((So….I like Apoco fics and I haven't seen a lot of em. I realized a lot has happened in this story…but it's not slowing down just yet! MUAHAHAHA! Did I mention I liked Apoco fics? Just a small clue.))
Chapter 34
EPOV
Bella and the Volturi were gone before the Cullens had the chance to do anything else. I was standing rooted in the same space. Everyone was too shocked to move or even say anything. I broke the silence first.
"Jasper, tell me she was lying. Tell me she felt differently than what she was saying. Please." I nearly begged.
"I'm sorry I, all I felt from Bella was satisfaction, relief and contentment." Jasper breathed out regretfully. A thought struck through me and I whipped around, walking over to Tanya in a maddened fury.
"YOU! This is all your fault. Tell everyone the truth Tanya, or I swear I'll rip out your throat!" I yelled, holding Tanya up against a tree. Honestly I didn't even want to give her the chance to speak. I was ready to end her here and now but I needed to know how I was going to get my love back.
"You're going to kill me, when it's your slut girlfriend who betrayed your whole family and willingly going with the Volturi. Face it Edward, she played all of you, and I hardly had to do anything." Tanya spoke. Unable to contain myself much further, I ram her into the tree, still holding onto her.
"Edward! What Tanya did was inexcusable but you don't want to throw away everything you stand for by killing her." Carlisle stepped in. He was right but it still did not quench my overwhelming rage and despair that was caused by Tanya. But I let go, letting Tanya fall to the forest floor.
"Alright, you know what? I'll tell you the truth, I still got what I wanted. After I found out about Bella's attack, thanks to Alice's big mouth, I enlisted the help of another pest, Drake. I told him to seduce Bella and if he didn't then I'd kill him. Mission Accomplished there. Then I thought, why not drive the stake in further? Ha, stake. Anyway, I informed the Volturi of your little issue with secrecy. And of course our authorities couldn't let such a travesty pass unpunished."
Running my hands through my hair, I tried to accept the waves of calm that Jasper was sending. How could someone be so manipulative and evil?
"Come on Edward, let's head back and think of how we're going to get Bella back." Alice pulled me away. I stopped briefly to face Tanya who hadn't moved yet.
"You know Tanya, you really gained nothing and lost everything here. I may not have Bella right now, but you don't have me as a friend or anything else and now, you don't even have a family. Congratulations." I smiled smugly.
"Whatever Edward, I'd rather you be alone than with Bella. And I still have Kate, Eleazar, and Carmen for my family."
"I don't know Tanya, we don't have selfish manipulators in our family. You have until the tonight to get your things and leave." Carmen commanded. Tanya looked dumbfounded and her once smug and cocky expression fell swiftly.
"We need to head back home. We have a lot of things to discuss." Carlisle directed us away from the forest, leaving Tanya behind. I wasn't sure how, but if it was the last thing I did, Bella would be back in my arms where she belonged. One way or another, the Volturi is going to meet their end.
((AN: Just a kind of set up for next chapter. I have BIG plans. BIG! You'll love it. Promise!))
