Bella's POV

I sat there completely shocked.

"Bella?"

"You-You what?" was all I could say, I was completely shocked.

"I don't love her Bella; she's just so…selfish"

I got off from the bed and started to pace, "Emmett, you can't leave her"

"Bella I…"

"No, you can't say you don't love her, you must"

"Bella I don't love Rosalie" he emphasized her name and I closed my eyes and hoped he didn't mean what I thought he meant "I love you Bella"

I stopped pacing and then I lost unconsciousness

I was running through the halls, I could feel my heart about to explode through my chest, I could hear the yelling behind me which only made me run faster, I ran towards the back doors and smacked myself right into them, they were locked and I could tell the person behind me was getting closer. I turned and saw a shadow began to come this way, I ran in another direction and hoped this way I could find my escape

"JOSEPHINE!"

I screamed myself awake

"Bella, calm down" my hand went to my chest to calm down my heart. I looked to my side and recognized the voice as Edward "It's ok" his arms wrapped around me.

"Are you ok Bella" a voice made me jump, I recognized it as Esme's.

"She's fine" I cringed into Edward's side as I heard Emmett's voice, where was I? The last thing I remembered was Emmett saying…those words to me in my room and then me passing out.

I felt myself being picked up; a rush of wind ran though my hair and I felt a soft bed under me and I smiled.

"What happened Bella? Emmett came to our house carrying you limp, I was so worried"

"I don't know…" do I tell him? Do I tell him his brother told me he loved me? I couldn't not tell him "Edward could we…"

"Hey Edward, Jasper and the other want to go hunting" Emmett interrupted by coming into the room, I could tell he was close because I heard the black sofa across from the bed shift.

"I'll just stay here" Edward said, I clung to him making a silent plea for him not to go.

"Edward, you eyes are black" Emmett pointed out, the last thing I wanted or needed was to be alone with Emmett.

"I'll be fine Emmett" Edward stressed, he clung to me tighter and I really wanted to know what Emmett was thinking right now.

"Suit yourself" I heard the movement of footsteps, indicating Emmett was walking away.

"Are you sure you're ok?" Edward asked, he brushed his lips against my forehead.

I nodded, and snuggled up deeper towards him, our arms were wrapped together tightly.

Just as I was about to fall into a blissful sleep my eyes widened in shock and I felt a pain in my back just before I was sucked into a vision.

A pain in my back was the first thing I felt, but then the images came, a woman being beaten by a man, her lip was busted, a little boy being kicked in the ribs by another boy, woman screaming.

I clutched my body tight.

Edward's POV

Bella was screaming, I smelt the salty, copper smell and looked down to see her lip was bleeding.

"CARLISLE!"

Then I remembered he and the rest of the family were out hunting.

"EMMETT"

Emmett came charging to the door, his petrified face shown clearly to me he had no idea what to do.

"Call Carlisle now!"

2 hours had passed, Bella lay peacefully in my arms, occasionally moaning in pain and scrunching her eyebrows.

"What did this to her?" I asked him, my family had taken their seats in my bedroom, Rose was sitting next to Emmett but at a distance, Alice was being clutched by Jasper in his lap, and Esme and Carlisle were close to the bed with me and Bella.

"Royce?" Rose questioned.

"Bella hasn't said anything to me about him coming back" I responded, my hand stroked her head gently.

Alice had called Charlie telling him Bella was staying with us, she needed to have Bella here because she and Jasper were having problems.

I looked down at Bella; I held back a growl as I saw more clearly the bruise forming on her eyes, her busted lip showing more red and swelling. Carlisle had told me he had to clean her back because she had whip marks on, just like the other time.

Night had turned to morning and Bella was still asleep. Emmett, Alice, Jasper and Rosalie had all gone to school while Carlisle had gone to work. Esme was staying just in case I decided to hunt, which was something I didn't want to do yet.

Bella stirred in my arms, her eyes were staring to open.

"How are you" I kissed her forehead

She sat up and her eyes winced, she stroked my face and looked directly into my eyes.

"I want to go home"

"Ok" I whispered

I drove Bella home in my Volvo; I occasionally stole glances from her and saw she was just…empty. She kept on shaking her head which made me want to ask what was wrong.

I pulled up and saw Charlie's cruiser was still there, I helped Bella out of the car and walked her to the front of her house, the door slammed open, I looked up and saw a petrified Charlie

"Come here Bella" he helped her into the house and looked at me in a way to question what had happened.

"Later" I told him.

He nodded.

If he had anything to do with this his ass will be in jail so fast he wouldn't know what hit him

I got in the car and drove away, into the forest so I can feed before meeting Bella again.

Charlie's POV

I walked Bella into the house and shut the front door, she was already making her way to her bedroom, I followed her.

"Bells?"

She didn't turn towards me, we were in her bedroom and I was about to walk out so I can give her time to think but then I heard a sob.

I looked to Bella and saw she was clutching to herself in pain.

"Bells?"

I crouched down in front of her and saw the tears start to fall.

"Hey" I held her towards me and she clutched to me with all she had. My baby girl never cried.

"I hear them everywhere" she sobbed. I held her tighter "I heard them when I was in the car with Edward, voices screaming in pain, crying for me to help them, I feel there pain" she hiccupped harshly "I've had enough dad" she looked to me, her eye was puffy and bruised, but from the crying her cheeks were red, as was her nose, her eyes looked so…tired "I'm" hiccup "so s-scared"

"Come here"

She clutched and cried for what felt like hours. Whatever was happening to Bella she was keeping it to herself, I needed to have a word with Edward and the rest of the Cullen's to tell me what the hell was happening to Bella and who was doing it to her.

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