for hair. Once I took a quick breath of hair, my lungs felt like an open flame.
"Wha-what in the world..."
Edward's POV
"Thank god..." Alice murmured, hugging Carlisle tightly once we were seated in the car.
Emmett was driving, as usual, I was in the front seat next to Emmett, Jasper was right behind me, Alice in the middle of the back seat and Carlisle to his daughter's left.
"So what's going on?" Carlisle asked, confused.
"We're in a predicament..." I began, hesitantly.
"What are you talking about?" He asked, sounding more confused than before.
"There are people after us, daddy." Alice whimpered.
"Who is?" Carlisle said, rather protectively.
"The Volturi." Jasper muttered, sounding like there was a big smirk on his face.
"Who are they?" Carlisle questioned, holding on to Alice's hand tightly.
"The Volturi is a group of powerful men in Italy. We have no idea how Charlie is linked to them - let alone know them." Jasper sneered.
"Charlie?" Carlisle frowned.
"Yeah. He's the head boss at this prostitute house somewhere downtown." Emmett added, swerving onto the exit.
"Does Bella know about this?" Carlisle worried.
"She just recently found out." I murmured.
"He's a horrible man. I can't believe we trusted him." Alice said. She sounded angry and frustrated and broken.
"He's a cop, no one saw it coming." I told her, trying ot make her feel better.
"He almost killed me." Alice replied, looking down at her hands.
"To think that I was going to let him go after his treatments..." Carlisle shooked his head in shame. "This doesn't explain why the Volturi is after you, though."
Jasper sighed before starting his explanation.
"Back at the whorehouse," Carlisle winced at Jasper's used of language. "Charlie was the head master. He would tell the workers what to do, who to get next, and who was no longer of use. Emmett was working there..."
"It was for easy money to pay off my sister's chemotherapy bills and her student loan for law school." Emmett added quickly.
"As I was saying, Emmett's job was to find new women to use because the ones there were all worn down and beaten. Charlie called me one day asking me for help and he said that if I didn't help him, he would throw me in jail or kill me. I valued my life so I agreed to help him. We met up at that disgusting whorehouse and he told me what to do; after Emmett kidnaps Bella, my job is to blackmail Edward into doing little things for me. I asked him why I had to blackmail Edward, he said that it will occupy him into to doing other things instead of helping the search parties try and rescue her. Charlie was listening in on my phone calls, just to make sure that I wasn't giving away any valuable information or telling him that I was forced to do this. Edward did oblige the first thing I asked him to do but he didn't go through with the second..."
"I found Bella taking a stroll along the highway and I almost hit her with my car. I got out and realized it was actually her...and I passed out. I wasn't in good condition. When I awoke, I heard a male yelling at her to get in the car, I think it was Emmett come to think of it. I heard them drive away but I wasn't going to let Bella go that easily. I got back in my car and followed them...but I couldn't slow down. I don't remember why, but I remember tumbling down a hill and Bella was tapping on the window, wondering if I was okay. She begged and begged for Emmett to take me with them and he did. When they brought me to the whorehouse, I had to stay locked in a room with Bella. She told me what happened - and it wasn't pretty. Afterwards, it was Bella's time to go and they locked me in that room. But I escaped and met a girl named Lily who helped me get my way through the hotel and outside. Once we were outside, I ran out to the black SUV that I assumed had Bella in it. But Emmett shot me...and I was left on the ground with a bullet wound in my abdomen." I finished, feeling like a weight has been lifted off of my shoulders.
It felt like this was a big secret to reveal. It was anything but a secret - a catastrophe, chaos, horrific, terrifying...all of the above. But it somewhat made me feel better to explain my part of the story. Now, if only I could just speak to Bella about all this.
"Edward was sent into Forks Hospital, where you tended to his needs." Carlisle smiled sadly, remembering the moment where he had to take care of me and take the bullet out.
"I know that part." He whispered gruffly. "I know the part where Alice almost got killed...and anything after that, but I don't know about the Volturi or their relation to Charlie."
"Alright." Jasper nodded. "Charlie probably contacted the Volturi by now. I think that they are the heart and soul of that whorehouse. They get most of the profits made. And there is absolutely no doubt that there are more all across North America. Maybe in Asia, too. The Volturi has so many connections that there is no ending."
There was a moment of silence before Jasper could continue on.
"The Volturi is after us because Bella isn't there anymore. She's the reason why we're running away. It's not her fault, don't get me wrong. But she is their drug. They need her to go on." Emmett explained, approaching the line towards the border.
"Why?" Carlisle asked, surprised.
"She was supposed to marry me. It was arranged." Jasper muttered hoarsely. "Charlie couldn't come up with ends meat for the Volturi so he was going to force marriage upon Bella and I and then Bella would get a divorce, asking for half of my family's fortune. And along with the fortune, he would get fame from the Volturi. The Volturi would adore his work."
"Bella was like his chew toy." Emmett said in disgust.
"Do you see why we're running away, now, dad?" Alice looked up into our dad's eyes. "They want to kill us for running away from the whorehouse - because now the police let all those prostitutes go and now they aren't getting any money."
"I understand..." Carlisle seemed hesitant.
"Anyone who knows about this is involved. They want to kill us because we know who they are and what they do. If anyone else finds out, their whole corporation will be blown to bits and they will be thrown in jail for an indefinite amount of time." Jasper explained.
"Holy shit..." Carlisle muttered under his breath.
"We have to get back to Rosalie and Bella." Alice said, her eyes wide with fear. "Something's wrong."
"How do you know?" I asked my little sister.
"I can feel it. We need to get back to them." Alice said panicking.
"Don't worry...we'll be there soon." I tried to sooth her.
"The Volturi..." Alice moaned.
"Alice, what's wrong?!" I asked, she looked disoriented and glass eyed.
"They're coming."