Prologue- BPOV

"…what I'm trying to ask Bella is, will you marry me?" He says with the most loving, joyous expression ever created, and I cannot hold back the joyous tears and smile. I can't hold them back until I remember that I'm already married, to Jacob Black. When I realize this, I can feel my heart starting to break. I will never have a happily ever after. In this one moment I realize I have a choice. I can both doom my parents to death, and live my life with Edward and our baby always running, always hiding, or I can break my heart and his, and surrender to a life of guaranteed death for me, but save Edward and the Cullen's lives, even though it will lead to their financial downfall. NO! There has to be a third option, but until then, I have to keep going with what Jacob says. I have to leave Edward, I have to surrender to Jacob, and get him to release my family; I have to ruin Edward.

"Edward, do you remember what I said to you the night we were out at the beach?" I said looking into his hurt and confused eyes. I was trying to keep it together for a few seconds longer. He paused for a moment before answering me.

"You said that no matter what I hear or what happens, that your body and heart would always belong to me and me alone." I couldn't stand to look into his painful eyes any longer so I closed mine.

"Promise me you will always remember that." I begged with my eyes still closed as a traitor tear escaped.

"Bella, what-"

"PROMISE!"

"I promise Bella."

"Will you do me a favor?"

"What." He said with a voice only a person whose heart is about to be broken could speak with.

"Kiss me?" and with that I opened my eyes to see his internal debate. After about a second, a lone tear fell down his cheek and he leaned forward and grabbed my face to his, as if his life depended on it. The kiss was filled with more emotion than words can describe. I don't think he wanted to accept the thought that I might be leaving him, but that is what this kiss was. Good-bye. I couldn't help the sobs that started escaping my lips as I pushed him back.

"I love you," and with that I turned and sprinted into the nearby woods as fast as I possibly could. After about three seconds, I could hear Edward heart-breaking pleas of my name, "Bella! Bella! Wait! BELLA!" I tried to get away, it was what would save the most people, but my emotions physically paralyzed me, and I fell to the damp forest floor, and let the darkness surround me. I briefly dreamt of Edward's embrace, and then emptiness.

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