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Bella's POV
"We have to run the rest of the way." Alice said.
I parked Emmett's jeep and we all followed Alice through the thick woods towards the clearing.
Alice stopped in the middle of the clearing. The clearing was quite big, to say the very least.
Bethany, Jasper, and I stood around her in a triangle stance. We had a feeling those two vampires were after Alice again, and this time she would be very well protected. They wouldn't get the least bit close to her.
"They'll be here soon." She announced.
"Bella are your powers working better now?" she asked in a whisper meant for only our ears to hear.
I focused on tracking Edward. He was about five miles away but I couldn't tell from what direction.
I clenched my fists to control myself from running to go find him.
It wouldn't be safe for him if I did something in the spur of the moment.
"It seems to be working, but it's still a bit weaker than it should be. I'm hoping that will change by the time they get here." I whispered back in the same hushed tone.
Alice nodded.
Out in the distance I could faintly hear footsteps running towards us.
Alice pointed to a spot in the woods covered in ferns about 50 feet in front of us.
"There." She said.
Ten seconds later my mother's murderer stepped out into the clearing with a smirk on his face that I wanted to rip off.
I growled loudly fighting with all my strength not to run to him and pull his limbs off.
A second later the fire-headed vampire bitch that killed my father followed in his steps.
Edward wasn't with either of them.
"Where's Edward?" I demanded forcefully.
"Impatient, much?" Victoria laughed.
Her laugh made me cringe. It was much like a nails on a caulk board type of sound.
I hissed and Victoria lowered herself in to a crouch.
I thought of Jane and glared at her.
She slightly stumbled back but lifted herself back up.
"What the fuck was that?" She growled.
"Damn it." I said under my breath.
What I wouldn't give to have that damn brat Jane be here right now to torture her…
James rolled his eyes at his mate and grinned at me.
"Still weak Isabella?" he asked.
I hissed.
"What, you didn't think we'd let you have your full strength in power when you met with us, did you? I know what you're capable of." He mused.
I narrowed my eyes at him as he continued.
"That gift of Tanya's is quite useful. Rendering a vampire unconscious to then leave their physical strength and powers weaker…" He let out a cynical chuckle. "Yes, very useful indeed."
"James, I asked you a question. Where is Edward?" I growled, still fighting to control myself from running over and ripping his throat out.
He raised his hand and motioned it forward.
A second later Tanya emerged out of the forest holding Edward by the shoulders.
"Edward…" I said taking a step forward.
Before I could take another step James took Edward from her grasp.
He held Edward by the neck, close to his body.
"No!" I begged.
"Bel–la…" Edward choked out.
James looked from Edward to me.
I was frozen in my tracks.
Edward was a hand away from death and I couldn't do anything about it.
I was helpless.
"Now, on to business." James said.
"What do you want James?"
He tilted his head slightly to the side.
"Isn't it obvious?" he smirked.
"I won't let you take Alice again." I hissed.
He laughed.
"No I don't want Alice. Although, when I did have her, she was quite…fun."
Jasper lunged out at James.
"No…" I gasped.
What was Jasper doing! He's going to get Edward killed…
"Tanya." James said calmly.
Tanya leaped forward and crashed into Jasper mid-air, sending him flying backwards.
She landed on her feet gracefully and crouched down.
Jasper got back up to his feet and circled around Tanya waiting for his chance to pounce.
"Jasper, don't hurt her!" Edward yelled.
Edward was panting. He was staring at Jasper and Tanya.
Why the hell would he want us to not hurt her?
Is he insane?!
She was the one who kidnapped him!
I reached out to his mind.
Edward..?
His eyes focused directly at mine.
Oh God, Bella! Tell Jasper to stop! She's being controlled. She doesn't have a choice. Please!
What are you talking about? She kidnapped you and –
Victoria. It was because of her! She has the power to persuade. They've been using Tanya.
My eyes widened.
"Jasper!" I called out. "Pull back."
He stiffened.
What…why…after what's she's done?
"Just do it, please."
Jasper hissed and hesitantly retreated. When he got to his original spot beside Alice he shot me a confused glance.
"Bethany…" I whisered. "In your mind tell me about their gifts."
Bethany closed her eyes and slightly tilted her head up, taking in a deep breath.
Victoria is a mind controller. She persuades a person's thoughts to do what she pleases.
So Edward is right…
She took in another deep breath.
Hmm…James has the power of confusion. He feeds the mind confusion to mess with their senses.
Well isn't that a bitch.
Bella…
I turned my attention to Edward.
You all need to get out of here. Let them have me. I just want you to be safe.
Don't be ridiculous Edward! I won't leave you here.
"If Alice isn't want you want, then what is?" I asked.
James' grin grew larger.
"You know Isabella. When we first went to Marcellina your scent was the most intoxicating I had ever come across. I told Victoria to recruit you so I could drink you." He paused and licked his lips. "But then you." He glared at Bethany. "You interrupted. Damn Volturi gets in the way of everything. So, since I couldn't take you. I took the next best thing."
His mind brought images of the dreadful night they massacred my parents.
I cringed and he laughed.
"Do you like the play by play Isabella?" he asked.
I glared at him.
He laughed. "Yes, I know you can read my mind. I'm allowing it. I want you to see, to feel what I've done to your precious family."
He recalled drinking from my mother and how her blood flowed freely and viciously down his throat quenching his thirst.
I turned my face away as if looking away would take back the scene playing in my mind.
"And of course when I claimed my second place prize."
James pulled Alice by the hair and threw her at a tree.
He paced in front of her. Victoria placed her hand on his shoulder to stop him. He kissed her and then looked back at a half conscious Alice lying on the ground. He smirked.
"What shall we do with her?"
"Well I've always wanted a daughter…" Victoria laughed.
"Very well then."
James glided closer and kneeled before Alice.
Alice's eyes were wide and swollen with tears.
"Now, don't move. This is only going to…well this is going to be the worst pain you will ever feel." He laughed.
He swiftly leaned in and caught her neck with his teeth.
Edward gasped.
"You monster!" he yelled.
James tightened his grip around Edward's neck.
Edward clawed at his arm trying to break free.
I – I…can't breathe…
"Please! Loosen your hold…He can't breathe!" I pleaded.
James laughed. He loosened his grip slightly.
Edward gasped for air, trying to steady his breathing again.
I watched in horror.
My poor Edward…what have I done…
I should have stayed away from him, look what I've got him into now!
Bella…It's not your fault. Just please get out of here!
"You know Isabella. You almost found us so many times over the years."
My head shot up to look at James.
"Thanks to your little sister over there you never did find us." He laughed. "With Victoria telling her she had to warn us every time you got closer to finding us, she had no choice but to let us know. 130 years we dodged you. It was quite funny."
"Hilarious." I scoffed.
"That is until she started having visions of that pathetic excuse of a vampire…what was his name...oh yes. Carlisle, the one who drank from animals." He said in disgust.
We all growled defending our adoptive father.
How dare he insult Carlisle! Jasper thought.
"It goes against our very nature! And I bet the taste is horrid. She fed off humans for more than a century and then all of a sudden she has some damn vision about becoming a 'vegetarian' and she starves herself. Hah! What a ludicrous idea." He paused and then smirked.
"One day I caught her trying to feed off of an elk after she had starved herself for three months." He glanced over at Alice and spoke to her. "Do you still have that scar across your shoulder?" he asked.
Alice's hand mindlessly went up to cup her shoulder.
How did he know about that…
He smirked.
"I tore your arm off for disobeying me that day." He laughed.
Jasper growled louder than I have ever heard him before.
He tore her arm off?! Bella…he's mine! I'm going to kill that son of a bitch.
"Though, It left me uneasy at how she escaped from me. I should have never invited that rogue into my coven." James continued.
"You can join my coven if you want. But I always take first pick when feeding."
"Yes, I think I'll stay for awhile James." A tall, dark haired man replied.
His eyes look over James' shoulder.
"Who is she?" he asked.
"That's Mary. She's my little fortune teller. She's only useful to me if there's a threat. You can use her as a mate in the mean time. I have Victoria."
"That idiot fell in love with her. He didn't even take you when I gave you to him. He said he wanted you to fall in love with him, that he didn't want to violate you." James rolled his eyes. "For a year he stayed with us trying to woo her. She told him of a vision she kept having of a man she was destined to marry. He took pity in her…" James growled. "He took her away one day and left her somewhere that I couldn't find her. Months later I cam across him again." He grinned. "And shred him to pieces."
"Zachari…" Alice gasped.
Her mind pulled into a distant and faded memory.
"Mary?"
"Hm..?"
"If I said there was a way I could help you get to that coven that drinks from animals, would you let me help you?"
"I don't know if there is a way…James and Victoria…they would never allow it."
"But if I can make it happen. Would you allow me to help you?" he asked.
"In a heartbeat."
He took her hand in his and walked along the bank of a secluded lake.
"Mary, do you know what my gift is?"
"I don't know much…just that you change memories, right?" Alice asked him.
"Sort of. Actually, I can alter them, but I can also make someone's mind completely forget certain memories."
"Oh."
"Mary, let me take all the memories away from you." He said as he held her face in his hands. "I'll leave only your visions of the coven and of your Jasper. I'll take away all the years of memories that James has made you suffer and I'll make sure he doesn't go after you."
"You would do that for me?" Alice said in a weak voice.
"I love you. I would do anything for you." he replied.
"You're a good man Zachari." She leaned in and placed a soft kiss on his lips.
He smiled and placed his hands at her temples.
"When you wake up, you won't remember anything."
"You killed him…" Alice cried.
"Yes. He should have never betrayed me. I had my revenge on him. But now, I want something more in return." He quickly turned to face me again.
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"Isabella, if you truly want this human to live, I'll offer you a trade."
"I don't have anything to give you James."
His cynical laugh echoed through the clearing.
"On the contrary. You have everything I want."
"And what exactly is that?"
"You."
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