I almost forgot about this special chapter (no, this isn't the surprise chapter)


Protection

(Edward's Point of View)

I wanted nothing more than to rip Jacob's head now. I hadn't been this murderous since James endangered Bella's life.

"Edward, calm down," Bella soothed. I realized that I was shaking with so much fury. I struggled to regain composure. "Renesmee's fine,"

"I know that," I replied through gritted teeth. "It's not that. Once I get my hands on that mongrel, he'll be regretting the moment he raised a paw to hurt her."

"I'm just as angry as you are," she said. Renesmee's going through a lot. She needs us, she added in thought. "We have to put the anger away for the meantime."

"There you go," I heard Carlisle say. I stood up and joined them.

"Thanks," Renesmee replied in a weak voice. She went around hugging everyone, but clinging on to Emmett. Probably because of his teddy-bear-like stature.

"Dad," she said blissfully, launching into my arms.

"I love you, Ness," I said to my daughter. "I won't let him hurt you again."

"I love you too, Dad," she replied with a sigh. So this is how Bella had felt. How Charlie had felt. The realization became too much for me to handle. "Don't hurt him though, okay?"

I sighed. "I'll try my best," I replied. She then let go of me and padded to her room.

The apartment was quiet deeper into the evening. Then, there was a soft knock on the door.

"What are you doing here?" I growled at the unwelcome visitor.

"I'm just here to get my stuff," Jacob replied. I wanted to finish him off now, but I promised. "I've arranged for a flight tomorrow. I'm going home."

"Good thing you know what's right," I said coldly. I followed him around, watching his every move. I stopped him when he was about to turn the knob on Nessie's room. "Where do you think you're going?"

"I said I'd get my stuff, didn't I?" he replied with the same cold voice.

"Don't do anything stupid," I muttered when I had confirmed his thoughts and turned the doorknob.

He walked around for a minute and walked out without another word. I'd noticed that he put a piece of paper on Nessie's bedside table. I didn't bother to look, since I had read the entire thing on his mind.

Too right, he is, to put in that letter what he had.


Okay..moving on..