Alec's POV

Edward's voice drifted over to us as I brought Bella to her feet standing in front of her ready to attack.

A whimper escaped Natalia's lips as Edward held her by the neck. I wonder where he got the new fingers from. He cocked his head to the side and arched an eyebrow.

"No? Not hungry? Ok, then. More for me." He bit down hard on Natalia's neck and Bella lunged forward. I held her back before she could get too close. She fought me, but I was stronger.

"Stop! Edward, please don't!" she yelled at him trying to fight me off to get to Natalia. He stopped starring at Bella for three hard seconds and then tossed Natalia ten feet into the air. She landed back first into a tree and fell with a hard thud to the ground where she lie motionless.

What in the world was he doing here? How did he find us? How dare he come here and hurt Natalia and threaten us with his presence?

"How did you find us?" I said through clenched teeth, trying my hardest not to pounce on his ass and bite his head off. He laughed and it sounded like he had really lost his mind. Pure evil seeped through his voice chilling the skin on my dead arms.

"It was all too easy really." He said taking a step forward. I moved Bella behind me and took a step backward. She held on to my upper arms and hid behind me, her fear very evident as he kept moving forward.

"I read Ulric's mind and saw that, upon your orders, he was to release these more than tasty humans…and then Bella here confessed everything to me right after. It was too simple. I had her family killed. I left her alive. What I didn't count on was her having an Alice ability. In the end it all worked out. I followed her here as I knew she would lead me to you and you to Bella. Now, if you would be a dear, hand her over to me, will you?"

I could kick myself! This is exactly what Ulric had been afraid of. Damn that little warlock. If he had just taken me with her in the first place…

"Edward, why are you doing this to me? I thought you loved me." Asked Bella from over my shoulder.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha. I stopped loving you a long time ago. Actually, I'm not sure I ever did. I may have thought I did at one point, but nope. Not anymore. As soon as I heard Aro's plan for the new race of vampires I knew you would be the one he needed…and tada, here I am to finish his work. Will you come here my love? I'll show you how pleasure is really felt."

"Fuck you Cullen!" I spat at him. He ran at me at top vampire speed but not before the mist surrounded us both numbing him from being able to take another step. Slowly he fell to the ground. He screamed out in fear as he went blind and senseless. I knelt down next to him making sure he heard everything I had to say.

"Wrong move ass hole. You think you can just come here and think I would let you have Bella? You're stupider than I originally gave you credit for. You fuck with me or Bella or even Natalia again and I will kill you. I will spare your life now only because I have no fire or else you'd be up in flames in a matter of seconds. You lucked out. Now you'll just have to…gather yourself together." I pulled back a bit of mist so that he could feel everything I did to him as I ripped him into one thousand four hundred and thirty two pieces. That should give us a head start.

I went to Bella's side as she picked up Natalia in her arms.

"We need to get her to a hospital." I agreed with her. Bella stayed in the back seat cradling her. I knew it was beyond difficult for Natalia to be bleeding all over her, especially since I can tell she hasn't eaten a thing in weeks, what with her coal black eyes and all. I floored it to Forks hospital hoping upon hope that she wouldn't give into the temptation that I myself was feeling and hoping that Carlisle was still there.

He was. Luckily Natalia didn't suffer any grave injuries; most of it was flesh wounds. When we told him what happened, a sob was ripped from his chest. He loved Edward and it was hurting him to know what had transpired. I can't imagine loving someone like a son only to find out that he had turned into a monster. It must be the most devastating thing in the world.

He regained his composure and had us follow him back to the clearing on the beach. He said we needed to kill Edward once and for all. There was just one little problem. Edward was gone.

We searched the entire beach and found nothing. I thought I spotted a look of relief across Carlisle's face. I tensed in anger until I remembered what he must be going through. I forgave him, even if I didn't understand him.

"Alec," Bella said bring me out of my thoughts. "Can we get out of here? It doesn't feel safe here. We need to get out of Forks as soon as possible." I took her in my arms holding her small body against mine. I hated that she was afraid and I hated not being able to kill Edward. I couldn't stand her furrow her brows like that – afraid – knowing that I couldn't make her feel protected enough. I pushed the hair out of her face and leaned down to give her a soft kiss. "I'm sorry." I said softly as I rest my forehead against hers.

"For what?" she asked confused.

"That I can't protect you like you should be." She cut me off, before I could say anything else, with a kiss so passionate it literally took my breath away. "It was agony being away from you." She said still holding on to me tightly. "I need you. You're the only place I feel safe. Your arms are my only comfort, my fortress. Don't say such things, Alec."

I took her hand and led her back to the car where Natalia lay sleeping in the back seat. Carlisle gave Bella a kiss and said goodbye, asking her to forgive him for the things Edward was doing. She kissed him back saying, "I love you…Daddy." And hugged him tightly. "I'll come back and see you, I promise. Once all of this is over you won't be able to get me out of your life."

He smiled. "I would love that, Bells." He kissed her head one more time before embracing me as well.

"What I told you in the hospital…I was being serious. I see Bella as a daughter and so in turn that makes you my son." I patted him on the back and stepped away opening the door to the rental.

"Thanks dad." I said, winking at him. "We'll be back soon." And with that I got into the car and sped straight to the airport to take my new family, my two girls, away from this mess and back to safety.