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Demitri's POV

There was nothing I could do but sit and listen to the agonizing screams that came from the room down the hall. Just over two months ago the unconscious Bella had arrived at Volterra and had been taken away by Aro so he could have his fun. And fun did he have. He was a sick, fucked up monster. Once he had finished with her and left her room I entered to find her near death. She was on the bed covered in and lying in her own blood. In all my years I had never seen a sight like the one I found in her room. I could faintly hear her heart beating so I cautiously crossed the room and knelt on the bed over her mangled body. I gently removed her from around the pillow she was clutching and carried her bloodied naked body out of the room bridal style. I exited the room and walked down the hallway towards my room. I knew of no other place to take her. As I made my way down the corridor I encountered others who just stepped aside and looked at the broken girl in my arms. Everyone in Volterra Castle was all too familiar with the consequences of Aro's want. More girls then could be counted had met similar ends like Bella's. The only difference now is that this one will not disappear from the Earth. Once I reached my room I entered my bathroom and laid her in the white porcelain tub. Bella's red blood stood out against the white in a sickening contrast. I filled the tub with hot water and quickly cleaned her blooded body. Once she was cleaned up I lifted her and carried her back into my room and laid her gently upon my bed. I dressed Bella in a simple pair of black yoga pants and black tank top. When I was done I the door opened and I saw Heidi standing there with a human next to her. The man was a doctor; one we had used before on many an occasion. He knew of our kind and wishes to be one day turned. I stepped aside to let them in and reentered the room behind them. The doctor and Heidi began to quickly get to work on Bella. That was two months ago. Bella had gained consciousness on several occasions but had to be sedated as she would scream and thrash about. We were concerned that she would injure herself further. Aro had nearly killed her. Along with the injuries she had received back in Forks she had both legs broken, the other arm broken, a broken pelvis, and internal injuries that Heidi didn't go into detail about. Heidi had never left her side taking care of Bella and making sure her injuries were healing. Heidi had been a nurse during the Franco-Prussian War. That was where she had been turned after shot by a stray bullet during the Battle of Wörth. Left for dead as the soldiers were deemed more important than a nurse when it came to treating wounds. I found her two days after the battle some distance from the battlefield under a tree still alive. She was near death and I make a snap decision and changed her. I don't know why. I get these strange impulses and feelings. I had a feeling about Heidi just as I have a feeling about Bella. I know she was brought her to be a slave for the masters, but I could not help but feel attached to her. Felix spoke earlier about being drawn towards her in a brotherly, protective way and Heidi in a sisterly way. I know I feel more than brotherly towards her, but what exactly I was unsure. I was walking a very dangerous line.

"Demitri?"

"Yes Heidi."

"I am about to revive her. She needs to stay awake this time. We can't keep sedating her. Her injuries are mostly healed and I can't stall the masters any longer. They want her."

"I understand. I will be a minute." Heidi walked back into the room and waited for me. Along with Heidi I had not left her side either. I have vigilantly stood outside her room guarding her. I know it is time to wake her. The masters were getting antsy and we could no longer stall. It was time for Bella to enter her new life.