Meus Dulce Angelus – Chapter 28 – Please No

AN – Some of this chapter could be triggering to people who self-harm just as a warning.
Skaramoosh x
Disclaimer: I do not own Twiglet.

F POV
Despite the fact she wasn't eating the fact that her menstrual cycle had started again must be a sign that her body is repairing itself. I couldn't help the hope that surged through me. I was very happy about this, overjoyed in fact. All I want is my mate to be happy. Over the next few days she spoke to us a little more and she seemed more at ease. I hoped this was a step towards her recovery.

B POV
I felt so guilty for leading everyone on, they all seemed so happy thinking I was getting better when I knew I was getting worse. I could only hurt myself for one week in a month but when I did I really went overboard. Soon my arms were covered in huge scars. I knew I was letting everybody down but what else could I do? At least this way I could pretend I was getting better.

A POV
Three months passed. I watched as meus filia made everyone think she was alright, I had thought the same thing until looked a little closer. I know my own daughter. I knew she was suffering. I could tell that everything she did hurt her. I often wondered if she knew that I knew, sometimes when I held her I almost felt her pain myself. I wanted to scream at everyone! Why couldn't they see she was still in enormous pain? I tried to say this to my brothers and they told me that they knew she was still in pain. Everyone had seen that awful monster bite her those last few times. I left that particular meeting and headed back to Bella's room. She was sat on the bed, alone.
'Felix is on guard duty.'
Even in so much pain she was intelligent, she knew what I was going to ask.

'Filia, I know you don't want anyone to worry about you but you don't have to pretend in front of us, we're your family.'

She faked a look of surprise.

'I'm not pretending I really am fine.'

I raised my eyebrows and sat next to her.

'How? You've been bitten over 100 times.'

I watched her face as she lost control. I held her as she cried and I tried to comfort her.

'You're doing so well.'

'No, no angelus I'm not coping very well. I can't do this!'

'Shh yes you can.'

I rocked her carefully. Usually Felix looked after her while she was sleeping but she was starting to open up to me.

'Can I hold you tonight?'

'Don't you have things you need to do? Not to be rude but I don't want to get in the way of anything.'

'Nothing is more important than you filia.'

Felix just smiled when he saw us later that evening and went to catch up with everyone.

B POV
Why did I keep fucking up? All I had to do was keep it together long enough to convince everyone I was doing okay and I start complaining to meus angelus. I needed to get myself out of this hole I'd dug myself into. Meus angelus kept his tone gentle.

'Tell me how we can make it easier for you filia; there must be something we can do.'

'There isn't anything that can be done angelus.'

'We'll find something I promise. Do you not want to take your jacket off?'

'No.' I replied a little too quickly. 'It's comfortable.'

'Alright. Now just go to sleep.'

Caius POV
Ever since this monster arrived we have been trying to find out who he is. Jane and Jasper have been working 24/7 in an attempt to punish him. Still he wouldn't tell us any more that what he had told Aro, it was infuriating. I exited the dungeon after yet another useless attempt at trying to get him to talk and ran into Aro.

'I want to try again; I need to know why he did it.'

'What about Bella?'

'She's sleeping.'

I had barely seen her since she came back and I had an idea.

'Could I go and see her?'

'Of course!'

I left him to his attempt and made my way to Bella's room.

A POV
I walked towards the repulsive creature feeling sick. He looked up at me with a wild look in his eyes and his voice sounded throaty.

'I remember when you were a boy.'

What on earth was he on about? The only people who would remember me as human were Marcus and Caius.

'How?'

I could tell he distracted.

'Jane, Jasper, go and hunt.'

They obeyed and I crouched before him.

'How could you possibly know me as a child?'

He laughed then, a very sinister sound.

'Hmm isn't it a mystery?'

'This is irrelevant. You still have not told us why you tortured my daughter.'

'Why I killed her you mean.'

'What? She's alive you fool.'

'Really? You've seen her Aro, how can you think she is truly alive?'

'You do not know her.'

C POV
I heard very quiet sobs coming from the bathroom. I deliberated between giving her some privacy and comforting her. I decided just to check if she was alright. I knocked a few times before carefully pushed the door open and saw her kneeling on the floor with blood pouring from several very deep cuts.

'Oh Bella.'

I gently but firmly wrapped my arm around her waist. She was shaking violently and she looked terrified.

'Put the razor down child.'

I was being forceful with her because I wanted her to be safe. She dropped it. We sat together in silence for quite a long time until she finally spoke.

'It wasn't me.'

Her voice was filled with terror.

'What do you mean?'

She was hyperventilating now.

'I didn't, I wasn't... Oh god! He's in my head! I don't want him here!'

She started screaming and I ran to find someone to help her. For once I didn't know what to do.

A POV
As her screams echoed through the castle he laughed even louder. We made eye contact.

'No, please no.'

We both stood up and my voice shook when I spoke.

'Not you.'

AN – Okay, I'm gonna get something off my chest here. Three reviews? Seriously? I put a lot of time and effort into my writing and it does make me cross when no one seems to care. I know I'm whining but I'm really annoyed. Please. Review.

Skaramoosh x