Here is chapter 30 everyone, now last chapter I only got 3 reviews which is disappointing but anyway I would like at least 5 for this chapter so I need to get 151! Here is the next chapter… this chapter will reveal a little bit more about Bella and her past etc. Let me know what you think in a review or PM! Dannielle x

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CHARLIE POV

I was pulling the washing out of the machine when Bella's phone fell onto the floor. I picked it up and checked to see if it was working. The screen flashed and up popped a message that obviously last been opened. My eyes widened as I read

You are not safe,

None of your family

Are safe, I will get you

You are mine, forever

And always – don't

Ever forget that!

I could not believe what I was reading, who was sending these messages and why hadn't Bella told anyone yet? I decided not to tell Brax just yet but rather to talk to Bella and see if I could get her to open up. I tucked the phone away in the pocket of my sweats and headed down the hall to Bella's room. I knocked gently and entered when I heard Bella call. I walked over and sat on the edge of her bed "Belle, you know if there is something bothering you, you can talk to me right?" I said softly. Bella sat up straighter and put her magazine down in front of her "of course? Why?" she asked looking at me curiously. I decided to bite the bullet and I removed the phone from my pocket placing it gently on the bed in front of her "where did you find this?" she asked nervously "in the washing machine, that message was already on the screen when I checked to see if it was working" I answered quickly. Bella nodded "does Brax or the boys know?" she asked looking up, I shook my head "no I wanted to talk to you first" I replied "please don't tell them, I bought a new phone and I haven't heard anything since" she told me. I nodded "okay but if they start again, tell me. We need to find out who is behind this Bella" I said. She nodded and I left her in peace.

3 days later

CHARLIE POV

It had been three days since Bella and I had spoken about the messages she had been receiving. Bella had gone out with Cooper to lunch in the city, much to Brax, Heath and Casey's displeasure. Everyone was at our house today: April, Bianca, Heath, Darcy, Brax, Casey, Ruby, Mckenzie and I. The other had all gone out to grab lunch from the diner and I was feeding Mckenzie in her nursery. I was looking at the wall of ultrasound pictures Bella had put together, on the storage table underneath the pictures were letters spelling out 'Mckenzie' each decorated with scrapbooking paper and accessories. I was snapped out of my thoughts by a loud bang, I quickly put a sleeping Mckenzie back in her crib and hurried downstairs. I opened the front door to see a brown cardboard packing box sitting on the doorstep. It was marked 'ISABELLA'S TAPES'. I picked up the box and brought it inside setting it on the table.

I wasn't sure whether to open the box, seeing as it didn't belong to me I decided to wait until Brax and the others got home. I didn't have to wait long and they all soon stumbled through the door "hey babe, what's that?" Brax asked kissing my forehead "I don't know someone dumped it at the doorstep about 10 minutes ago, it's marked as Bella's" I said pushing the box towards him. He looked at it and then to Heath who had now joined him. "what is it" Ruby asked "Bella's performance tapes" Heath answered as the boys pulled the box off and took one of the videos out.

We were all sitting on the couch waiting for the boys to start the DVD. Bianca and I were settled at either end of the couch, Ruby and Casey were snuggled together on the other and April was lying in a cloud of pillows with Darcy lying on her stomach. Brax pushed the DVD in and him and Heath joined Bianca and I on the couch. I pressed the play button as a young Bella popped up on the screen, she was wearing a long floor length emerald green dress and had her honey blonde hair softly curled and falling down past her shoulders, surrounding her were a bunch of other children about the same age dress in black. I had no idea what was going on but suddenly the piano began to play and Bella began to sing. Her voice filled the room, soaring above everything, all of us sat there our jaws at our feet, everyone except for Heath, Brax and Casey who obviously knew what was on the DVD's.

She was singing 'True Colours' by Casey Chambers, the amazing sounds enchanting our ears as the children behind her complemented her by humming softly. When she finished the crowd erupted in loud cheers, us following suit, completely gobsmacked at what we had just witnessed, her voice was that of an angel, pure harmony and perfection, why would anyone keep talent like this a secret.

We had been watching the videos of Bella singing for almost two hours. We had seen her singing from a young age at what could not have been more than 4 or 5 all the way up to when she was 15. I loved seeing her when she was little, standing on the stage so brave and proud, looking out at the crowd and singing with everything she had. Even when she was a toddler she managed to dress with an insane sense of style, always wowing the crowd with her amazing voice and beautiful looks. It was amazing how talented she was, but there was a question all of us were wondering but we were all too afraid to ask. "she stopped singing after she was attacked" Brax spoke breaking the silence and answering the question that all of us were thinking… well most of us.

"why?" I asked looking at the boys "we don't know, she chucked all the tapes in the bin and I managed to save them without her knowing, I knew she would regret it. I stored them at mums house. She must have dumped them at the door" Heath said looking at me "after she was attacked she just didn't want to sing anymore, she refused to acknowledge that she even could." Casey said looking at Ruby "record companies had been after her since she was 10, we didn't want to put her through that and thought we would wait until she was older, she just never got to that" Brax finished as Heath put the next disc in. I pressed the play button and a 10 year old Bella appeared, on stage in a gorgeous purple gown singing Amazing Grace. A voice from behind startled all of us "what are you doing!" we all turned around to face the one person we weren't sure we wanted to see at the moment.

How did you like that chapter? I wanted to reveal a little more about Bella and her past. It is also going to become useful in giving Ruby a more prominent storyline and a bit more 'attention' in the story. So please review as this is chapter 30! I want to know what you think about what I have done so far and what you think and hope to happen in future chapters. What sort of drama do you want, I have some ideas about how to include Ruby a bit more and I promise there will be a bit more Bianca but anyone have any ideas about Casey. I am trying to make this story different from the show by not including the same storylines to much but still keeping in theme by using certain characteristics about the characters like, Charlie's rape etc. I have a few ideas but I would love some more so review or PM and tell me what you think! Dannielle x